IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
That would be a breath of fresh air considering the current climate of the transfer market
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He tries on D. His playing time waned at the end of b10 as teams have singled him out..
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Blast from the past
A Chin special
That would leave 4 or 5 open rides. With rumor$ of an increased NIL being spoken then BU can build another top level BIG10 team once again.
I can't help but wonder whether in his mind Amani is satisfied waiting until year 3 to play significant minutes (assuming Dain is back next year), or is there a scenario where he's getting 10+ minutes in B10 games next season and no dnp's?
Dain won’t get more than 20 min a game if we continue to play at this pace.
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Amani was ahead in the rotation for almost 1/2 the year but had back issues. Dainja only average 3 more minutes a game in conference & that was with 3 15+ min games down the stretch.
Freshman to Soph is usually the biggest jump, have to imagine if his back stays ok AH is not just giving up minutes. Excited to see what he looks like and I think he fits an up tempo offense better than Dainja...who is essentially this team's knuckleballer.
We have no idea if he'll have to wait for year 3. Until his back problems, he was playing quite a bit. I hope Dain and Amani both come back. Those two plus Morez would be a nice rotation at the 4-5 spots. I know we think we'll do well in the portal, but you don't know who we'll get and how good they'll be.
With Amani, I'm more concerned with his back issues. Hopefully the kid has a productive career and hopefully it's with us.
Amani s jumper is not good and ineffective. If he doesn't improve in that area drastically he will not be ahead of Dain in the rotation if they both stay. He isn't now ans I don't expect that to change. Amani will likely be behind Morez too.
If Ty can develop. a decent midrange shot, IMO NBA teams will be all over him. Young man just finds the ball when it comes to rebounding.
You probably sold a few to me as well.
blackdog
- Champaign
Like Coleman early in his career Amani is a good shooter but the shots aren't going in during games. He makes way more than he misses during warm-ups. Hard to come off the bench and shoot sometimes, especially when you have no chance to get in a rhythm. I think with more consistent PT his shooting will look a lot better.
His shot does not look anywhere near as good as Coleman s did early on but hopefully it can and will improve. Coleman s issues with his jumper had more to do with confidence and still does at times imo.
Coleman is much more skilled than Amani
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The NBA has no interest in a midrange shot. They want to see he can make a wide open corner 3 and shoot free throws.
But the biggest thing is that with TSJ's departure you assume he'll be getting the toughest defensive assignment every night, against a variety of different player types.
Show excellence and versatility there, make great decisions with the basketball, continue being a chaos agent, and look non-catastrophic when shooting it and the NBA will start seeing echoes of Alex Caruso or Draymond Green.
I wouldn't say he's followed an NBA trajectory to this point, but we all see there's more that might be unlocked there. If he's Da'Monte Williams the next two years, great. If he breaks through beyond that, look out.
sacraig
- The desert
He's also 3 years older.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Amani and Coleman don't seem similar at all to me. Amani has a very swiss army knife skillset, but within the context of being a power forward, a true big.
Coleman has been a perimeter player in a center's body from day 1.
Coleman has been a perimeter player in a center's body from day 1.
1000%. Coleman was a point guard growing up. Their games are not similar at all. Also a big difference in their bodies and athleticism.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
status update on one of our top CHawk-type targets:
Yeah Amani and Coleman aren’t the same player at all. Think LeRon Black is a better comp for Amani. A little undersized, below the rim player but a complete bulldog who can also stretch the floor.
I do think he would have carved out some minutes, particularly when Quincy was in his mid season swoon, if not for his back injury. I hope he sees that and sticks around. Going to be a very productive college player.
I do think he would have carved out some minutes, particularly when Quincy was in his mid season swoon, if not for his back injury. I hope he sees that and sticks around. Going to be a very productive college player.
Coleman is much more skilled and versatile than Amani but I feel Amani is much stronger in the post on offense and defense.
Me opening the Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread and seeing a discussion about the Illini basketball team instead ...
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