Recent content by Kernal12

Offseason kool-aid always creates delusional expectations, but between the Vaaks teaser video and Coleman making the U18 USA team (and winning Iverson game MVP), I'm not sure I can recall being more excited about two guys coming in. Add in Morillo (his performance in that all-star game was...

And Morillo #34. Expect both Coleman and Morillo to make huge contributions next season.

I expect Coleman to be great, but there's a chance that Morillo has an even greater impact. A fairly thick 6'7" with with high bball IQ and PG skills, and has now developed a pretty consistent three point shot. If he can defend (always a challenge for a freshman), this dude is going to play a...

Am I crazy to think Vaaks might be our best player next year?

Is Ty 100% gone? Or did he put his name in the portal to at least see what else is out there, and there's a non-zero chance he could return? I actually think he would be exactly the type of veteran guard we could use. He's steady -- can defend, rebound, bring ball up the court as needed...

I would pay good money to watch the scrimmages this summer. If we retain all of the guys we want to retain, and add Blackwell, our second unit is probably a bubble tournament team. We all have expectations about who will start, but I think guys like Coleman and Morillo will really push the...

People would have said it was "crazy" or "shocking" that Keaton chose to play with his local AAU team rather than a shoe-circuit AAU team a few years ago. He and his family are clearly willing to make the "shocking" short term decision if they weigh things differently. I just wonder if things...

I thought the story at the time of Skyy's transfer was that he needed to because Brad was a mean coach. Would be the greatest of ironies if he got the extra year and then transferred back. I had mentioned to my son during the B10 tournament that Skyy was playing the way we hoped Boswell...

Hard to think of what else would stop deals other than money ... although I suspect one or more of T/Z/Mirk could go through the draft process. Maybe demanding we re-up Petro or Bilic for decent $$ as part of some package deal?

Blackwell-level player?

Agree on the idea of a "ref ban" ... as a trial lawyer, I think of it as preemptory strike when picking a jury. And I would definitely use one on High Knees. Unfortunately I think it's almost guaranteed we get High Knees. He's already done TWO Michigan games this tournament. Unless he's...

I recall at the 2005 Final Four there was some B10 bonding between the Illinois and Michigan State fanbases, including each team's band playing the other's fight song. Am I correct to assume this is NOT happening this weekend with Michigan, and that most if not all Illini fans will be rooting...

I thought the correct verb in basketball parlance was "Crean'ed"? Boy, if we can keep Tomi/Mirk/Dre/Z and add some good all around guards ... that's another top 10 or better roster.

Just realized we were 3 for 17 from three, against Iowa’s 11 made threes. Remarkable effort to win when the long ball did not go in.

Iowa’s 2 point defense is bad and they foul a lot. Pound it inside and need to make our free throws.