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<blockquote data-quote="sacraig" data-source="post: 1409632" data-attributes="member: 586845"><p>I think we kind of oversell the advantages we allegedly have. I think there is a lot of pressure for people to leave Chicago in the areas where the basketball talent tends to be concentrated for socioeconomic reasons, and I think we probably get sort of lumped in there with that sentiment, being the state school. So in that sense, I don't think geography really helps us that much. Add to that the fact that we haven't had any real success since these kids were first learning to dribble and I'd say we have a pretty uphill battle right now.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Is Antigua the lead on Walker? That would be a pretty good pickup from the East Coast. It is difficult to expect a guy to come into a downtrodden program like ours and start reeling in 5-star talent like he did at Kentucky. However, if he can start pulling in his share of 4-star guys from various places around the country, that can go a long way toward righting the ship (and eventually helping land a 5-star or two).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sacraig, post: 1409632, member: 586845"] I think we kind of oversell the advantages we allegedly have. I think there is a lot of pressure for people to leave Chicago in the areas where the basketball talent tends to be concentrated for socioeconomic reasons, and I think we probably get sort of lumped in there with that sentiment, being the state school. So in that sense, I don't think geography really helps us that much. Add to that the fact that we haven't had any real success since these kids were first learning to dribble and I'd say we have a pretty uphill battle right now. Is Antigua the lead on Walker? That would be a pretty good pickup from the East Coast. It is difficult to expect a guy to come into a downtrodden program like ours and start reeling in 5-star talent like he did at Kentucky. However, if he can start pulling in his share of 4-star guys from various places around the country, that can go a long way toward righting the ship (and eventually helping land a 5-star or two). [/QUOTE]
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