Give em a call. Then call BU and tell him you got some players lined up for him.Oh, absolutely.
As a baseline, Justin Harmon - who was very glad to come play here - averaged 14pts, 3.8rebs, 2.9ast at UTAH Valley. At Illinois, he played 18.7 minutes per game.
You could literally go on and on, but here's 3 guys with similar profiles at their most recent stops.
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Actually... it's the other way around. You'll make much more playing 15 minutes here than starting for a penurious school like Boston College, Utah, DePaul, etc.
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For examples, Robert Wright III came back to BYU, and Jake Hall came back to New Mexico.
No shots at Weber from me.
But I think there’s a case Brad is about as good as it gets in the sport with offense right now.
YIKES!
We need to recruit JUNIORS!
No worries. Here on IL, come as you are; you don't need a reason to be crazy.
Maybe we should try to balance the force here…
This Illini team has everything it needs to be the best team ever. We’re going to have to practice against NBA teams just to improve. I feel bad for the rest of the B1G who stands no chance.
Blackwell didn’t come because he saw our embarrassment of riches and thought it wasn’t fair. Too bad he didn’t want to be a national champion, which we are all but guaranteed. Playing the games are really only a formality at this point.
Brad is already the greatest Illini coach in history and will cement himself as one of the greats in all of the NCAA history next year.
Oh, and our team is gonna be a hell of a lot of fun.
This Illini team has everything it needs to be the best team ever. We’re going to have to practice against NBA teams just to improve. I feel bad for the rest of the B1G who stands no chance.
Blackwell didn’t come because he saw our embarrassment of riches and thought it wasn’t fair. Too bad he didn’t want to be a national champion, which we are all but guaranteed. Playing the games are really only a formality at this point.
Brad is already the greatest Illini coach in history and will cement himself as one of the greats in all of the NCAA history next year.
Oh, and our team is gonna be a hell of a lot of fun.
You’ve got to count either Davis or Andrej as a starter. Otherwise, there were only 4 guys who started in the FF. Davis was a starter. Andrej played starter minutes.My intention was not to insult anyone. If that is how you took it I apologize.
I do find it interesting that sometimes I read that BU is not satisfied so why should the fans be satisfied. Other times the staff IS satisfied so the true fans need to cry out they need to do more. It appears that whatever narrative suits the argument best is the one they run with.
Offensively we are juiced again ... should be another KenPom darling and really fun to watch.
Defensively I don't know ... are we better, worse, same? Maybe better as a unit with all of the IQ? I still worry about not have "that dog" on D to put a speed bump on the quick guards out there.
Defensively I don't know ... are we better, worse, same? Maybe better as a unit with all of the IQ? I still worry about not have "that dog" on D to put a speed bump on the quick guards out there.
Morrilo is not a B10 4 man. There is no darn way right at 6'7" 215lbs he is going to play effectively defend the B10 power 4s like Morez, Pherrell Payne. MSUs, Purdues, or most other teams. Morrilo wasnt brought here to back up Mirk and guys Mirk can cover. Its ridiculous to think he can match up with the guys the B10, Bama, Tennessee and UConn play at that spot. Its totally a pipe dream. Morrilo can play the 1-3 but if he is asked to defend the 4s in this league he will be abused.
In that case Z is your backup 4 man and you play Double Ivisic.
6-7,6-7,6-6,6-9,7-1 (Stef, Drej, Jake, Mirk, Tomi)
You thought we were tall last year?
If you’re an opposing team….Good luck with that.
You thought we were tall last year?
If you’re an opposing team….Good luck with that.
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Can he guard the back-up 4 though?
I think the thought of Morillo playing the 4 is as a backup for a few minutes each game. He isn't going to encounter these huge, giant mismatches and the staff isn't going to put him in that position.
I agree. But hey, I respect @wc_illini , he’s always got level headed and fair takes.
And reading all his previous posts, this seems mostly about depth, which if that’s the main point I think is entirely fair.
No shade, I just disagreed with that point. I enjoy bantering on lineups and roster build far more than adjustment talks anyway, these are all good and fun “problems”
4 rotation: Mirk 31 / Z 6 / Morillo 3.
We need Z pushing 20 minutes. You need your best players on the court.
If Tomi plays 27 and Z plays 13 (at the 5), then he needs some minutes at the 4.
Absolutely sucks Ty isn’t healthy (or that we can’t count on it)
The more we talk through this, he seems to be the Swiss Army knife that helps a ton off the bench in multiple spots. Not to mention, just a great team guy
The more we talk through this, he seems to be the Swiss Army knife that helps a ton off the bench in multiple spots. Not to mention, just a great team guy
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Some fans won't be happy until we have signed at least 7 lead guards, 3rd string 4s and 5s that would start on a lower-tier tournament team, and 17 wings that can shoot the three, guard, and drive it to the hoop.
True, but insiders were also saying we had elite backup plans if Blackwell didn't work. I find it hard to believe that we stopped being aggressive in the portal because of a 5 star freshman. If you have the resources to add an experienced portal piece to a team that's ready to win now, you do it 10/10 times, right?
If I put my orange tinted conspiracy glasses on.... Maybe the staff is working on another big addition but keeping it very hush hush to keep it from turning into a bidding war.
Yep, thats why i hope we find a big 4 with some experience to replace Ben. Given the Ivisics history of leg, ankle and other ailments the lack of depth and experience after Z is the spot im hope Misko or Brad can fill. Ben played a pretty big role and right now Z is our only experiencr guy backing up the 4/5 spots with any size.
Morillo will get his chances in practice to show if he is capable. He is going to learn a lot trying to slow down Mirk in practice. If he isn't ready, you are just going to see more Twin Towers.
If he gets on campus as early as he can, there is no reason they can't put 10 lbs on him before the season starts. Keaton added something like 15 last summer.
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