Recent content by Eternal Optimist

One thing is for certain, I’m glad others know ball better than I do. Last offseason the insiders were saying this Domask guy is going to surprise us. I thought “yeah right”. Turns out, I know I need to sit back and trust the process instead of getting worked up and thinking we are missing on...

Depends on how you look at it. With OA, MJ develops quicker and potentially spends less time in orange and blue. 😂 Obviously that is a great thing if that is happening. It’s a great day to be an Illini fan.

Word on the street is OA is a done deal and this guy below is a new graduate assistant they pulled off in a huge way. Didn’t see that one coming but a huge boom indeed!

“You’re welcome” He continues to gift us players even when he is gone? What a guy!

Been gone for a while. People are this excited about Groce being brought back as our lead recruiter?

Maddox didn’t really fit our system/culture so we cooled on him.

Not to mention he was practicing every day with our players and certainly makes the team better due to his scrappy game. I wish we could have kept him. We are better with him than we are without him regardless of who we get (not saying he is “better” than who we get/eventually get). Just need...

@pruman91 : I feel like you should have someone up your sleeve to send as a diversion.

Booth

While you never want to lose what seem like good coaches and players this doesn’t seem as devastating as losing what seemed to be our entire coaching staff when OA and CC left for Kentucky. Josh and Brad have proven themselves to be perfectly competent to do what is needed to compete AND win. It...

I would LOVE to have Antigua back. Sorry to yell. Curious as to how things will develop with transfers/recruits based on who we bring in. Our roster is far from complete, and I love the foundation we have. A lot of potential right now, and my name is Eternal Optimist.

Pretty solid University of Illinois JV Team.