Recent content by illini510

I see. Well, Minnesota's front office definitely outsmarted the incompetent AKME regime

Dosunmu should be a Chicago Bull and Karnisovas is who we have to thank for screwing that up. The fact that he was out 2 months after making that trade tells you all you need to know about how much that guy didn't have a clue what he was doing. Would love to see Ayo re-sign with the Bulls in the...

The same could be said for TSJ after his junior season but that doesn't mean he was ready for the NBA. Even after his All American senior season, he had to work his way up through playing in the G League all last year before the T-Wolves gave him some consistent opportunities in the big league...

I agree. He doesn't have a 3 pt shot right now. What NBA team is going to take him outside of the first 40 picks? He's basically a slightly worse version of what TSJ was after his junior year. This is a loaded draft too. Maybe if it was a weaker draft, Andrej would have a chance at the end of...

As much as I dislike what Morez to the Illini Nation, we have to finally admit that he made the right choice for himself not just monetarily but also with the program he decided to go to.

To be fair, the Michigan fans that I was around were not actively rooting against Illinois during the game on Saturday, so that may have resulted in me gaining a little more respect for the Michigan fanbase. But, overall, was just looking to see a competitive game and UCONN made it that. Can't...

We need Blackwell badly. Good culture fit and would thrive here

I believe they are in the top 3 with the Kings and forget the other franchise but I guess you could put the Wizards, the Pelicans, Nets or the Hornets in the same category from recent years/decades

I think he will succeed without Stirtz as he succeeded before Stirtz came into the picture at Northwest Missouri St or whatever school he coached. He has the intangibles of a successful coach no matter who is on his team

Credit McCollum for understanding that maybe the fit isn't there with UNC but he has some kind of cajones to turn down the interview opportunity. That means he thinks he can win at Iowa

That's as emotional from a sadness standpoint that I have ever seen Underwood. I gained additional appreciation for his vulnerability that he displayed after the game in the press conference and in the media interview afterwards. We all know he cares a lot but he was visibly upset with the loss...

Iowa St was also without its best player, so don't forget that. I believe that Iowa St-Tennessee game would've been much more competitive with Jefferson in the mix. But, still think that Michigan would've beaten Iowa St as well. I was really surprised that Arizona and Michigan was not a more...

I attended the game and was happy to have gotten to experience seeing the Illini back in the Final Four despite the loss. Keaton Wagler is just a special player. To do what he did on that stage against that type of defense. If not for him and Tomi, that game isn't even close b/c those shots were...

They are not the juggernauts that they were in 23 and 24. That's why this is a winnable game if they play with the same focus and energy as they did against Houston

I think they knew they were going to have to pay him much more money and wanted to sell off b/c of their rebuild ambitions but not realizing that Ayo and Coby were valuable pieces to your rebuild. I contend they were one star player away from being 4/5 seed caliber team in the East with Giddey...