September 10, 200421 yr KU STEALS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, NUMBER 10 IN THE NATION. NOW KU HAS THE TOP SF,PG AND SG FOR 2005
September 11, 200421 yr Thanks for taking him. He'll be another nice distraction who bolts straight for the NBA.
September 11, 200421 yr Jealous of what? A player who we all know already can be easily wooed into a offer? Believe me, when that big money talk comes around, he's not gonna be able to turn that down.
September 11, 200421 yr The Good News... Julian Wright is actually considered by many as the best player in the class. The Bad News... he is also considered one of the most likely to bolt to the NBA. But Self is recruiting on an elite level.
September 11, 200421 yr Wow, Wright had a bad junior year, but was on a great team. He would be foolish to go to the NBA considering he wasn't the focus of his team last year. This year he should dominate. Either way, a great signing.
September 11, 200421 yr Yeah but Wright had a great AAU season and thats all that matters these days pretty much. Not to mention this 05 class is the weakest class in probably 10 years. The other most likely is Kareem and JaRon Rush's younger brother, Brandon Rush.
September 11, 200421 yr Yeah but Wright had a great AAU season and thats all that matters these days pretty much. Not to mention this 05 class is the weakest class in probably 10 years. The other most likely is Kareem and JaRon Rush's younger brother, Brandon Rush. Yeah, his AAU team is stacked though. Him and Jon Scheyer (who goes to my high school ), nough said.
September 11, 200421 yr Author Wow Downs,Chalmers and Wright. BTW, I find it awesome that you guys are so resourceful at AAU and high school basketball. This is one of the reasons I love this site, knowledgable fans in every aspect of sports.
September 11, 200421 yr lol thanks, I have a knack for remembering just about everything I read. So it usually helps me with recruiting type stuff. I don't follow it as closely as I used to, due to girlfriend, school, and work and the fact the damn NBA takes away players after I follow them for years hoping they will commit to UNC, then watch their high school stats and cheer for them during their seasons, then right before they become Tar Heels, BAM the NBA takes them away. But no, I'm not bitter, not at all, no not me.
September 11, 200421 yr Without a f***ing visit, out of nowhere. And apparently Self recruited him on U of I's tab. Must have done some good bashing of U of I. f***ing prick. I still think he bolts NBA style
September 11, 200421 yr Without a f***ing visit, out of nowhere. Yeah, I just read in the paper he was visiting a couple schools, Kansas not one of them.
September 11, 200421 yr Julian Wright - as in the Julian Wright from HF? f*** - we played them last year in Regionals (Coach almost let me dress on varsity), and he was awesome... Unless I'm thinking of someone else...?
September 11, 200421 yr Julian Wright - as in the Julian Wright from HF? f*** - we played them last year in Regionals (Coach almost let me dress on varsity), and he was awesome... Unless I'm thinking of someone else...? Correct. Man i'd pay money to see a Wright/Keith matchup
September 11, 200421 yr Author I love Julian Wright already, the sad thing is if he leaves we still have #1 SF in Micah Downs
September 11, 200421 yr Correct. Man i'd pay money to see a Wright/Keith matchup One of my friends was joking around about that: Headlining the Daily Southtown, as HF meets Oak Forest in the Regionals: "The Ultimate Matchup - Cygan vs. Wright"
September 11, 200421 yr The recruiting god is Mike Davis, to bad he can never get them to stay. This kid wont either.
September 12, 200421 yr Illini faithfull will be pissed at Weber for not landing JW. Self strikes again.
September 12, 200421 yr Illini faithfull will be pissed at Weber for not landing JW. Self strikes again. It really sucks that we lost out on Villanueva. He was practically on the team until self left.
September 12, 200421 yr Author It really sucks that we lost out on Villanueva. He was practically on the team until self left. Coach Weber is a horrid recruiter.
September 14, 200421 yr Oh god, not this discussion again. Bruce has not even been able to prove himself and Illini fans are already calling him out. Its really quite sad. He missed out on 2 recruits, big frickin deal. We don't even know if we really know if we lost out on SL. He could of just chosen Duke to either 1) raise his stock for the NBA 2)thought he was doing us a favor by not choosing us 3) didn't want to risk his playing time. But that is besides the point. The fact is all coaches miss out on big-time recruits, which would include Coach K, Roy Williams, and yes, even Bill Self. I feel big-time players don't want to come here while other stars are here, only when they will be assured to run the show, but I mean that with whomever is running the side-lines. We had a top-100 prospect visit last weekend, he seemed happy. I hope he commits, but if he doesnt we'll move on.
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