given the initial news ... this is a great outcome ... non-shooting arm, a couple of weeks ... had feared the worst - wrist of shooting hand - 6-12 weeks, never getting touch back until Feb, etc.
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given the initial news ... this is a great outcome ... non-shooting arm, a couple of weeks ... had feared the worst - wrist of shooting hand - 6-12 weeks, never getting touch back until Feb, etc.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
FiveStar, I just want to say that I appreciate your insight to all of this. You have been a wealth of knowledge. Thank you.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. Like everybody else I'm just excited to see the season start. BU is probably the most cerebral coach we've had in my lifetime (I'm 30, could also just be my extreme pro BU bias). I think we're gonna be in for an awesome ride.
This was the first Spread video I saw after seeing Underwood in the clinic. Sound is a bit low. I just chromecasted it to my tv so I could turn it up and hear everything. Favorite takeaways:
1) the number of times Underwood asks, "how do you guard that?" It's hilarious.
2) for the tilmon wasn't a fit for this offense crowd, BU talks about all the post looks they get in the offense.
3) he goes into a couple basic counters we should see a lot this year.
https://youtu.be/qCAGbM8StlA -sorry YouTube vids never embed right for me.
1) the number of times Underwood asks, "how do you guard that?" It's hilarious.
2) for the tilmon wasn't a fit for this offense crowd, BU talks about all the post looks they get in the offense.
3) he goes into a couple basic counters we should see a lot this year.
https://youtu.be/qCAGbM8StlA -sorry YouTube vids never embed right for me.
[YOUTUBE]qCAGbM8StlA[/YOUTUBE]
Dan
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Follow up: #Illini spokesman tells me team expects a 3-week absence for Leron Black dating back to surgery last Wed. Good news, considering.
https://twitter.com/DPiperScout/status/910267709916614658
https://twitter.com/DPiperScout/status/910267709916614658
I like how right off the bat he talks about a good Iowa St team and how they were all about the same height. We love to joke about creating the Flying Illini 2.0...but we might actually see it at some point with BU.
I like how right off the bat he talks about a good Iowa St team and how they were all about the same height. We love to joke about creating the Flying Illini 2.0...but we might actually see it at some point with BU.
He's also put the positions things to rest when he said positions 1-4 are interchangable about 2 minutes in.
Thanks for posting the clinic. I hadn't seen that one. I'm so ready to see an offense run with purpose.
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Here is a line up for you all to have discussion. You all constantly talk about needing a quality big to be successful....which is technically very debatable .....
Villanova Wildcats National Champs
G 0 Henry Lowe 5'11
G 1 Jalen Brunson 6'2
F 2 Kris Jenkin 6'6
G 3 Josh Hart 6'5
F 4 Eric Paschall 6'7
G 5 Phil Booth 6'3
G 10 Donte DiVincenzo 6'5
G 15 Ryan Arcidiacono 6'3
F 20 Patrick Farrell 6'5
F 23 Daniel Ochefu 6'11
G/F 25 Mikal Bridges 6'7
F 34 Tim Delaney 6'9
F 45 Darryl Reynolds 6'8
F 52 Kevin Rafferty 6'8
Solid back court play but not a dominate big very guard oriented offense
Villanova Wildcats National Champs
G 0 Henry Lowe 5'11
G 1 Jalen Brunson 6'2
F 2 Kris Jenkin 6'6
G 3 Josh Hart 6'5
F 4 Eric Paschall 6'7
G 5 Phil Booth 6'3
G 10 Donte DiVincenzo 6'5
G 15 Ryan Arcidiacono 6'3
F 20 Patrick Farrell 6'5
F 23 Daniel Ochefu 6'11
G/F 25 Mikal Bridges 6'7
F 34 Tim Delaney 6'9
F 45 Darryl Reynolds 6'8
F 52 Kevin Rafferty 6'8
Solid back court play but not a dominate big very guard oriented offense
Dan
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Hell mine do too...then again at my age....that's the only thing that lingers. Everything else goes fast...LOL
Some more really good Underwood spread resources. Oregon spread stuff too as a bonus. Altman does some things with the second cutter that BU doesn't that I really like. BU seems to like have stuff flow more into the continuity, or isolate within regular Spread spacing. Altman seems more prone to cutting off the continuity for the right iso and spacing to more traditional areas once that happens. Man I really can not wait for this season. I'm gonna drive myself crazy.
http://pickandpop.net/2016/04/spread-offense-underwood-altman-video-playbook/
http://pickandpop.net/2016/07/brad-underwood-clinic-notes/
http://pickandpop.net/2016/04/spread-offense-underwood-altman-video-playbook/
http://pickandpop.net/2016/07/brad-underwood-clinic-notes/
I know Groce was younger and had a lot less experience, and I know Weber has plenty of training videos out there so obviously it isnt something new, but I feel like Underwood has a ton of videos explaining a lot of his ideologies. I like it--a lot, that he can be so open yet so effective on the court with his teams. Probably just revisional at this point, but having such a strong identity, propensity to be fluid with his plans, and the effectiveness this all brings just makes me feel that his floor is so much higher than what we've been used to.
Maybe we dont make the tourney this year, but I'd much rather watch an exciting loss than a boring one (preferably neither
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Maybe we dont make the tourney this year, but I'd much rather watch an exciting loss than a boring one (preferably neither
)I know Groce was younger and had a lot less experience, and I know Weber has plenty of training videos out there so obviously it isnt something new, but I feel like Underwood has a ton of videos explaining a lot of his ideologies. I like it--a lot, that he can be so open yet so effective on the court with his teams. Probably just revisional at this point, but having such a strong identity, propensity to be fluid with his plans, and the effectiveness this all brings just makes me feel that his floor is so much higher than what we've been used to.
Maybe we dont make the tourney this year, but I'd much rather watch an exciting loss than a boring one (preferably neither
I think Underwood's system is hard to implement. You really need coachable guys that are also athletic gym rats. Agree that he comes across as much more focused.
True I guess, but if I agree with you are we admitting Groce had an actual system?
I know it was only one year, but the turn around that OSU had midseason under him points to what you said and also his willingness to alter key parts of his system. Maybe it was a combination of both. maybe not, but he made some change that propelled them to be a tournament team that could've gone further if they didn't get matched against arguably the hottest team entering march madness. Obviously, this probably worked in our favor.
Whether or not the system is hard to implement, he seems to be skilled at implementing it. As we all well know, he has done so with inherited players at two different schools already, and made the tourney both times. Five Star is more qualified to weigh in on how hard it actually is to implement, but it does seem like Underwood's results indicate that he has been up to the challenge.
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Illinois coach Brad Underwood feels as though Illini could surprise some people this year. Can be good defensively, lack depth, need leader.
Underwood raved to me about frosh point guard Mark Smith and his work ethic. Said he can be a Jason Kidd-type of player due to size at spot.
Underwood also said he is hopeful that freshman Da’Monte Williams, who is coming off a torn ACL, will be ready for first day of practice.
Illinois coach Brad Underwood feels as though Illini could surprise some people this year. Can be good defensively, lack depth, need leader.
Underwood raved to me about frosh point guard Mark Smith and his work ethic. Said he can be a Jason Kidd-type of player due to size at spot.
Underwood also said he is hopeful that freshman Da’Monte Williams, who is coming off a torn ACL, will be ready for first day of practice.
IlliniDent
- Chicago, IL
Honestly, it seems a lot easier to implement for me because it doesn't rely so heavily on having the right pieces as much as it does having guys that work hard. Hard work ethic and busting your butt is a culture thing. If that gets instilled from day one (especially with all these freshmen), then they should be able to run the system very well.
Man-bun returns (in some pictures it appeared as if he had cut it off). From this article:
New TV contracts in place.
Like I said, we will probably see a 7 or 8 man rotation. Still plenty of time for the freshmen to force their way into the lineup though.
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