And he had to shoot those over two of every animal!
I see what you did there.:thumb:
And he had to shoot those over two of every animal!
And he had to shoot those over two of every animal!
Yep...wasn't Alex Legion making like 90 out of 100 shots from beyond the ark during pre season workouts????....how'd that work out???
I heard Georgie had 40 points and 40 rebounds at practice the other day.
I don't Noah how accurate those reports were.
Going to the Kennel and sticking it to the Zags was pretty awesome too!
I don't Noah how accurate those reports were.
I don't think his seat is even a little warm. Fans tend to be fickle, so you'll see plenty of negativity if things go badly.
We have a tough schedule, a young club, and are coming off a rough transition from the Groce days. So we should benefit from lower expectations. We're not going to be expected to win against our tougher opponents. And yet, if our guards are having a good day, we should be in a lot of games simply because we have some strong shooters.
We're not deep, and I'd guess our talent level is probably going to be middle of the conference overall. If we have another bad season, it will probably get attributed to being young, especially if we're getting beat defensively in the paint, then to recruiting, and then to a lesser extent, coaching.
Year 3 he'll have another season of his recruiting, and more indication of whether his guys are buying into the system and executing. If we get MIF players in this cycle, that should be a huge positive step towards returning to relevancy, and year 3 would be a fairer year to evaluate him. Even then it will depend on progress. I don't think he'll have excuses by year 4, if it takes that long to turn it around. My 2 cents. This is not a short rebuild.
There was a flood of info out there
There was a flood of info out there
Groce's 1st year was 20x more entertaining than Underwood's 1st year. Everything about the Maui tourney, beating #1 ranked IU, the Brandon Paul buzzer beater vs. Minny in the B1G Tourney, beating Colorado in the Tourney, the game against Miami to go to the sweet 16.
I am hopeful Underwood gets this train rolling, but debating the "excitement" level or "entertainment" level of years 1 under Groce vs. Underwood is unbelievable. Year 1 was Groce's peak, and it was a breath of fresh air after the end of the Weber era. That was the last time Illinois basketball was genuinely enjoyable on any tangible level. Every experience since has been a hope and a prayer.
Posters suggesting that the cringe-worthy experience of last year could touch the excitement of the first year under Groce is unbelievable to me. That doesn't mean, in any way, that we were wrong to part with Groce or wrong to hire Underwood. It's just that Groce's 1st year was 20x more entertaining (an understatement) than the 1st year of the Underwood tenure. Optimism ABOUND after year 1 of Groce. Fingers crossed on Underwood, if he had the momentum Groce had after year 1, we would be sitting so pretty right now.
(and I know you are agreeing Banana, I am primarily building off your post here)
This just in.....water is wet.
I think Trent is faster and more twitchy than Ayo. But Ayo has the vision and IQ to make some good dishes to a moving TF.
I think Trent is faster and more twitchy than Ayo. But Ayo has the vision and IQ to make some good dishes to a moving TF.
Twitchy?
Oh man...please lets not go down the road of how Twitchy (and athletic) Larry Bird was...Quick powerful explosion.
More used as a football term but a measure of athleticism
If it helps you, think of Dee Brown and Deron Williams. Both PG's. Dee was the twitchy one on the court. Capable of breathtaking, sudden bursts of speed that left others in his dust.Twitchy?
If it helps you, think of Dee Brown and Deron Williams. Both PG's. Dee was the twitchy one on the court. Capable of breathtaking, sudden bursts of speed that left others in his dust.
twitchy Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/twitchy
twitchy meaning: nervous and worried, sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appear smooth or relaxed...
Pretty sure Dee was smooth and relaxed while playing ball at all times...I get the drift however.