Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[RabidDawgClassic]

Went today late and they were gone

You gotta be first to the counter. (Actually, second. The guy putting the slices on the counter is first).

 

[BashCtIllini]

Tyler has confirmed Ty was given no guarantees, but I simply can't imagine a guy who started 38 games for an E8 team coming back for Jr. year and coming off the bench.

Why does it matter if he started for an Elite 8 team? Who else did we even have to start? Also, he rarely finished games, which is far more important than starting.

I've got:

Boswell
KJ
White
Humrichous
Ivisic

 

[Govoner Vaugn Fan]

You gotta be first to the counter. (Actually, second. The guy putting the slices on the counter is first).

Is that guy by any chance named Dan?

 

[strobes77]

Would love to find and stash another guy to develop.

 

[State of Chicago]

I think the 2 biggest surprises next year will be Ty and Morez….

 

[BashCtIllini]

Would love to find and stash another guy to develop.

I'd love to find a guy with a stache like Tom Selleck

 

[jamarvelous31]

I mean, it’s just two normal dudes taking sports every day, but I’ve listened to most of their podcast for about a year and am usually entertained. They are usually critical of all big ten teams, especially the ones from Michigan they follow. Overall, they’ve been pretty high on Illinois. This portal season I do agree that they’ve been wishy washy on us. But over the course of each show they end up backtracking and saying how good we could be.

Yeah & Werner said something similar on his podcast as well... I think we are going to be a lot of fun, but with so many young-ish & new faces next year's team could be building towards '25.

BU deserves the benefit of the doubt, so I'd bet the over on us, but I think this year's team will resemble 19/20 more so than 20/21 or 23/24.

 

[DB11Headband]

 

[phats22]

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[Peoriapipeline]

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[alexander58]

Tyler has confirmed Ty was given no guarantees, but I simply can't imagine a guy who started 38 games for an E8 team coming back for Jr. year and coming off the bench.

Ty doesn’t strike me as a guy that asks for guaranteed playing time. That guy is a worker. Anyway, match ups dictate line ups.

 

[Illini4Christ]

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Lathon or Monsanto? Or better year, Hugo?

 

[mhuml32]

The media is going to want a starting lineup of White Booth Davis Booth and Johnson.

Lincoln Assassination Plot Lineup

 

[Illini4Christ]

Can anyone explain what’s up with the recruitment of Nolan Traore?

 

[Combo]

Ty doesn’t strike me as a guy that asks for guaranteed playing time. That guy is a worker. Anyway, match ups dictate line ups.

I don't think Ty is really a SF (he's more of a PF), but he might be able to play there if you have Ivisic, Hum, KJ, and Kylan on the court with him because all those guys can shoot. Of course it would be nice if he could extend his range a bit beyond 5 feet.

 

[CleverHandle1]

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[Heisenbobble]

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[Illiniam1984]

 

[BlueFlag]

Ty Rogers is NOT going to back down from anyone.

 

[Illini4Christ]

Ty Rogers is NOT going to back down from anyone.

We have three members on the Illini team now or soon to be that have made the USA U-18 national team. We have Morez Johnson and Jeremiah Fears this year and ….. Ty Rodgers in 2022. Quite an accomplishment.

He won’t quit, he bleeds orange.

 

[Kramerica Industries]

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[hoopsfan47]

Are we so certain Ivisic starts over Morez?

Nothing is certain and won't likely be even by the end of the year. However, we will see every possible combination categorically stated as certain by a myriad of posters over the next four months. What is for certain is that this team will be young and talented and sorely looking for leadership and chemistry....far bigger questions that need to be answered than who starts.

 

[FrankNitty30]

 

[Illiniam1984]

 

[KingWolf11]

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