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OK, for once since you got halfway close to not being a complete moron I'll throw you a bone...
On that list there is no one from the STATE of Illinois on it. However, the top 2 '09 players in the state and odds on favorites for Mr. Basketball are on the Illinois commit list (Joseph Bertrand may be in that mix too).
And one of those, the one with most upside, has only recently begun to get real attention...that would be Brandon Paul. On Scouts if you have one star they know who you are but are waiting on film or video (or more of it) or have not evaluated you in person. Same goes for a lot of the 3 stars when you click on their profile and under "biography" - where the breakdown of the player would be - you get "not available".
Iman Shumpert made this year's McDAA squad (and BPaul went head to head with the senior and went for 36 [Shumpert had 34 but reports said much of that came w/o Paul guarding him]), but towards the end of his junior season of HS he was not even close to being mentioned for the team. Like some kids do that fly under the radar, he blew up BIG TIME in AAU ball before his senior season. Mike Dunigan made his bones in much the same way.
So don't count out DJ Richardson or Tyler Griffey either...but unlike the 6'2" Paul, DJ doesn't have a 7'1" wingspan.
They don't have to be McDonald's All-Americans to be top level players. It's nice, but in the end doesn't always guarantee sucess. We'll see where things stack up after the summer is over. And DaShonte Riley (who was mentioned in your link) just might end up in Orange & Blue.
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