Maybe they'll leave Black out there at the 5 and put Kip at the 4? Then put Ebo in for a few minutes and by that point Finke will be more than rested to come back in.
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Maybe they'll leave Black out there at the 5 and put Kip at the 4? Then put Ebo in for a few minutes and by that point Finke will be more than rested to come back in.
Just saw a bunch of tweets from Illini basketball about the Illinois coaches clinic. Looked like Underwood was there talking about Spread. I wonder what the explosion of the spread will look like at the high school level. After he did it in Texas I swear we played another spread team once every few games.
Lucas is the point guard. Team leader, top defender and best passer.
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
+1. Unless Jawun Evans is walking through that door, TJL will be our starting PG for the entire year.
kcib8130
- Parts Unknown
Lucas will start and be a major piece of our team this entire year.
I believe was the sentiment there.
Nobody is guarantee a starting PG for the entire year. We no longer have the same coach who will stubbornly start players because he wants to reward them for being loyal, or being an upperclassman, or whatever. That said, I think TJL will perform on a high level and make it pretty difficult for any of our other PG's to take his spot.
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Come on, buddy, you gotta flesh out your posts a little more than that.
Nobody is guarantee a starting PG for the entire year. We no longer have the same coach who will stubbornly start players because he wants to reward them for being loyal, or being an upperclassman, or whatever. That said, I think TJL will perform on a high level and make it pretty difficult for any of our other PG's to take his spot.
What's really going to blow your mind is what happens when we don't have a point guard at all.
#POSITIONLESS
Can't believe there's no discussion on this. Is he really a second round NBA talent?
Illini_1979
- Oregon
I guess it depends on which evaluation service you believe..."on some boards I was a second-round pick and on some undrafted."
Interesting article. Lots of good tidbits.
Dan
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Illinois at Wake Forest (B1G/ACC Challenge)
Tuesday, November 28th
8:00pm CT, ESPNU
http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091117aac.html
Tuesday, November 28th
8:00pm CT, ESPNU
http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091117aac.html
TownieMatt
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Alstork wasn't a legitimate draft target after last season. I can't find him on any mock draft board from before the draft.
Alstork is a volume shooter, probably most similar to Ray Rice from recent Illini. Given the loss of Malcolm, there are plenty of shots available this season. I expect Alstork to be streaky at this level. He'll go for 25 one night, then go 2-12 on another. How much we rely on him will be determined by how the Freshmen develop.
Alstork is a volume shooter, probably most similar to Ray Rice from recent Illini. Given the loss of Malcolm, there are plenty of shots available this season. I expect Alstork to be streaky at this level. He'll go for 25 one night, then go 2-12 on another. How much we rely on him will be determined by how the Freshmen develop.
IbleedOandB2014
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EspnU....are you kidding me?
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It looks like we will go 10 deep tops and 4 of them are point guards... pretty sure there won't be much mind blowing going on in that regard.
... unless you think Underwood will play all 4 bigs together, is that what this positionless nonsense means?
I agree with who said it will be hard to get Lucas off the floor.
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This has to mentioned every year. It is extremely unlikely that we will go 10 deep. We like to think that all of the team will play well and make it impossible to keep anyone on the bench, but that almost never happens. By the time we get into February, BU will most likely have 7, 8, or at most 9 players that he thinks need to be in the game as much as possible.
Every. Year.
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I totally agree... my point was thats all the players we have to choose from and 4 of them are or were in HS point guards, so I don't see how anyone thinks they are going to send a team out on the floor very often at all without any of those ballhandlers.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I like this line a lot; "It’s easy for me to lose focus and stray off and do my own thing, so I’m counting on a coaching staff that will keep me on a straight line. I need that as a player and as a person.”
I hope other kids that could use some tough love will see this and realize that it would work for them too.
OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
Okay if this has been said before I apologize but I had no idea Damonte Williams was the son of former great Illini Frank Williams. This guy
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
About time you came out from under that rock!
Just kidding. Yes, it's true. If he has any of his ol' mans game he'll do well here.
Hey, not everybody lives and breathes Illinois Loyalty, like way too many of us do!
OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
Was on the fighting illini official site and just checking out the roster seeing if it had been updated and saw that. Haha, I imagine that was already said on here when he committed. But hey uhh I receive news really late where I am.
Just kidding I live in Urbana.
Just kidding I live in Urbana.
Was on the fighting illini official site and just checking out the roster seeing if it had been updated and saw that. Haha, I imagine that was already said on here when he committed. But hey uhh I receive news really late where I am.
Just kidding I live in Urbana.
That's worthy of POTD.
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