Recent content by LovieIlliniWood

Let me say first off I really like A. Jordan. However, he is definitely not 2nd best perimeter defender, not 3rd, or 4th. I really like this kid as a shooter, he just doesn’t move with that athleticism some of our other guards do. I am not sure what kind of minutes this kid plays but I hope...

My opinion of Smith is that he is still the biggest scoring threat we have, possibly Alstork could be better as he keeps getting more comfortable. There are not many Big Ten guards that can guard Mark Smith going to the basket, he is that strong. He can pull-up from 8-10 feet as well as...

Mark Smith shot 2-15 vs Indiana St and really struggled, also missing a wide open layup at end of the game he probably should have dunked. I don’t anticipate this being the norm. Not real sure how he shot vs Vandy but I know it was better. Haven’t heard much on Alstork, but not super...

I would be surprised if Damonte isn’t our best overall defender on this team. He has a very nice jumper to go with it also, smooth just like his pops.

At workouts earlier this fall Underwood was all over Greg, but as Greg walked to half court Underwood had a message for him. Mind you the coaches were literally all over this kid ALL practice. Greg walked to half court during a drill and Underwood said, Greg if you work your !!! off you will...

After the text I just received, not a chance THT is announcing for Illinois. And yes, I would bet my beach house!

Great thing with THT is you know he is well coached at the HS level. Coach Smith has always been a big supporter of the Illini, I know for a fact he wanted Derrick Rose in Orange and Blue.

I hope he is able to help and get some tick, seems to work and has a good attitude. No doubt he can still knock down the 3 ball, which helps his cause for sure.

I don’t know about the cramping, I do know he made 2 field goals for the game. IMO this may not ever happen again b/c I think he is an excellent player especially for a freshman. Defensively he will struggle, like every other freshman playing a new style of defense imo. I am definitely not...

I will say this, saw Trent very recently and he is very good! Mark Smith apparently had a bad scrimmage Sunday and not a great practice Monday. With that being said, he will be very good by the time things get really rolling in the next few weeks. The biggest weakness imo will be defensively...

Will be stopping in at practice this week, I will try to give a brief summary of some things going on at this point. Will be interested to see how things are progressing.

Is Ayo even a banger❓

This Sunday they are at Indiana St.

Was he a banger??

That is it, yep couldn't remember!