Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I believe there were 2 cupcakes and 1 Div 1, back when that was a thing.I understand. I meant I recalled only non power 5 cupcakes being in the classic
I believe there were 2 cupcakes and 1 Div 1, back when that was a thing.I understand. I meant I recalled only non power 5 cupcakes being in the classic
Ahh, wife, yes wife.Your what?
Even if Hutch and BBV have problems, we still have Ayo, Kofi, Giorgi, Trent, 'Monte, Miller, Curbelo and Grandison, which is 8. Throw in Hawkins who Wood says is even surprising him, that's 9.....lots of depth.Man, we've had it relatively easy with injuries the past few seasons (compared to some in recent memory). I'd hate to get cursed this season by having our depth torpedoed.
We have depth but was hoping BBV was going to be the answer to our 4. Hawkins will certainly fill that role in the long run but seems not to have the size or physical build to bang at the rim. Appears to me to be a tall 3. More like a slim Franz Wagner. Hope I am surprised because he really looks gifted offensively.Even if Hutch and BBV have problems, we still have Ayo, Kofi, Giorgi, Trent, 'Monte, Miller, Curbelo and Grandison, which is 8. Throw in Hawkins who Wood says is even surprising him, that's 9.....lots of depth.
This team is going to be dynamic. Thanks for the post, Dan.
Wagner was B1G All frosh, so I'll take that all day every day.We have depth but was hoping BBV was going to be the answer to our 4. Hawkins will certainly fill that role in the long run but seems not to have the size or physical build to bang at the rim. Appears to me to be a tall 3. More like a slim Franz Wagner. Hope I am surprised because he really looks gifted offensively.
Saw some impressive stuff from a couple not named Ayo, Kofi, Adam, or Trent. This could be more fun than we realized
https://bustingbrackets.com/2020/10/15/ncaa-basketball-top-25-frontcourts-2020-21-season/26/
Evidently shouldn’t be worried about the 4. This article rates our front court #10 in the country though that is 4th in the BIG. Ranked MSU 3rd in the country. Going to have to make me a believer on that one.
Maybe....if he gets to play and that seems questionable now due to injury. Both Grandison and Hutcherson are eagerly awaited by the eyes of Illini fans.Hutch is going to be the X Factor like Feliz was over the past two years. His skill set will make us better
Doesn’t sound good for either Hutch or BBV. Back problem since the spring and same foot that sidelined him last year for BBV. Jermaine sounds like it could be short term. Red shirt for Lieb and still have ten players available. Expected playing time for them but not a major problem.
That is an incredibly high bar even if he were healthy. Feliz won us a lot of games and was arguably our toughest player.Hutch is going to be the X Factor like Feliz was over the past two years. His skill set will make us better
Kofi and Garza alone put Illinois and Iowa into Top 10 territory. Even if Illinois / Iowa play 4 guards + their single Big Man they're going to be pretty good inside.
With Hutch out I think Coleman will be Griffin’s role replacement. Griffin was an amazing good rebounder for his size but Hawkins has a big size advantage but be very happy for him to manage Griffin’s stats per minute.
Kipper’s role will be filled by Grandison and Dre’s role by Adam. Curbelo will be new and different piece and curious to see how he is utilized. Suspect Ayo may be the second leading rebounder on the team. Appears to play much bigger than last year. May depend on Giorgi’s role this year. Will he just be Kofi’s sub or will they play together? Believe it will depend on matchups but pure supposition at this point.