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Basically saying Lathon isn’t good when he gave us 23,7 and 4 with TJ guarding him and gave IU 30 with 6 threes Bloomington is just wild …
@Indy Illini Fan Out of curiosity, have you spoken to Andrea recently? I am curious what Dan is planning on doing in his reload out east since it has seemed relatively quiet. Curious if you've spoken to her and if she has let anything on? With all the news that we have swirling here I feel like it has to be equally as nuts for the reigning champs in Storrs
Or, the kid and the GOAT
Interesting … Very interesting … 
It's so harmless. But so dumb. I'm resisting pointing fingers because I will be attacked with get off my lawn & man shake fist at cloud gifs. #bringbackbullying
Pretty identical if you ask me.
i know one is lathon. who is the other one?
Indy,
Dumb question, but whose numbers are those? Lathon's?
Lathon on top. Watkins on the bottom.
I do remember the time Marcus Arnold torched us while he was at ISU and we thought he’d be a big time transfer…
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I like Lathon (and he played awesome against us) but still...
Watkins stays in the draft….What do you do?I like Lathon (and he played awesome against us) but still...
Wells….eh. Hasn’t really impressed. Kelly…staff isn’t that high on him…I agree with Indy if you can get either Lathon and Jakucionus or Lathon and Monsanto…either of those routes would be takes.
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Interestingly enough, I do feel pretty good about my place in the order this morning.
Yeah, obviously Watkins did it against a higher level of competition, but Lathon had good games against some of the best teams they played, so I don't have any worries his skill set will transfer up
Here is their per 100 possession breakdown for further insight. Watkins gets to the line more, but not a high volume 3 pt shooter. Lathon shoots a high volume of threes and does everything else well, doesn't turn the ball over or foul as much as Watkins, but very similar statistical profiles obviously
| FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | ORtg | DRtg | |
| Lathon | 11.3 | 25.8 | 0.437 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 0.477 | 4.2 | 10.9 | 0.384 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 0.756 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 30.7 | 112.8 | 96.4 |
| Watkins | 9.5 | 20.8 | 0.457 | 7.5 | 15.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.7 | 0.344 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 0.795 | 11.9 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 5 | 5.5 | 30.7 | 112.9 | 101 |
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
A couple things I like about Lathon is that he's super old (will turn 25 next February) and he's very much a shooting guard (as opposed to a lot of the bigger wings we've been looking at in that spot).
I don't think he's the best or most talented player of our current options, but I do think he's probably the best fit.
I don't think he's the best or most talented player of our current options, but I do think he's probably the best fit.
Added bonus if his signing allows the staff to grab Kasparas (might be a stretch, but one can dream) or monsanto as well
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
It's a (well done) slam on the James family
woof, i hate that. i like when college players are actually college aged.
robertgoulet
IL Board Resident Crooner
- Austin, TX
I don't hate the idea of having a super old starting 2G.
Yeah I was thinking something similar. Obviously Watkins is great and I'd be thrilled if we happened to get him, but I don't think I'd be at all disappointed if we ended up with Lathon. Like you said, he might actually fit better with the pieces that we already have. Seems like he has less overlap with Tre White (and Ty, for that matter) than Watkins. Watkins' superior talent still might prove to be more impactful than Lathon's better fit, but I'm not smart enough to know for sure which way it would go, looking at things now.
(and agreed as well that it's a plus in my book that he's super old. It makes sense to me to still be a bit older as a team while you can until all of the covid players eventually filter out)
My last question for @Indy Illini Fan (and anyone else that wants to chime in, but Indy brought this up last night) is: how likely is it really that, if we got Lathon, we'd use remaining NIL and a roster spot to pick up someone like Monsanto? (Or even Kasparas maybe as an unlikely but still possible option?). And, how much does that really get us at this point, specifically with regard to rotation and playing time? Let's say Monsanto hits and turns out to be good (he averaged 13.3 the year before last), does that just mean that someone like DGL, Davis or maybe even Ty takes the hit in PT? Monsanto seems like such a wildcard, but still an intriguing talent. But would we already have enough as it is?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
IMHO you guys are being overly seduced by that one year where Monsanto's 3PT% started with a 4
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