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Do we have a 2017-18 Illini basketball hype video yet?
Do we have a 2017-18 Illini basketball hype video yet?
Do we have a 2017-18 Illini basketball hype video yet?
Thursday is B1G Media Day in NYC (Madison Square Garden)
Live coverage on BTN & BTN2Go
Brad Underwood on at 9:00am CT
Ok Mark Smith in the photo looks like Teen Wolf from the waist down.
Well let's hope Smith can ball like Teen Wolf because TW was getting his shine on every day!!!
I like Groce too and he did a great job his first recruiting class, landing 3 solid Big Ten players (Nunn, Hill, Mav) and two project players. But he had too many misses (No PG, No 5 star), Character Misses (Crosby, Paul), and Talent Misses (DJ). He recruited players with good rankings but major flaws in their game. DJ had no motor and lacked many bb skills, although long. Coleman-Lands could shoot but couldn't handle the ball and was a major liability on defense. Two best recruits following Hill/Nunn were Kipper and TJL. The 3 year gap is was ended his Illini tenure. Also skill development wasn't on par with other programs, Groce asst. Coaches also help end his tenure.
If this has been answered then I apologize (again) but is there a reason why we our playing Northwestern on December 1 and Maryland on December 3? That's way before the usual conference schedule.
If this has been answered then I apologize (again) but is there a reason why we our playing Northwestern on December 1 and Maryland on December 3? That's way before the usual conference schedule.
Underwood: "I've been very, very excited at Illinois at this point in terms of our fans and passion." Excited to fill SFC
Underwood: "I'm excited about this group." Challenge is we're inexperienced, everyone playing new roles.
Underwood: Te'Jon Lucas "is my type of point guard. He's a pitbull." Good defender, growing as leader
Underwood said yesterday was Lucas' first full day back from concussion.
Underwood: Group has committed to the system and the culture.
Underwood: Mark Smith "is very special." Physically looks the part of a 21-, 22-year-old guy.
"It's unfair me to compare him, but I do compare him to Jason Kidd back in the day. He has that type of athleticism."
Underwood: "We've got guys who can offensive rebound." Got to foul line a lot at OSU and shot 80 percent as team. That helps.
Underwood: "I think we can be a team that's pretty proficient on the offensive end."
Underwood: Black and Finke are two quality interior guys we didn't have at OSU last year. Both capable of big games.
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Encourage all of you to watch that presser at the Media Day.
BU has substantive, straight forward answers
Great stuff
Encourage all of you to watch that presser at the Media Day.
BU has substantive, straight forward answers
Great stuff
I thought it was good but I also thought there were definite hints that this year will be a work in progress. Not a surprise to most realists but there are plenty on here that do not fit in that category. Sounds like we should temper expectations.
I thought it was good but I also thought there were definite hints that this year will be a work in progress. Not a surprise to most realists but there are plenty on here that do not fit in that category. Sounds like we should temper expectations.
This +1
BU said, "Got to foul line a lot at OSU and shot 80 percent as team.". Seems like this is an emphasis this year, too. But last year's Illinois team was not very good at the line, if I remember correctly. Anyone conjecture on how good a free throw shooting team we are this year?
I'm okay with 9+ out of ten if a 10 is last year's OSU. I think we may be at that 10 level by the end of the year because we should be a more balanced team. He may have tried to temper expectations slightly perhaps because he knows these guys are young and there will be growing pains, but he will be the kind of coach who will demand perfection which should allow his teams to at least achieve greatness while trying. We'll see.I noticed a similar vibe as well. But he also answered he expects our offense to be a 9+ when compared to the 10 of what Oklahoma State was last year. Probably be flashes of brilliance combined with some learning curves and inconsistency. Either way, I'm convinced he's definitely the man for the job and we are going to win.
I'm okay with 9+ out of ten if a 10 is last year's OSU. I think we may be at that 10 level by the end of the year because we should be a more balanced team. He may have tried to temper expectations slightly perhaps because he knows these guys are young and there will be growing pains, but he will be the kind of coach who will demand perfection which should allow his teams to at least achieve greatness while trying. We'll see.