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Shumpert trims the Illini--down to 5 schools

bert notorius said:
Mr. Bird found the smaller school experience more conducive to honing his craft. Stranger things have happened.
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Yeah but he had to go to IU and be miserable first. Let's not wait for someone to go to Chapel Hill first.
 
He could be the next Hersey Hawkins type player out of Chicago; he could be a star for sure at Bradley; the rest of the schools cannot say that.
 
ser_solace said:
Since we've come this far, I think we have a chance. Shumpert's been seen at a Bradley game previously, right? So, he's been to Peoria and seen a game and probably the school in some unofficial visit.
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He was at a BU game late in the season (I can't remember which game, but it wasn't the UNI disaster). He had a cast on, so he was easy to spot. This injury gave him a chance to do some unofficial visits during the season that most juniors wouldn't be able to do. It looked like he was into the game and enjoying himself.
 
real fan said:
He could be the next Hersey Hawkins type player out of Chicago; he could be a star for sure at Bradley; the rest of the schools cannot say that.
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I say we get Hersey to help JL close the deal.....how can he not be impressed by their success in the NBA and the respect they have for the University? If they can't sell him on BU, no one can!
 
Mike Radigan said:
Milwaukee probably has more to offer than Peoria so it has a slight edge there.
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On the other hand this could be an advantage for BU. Marquette isn't the only D1 program in Milwaukee. I'm also willing to bet there are more Wisconsin fans in Milwaukee than Marquette fans. And you will always play second fiddle to their beloved Green Bay Packers. Their seasons do overlap.

In Peoria basketball is everything.
 
Apparently the Shumpert family has been harassed since the story came out that he had trimmed Illinois from his list. They have asked the Sun Times and Scout to remove the stories, and they have.

The story is still online, but there is no link to it on the main Suntimes pages--
http://blogs.suntimes.com/preps/2007/07/illinois_is_no_longer_in_the_r.html#more

According to an article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune, and which also has been removed, he is now saying that Illinois will remain an option and that he won't trim his list until some time in August--
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=169&F=2616#S=169&F=2616&T=725309

Here is a links to a Marquette board (see 4th post) and the Illinois board where it is stated that the Shumperts asked to have the earlier articles removed. Also, note the surprise the fans of these schools have that Bradley is still one of Shumpert's options--
http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=415#S=415&F=2850&T=724592

http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=169#S=169&F=2616&T=724922
 
Just curious what you guys think. How many stars would he lose and how far would he drop in the rankings if he actually signed with BU?? We've all seen how that works.
 
romar said:
Just curious what you guys think. How many stars would he lose and how far would he drop in the rankings if he actually signed with BU?? We've all seen how that works.
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I don't think he would drop much at all. Also, having Iman verbal to BU would give Les & Co. huge momentum for recruiting in 2009.

I also like the idea of bringing in Hersey in August to help seal the deal, as well as AP, Cellus, POB and don't forget JJ Anderson. Bring out all the big guns!!!
 
I wonder if using alumni players and Hersey in particular does any good.

Does anyone know if Hersey or AP have helped Les in recruiting?

Bob
 
InMnBob1 said:
I wonder if using alumni players and Hersey in particular does any good.

Does anyone know if Hersey or AP have helped Les in recruiting?

Bob
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It is against the rules for them to contact recruits, so my answer would be no.
 
I feel bad for this kid, it's a real shame that Illini fans have sunk to the low of harassing the kid. I really hope he comes to BU though.
 
Shumpert is not considering Illinois, and is tired of being harrassed by idiot Illini fans. Why anyone would harass a kid for not going to a school is just beyond comprehension, but this isn't the first time nor the last time. My advice to Illini Nation would be focus on the real issue at hand, which is the inability of the current coaching staff to land the caliber of players it should be landing instead of harrassing a kid who obviously doesn't want to go to school there.
 
BradleyBrave said:
Shumpert is not considering Illinois, and is tired of being harrassed by ****** Illini fans. Why anyone would harass a kid for not going to a school is just beyond comprehension, but this isn't the first time nor the last time. My advice to Illini Nation would be focus on the real issue at hand, which is the inability of the current coaching staff to land the caliber of players it should be landing instead of harrassing a kid who obviously doesn't want to go to school there.
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I love posts like this from you BBrave. :wink:
 
BradleyBrave said:
Shumpert is not considering Illinois, and is tired of being harrassed by ****** Illini fans. Why anyone would harass a kid for not going to a school is just beyond comprehension, but this isn't the first time nor the last time. My advice to Illini Nation would be focus on the real issue at hand, which is the inability of the current coaching staff to land the caliber of players it should be landing instead of harrassing a kid who obviously doesn't want to go to school there.
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I seem to recall reports that Jon Scheyer, and perhaps other recent Illinois prep stars have also gotten some of this same harassment for their decisions.
 
Da Coach said:
BradleyBrave said:
Shumpert is not considering Illinois, and is tired of being harrassed by ****** Illini fans. Why anyone would harass a kid for not going to a school is just beyond comprehension, but this isn't the first time nor the last time. My advice to Illini Nation would be focus on the real issue at hand, which is the inability of the current coaching staff to land the caliber of players it should be landing instead of harrassing a kid who obviously doesn't want to go to school there.
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I seem to recall reports that Jon Scheyer, and perhaps other recent Illinois prep stars have also gotten some of this same harassment for their decisions.
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That type of thing never happens at any other program.
 
bert notorius said:
That type of thing never happens at any other program.
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I'm sure it does, but over the course of the past two years, this is the second kid who has been harassed by Illinois fans, and that's really sad. I love Bradley basketball as much as everyone else, but if Shumpert decides to go to Marquette or UNC it wouldn't even cross my mind to call him and harass him about it. And from the time I've spent on here and around other fans, I don't really think anyone from BU would do something like that.
 
bert notorius said:
Da Coach said:
BradleyBrave said:
Shumpert is not considering Illinois, and is tired of being harrassed by ****** Illini fans. Why anyone would harass a kid for not going to a school is just beyond comprehension, but this isn't the first time nor the last time. My advice to Illini Nation would be focus on the real issue at hand, which is the inability of the current coaching staff to land the caliber of players it should be landing instead of harrassing a kid who obviously doesn't want to go to school there.
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I seem to recall reports that Jon Scheyer, and perhaps other recent Illinois prep stars have also gotten some of this same harassment for their decisions.
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That type of thing never happens at any other program.
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Sure it does Bert and if we lived close to where it happened we'd be discussing it about THAT University. Illinois is just more relevant since its our state Univ.

The thing we must keep in mind IMO is that these comments are coming MOSTLY from college kids. They can be harsh and quite idiotic at times.

As a society we put SO much importance on sports it really shouldn't surprise us.

I don't think you'll see that...in fact I am positive you won't see that from Bradley fans. NOT that we have some special genetic makeup but for a variety of other reasons.

Our Mods wouldn't allow it and We have less college posters to name a few reasons.

BU's fanbase is a bit older than most and its reflected in a more civil tone and rhetoric.
 
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