Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

#101      
EyeoftheIllini
rtbritt said:
I don’t disagree with any takes on Scheyer here, but I’m guessing they’re pretty satisfied with their pick for now..
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Yeah, I’m guessing the large majority are satisfied right now. He’s had at worse two very solid years and recruited phenomenally well.
I was curious how “bad” he has done, so looked it up.

Overall 54-18 (BU in same span, 49-22)
Conf 29-11 (25-15)
2022 T-3rd (T-5th)
2023. 2nd (2nd)
Conf T champs 1 (1)
2022 Round of 32 (R of 64)
2023. Elite Eight (Elite Eight)

Problem is Duke fans expect to see a championship sometime soon. And detractors will say, yeah but considering the talent he has . . . But not like he can’t improve on his performance after only 2 years. I think BU is a much better coach now than he was in his first two years at Illinois and I’m not speaking about record or talent he’s brought in. Just overall a better coach now versus then. And those weren’t BU’s first years as a head coach anywhere.
 
#102      
PepeSilvia
EyeoftheIllini said:
Yeah, I’m guessing the large majority are satisfied right now. He’s had at worse two very solid years and recruited phenomenally well.
I was curious how “bad” he has done, so looked it up.

Overall 54-18 (BU in same span, 49-22)
Conf 29-11 (25-15)
2022 T-3rd (T-5th)
2023. 2nd (2nd)
Conf T champs 1 (1)
2022 Round of 32 (R of 64)
2023. Elite Eight (Elite Eight)

Problem is Duke fans expect to see a championship sometime soon. And detractors will say, yeah but considering the talent he has . . . But not like he can’t improve on his performance after only 2 years. I think BU is a much better coach now than he was in his first two years at Illinois and I’m not speaking about record or talent he’s brought in. Just overall a better coach now versus then. And those weren’t BU’s first years as a head coach anywhere.
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Their elite 8 team was a fluke. They got incredibly lucky that Shead got hurt and Houston fell apart.

Illinois would have shredded Duke if they played in the tourney last year.
 
#104      
BashCtIllini
ChiefGritty said:
This is a big year for him. It's a little like Calipari, he can get the elite one-and-done superstars, can he make elite teams out of it?
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he made an Elite 8 in his 2nd year, has been 27-9 both years. I know Duke has high expectations, but who's upset with that?

I think those elite freshmen are going to look a lot better as soon as the 35 year olds are no longer allowed to play, which I believe starts this year right?
 
#108      
sacraig
Dan said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1845503787668021743
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