Illini Basketball 2022-2023
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Cant wait bro
Joel Goodson
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Is Jon conducting a performance art piece?? In what world is Purdue ranked higher than us when they’re also replacing 4 starters and I can’t name you a single player in their backcourt???
sacraig
- The desert
Yeah I'm pretty confident we are better than the 35th team in the country.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Yep, that's the epitome of a very dumb and very lazy prognostication. Rothstein should be embarrassed.
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
Embarassment doesn't enter the equation when you measure your success on clicks and referrals.
How is O$U up there losing their 2 starters and they also lose Young who was starter/6thman
See 1988-89 Flying Illini. This team closest in size and athletic ability. However they have a lot to prove they are even close to the same class as that team.
He’s a very well-dressed parrot with a smartphone.
One of Skyy or Epps will be on the floor at all times. The idea is to win games not have the biggest lineup, as much as some may fantasize about that.
The sad thing is, the entire media is like this. They are all lazy lemmings. Unfortunately, it will result in us being out of the top 25 to start the season and if we drop a couple as the team gels with a lot of new players will make breaking into the rankings more difficult. But, I've been told we will jump up the rankings as we win games, so we shall see.
texillwek
🔶🔹🔸🔷
This team is going to be terrible next year
chrisRunner7
- Spokane, WA
Rothstein is way off, which is disappointing 'cause I appreciate that he covers college basketball year-round. Katz needs to talk some sense into him.
The most puzzling thing about his list is Michigan State at #20 with Illinois #35. MSU was so bad last year and they're losing Christie to boot.
To me RJ's high basketball IQ really stands out and makes him a starter. Other than hanging on the rim too long
, the kid has a knack for making plays and not forcing the issue.Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
Ugh, don't remind me of that. Such a trash call.To me RJ's high basketball IQ really stands out and makes him a starter. Other than hanging on the rim too long
That take will get him his clicks though
Regardless of how much orange kool-aid we consume...one must take note that trying to replace the entire starting lineup with 3 transfers, 3 ascending sophs, and 3 freshmen is a daunting task that is unpredictable. Yes, there is talent...but how that talent blends and combines on the floor is unknown....just ask Calipari.
That said, I like what BU and staff have done in assembling quality players...anyone has to respect that. But it will take a bit of luck also to put a team on the floor that puts doing whatever it takes to win at the expense of individual interests. That gets tougher every year in today's world as we see not only college basketball, but our country and the world spin towards an existence that anyone of common sense knows is not in the best interests of anyone.
If Rothstein has Illinois 35 with Mayer, were they outside the top 50 before him? 35 seems like it'd be more appropriate for Illinois's pre-Mayer ranking. Replacing a lot of players of course but Mayer and TSJ are starters at high-end Big XII programs.
Epsilon
M tipping over
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Worse, it was a literal game changer for momentum.
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