Illini Basketball 2026-2027

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PizzaHutParkingLot
Dan said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2051766747980615937
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Payback time
 
#28      
Chukwuwumba
brillinian said:
Anyone else see this as a possible prelude within a few years that Josh is looking to move on to something bigger?
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I think two deputy AD were hired recently and a chief of staff also? Probably get someone back with familiarity.
 
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Bucktown
Fighter of the Nightman said:
LET'S GO! My birthday is the fifth, so I know what I'll be asking (demanding) of my family and friends that weekend! :ROFLMAO:


For real. We drew nearly 18k last year for an 8:00 pm Wednesday night game at a point in time where the hype was good but nowhere near "Final Four team" good. A Final Four rematch on a Friday night?? We very well might sell it out!
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Mine's on the 4th. I can't imagine it won't sell out. TV likely on Fox. That is college football conference championship game weekend. The only real game on Friday is the Big 12 on ABC.
 
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Altuve27
The guy that’s a mystery for me is Lucas Morillo. I just haven’t seen him play very much at all.

What do you guys think is a reasonable expectation for Lucas? Interested to hear some perspectives. Thank you in advance. :)
 
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PleaseMakeABowlGame
Altuve27 said:
The guy that’s a mystery for me is Lucas Morillo. I just haven’t seen him play very much at all.

What do you guys think is a reasonable expectation for Lucas? Interested to hear some perspectives. Thank you in advance. :)
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As the 8th man, around 5 ppg would be terrific. Doesn't sound like a lot, but that's what Ben and Jake averaged this year. Add in the positional versatility, hopefully he proves himself as a valuable piece.

My concern isn't the top 50 freshman (QC and Morillo). Just hope that, at some point, a guy outside the top 8 will prove themselves capable of getting into games (and providing reasonably serviceable spot minutes).
 
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21ChampaignSt
Altuve27 said:
The guy that’s a mystery for me is Lucas Morillo. I just haven’t seen him play very much at all.

What do you guys think is a reasonable expectation for Lucas? Interested to hear some perspectives. Thank you in advance. :)
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You probably know as much or more than I do. I've only watched a few highlight reels. But I'm kind of expecting him to be our 9th guy. Flashes of brilliance in limited minutes.

He has great positional size. Kind of like Wagler in the way he's able to make plays without having exceptional athleticism. Great, willing passer, too. But I'm not sure he has a reliable outside shot?

I think Ethan Brown might end up as our 8th man ahead of Morillo just because I think it'll be easier to stick Brown in the corner for 10 minutes a game vs Morillo who likes to have the ball in his hands a little more. (This is all assuming we're done adding players.)

So, based on all that, he'll probably be playing 30 minutes a game by December 1 and everyone will come back to this post and see how not smart I am.
 
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