Recent content by TriCityBurbs

something unfamiliar crossed my mind randomly while checking this forum before going to bed and that's that...we have what we have this year, and that's what we are going to get. We don't have a jaylon tate, or a dj williams, or an Austin colbert or mike thorne. We dont have a guy on our roster...

he doesn't have to be a breakout star, i never said he would be. But assuming he splits time at the 2/3, the only guys I see ahead of him are Alstork and probably Smith once we get into december. If he can't get an opportunity in November to prove himself over a freshman coming off a torn...

I think there's a strong chance AJ starts the first few games of the year.

If vessel plays 10 minutes a game we are not going to be very good. Our frontcourt should consist of Black/Finke/Nichols/Ebo and that's it. Let AJ/MS/Alstork/TJL/TF/DaW man the 1-3 spots accordingly.

All summer BU has been oozing over Finke and Leron. If they don't start I'll be shocked. I think Smith will be our starter by Big Ten Season but wouldn't be shocked with TJL, AJ and Alstork at the 1-3. 6"0 6"5 6"5 6"9 6"10 ain't too bad either way.

As much as I believe in BU and his ability to recruit and showcase his system to recruits, landing out-of-state guys and top 40 players in his first full year is unlikely. A lot of kids from outside of the Midwest probably don't know much about Illinois basketball and none of them are old enough...

Yep, he might lead the conference in blocked shots, along with Carr they have a few nice pieces but shooting and depth will more than likely keep them in the bottom half of the conference IMO. I think the top 6-7 teams is pretty easy to project as of now.

Jon Rothstein did his Big Ten Preview today and put Illinois at the #10, included Leron as one of his breakout players for this season, mentioned Smith as one of the top freshman and Alstork as the second best transfer in the league closely behind Simmons for MU. He had.. 1. MSU 2. Minnesota...

Well that really stinks. Ill be disappointed if we don't land at least 1 of Ayo, conditt, THT

Been following all of the freshman + Alstork and Tejon on Snapchat for a while now. Spicy G looked absoultely SHREDDED on Mark Smith's Snapchat today. Starting to believe the hype around his athleticism and strength, kid has tons of potential and definently has the body of a Power 5 big man...

We also haven't beaten Wisconsin since January 2nd 2011 (0-11) From Febary 12th 1981-Janury 12th 1989 we beat Wisconsin 16 straight times. Oh how times have changed:tsk:

VCU as well. Basically this year will be Alstork+Mark Smith+loss of Tate and Bo+BU/staff+better system+full year of Black/Kip+other freshman depth-Hill and Morgan=upgrade

Give me Ayo, THT, Conditt and one of Ignas/Castleton/Desousa and call it a day.

I've said it before, CONDITT IS A MUST GET. You guys are sleeping on this kid, his potential is limitless he's long, has guard like handles, can shoot 3's, soft touch, pretty good shot blocker, athletic and can run the floor better than any other big we are looking at. Look at his highlights and...

I'm bored and need something stimulating to do so ive decided to reasonably break down how we stack up in the big ten this year and how we stack up based on what we know of our schedule. MSU-top 5 team, probably will win 26-28 games this year, a win against this team is not likely...