blackdog
- Champaign
Illini in the Pros (Basketball)
Well to be fair, not sure a clear path to the basket, nary a whisper of contact slam dunk is proof he doesn’t need to get stronger. But, yes, those advocating for him to return to get stronger when was going to be a first round pick were being a bit ridiculous. [And yes I did see the sarcasm designation.]
second year will Riley on this team .......
second year will Riley on this team .......
I'm not sure he would play much. (shouldn't need the s/ but some people on here)
In their most recent game:
Kasparas 12 pts, 3 reb, 5 assists, 1 TO
Ayo 12 pts, 5 reb, 4 assists, 1 TO
Will 11 pts, 6 reb, 4 assists, 0 TO
Brad coaches his guards to be complete players as well as "team" players who fill up the stat sheet. The kind of guard who may never be a Hall of Famer but the kind of guard every team needs to win championships. Akin to Ron Harper with the Bulls of old.
Kasparas 12 pts, 3 reb, 5 assists, 1 TO
Ayo 12 pts, 5 reb, 4 assists, 1 TO
Will 11 pts, 6 reb, 4 assists, 0 TO
Brad coaches his guards to be complete players as well as "team" players who fill up the stat sheet. The kind of guard who may never be a Hall of Famer but the kind of guard every team needs to win championships. Akin to Ron Harper with the Bulls of old.
Amazing how much Kasparas turned the ball over at Illinois. Doesn’t seem to be an issue in the league for wtvr reason.
my hypothesis is health and consistent officiating. Perhaps not in that order.
Could also be coach Spo not letting him play if he’s gonna be a turnover machine.
As they said in the video, he pretty much exclusively plays off the ball now
this is where being 6'6" really matters and why size is important in the draft. I think he'll play more with the ball down the road when he gets used to pace and size at the NBA. he's shooting great from 3 so that is awesome!
I think that should’ve been the case at Illinois - we had kylan
but still facilitating, somewhere around 3.5-4 assists/game vs 1 TO since January
3-4 assists is fairly average for an off the ball wing in the NBA. His usage has dropped drastically. He’s no longer a “facilitator” in the same way or volume as he was at Illinois. It’s also not out of the realm of possibilities that he simply has improved in some areas.
nba game is different too- to my eyes, he looks the same as last year but doesn't look sped up largely because the other 4 players on the court are playing at that speed too (both actual pace and real time processing)
Ayo and TSJ were just on the court together for the end of the first half of the TWolves game.
How’s this for a lineup:
Ant
Ayo
TSJ
Gobert
DiVincenzo
How’s this for a lineup:
Ant
Ayo
TSJ
Gobert
DiVincenzo
ayo getting a little revenge on a sidy cissoko with a hard foul. play on. 
no clue if he's related to Maddy so maybe it's not revenge... but I'm going to pretend they are
they did call a flagrant on ayo
no clue if he's related to Maddy so maybe it's not revenge... but I'm going to pretend they are
they did call a flagrant on ayo
Whitmans Sampler
- Eastern Iowa
Unfortunately their last names are spelled differently. Would have been so poetic if they were brothers.ayo getting a little revenge on a sidy cissoko with a hard foul. play on.
no clue if he's related to Maddy so maybe it's not revenge... but I'm going to pretend they are
they did call a flagrant on ayo
He nailed a nice floater right over the top of Clingan, so at least there’s that!ayo getting a little revenge on a sidy cissoko with a hard foul. play on.
no clue if he's related to Maddy so maybe it's not revenge... but I'm going to pretend they are
they did call a flagrant on ayo
Curious to see how these careers compare
Jeremiah Fears
Splits GP MIN FG% 3P% FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
L10 10 23.7 38.3 29.4 63.6 4.1 3.9 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.1 10.6
Egor Demin
L10 9 26.9 34.2 31.0 82.4 3.2 2.4 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.4 9.6
KJ
L10 9 21.8 50.9 48.6 90.9 3.0 4.0 0.1 0.8 2.7 1.3 9.6
Jeremiah Fears
Splits GP MIN FG% 3P% FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
L10 10 23.7 38.3 29.4 63.6 4.1 3.9 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.1 10.6
Egor Demin
L10 9 26.9 34.2 31.0 82.4 3.2 2.4 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.4 9.6
KJ
L10 9 21.8 50.9 48.6 90.9 3.0 4.0 0.1 0.8 2.7 1.3 9.6
14 and 10 for Will Riley tonight. Cool to see things “click” for a kid the way it obviously has with Will.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?