(2020) PG - Andre Curbelo

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I wonder how Green plays into this recruitment. Same HS however I’m not sure of how he would sell his experience at IU thus far. The perceived attitude problems early last season seem to have been put aside and he really showed improvement toward the end of the season. Would he sell his personal development as a player to CAM and talk it up to Curbelo? If he does then I could see us in a stronger position than I have recently thought. It’s not like we’re up against the Big Boy$ in this recruitment. We should be able compete with all of them on a level playing field with the possible exception of the Duck$.


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Green won’t have any impact I don’t think. They know each other and ran into each other at his old school. His dad played with Orlando the assistant at Illinois so that’s a connection with some meaning


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Nothing earth shaking but FWIW

Eric Bossi - 

One of the top point guards in the class of 2020, Andre Curbelo  is down to a final five. On Monday afternoon, Curbelo cut his list to Illinois, Indiana, Miami, Oregon and St. John's.

A pure playmaker with a flair for the game and the type of enthusiastic personality that rubs off on his teammates, Curbelo has steadily worked his way up in the class of 2020 and has a final list that is befitting of his ability.

So, the question is what's next? After starring in the summer for the NY Jayhawks and taking some time to put his list of finalists together there was much speculation that Curbelo would wait until the spring to decide. Now, sources close to the situation are telling me that a decision should still happen this fall. With that in mind, official visits should all be locked in within the next day or two.

As for who to watch out for in Curbelo's recruitment now that it is down to five, well that is anybody's guess. There's not been too much speculation just yet but now that he's got his final group, I'd expect rumors to start flying real soon.

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On 9/5/2019 at 2:23 PM, ebridges24 said:

Wow, pretty consistent good numbers except for 3pt %.

To be fair, we are talking about a sample size of 14 shots.

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On 9/6/2019 at 9:29 AM, mdn82 said:

When he was on JV as a freshman and came off the bench early as a sophomore he said he didn’t handle it well. That concerns me for fit.


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It would concern me more if it was had been a problem that he didn’t recognize

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It would concern me more if it was had been a problem that he didn’t recognize

That’s definitely fair.


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On 9/24/2019 at 10:04 PM, brumdog45 said:

To be fair, we are talking about a sample size of 14 shots.

Wasn't really criticizing. Mainly pointing out how good and consistent his numbers are.

[Hardwood83 4,495]

Pretty clear to me that Archie has a type of PG he's looking for. Rob, Diara, Curbelo, etc. Scrappy, floor general, pass-first, leader. I suspect he wants guys basically in his mold. I have no problem with any of that.

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Evan Daniels -

Four-star recruit Andre Curbelo recently narrowed his list of schools to five and now has scheduled three official visit dates, his coach Jay David tells 247Sports.

Curbelo, a standout at Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran, is down to five schools -- Illinois, Indiana, Miami, Oregon and St. John’s.

Miami will get the first official visit from Curbelo this coming weekend. Illinois will get their opportunity to host Curbelo the weekend of Oct. 18, he'll then visit Oregon the following weekend (Oct. 25).

“[We are] still working on the others,” David told 247Sports.

Curbelo is one of the top available point prospects in the 2020 recruiting class. He currently ranks No. 55 overall and as the No. 9 point guard in the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Over the summer, Curbelo played for Puerto Rico in the FIBA u19 World Cup. Through seven games, Curbelo averaged 11.1 points, 5.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds a game.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Committed to Illinois.

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,726]

Seems like a good get. I worry slightly about Underwood getting momentum going. Illinois has the potential to be a strong B1G program. Some suspect thats happening.

I think Dosunmu and that Georgi guy form a pretty dynamic duo. Cockburn or whatever is an imposing addition.





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14 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 Cockburn or whatever is an imposing addition.

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Not to get all "Beavis & Butthead", but that's a heck of a line doc.

 

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2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Seems like a good get. I worry slightly about Underwood getting momentum going. Illinois has the potential to be a strong B1G program. Some suspect thats happening.

I think Dosunmu and that Georgi guy form a pretty dynamic duo. Cockburn or whatever is an imposing addition.





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Somehow, despite their roster turning over something like 50% each year with Underwood, they've managed to form a talented core of players.

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Orlando Antigua. He’s the recruiter. Former Calipari “bag man.” Enough said. They’re cheating for sure.


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For sure. Which is why I think they could catch lightning in a bottle. Talent can win despite coaching, and Underwood isn’t a total slouch. Gets kids to play hard.

We’ll see. I’m not sold but I’m keeping an eye on it.


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3 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Seems like a good get. I worry slightly about Underwood getting momentum going. Illinois has the potential to be a strong B1G program. Some suspect thats happening.

I think Dosunmu and that Georgi guy form a pretty dynamic duo. Cockburn or whatever is an imposing addition.





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I really like the fit with what Underwood does offensively. Not sure the kid’s long enough or quick enough laterally to fit that extreme denial defensive structure that he runs. 

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41 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

For sure. Which is why I think they could catch lightning in a bottle. Talent can win despite coaching, and Underwood isn’t a total slouch. Gets kids to play hard.




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For sure. Which is why I think they could catch lightning in a bottle. Talent can win despite coaching, and Underwood isn’t a total slouch. Gets kids to play hard.

We’ll see. I’m not sold but I’m keeping an eye on it.


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I don’t know, Underwood has looked really friggin bad.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

What a history with this  kid.

Zagoria with a re-tweet --  Former St. John’s point guard André Curbelo has been suspended indefinitely from the Puerto Rican National Team.

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4 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

What a history with this  kid.

Zagoria with a re-tweet --  Former St. John’s point guard André Curbelo has been suspended indefinitely from the Puerto Rican National Team.

FWIW, he ended up transferring to Southern Miss.

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16 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

What a history with this  kid.

Zagoria with a re-tweet --  Former St. John’s point guard André Curbelo has been suspended indefinitely from the Puerto Rican National Team.

Another headcase Miller missed on. His terrible recruiting did have some positives.

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One thing I will say:  at some point someone needs to seriously examine him for CTE.  He was a little goofy as a freshman but started going off the rails as a sophomore.  Suffered a concussion that year and missed a lot of games...remember him doing strange things on the bench -- think he got a tech one game, another game on a dead ball the ball went to him and he shot it from the bench during a time out.  I recall a case later in the year after he was back that he took a pretty hard bump that I don't think Illinois looked at that much and I'm sure if Curbelo was suffering symptoms, he wouldn't have come forward because of the time he missed after the first one.

Just read that he also suffered a concussion in practice while at St. John's last year -- prior to their last regular season game against Marquette and he sat out the rest of the year (Marquette game plus two Big East tournament games).