“On paper” at least right?
Seeing how it develop and what it looks like on the court is different. Last years looked great “on paper” after it was constructed.
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Seeing how it develop and what it looks like on the court is different. Last years looked great “on paper” after it was constructed.
Probably a Big Ten Championship, BTT Championship, and tournanent wins.
He is also very quick. If he has the will, he can play defense.
Was curious about UConn because didn’t think Newton was considered a true PG but more of a combo guard. He averaged 4.7 assists per game as did Jackson. We had 70% the assists that UConn did. Some of that was obviously our .308 3pt shooting but also could be some of the reason for the lousy shooting. Passing in total was lousy last year, it wasn’t a coincidence that the 2004-5 team that shot well was also a great passing team. Hoping Ty to be our Jackson next year.
TheDukeUIUC
- Twin Cities, MN
Put me in a camp that doesn’t really care about the BTT Championship unless there are serious seeding implications. Playing three (or more) games in as many days seems like a dumb schedule a week before the NCAA’s. I’d rather they cut back on the regular season schedule and spread out the BTT so it was more like an NCAA pod feel.
Can’t tell if this is a reaction to how crazy this board is, or to something mind blowing that has happened.
Why can't it be both? Also nothing has happened but I did get some new intriguing info. Can't really divulge too much but if it happens....very positive for IL
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
This is insane though. Yes, Epps has a bunch of years left. Yes, Epps has a decent scoring game that will only get better over the years. But he also is unplayable on defense as an on ball defender at times and doesn't switch or rotate correctly. Also appears to be un-coachable on offense in terms of running the offense and getting into sets.
Shannon could be the best player in the BIG next year.
This board never ceases to amaze me. Illini fans are crazyyyy.
TSJ is very good and could be preseason player of the year. However, he may not even be our teams best player next year. I would not be shocked at all to see Hawk have an amazing season. While he drove me nuts at the start of the season. Hawk showed me a lot to be very optimistic about later in the season with shot selection, being aggressive and in all phases. I like the ceiling Hawk has if he gets rolling.
does it have anything to do with improvements in the stadium nachos?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
To be clear I would project Shannon at a higher value than Epps for next season.
But by less of a margin than the difference between them this season, with Epps now having experience under his belt. And I don't think the difference between them this season was quite as night-and-day as is being made out. Shannon was often pretty inefficient, and if he gets graded on a curve because of how often he was put in unfavorable circumstances where he had to make everything happen alone (undeniably true), then why doesn't Epps benefit from the same curve?
A freshman was sloppy, mistake-prone, and not as committed or intense as necessary on defense. What the heck else is new, and since when is that looked at as a permanent problem?
I dunno. We will get answers to these questions at Georgetown, best of luck to the kid.
Shane Walsh
aka "Captain Oblivious"
- Cynthiana, Kentucky
I’m on board with you. Guy was talked about as a Frank Mason clone early on. Sucks he didn’t want to put in the work here, but the second game at Wisconsin and the Texas game showed me enough to know he’s a player.
Bigtex
- DFW
Playing time doesn't equate to remaining with the team. If so, RJ would still be on the team and there are many other examples.
and Epps, and Curbelo, and Miller...
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