Illini in the Pros

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the juiceman cometh
Tacomallini said:
Some hard-hitting journalism all around on this piece. "Feliz has spent 3 seasons in Spain. These past two seasons, he has played for Joventut Badalona in what looks like Spain’s toughest league."
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There's really no way to know for sure.

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rtbritt
Point-Illinois said:
I live near B-ham! Maybe I’ll catch a game to see him.
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My nickname is B-ham, and a coworker of mine show me a shirt from the Birmingham area that had a B and a picture of a ham (like a bone-in ham). Family and I went down to Gulf Shores area, and we made sure to go by B-ham and look for a B ham shirt....found one for me and my boy! My last name is Brittenham and that is where B-ham comes from for me. :)
 
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LGIllini
Can someone who's well-versed in the NBA talk about what's going on with Ayo this season? I'm watching the game tonight and he seems to have regressed from earlier this season (and even from last year). He passes up open shots and seems to be off when he does shoot. Wondering what people think of his game and his future prospects. Will the Bulls re-sign him? Will he get a big payday after this season? I just want him to have all the success and make all the money, so hoping it's more positive than it looks right now.
 
#563      
Pearl
I am not particularly well-versed in the NBA. However, I do follow the Bulls and IMO Ayo’s performances this season have been affected by the Bull’s team production problems, by being considered just a fill-in body for Alonso Ball, by not having the confidence yet to challenge and direct the highly paid stars on the team as a point guard, and perhaps even suffering from the “sophomore slump” thing. Ayo will be okay.
 
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One Man Fast Break
LGIllini said:
Can someone who's well-versed in the NBA talk about what's going on with Ayo this season? I'm watching the game tonight and he seems to have regressed from earlier this season (and even from last year). He passes up open shots and seems to be off when he does shoot. Wondering what people think of his game and his future prospects. Will the Bulls re-sign him? Will he get a big payday after this season? I just want him to have all the success and make all the money, so hoping it's more positive than it looks right now.
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He's been benched and had his minutes significantly reduced since the Bulls signed Patrick Beverly, although he started today. He has hit a sophomore slump for sure, the NBA is a tough and competitive league.
 
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illini510
LGIllini said:
Can someone who's well-versed in the NBA talk about what's going on with Ayo this season? I'm watching the game tonight and he seems to have regressed from earlier this season (and even from last year). He passes up open shots and seems to be off when he does shoot. Wondering what people think of his game and his future prospects. Will the Bulls re-sign him? Will he get a big payday after this season? I just want him to have all the success and make all the money, so hoping it's more positive than it looks right now.
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The Bulls are such a frustrating team to watch that it's no surprise that Ayo has regressed and that Coby White hasn't played better. When you have ISO ball dominant guys like LaVine and DeRozan bringing the ball up the court all the time, it's kind of hard for Ayo to actually showcase his skillset. Ayo is at best looked at as the 5th or 6th best option on this team. He would be better suited in a situation where he can be more of a ball handler in the offense. He's relegated to shooting 3's and picking up garbage points where he can. We think the Illini are frustrating. Not anywhere near as bad as the Bulls.
 
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Goillinikobd
LGIllini said:
Can someone who's well-versed in the NBA talk about what's going on with Ayo this season? I'm watching the game tonight and he seems to have regressed from earlier this season (and even from last year). He passes up open shots and seems to be off when he does shoot. Wondering what people think of his game and his future prospects. Will the Bulls re-sign him? Will he get a big payday after this season? I just want him to have all the success and make all the money, so hoping it's more positive than it looks right now.
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The replies from othersheet aptly describes the situation Ayo is in as well as his desire to learn and improve

What needs to be reiterated is that his coach LOVES his attitude, his work ethic and his coach-ability

This relationship has been mentioned in older articles and is the basis for my belief that Ayo will be re-signed by the Bulls.
 
#568      
the juiceman cometh
I think the Bulls value Ayo's skills but haven't figured out how to fit them into the team this year. I feel like his role on the team was better defined last season. I wonder if Ayo would be better off in a different situation, either a bigger role on a bad team, or as a role player on a good team. Right now he's a role player on a meh team and I'm not sure that's a great fit for him developmentally.
 
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Chickenmane
Ayo has definitely taken a step back this year, the Bulls are in desperate need of someone who can step up outside of the big 3 and Ayo has seemingly become even more passive than last year.

Similarly to Patrick Williams there becomes a point where the “im just a young guy who has to defer” stops being a legit excuse.
 
#570      
IlliniFaninHoosierLand
Chickenmane said:
Ayo has definitely taken a step back this year, the Bulls are in desperate need of someone who can step up outside of the big 3 and Ayo has seemingly become even more passive than last year.

Similarly to Patrick Williams there becomes a point where the “im just a young guy who has to defer” stops being a legit excuse.
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NBA teams don't respect Ayo's 3 point shooting abilities. Until he improves that, there's no reason for teams to try and defend him tightly on those. And this may be tough for people on here to hear but Ayo is not an NBA quality PG.

Williams is probably the Bulls "best" 3 point shooter at this point in the season though that's a relative term compared to the rest of the league.
 
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Goillinikobd
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IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
NBA teams don't respect Ayo's 3 point shooting abilities. Until he improves that, there's no reason for teams to try and defend him tightly on those. And this may be tough for people on here to hear but Ayo is not an NBA quality PG.

Williams is probably the Bulls "best" 3 point shooter at this point in the season though that's a relative term compared to the rest of the league.
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I am not sure what role an NBA PG would play in the Bulls scheme. As someone above noted the Bulls are ISO oriented. If/when Ball comes back, it will only get worse, 3 ISO players Instead of 2.
 
#572      
ChiefGritty
Goillinikobd said:
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I am not sure what role an NBA PG would play in the Bulls scheme. As someone above noted the Bulls are ISO oriented. If/when Ball comes back, it will only get worse, 3 ISO players Instead of 2.
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Ball isn't an iso player whatsoever and his facilitator mentality and ability to hit catch-and-shoot threes completely changes the Bulls offense, at least during the all-too-brief time Ball actually played.

The Bulls play iso-ball because they don't have any other options. Ayo is a gamer but he's not the type of player the situation requires.
 
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IlliniFaninHoosierLand
ChiefGritty said:
Ball isn't an iso player whatsoever and his facilitator mentality and ability to hit catch-and-shoot threes completely changes the Bulls offense, at least during the all-too-brief time Ball actually played.

The Bulls play iso-ball because they don't have any other options. Ayo is a gamer but he's not the type of player the situation requires.
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Exactly. That's part of the reason that they had to sign PBev. He's a better facilitator though obviously not to the level of Ball.

Honestly, if the Bulls would run their offense right, they'd initiate everything through Vuc.
 
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One Man Fast Break
Goillinikobd said:
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I am not sure what role an NBA PG would play in the Bulls scheme. As someone above noted the Bulls are ISO oriented. If/when Ball comes back, it will only get worse, 3 ISO players Instead of 2.
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A healthy Ball is the lynchpin to all of it. The bulls were much better when he was there. Unfortunately that time is passed now. They are so iso oriented because they don’t have an NBA starting point guard on the roster.
 
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