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Illini Basketball 2026-2027
illini55
- The Villages, FL
Can’t argue with that!
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I set it during his freshman year when it looked like he was gonna be an all American some day Before he went off the rails.
It lists our MSU game as away, but should be home. I imagine that will make the game odds fall to a W for our projected record.
How is Houston 3? They lost 4 starters. I find these preseason data set values to be close to worthless.
Feels about exactly what we'd expect for Illinois, but was curious if we'd get the preseason offense #1. Michigan that low is really surprising.
Seems a pretty favorable jump offensively for Florida, but also has them taking a step back defensively, so that evens out i think Texas confuses me. jumping to 14 defensively when they finished last year 83 seems... unfounded.
And then Lville... offseason darlings once again, but what is the actual gameplan.
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Great to give Hurley more bulletin board material.
There isn't a world where he'll be worse than 5 of those teams in front of him.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Michigan is way underrated here.
100% there's a world where that can happen
Just a couple years ago (24-25) they were AP Preseason #3 and finished unranked (#32 on KP)
I think he gave big Z a facial.
In the tournament or the regular season?
That team lost it's entire starting lineup to the draft off two championships.
There is no way Iowa St, Alabama, Houston, Kansas will. I'm not sure any of these teams will even show up in the preseason top 15.
I'm still not sure who are on some of these rosters. Lipsey is back?
Hard for me to understand how the data drives this one.
Ya we look very very good.
I’m not sure I’d have UConn down at 11. That said, if you’d like a friendly wager, I’ll give you UConn and I’ll take the field of Iowa State, Bama, Houston, and Kansas if just one end up infront of UConn.
Khamenia and Hines are still guys who gotta prove a lot, and if were on those other teams, you’d say the same. Candidly, Mullins probably still has to figure it out a bit too
One of the ultimate "what if" Illinois players.
That's an interesting bet.
I'd have to do a little more investigation to see if I'm missing anyone, and take a look at the depth of all these teams. I'm not fully familiar with Iowa St's roster as I typically only spend time perusing rosters of the top 10 or so. I know they lost their two best players in Milan and Jefferson. KU I'm out on - we saw Self try this trick last year, I don't think he knows how to do it. I really like Oats, think he knows what he's doing, not fully familiar with their roster. I also respect Sampson, I'm just not sure this new era supports his system.
I have a theory on a few programs like Marquette, Iowa St. They grind so hard defensively all year that by March they are banged up and exhausted. I don't think Shaka or Otz know how to pace the season in a way where he builds momentum into the post season. They are full throttle and then by the time March rolls around, dinged up and flat. I think the best coaches know how to build to the crescendo.
I'm not totally familiar with UConn's bench. I am with you on Khamenia, not sold on him. He strikes me as a kid that may have come out of HS overhyped because he signed with Duke. I am fully sold on Hines, if there is one thing UConn does it's develop bigs and that kid is a manimal.
Is this bet UConn goes deeper in the tourney? KU isn't a concern. 1 of the other three has potential to surprise.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays