Recent content by bobmILLINI34

There has been debate whether the Illini (as of now) have improved compared to last year. I find "follow the money" to be an efficient way of baking everything in. Going into the 2025/26 season the Illini were about 40:1 to win it all. Going into the tournament this March the Illini were...

And remember, come March he effectively will be a sophomore

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With our current returning lineup, what's a realistic expectation for the Illini’s final KenPom ranking at the end of next season (2026-27)? Expected overall KenPom rank? Expected offensive efficiency? Expected defensive efficiency? KenPom has proven to be one of the strongest predictors of...

As of Monday, the Illini on DraftKings are tied for 5th place as far as expected national championship next year. It'll be interesting to see how these numbers change: 1) after the announcements of retaining all our key big men (My guess is these numbers had Mirk, the twins and Jake baked in)...

It gets tricky. 5m to Blackwell puts great upward pressure on all the other's compensation.

Nice Blackwell recruiting summary via Grok https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5LWNvcHk_f3d57b24-6be7-4f8e-82e5-6ae26ec9206a

I apologize if this has already been asked. Has LOV (Loss of value insurance) been discussed? If Keaton got a huge bag at Illinois and wanted to stay for whatever reason, could LOV (which he could then easily afford) significantly shift the risk / reward analysis...

This Lithuanian from TCU might meet all the four pillars our team looks for? Height, good shooting, great fundamentals etc Thoughts?