Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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If Duke really wants him that's where he'll go. We aren't going to beat them out. They took Sarr and Blackwell both away from us when we thought they were in the bag.
Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
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sounds like a kid who has cooled on us
sounds like a kid who has cooled on us
Duke just can't seem to stay out of our business huh? Well now we're gonna have to beat their @$$ even more when we see them!
Even with OO, we are not known in developing traditional bigs. Morez didn't help our case. I really hope we can boost Big Z's stock to a late 1st rounder. I think he plays in NBA if he proves he can shoot.
Lville posted on UIC gameday that buzz is growing with Pettigrew in our favor. I think the staff is projecting Quinton goes NBA. And that’s Brady’s spot.
At some point recruits are going to see there are 15 lottery picks per year. You can’t just go ride the pine at Duke and expect to nab one of those spots.
Folks like Isaiah Evans are an example of how one doesn’t always develop at Duke. Cam Williams could’ve been featured on Arizona. And will now instead fight for time with JBB.
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If Isaiah Evans is the featured example of “not developing,” it probably means their development is pretty good.
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My guess is they were thinking that he was a 5 star recruit who probably imagined being a 1 and done, but ended up going in the 2nd round after his sophomore year.
I think what might help us with Brady, is just how insanely crowded Duke’s backcourt is.
There’s only 2 guard spots. Somebody out of Blackwell / Boozer / Foster / Rippey / Howard is going to have to be the 4th and 5th GUARD option. (and yes, all of them have the opportunity to come back)
It floors me how highly touted guys continue to want to go there, despite the risk of getting completely shelved.
Maybe it is part of the calculus for Brady (I remember him talking about how he views Illinois, depends on whether QC stays or goes).
There’s only 2 guard spots. Somebody out of Blackwell / Boozer / Foster / Rippey / Howard is going to have to be the 4th and 5th GUARD option. (and yes, all of them have the opportunity to come back)
It floors me how highly touted guys continue to want to go there, despite the risk of getting completely shelved.
Maybe it is part of the calculus for Brady (I remember him talking about how he views Illinois, depends on whether QC stays or goes).
Barring injury, Coleman is our most likely player to get drafted.
There’s so many “outs” for him to have a great year, even if it’s not Keaton levels of on-ball usage.
He’ll be an ELITE rebounder, he’ll be a solid defender, he’ll probably shoot 35-40% from 3 on decent volume, he’ll probably average 3-5 assists, he’s a pretty good athlete who can get to the rim and finish.
How hard he plays will appeal to scouts.
Some guys need the ball to be successful; QC feels like the opposite. He didn’t even shoot it well in the FIBA Americup, and was still the best player there.
Clearly counting stats didn’t translate to draft stock which is where you cash your development.
I hope you're right, but that looks like a kid that had not yet received a duke offer at that point.
It floored me 30 years ago. That's how long it's been happening. I pretty much expect it now.
1. Hodgson is a shark ...
2. Providence has way more NIL than people realize ...
3. I think they could wind up with another top 10 kid as well ...
Battling with Duke is one thing. I'd like to win one this go around.Oh how far we have come ...
Just another day of battling Duke for a 5 star ...
Ryllini
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There is a reason Hodgson is at Providence and not say a place like Syracuse. I'm will to bet the Cuse would rather have him than Mcnamara.
People seem to love him.
That said, I’ve seen this movie of “Super Talented Recruit(s) Wind up at Surprise School” before and pretty much everytime it doesn’t go all that great for the team
Mirk needs to heal!
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