Also..will that mess up the dominoes?Let me ask a hypothetical question: if Belo wants to come back, will the staff take him or tell him your ship has sailed?
Also..will that mess up the dominoes?Let me ask a hypothetical question: if Belo wants to come back, will the staff take him or tell him your ship has sailed?
We all loved Belo, but I'm all in on Sky, Epps, RJ, Kofi, Ty, Shannon and the rest. Minus Belo. Just my opinion.If.....and its still an if.....
Belo
Skyy
RJ
Coleman
Kofi
Ty
Transfer
Epps
Goode
Dain
Harris
Are the fans a side?I would not at all be confident going into the season with Belo. Fans were already bad towards him this year as well, can you imagine if it’s a repeat of last year? Both sides need to move on.
IMO, Epps is the most important guy to maintain an "active recruitment" on during the season. He has the three-level scoring to be a potentially elite player as an upperclassmen, hell, Big Ten Player of the Year wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility, but he needs the ball in his hands to be that guy and the offense isn't going to run through him Day 1. Don't want him to get frustrated if he isn't getting the burn and touches that maybe he'd like as a Freshman.I was looking at the new pic of the upcoming freshman and loving what I know about each of them. I am excited that they chose to bring their talents to the beloved. And then, because of the influence of the recruiting/transfer thread along with Illini life experience, the painful thought of who will make it past their freshman year reared its ugly head.
Don't hate on me, I hate myself enough already.
Dang it! Now ive gotta see this again. What a classic! Big trouble in Little China for the ones that dont know.
I agree about his potential but think that's a big reason why he'll see the court a good amount this year. Think he could end up occupying a role similar to Belo's freshman as 6th man, albeit with possibly even more responsibility depending on who we bring in. More concerned about Sencire since he seems to be a bit more of a developmental piece.IMO, Epps is the most important guy to maintain an "active recruitment" on during the season. He has the three-level scoring to be a potentially elite player as an upperclassmen, hell, Big Ten Player of the Year wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility, but he needs the ball in his hands to be that guy and the offense isn't going to run through him Day 1. Don't want him to get frustrated if he isn't getting the burn and touches that maybe he'd like as a Freshman.
I was looking at the new pic of the upcoming freshman and loving what I know about each of them. I am excited that they chose to bring their talents to the beloved. And then, because of the influence of the recruiting/transfer thread along with Illini life experience, the painful thought of who will make it past their freshman year reared its ugly head.
Don't hate on me, I hate myself enough already.
We are recruiting well... so we will have players thinking 1 or 2 and done...also there is the portal if not the best fit so...we might not have as many 4 year players and have to cheer for them while we can. It's a changing landscape...not many good players are thinking 4 years. We also have a great culture here so...who knows.IMO, Epps is the most important guy to maintain an "active recruitment" on during the season. He has the three-level scoring to be a potentially elite player as an upperclassmen, hell, Big Ten Player of the Year wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility, but he needs the ball in his hands to be that guy and the offense isn't going to run through him Day 1. Don't want him to get frustrated if he isn't getting the burn and touches that maybe he'd like as a Freshman.
Fans are fickle and assuming belo comes back and at the start of 22-23 season belo returns and performs at a high level things will be fine. I am in the camp he will be significantly better. If he doesn’t perform at a high level there will lots of negative comments and i told you so. Staff will need to have those conversations to prepare.I would not at all be confident going into the season with Belo. Fans were already bad towards him this year as well, can you imagine if it’s a repeat of last year? Both sides need to move on.
LoL! Like 10 pages! And you get up tomorrow there is a new rumor, suddenly another 10 pages in 2 hours. I can hardly catch up.Ok, did I miss something? Why are you guys projecting a lineup with Curbelo in it?
EDIT: Nvm!!! Just ran through the other thread LOL
I don't know why I want to believe Belo will come back and not even sure if I want that. But let's just have fun and live in our dreams!I would not at all be confident going into the season with Belo. Fans were already bad towards him this year as well, can you imagine if it’s a repeat of last year? Both sides need to move on.
Why all the talk of Curbello returning? I have seen that no where? Would love it if he did, but seems very unlikely
Or, we are getting a 5th recruit in the class of '22?oh God, another 5 dominos just got added??