Great point. It sounds to me like the biggest difference is that Trent was willing to soak up everything the staff gave him in coaching and work his butt off to get better...and Jayden is coming off as an entitled little head
I prefer talking about Krekel’s greaseburgers. I still remember watching Krekel grab the hamburger balls and smashing them flat on the grill on Water Street. This was back when MacArthur HS was still around. I went to Mt. Zion, but the MacArthur summer school kids would walk over and eat there for lunch. Grew up playing golf all summer at Nelson Park golf course and Fairies Park as well. Amazing how things change!Can we get back to talking about Paul's chili?
I LOVE Krekels. But I don’t think it has anything on the Maidrite in Quincy.I prefer talking about Krekel’s greaseburgers. I still remember watching Krekel grab the hamburger balls and smashing them flat on the grill on Water Street. This was back when MacArthur HS was still around. I went to Mt. Zion, but the MacArthur summer school kids would walk over and eat there for lunch. Grew up playing golf all summer at Nelson Park golf course and Fairies Park as well. Amazing how things change!
Yeah and Hawkins has done some developing. Frazier seemed to develop. Not sure what that guy is talking about.Kofi and Ayo weren’t consensus first team All-Americans when they arrived in Champaign.
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10 guys playing double-digit minutes.
Maidrite is good for the soulI
I LOVE Krekels. But I don’t think it has anything on the Maidrite in Quincy.
(Some consider it a bit of an acquired taste. I am not one of those people. It was love at first bite.)
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With the exception of the fart noise press conference, Underwood very much seems to motivate through the media/praise in public.but the made for March mantra wasn't just a preseason and early season talking point, it continued throughout the season even after some of the team changes.
I mean Trent got there because he was coachable. Checking yourself out of a game and refusing to go back in puts him pretty far behind Trent on that learning curve, but anything is possible.But it's soft-headed and impractical to suggest it's possible for Jayden Epps to make a similar evolution at the same position in the same system.
One must have the desire to make said transition.But it's soft-headed and impractical to suggest it's possible for Jayden Epps to make a similar evolution at the same position in the same system.
He’s a career 62% FT shooter. Could he do better? Sure. Will he? Odds are not favorable. And 62% is not bueno.
GP MIN FG% 3P% FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
28 32.9 49.3 31.1 67.3 8.4 0.8 1.1 0.8 2.8 1.1 13.7
These are Quincy Geurrier's stats from 2020-2021. The free throw percentage was 67% instead of last years 54% so he can do better. I will take 14 and 7.
BU does not get nearly enough respect for having won two Big Ten championships at Illinois.
Of the three you named…with his outside shooting and passing ability…Hunter’s the LEAST traditional BIG IMO. Sanogo isn't exactly a Mutumbo-type BIG either…but he arguably is more so than Hunter. I’m not trying to split hairs. I’m just sayin.Would hardly call Sanogo a “lumbering, back-to-the-basket Big” the same way I think of a Kofi, a Hunter or an Edey.
It’s especially important if someone gets hurtIt ensures Hansberry won't have to play a big role, unless he plays better than QG. It raises our fIoor. It also ensures that all 4 of the big men have to play against a quality, B1G caliber, F/C in practice. The 2nd team will have some DUDES.
Stuff happens. Having redundancy on your roster is a good thing, if the guys can play.
The plus side of all of our transfers being 5th year guys, is that our young players will be sitting at the top of the depth chart when the next off-season rolls around. That should make it a bit easier to keep them.
Seriously ... like, we underperformed in the NCAA Tournament ONE time and played to our seed twice, and it's as if we didn't just hang TWO Big Ten banners (and what should have been a third) for the first time in 17 frickin' years.BU does not get nearly enough respect for having won two Big Ten championships at Illinois.
1 year vs 5But it's soft-headed and impractical to suggest it's possible for Jayden Epps to make a similar evolution at the same position in the same system.
what else would you say as a coach in that situation?but if memory serves me correctly, the mantra came from coach and repeated throughout the season even as we headed to the end of the year tournaments.
As you do every preseasonGo look at the preseason thread. You'll see plenty of over the top predictions.
6. We can just plug player X or Y into PGIf you are going to participate in Illini pre-season prognostication, there are a few simple rules you should be familiar with.
1. Freshmen will exceed expectations; veterans will have break-out seasons.
2. There will not be any injuries; Fletch will improve all measurables.
3. No one on our roster will enter the transfer portal; we will get a transfer who can play multiple positions and effectively play the point in a pinch.
4. Team toughness will improve and we will win the last 10 minutes of every game; leadership will develop so that we are always ready to play at the tipoff.
5. Weaknesses will magically be resolved.
I prefer talking about Krekel’s greaseburgers. I still remember watching Krekel grab the hamburger balls and smashing them flat on the grill on Water Street. This was back when MacArthur HS was still around. I went to Mt. Zion, but the MacArthur summer school kids would walk over and eat there for lunch. Grew up playing golf all summer at Nelson Park golf course and Fairies Park as well. Amazing how things change!
@insiders what have you heard if anything about Tre White?
This is great. I needed this.If you are going to participate in Illini pre-season prognostication, there are a few simple rules you should be familiar with.
1. Freshmen will exceed expectations; veterans will have break-out seasons.
2. There will not be any injuries; Fletch will improve all measurables.
3. No one on our roster will enter the transfer portal; we will get a transfer who can play multiple positions and effectively play the point in a pinch.
4. Team toughness will improve and we will win the last 10 minutes of every game; leadership will develop so that we are always ready to play at the tipoff.
5. Weaknesses will magically be resolved.
Possibly. I don’t recall Trent pouting during a game/refusing to go back in. That right there suggests a potentially different mindset than what Trent had/has. At a minimum that suggests a lack of buy in to the coaching. And if you haven’t bought in you aren’t going to improve.But it's soft-headed and impractical to suggest it's possible for Jayden Epps to make a similar evolution at the same position in the same system.
Sad but good to know...i used to be an insider a long time agoIt’s not open anymore and I am an insider on this one.