Recent content by Illinirog70

Not the same team without Q in there... They stagnate without his hustle. And they don't share the ball. Some very curious calls by the refs....

as has been mentioned before, its not the ninth man who matters, its the fourth big man. As injury and illness prone the twins are, the fourth big could get a fair amount of playing time. A skilled player there would see the floor quite often. One thing not discussed is the lack of foul trouble...

Ty and Q are at opposite ends of the body type spectrum. And they rebound differently. Q is very quick and gets to the ball before others and then busts out to fly down the court. But he also gets bounced around a lot by his own age group opponents. Ty is muscular and a fighter and will battle...

Aaaah...the Wheaton iceman!!

Beating two SEC schools in bowls the past two years is pretty Marquee, especially South Carolina.

I remember Harper well. He went pro a year early, and set a record in the NBA by increasing his scoring average for nine (?) years in a row... Never a great shooter but a very good ball handler, defensive player and driver. Big guard at that time (about 6'4") out of Florida... Heart and soul of...

In 30 years, I'll be 119,,,,

Factoid...The state of Florida (where I live) is the second largest beef producing state, after Texas and ships way more beef than it does oranges. They even have a cattle drive in this state! Beef bowl, here we come!!

um..he played one year for the ducks....

Why no recruits committing to the Illini? Are we in a dead period?

Rodgers coming back would help out in both areas where we lack (actually three...) He can serve as a back up point guard bringing the ball up as he did for the U-18 all star team he played for, he can back up the four-spot for limited minutes with rebounding and defense, and he provides tons of...

No its the Izzo factor... always punched above his reach

And we are sitting with one declared recruit? Is there something holding them back? Are we in a quiet period?

where is zavier??

I LOVE this freshmen class! If they stick together and we add a couple of bigs next year (transfers or recruits,) They will be dynamite. Great shooters, assisters, positional size, they have all the earmarks of a top-notch Illini team. I'm sure we will see great contributions from most if not...