Illini Basketball 2026-2027

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Well… let’s just land Luigi next year.

This has been my thought all along. It's like Z the year he went to Arkansas. Or when Boswell went to AZ.

"If he were to hypothetically transfer from this school, where's he most likely to end up?" At no point is it too early to ask the question (especially if we have that kind of ties to him).

Guys transfer left and right now. NEVER is it a good idea to burn bridges.

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Luigi reminds me of Mara, who wasn't anywhere near as good playing for Cronin.

 

[Combo]

Jakstys 6'10' 220 is significantly stronger than Lieb so he can help out of somebody is beating up Tomas or Big Z in the paint and David is in foul trouble.
Landon Davis is 6'9" 220 lbs but does not look as strong.

in 2027 we run the risk of Tomas, Big Z graduating and David to NBA. Depending on what bigs we can bring in Jakstys and Landon Davis might be playing significant 4 or 5 roles.

I don't buy that Jakstys (pending a full recovery) is the same as Lieb. In the brief time we've seem him, he looked like he put on quality weight. He's also much more athletic than Lieb.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2068003665839796717

 

[BWBW]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2068003665839796717

We are "grandfathered" in given it is a long standing agreement?

 

[travelin' man]

I think we need some standards on "can jump out of the gym". I propose the standard be that they can consistently place a penny on top of the backboard, or remove it.

Place a penney and then make change!

 

[PepeSilvia]

Worth noting that the game has changed.

Our 125.5 rating in 2024 was good for 3rd for that year, but would be 10th in 2026.

Alabama finished with the #3 offense last year at 129.7.

To be a top 3 offense next year, we’re probably gonna have to be pushing 130.

Please keep in mind that Kenpom is compared to the mean of that season. It's not useful to compare an o-rating from season to season.

I would venture a guess that a lot of the inflation in orating is simply a result of their being a worse mean as NIL has continued to expand and a lot of the best players on mid majors transfer up to power conference programs(even in bench roles).

Basically NIL and the instant transfer are just allowing talent to consolidate at the top moreso than it did 5 or even 10 years ago.