Recent content by PrudenceJuris

Peyton is extremely athletic, can jump out of the gym. Reasonable ball handler, unselfish teammate. Problem is he has very limited offensive skills. Think Robert Bennett. I saw him play a team last year that had no one over 6'2". He scored 7 pts. on 2 putbacks and 3 free throws. I think he could...

When is the last time you heard a recruit say after committing, "I like both schools, but I chose school A because I like their assistant coach better."

Apparently he's visiting Nebraska this weekend.

In my life I don't think I've ever seen hops like that. Maybe Ronnie Fields.

Final Belleville West 67 Moline 47 Liddell with 16 in 3 quarters. 3-3 from 3, 3-4 from the line, 2-4 from the field. 5 blocks. Smooth, powerful, plays under control. A starter for someone when he gets to college.

At Dawdy Hawkins Gym in Pekin for Belleville West v. Moline. Cuonzo and staff are here, no UI coaches. Liddell is a plus athlete, plus shooter, plus ball handler. No holes in his game.

I have a hard time getting excited over a 6'2" guard ranked 330 who can't shoot. Who's he going to be an upgrade over? Where would his playing time come from? We lost to Michigan State because we were out-rebounded 37-15. We lost to Ohio State because we were out-rebounded 45-22. We lost to a...

Watched Chris Peyton in Bloomington last night against Lincoln. 6'7", slender. Explosive leaper, decent ball handler, very unselfish passer, good teammate, limited offensively. In 32 minutes on the court he never attempted a shot outside of 5 feet. Scored 13 against a small team. I'd keep an...

You had me at 6'9" and 260 lbs.

It would be nice to have Courtney Ramey. It's always a good thing to upgrade your talent if you can do it without creating team chemistry issues. But we lost to Michigan State because we were out-rebounded 37-15. We lost to Ohio State because we were out-rebounded 45-22. We lost to Wisconsin...

Vesel's biggest issue is that he is 6'9" and weighs 30 pounds less than Mark Smith. Do you think that another year or two in the program would have him making a dent in the 37-15 rebound margin against Michigan State? I don't know whether or not he will become a good player for us-I sure hope he...

How in the wide world of sports did Rutgers take Michigan State to overtime?

One time Larry Smith came down on the fast break and threw a perfect behind the back pass to Battle for a dunk. Lou Henson jumped up and immediately yanked him from the game. Afterward I asked Lou why he pulled a guy who made a great play and ignited the crowd. He said "I've only seen two guys...

True, he hasn't coached a game yet. What I fear, and I sure as heck hope I'm wrong, is that this is going to be like Kris Berymon, Billy Morris, and Alvin O'Neal were for Harv Schmidt right when he had things going. Maybe this will blow over. Or maybe we'll read an article quoting Robert Smith...

This isn't going to be forgotten in a week. It's going to haunt for the duration of his time here, and be the defining moment of his tenure. We hire a $3 million coach who hires expensive assistants, and in this instance we got amateur hour.