Recent content by illineuron

When Bird said he wasn't athletic he was joking. Throughout his career he was used as the prime example of the can't jump, can't run white guy who somehow was one of the best players of all time. It became a joke after a few years and Bird would say it about himself sarcastically.

Congratulations Ayo, his family and the coaching staff. Thrilled to be able to look forward to watching you and this group of young men represent the university on and off the court. Work hard, have fun.

Going to see Tom Petty at SFC next week.

A number of posters claim that Tilmon is not a program changing recruit. I can't really think of any player in the last 4-5 decades that changed a program long term. Coaches change/build programs. UI has their coach. If he's who I think he is, the recruits will come.

The clear distinction for me regarding the 17-18 squad versus the preceding years is starting the years with a talented point guard. My understanding is that Coach's system is not as point guard dependent as others however Tejon's promotion to pg appeared to be the primary reason the team looked...

Thanks for the work in compiling those stats. As I've read posts, particularly over the last few years it is evident that many folks expressing their perspectives have a comparatively brief experience as an Illini fan. When you've accrued 30, 40, 50 plus years then you see the ebbs a flows of...

After the first few possessions, PSU shooters breaking out of slumps, UI looking awkward and uncomfortable, I decided I'd had enough of watching the game. Recorded it from there. My wife, who is more of a novice fan, not quite as cynical as me, continued watching. After reporting on the UI...

I appreciate your thoughtful response. Sometimes that doesn't occur on fan boards. If therapeutic intervention were to be utilized it would be individually, starting with the coach(s). Given the absence of response from the AD and staff, including coaching staff, my assumption is, for whatever...

Against my better judgement I hope to illustrate the relevant difference between mental skills training and therapy. For instance, consider you are working with a vet who has experienced trauma in combat. Mental strengthening/skills training is really not going to be of significant benefit. I...

As the coach of this team I think it would be beneficial to get some therapy. Team play reflects the mental state of the coach. Notice how teams take on the demeanor of the coach. This team plays anxious, indecisive, and slow. The coach seems anxious, indecisive, and slow. Coach Groce has no...

Agree wrt closing out on shooters. You want to get a hand up but many times the defensive player is too upright or out of control to respond effectively to a shot fake and dribble drive. Thought they did a much better job closing out against VCU than any other game this year. They also seem to...

Search EMDR and sports psychology. I've used it clinically for 22 years. Very productive. Worked with some athletes.

I won my bet. Thanks.

Sorry if you were offended. When you offer only two examples of "explosive" players and they are both exceptional college players, high draft picks, those examples seem to bring clarity to your interpretation of the word, establish a standard, so to speak, and might be considered predictive...

So if Kipper were "explosive" based upon your examples then we could expect him to go in at least the top ten in the 2018 draft?