pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I will be soon.......
Looking ahead to 2021-2022
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TheFameProtector
- Champaign
Wow. That is amazing. The way he realizes he went too far, pauses and points at the camera 
and with Monte being around as all that goes down. Priceless
and with Monte being around as all that goes down. PricelessI read in a couple places that Trent and DMW were planning to play for the same pro team together, so not too surprising that they'd both be back for one more crack at it.
If both can up their offense a decent amount, I'd think more overseas pro teams would be interested.
Glad Andy didn’t push it further. He had to follow it up, but when Trent started to deflect Andy let him and didn’t try to get a “gotcha” moment.
Joel Goodson
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Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Katz has a lot of class. One of my favorites.
Your right that was a lot of class. DMW should come back and be will be a key figure for Illinois. We could be pretty darn good with or without Kofi, especially if we could get 1 more big. I know most here don’t want him (not even sure if he is still available), but I think Reuvers could really help Illinois. He is not a Kofi but he can stretch the floor. We would have Payne as a rim protector and I think Reuvers would be a great change of pace as a “stretch 5”.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I might be a tad biased because he always seems high on the Illini (which is a breath of fresh air in sports media...), but I have always thought Katz seemed like a great guy.
201154JC
- Rockford, IL
Listening to the podcast with Andy and Trent you gotta believe #20 is back.
illini80
- Forgottonia
There are so many moving pieces right now, it’s hard to know how DW coming back will even affect the team. If we can bring in a big time 4, Kofi is back, and all our other recruits stay onboard, he would have reduced minutes and be a great guy off the bench. If none of those things happen, he will be a huge piece of the puzzle next year and a key to whatever our success is. Hope he can work on getting his shot off quicker this offseason. It would mean a ton for his pro career too.
illini80
- Forgottonia
I can’t say what his potential is, but he’s been more of a shooter so far. Only averaged 1ish assists last year.
You think this will have any impact on AM or is that ship too far gone?
That ship left the port a while ago.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Definitely doesn't look good, would think Monte may be bring him closer to ILL. But I imagine he had a good idea on Monte's plans while planning his exit as well.
Log jam now....... Good problem to have I guess.
I think having DaMonte back resolves a lot of defensive questions we had about the perimeter.
Our probably top 3 guards on the depth chart right now are all 6’2 or under. Probably don’t want to play all 3 at the same time much if at all. And without DaMonte our options at the 3 are Hutch (unproven, especially defensively), one of the freshmen (same), and Grandison, who, unless something changes, will most likely need to play significant time at 4. DaMonte is only 6’3, but long and strong so he plays bigger than he is, and should be able to match up with bigger wings.
Hopefully Hutch and all 3 freshmen are lockdown defenders, but if DaMonte’s back that brings some defensive stability to the backcourt.
Our probably top 3 guards on the depth chart right now are all 6’2 or under. Probably don’t want to play all 3 at the same time much if at all. And without DaMonte our options at the 3 are Hutch (unproven, especially defensively), one of the freshmen (same), and Grandison, who, unless something changes, will most likely need to play significant time at 4. DaMonte is only 6’3, but long and strong so he plays bigger than he is, and should be able to match up with bigger wings.
Hopefully Hutch and all 3 freshmen are lockdown defenders, but if DaMonte’s back that brings some defensive stability to the backcourt.
Damn Skippy!
love to have monte back but playing time for our freshman is going to be tough. not a bad problem to have.
I hope they are all gangbusters, but glad next year’s success isn’t contingent on any of them being difference makers.
Definitely raises the floor of next year's squad. They will have to earn every minute. IMO that's a goode thing.
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