Lol they dont call the team that wins the tournament Cinderella. They call the team or teams that are seeded high that make deep runs or pull an upset cinderella. Lol
Kendric prince on a podcast said he won't get it
was actually the opposite, our defense was much better than our offense
3rd in offensive points per, .5 behind Indiana for second and 6th in the conference points against. Offense wasn't pretty, I'm not a fool, but to sit here and say we couldn't score is ludicrous. We get most any shot we want, just not always the guy we want shooting it or timing of shot.
68th in the country in offense and 26th on defense. https://kenpom.com/
Do you not understand that when a team plays at a faster pace they both score and give up more points and that is not related to their quality of play? We were the fastest team in the league last year.
No, tell me more. I remember distinctly Brad saying something about our defense last year and it not being good, especially from mid February on. Also, we weren't even close to being a fast paced team last year. I think we were somewhere near 100 in possessions per last year. Our defense got cooked last year and by no means am I saying our offense was awesome, I'm just saying we can and have been able to score. A true unselfish facilitator would be even more awesome.
Agreed. He’ll shoot better now that he wont have the other teams best, or even 2nd best defender on him.
Our lead guard does not have to be a score first guy, and maybe he brings some more playmaking / pass ability (though I’m skeptical post injury) and solid defense, but it sure is unideal for your point guard to be a non-threat from 3 or midrange jumper running offense with pick n rolls. Team will sag on him and dare him to shoot. They did not fill the necessary gap at lead guard in my view
Disagree with this. Our biggest single issue last season was we did not have a point guard to get us into and run offense. Brad said a million times that we just didn’t run things offensively in games despite talking about it pre game. It is why our offense frequently ended up being Coleman taking fadeaway jumpers off the bounce and a sub 60 ranked offense on KenPom. Point guard and shooting was the other big issue, but the shooting would improve with a true point guard running offense getting guys better looks
We don't need a top PG or elite PG. But a decent one or better play from that spot sure helps a lot.
Go check his track record
Well some say Podz can't play D and is not athletic but yet he has a 39.5 vertical and is likely to go in the first round. Do you think his vertical and athleticism got better after leaving Fletch? I don't. I think most have zero clue what the measurables are for guys are or have seen many practices at U of I or ISU. Most hear subjective opinions. Some things you can measure. Like a 39.5 inch vertical and hitting shots like Reeves in the SEC. Just one reason why the NBA has the combine.
I think you're underestimating his athleticism because he's white. I think he's a more sudden athlete than RayJ.
Well, Luke was injured and in a walking boot most of the season, so makes sense there weren't all that many plays called up for him. That said, it was pretty clear last year that even if he was healthy, the Illini on the floor were almost incapable of running set plays as several players were playing for the name on the back of the jersey than the name on the front.
that makes me more confident he will get it
Uh. A lot of European kids are really really good basketball players. I don't know how you missed that the current best player in the world is a chubby 6'11 Serbian guy.
