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I don’t think it looked even remotely like a double dribble.
KJ is almost sealing the deal on being a lottery pick.
That poor kid just got conscripted into the Lithuanian army.
That is one cold !!! white boy
This guy is absolutely lethal. I don't know which I admire more--the shooting or the passing. BTW, is that 3 pt. arc the same distance as college b-ball?
Didn’t realize he was a 6’6 white chocolate
robertgoulet
IL Board Resident Crooner
- Austin, TX
The first person that comes to mind watching those highlights is former Florida (and SAC, MEM, MIA) PG Jason Williams.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- McPherson, KS
A bigger, more under control, Curbelo with a jump shot offensively -
TBD how he holds up on defense
Kasparas reminds me of Sarunus Marciolunis in those clips. Similar size, athleticism, and combo guard skills.
Probably learned under similar training program.
Probably learned under similar training program.
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In this article (above), Prince writes, "The Fighting Illini were absent from this list until former Illinois assistant coach Chester Frazier departed for West Virginia, creating an opening for Orlando Antigua to return to Champaign. Antigua, renowned as one of the nation's top recruiters, rejoined the Illinois staff, spelling potential trouble for the rest of the Big Ten”.
Probably no one can answer this or there are many intangibles, but what does OA do that makes him such an elite recruiter? Both he and Frazier are stand up guys as far as I know. Frazier may not have as much experience but he did bring in some decent talent (Hansberry, MD player of the yea). So what separates someone like OA from all the others? The article makes it sound as if as soon as Frazier left and OA replaced him, Riley added Illinois to his list. Nothing else changed with the Illinois staff and players so what exactly changed that OA provided that changed Riley’s mind? I just find it intersting. Of course, I really don’t know what all goes into recruiting.
In this article (above), Prince writes, "The Fighting Illini were absent from this list until former Illinois assistant coach Chester Frazier departed for West Virginia, creating an opening for Orlando Antigua to return to Champaign. Antigua, renowned as one of the nation's top recruiters, rejoined the Illinois staff, spelling potential trouble for the rest of the Big Ten”.
Probably no one can answer this or there are many intangibles, but what does OA do that makes him such an elite recruiter? Both he and Frazier are stand up guys as far as I know. Frazier may not have as much experience but he did bring in some decent talent (Hansberry, MD player of the yea). So what separates someone like OA from all the others? The article makes it sound as if as soon as Frazier left and OA replaced him, Riley added Illinois to his list. Nothing else changed with the Illinois staff and players so what exactly changed that OA provided that changed Riley’s mind? I just find it intersting. Of course, I really don’t know what all goes into recruiting.
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Relationships. As a passive onlooker, it seems OA has better connections and inroads with people around top talent. Doesn't mean Chester can't recruit. He brought talent. OA's relationships appear to be on another tier though
In the Arman Jovic tweet, “wing” should be “win”, correct? So, Lithuania won the tournament but was the tournament a regular kind of tournament, that is, winner advances, loser goes home (or to the loser’s bracket) or was it a round-robin kind? And it appears that the last day was yesterday, so KJ should be on his way back or will be soon?
Bigtex
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Frazier has a long way to go to start attracting/recruiting program changing talent. Nice talent but far from Elite.
Regarding OA - he is known as an excellent big man "teacher" Also has a longer career (21+ years) of recruiting and relationship building. Kentucky x2, Memphis, Illinois x2, Pittsburg, South Florida (HC)
It was a friendly preparation tournament. The U18 Eurobasket starts on 27 July.
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My understanding was this was just the warm up round-robin event. The actual tournament begins soon.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
A couple of those 3's were from way downtown!
I finally figured out what I'd like the starting lineup to look like.
PG guard Boswell
wings: Tre White and kj
pf--Ben
Center Ivisic
Big minutes off the bench: Riley, Rodgers, Booth and Davis
Since these guys are new to each other, I'm trying to stack the SL with as much college experience as possible, although leaving out Rodgers. We are so talent rich I wouldn't start him, although I know BU can be very stubborn. I don't know where all of this leaves room for DGL, sorry to say.
PG guard Boswell
wings: Tre White and kj
pf--Ben
Center Ivisic
Big minutes off the bench: Riley, Rodgers, Booth and Davis
Since these guys are new to each other, I'm trying to stack the SL with as much college experience as possible, although leaving out Rodgers. We are so talent rich I wouldn't start him, although I know BU can be very stubborn. I don't know where all of this leaves room for DGL, sorry to say.
I believe Fiba 3 point line is between college and NBA
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