Opponents post him up whenever they have a chance. There seems to be a reputation now.
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I think he tried some but was not super successful due to his build. I don't mind he tries more but I prefer him bulking up and staying for another year.
He needs to lower his center of gravity, and at time he does but he has to think about it way more against good opponents. There’s potential to be decent in this area but the lack of experience playing against skilled and more agile athletes is showing his bad tendencies and below average lateral speed. If he was as strong as Domask, he’d be a second rounder but it is what it is. I’m sure he’s watching plenty of tape since a lot of this can be remedied throughout the season. I’m confident that we’ll see a better version of him but at the same time I think his shooting will improve if his minutes are kept to about 10-15 minutes per game.
Just for a re-over, Loyalty posts about KJ when committing or about to commit:
"Becoming increasingly clear that Illinois spectacularly whiffed by thinking they were budgetary savants passing on Storr, and now is trying to sell a 17-year-old playing in Europe (a question mark twice over)"
"We are paying big fish money for a mid tier fish."
"Sorry...but no matter how you slice it...if Kasparas is gonna be our only add from now on out...that's a disappointment."
"I think a situation like this should be a no-go. Young fella is too young too help now ..."
"A million? I’ll take Storr for an extra 200k all day"
"If we are paying $1M (which is much more than other bidders!)for some 17yr old kid from Europe vs $1.2M for Storr, that's a huge miss."
One even condemning insiders: "Making things worse is the expectations set by insiders just less than 2 months ago. Just read their post history. There was talk that BU said in a staff meeting they’d over-sign by one, and now we’re talking about strategically leaving 2 scholarships open because “nobody plays 10 deep anyways”. "
And btw, all this talk about AJ Storr - yeah...
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"Becoming increasingly clear that Illinois spectacularly whiffed by thinking they were budgetary savants passing on Storr, and now is trying to sell a 17-year-old playing in Europe (a question mark twice over)"
"We are paying big fish money for a mid tier fish."
"Sorry...but no matter how you slice it...if Kasparas is gonna be our only add from now on out...that's a disappointment."
"I think a situation like this should be a no-go. Young fella is too young too help now ..."
"A million? I’ll take Storr for an extra 200k all day"
"If we are paying $1M (which is much more than other bidders!)for some 17yr old kid from Europe vs $1.2M for Storr, that's a huge miss."
One even condemning insiders: "Making things worse is the expectations set by insiders just less than 2 months ago. Just read their post history. There was talk that BU said in a staff meeting they’d over-sign by one, and now we’re talking about strategically leaving 2 scholarships open because “nobody plays 10 deep anyways”. "
And btw, all this talk about AJ Storr - yeah...
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LOL no surprise your so defensive.
"For all the people who are constantly saying that BU is a master at the portal and who try to convince everyone that everything is great, wouldn't you be happier staying away from this thread? Come back in February after about 20 games and we can see how it all turns out."
I hope you are right.
Well, not defensive at all. I've never been a sky is falling nor an everything is rosy guy when it comes to new players.
But of course you appear to continue to ignore all the positive comments. Two negative posters. Probably a few like me in wait and see mode.
What's the point of this? I can easily go into your posting history and find some duds.Just for a re-over, Loyalty posts about KJ when committing or about to commit:
"Becoming increasingly clear that Illinois spectacularly whiffed by thinking they were budgetary savants passing on Storr, and now is trying to sell a 17-year-old playing in Europe (a question mark twice over)"
"We are paying big fish money for a mid tier fish."
"Sorry...but no matter how you slice it...if Kasparas is gonna be our only add from now on out...that's a disappointment."
"I think a situation like this should be a no-go. Young fella is too young too help now ..."
"A million? I’ll take Storr for an extra 200k all day"
"If we are paying $1M (which is much more than other bidders!)for some 17yr old kid from Europe vs $1.2M for Storr, that's a huge miss."
One even condemning insiders: "Making things worse is the expectations set by insiders just less than 2 months ago. Just read their post history. There was talk that BU said in a staff meeting they’d over-sign by one, and now we’re talking about strategically leaving 2 scholarships open because “nobody plays 10 deep anyways”. "
And btw, all this talk about AJ Storr - yeah...
AJ Storr - Ole Miss Rebels Guard - ESPN
View the profile of Ole Miss Rebels Guard AJ Storr on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
For example on October 27, 2024, in the pregame thread for the game against Minnesota, you predicted "1-3 the next four." Instead, we went 3-1 to get to 9 wins.
On the same day you posted in a basketball thread "kasparas is not enough ready to play to be a one and done. we overrated him coming in. might develop into the future, but not nearly that immediate impact freshman people were calling for."
The very next day you posted "Right now this team is not a tournament team. Not saying they won't be by the end, but right now they're not. We've got long ways to go. We damn-sure ain't winning any of those 3 non con games tenn, ark, bama. think that's pretty safe to circle in." (emphasis added)
The day after that you posted:
"Saying that we're a tournament team rn is an absolute lie. and we likely won't be for the entire first half of the year. highly likely we start out with 5+ losses in our first 12 (games before 2025).
going to need a strong finish to get into tourney conversation." (emphasis added)
Everyone on here gets it wrong sometimes. In late October you were on a heater for bad takes. Maybe lets let the past be the past?
I was wrong once in 1993 but in retrospect I'm pretty sure I was just joking
And additionally, major thanks for the crow served on September 7th. Not just to us but also NIU
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ScUM and Ped State are losing. If this holds and we enjoy a victory tonight my heart will be full. will only be as sweet as can be if NIU beats ND
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Oh yeah, I hated Snyder. I always wanted to punch the TV when his face was blown up on it
Here's some food for thought...Lebron was about to turn 16 right after this game
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Will Riley sucked too! But, he is very young and clearly sped up currently. Ben supposedly has experience and shouldn't look like an absolute waste of space. He isn't shooting worth a damn (which is what he is supposed to be great at), his man consistently scores over top of him, he doesn't box out, he doesn't rebound! I would love for him to be a serviceable player, but currently he isn't! I am not the guy who is getting paid millions of dollars to make these decisions, but I don't understand why he is playing as much as he is.
I think that this team is missing what Ty Rogers has in spades. That is a glue-guy, who will do whatever is asked of him, and who has been part of the system for 3 years. This team needs his leadership, grit, athleticism, and rebounding. As far as I am concerned, he can have 90% of Ben's minutes!
IMO I think people are so salty because we are unfortunately missing exactly what Ben was supposed to be: an older hybrid post/wing that knocks down 40% of open 3s.
Ty fills 1/2 of that but has us playing 4v5 on offense and as the 8th man probably doesn't change any of our losses.
Fair enough, but this isn't a post or two here and there. Not one pea in a bowl of corn. I'm talking a full thread crushing the kasparas addition.... and now he is our jolly. Just a little amusing, js.
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Two things struck me about this video:
1. The crowd sounds so much louder and more energetic here compared to this past year. Is this just a weird sound filter on the modern ESPN broadcast (I did feel the crowd noise sounded odd this year), or are fans really that much more subdued these days?
2. It was SO much less common then to wear your team’s colors. If not for looking at the benches, you wouldn’t be able to tell which side is which … the crowd was a sea of white and gray, lol. Compared to this (from 2012-13 year), the contrast is wild:
Not nearly as strong as Riley? Is that possible? I think Fletch has just now got him able to bench press the bar
I live 30 minutes from Provo. I don’t know his stats, but no one is talking about Demin around here
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^ Another random/bored thought on a sleepy Saturday for me ... it's kind of striking how much less yellow/gold/pukey mustard apparel Miznoz fans wear now than in past years. The Illini side is still pretty orange (though that has also decreased), but the Missouri side is always like 60% black, 30% gold and 10% other. It made for a much cooler visual when each side provided a bit more of a color contrast, and it speaks to an interesting trend I have noticed that crowds are starting to be less monochromatic and are starting to resemble crowds from before the mid-2000s or so. It seems like there was this peak trend of teams emphasizing their crowds being in one bright color from like 2004 to 2019 or so, and now you don't see it as much.
Some examples below of some contrasting years:
I guess it is true what they say that all trends come back around, haha.
Some examples below of some contrasting years:
I guess it is true what they say that all trends come back around, haha.
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