Unless Jordan and De La Rosa are irreplaceable contributors for us, we ought to be better in 19-20 with so many returning young players gaining another year of experience in BU's system.
Unless, of course, we purge a half dozen of them again.
Unless Jordan and De La Rosa are irreplaceable contributors for us, we ought to be better in 19-20 with so many returning young players gaining another year of experience in BU's system.
Unless, of course, we purge a half dozen of them again.
I would also argue that Giorgi or Kane will be more active if not by sheer default and thus get those numbers either combined or more even...is it hard to believe Giorgi at 5-7 points per game and 2-3 rebounds and Kane at 3-5 points per game and 5-7 rebounds dependent on playing time, which they both should get?
Extremely unlikely. No freshman since 2000 other than Augustine, and we had some good/great frontcourt players over that time span, including Cook, Mike Davis, Shaun Pruitt, Richmond, Leonard, Tisdale, Egwu, averaged more than 5 rebounds in his freshman year. And the great James Augustine averaged 5.8 (still under 6) but he also played almost 22 minutes per game (Kane is unlikely to average that).
So almost impossible.
Bardo, Gill and Anderson were all 6'6", give or take 1/2 an inch, so we had 5 starters at 6'6" or more. Liberty came off the bench at 6'8". This enabled them to switch every screen. We'll have two starters at 6'6" or more this year.Long time lurker rare poster with a question.
Most everyone here is being a Debbie downer about this team mostly it would seem about lack of size. What I see is a young team with arguably one of the best back courts in the country. I understand rebounding and rim defense are critical but you don't need to be 7 foot tall to do that.
My mind goes back to the Flying Illini whose tallest players were
Lowell Hamilton @ 6'7 and Kenny Battle @6'6 what they had was guard play.
My question is has the game changed that much? Or am I just looking through rose colored glasses?
Long time lurker rare poster with a question.
Most everyone here is being a Debbie downer about this team mostly it would seem about lack of size. What I see is a young team with arguably one of the best back courts in the country. I understand rebounding and rim defense are critical but you don't need to be 7 foot tall to do that.
My mind goes back to the Flying Illini whose tallest players were
Lowell Hamilton @ 6'7 and Kenny Battle @6'6 what they had was guard play.
My question is has the game changed that much? Or am I just looking through rose colored glasses?
believe Gill was shorter than you describeBardo, Gill and Anderson were all 6'6", give or take 1/2 an inch, so we had 5 starters at 6'6" or more. Liberty came off the bench at 6'8". This enabled them to switch every screen. We'll have two starters at 6'6" or more this year.
believe Gill was shorter than you describe
Kendall had those super looong arms, anyway they looked that way to me. Alan Griffin at 6'5" has those long arms too - maybe he'll develop like Kendall did!They were all described as 6'6", but I think Hamilton was 6'7", Nick was 6'5", Kendall was about that, too. They were called clones, though, because they were all equally athletic and able to guard whomever they need to.
I agree.... those three are gonna make some noise and raise some eyebrows.
But seriously all you doom and gloom, we are on the uptick, as we are a "fringe" tournament team...HA so there, goodnite!
https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...e-basketball-tournaments-and-events-to-watch/
Always fun to watch Flyin' Illini highlights. That is some fantastic transition offense (less than 7 seconds)! Also, it is a pretty high percentage play to throw the ball near the rim and let someone dunk it. The defense led to a lot of those run outs.No, it is actually mostly lack of skill that is associated with talent. Both Lowell Hamilton and Kenny Battle were forwards, pretty much PFs that we desperately need. and extremely athletic. Lowell Hamilton was a McD AA and Kenny Battle was a transfer from NIU were he was pretty much a 20ppg/6.5rpg player. Add someone like Liberty (another McD AA) off the bench and it is amazing talent. So no, the game has not changed that much. If Lowell Hamilton, Kenny Battle, and Marcus Liberty were on the team we would all be doing backwards flips in excitement. Comparing 1989 with today?
As far as roster turnover, the chances that we will not have additional turnover this Spring are very slim. We took many chances with recruits last Spring and the chances that all of them pan out and nobody decides to leave (voluntarily or involuntarily) are slim to none IMO.
You're looking through orange colored glasses. Always makes me laugh when people compare the talent we have on the roster now to the stable of 5-star talent we had in '89. What a joke....
A little harsh. I don’t think he was comparing talent levels as much as asking a question on whether or not we need a 7 footer for this team to be successful.
So many on here need to turn off the VCR and let go of the Flyin Illini. I grew up watching the Flyin Illini and thought they were the greatest- most phenomenal players, but some on this board talk about them like they were the greatest group of assembled talent to step on a court. Hell, we talk about them more than Dee and company and they are technically the best team in the history of our program.
And the 2005 team, but the skill differential expects to be significant. Hopefully, less than we fear.I agree with your post, and probably a little too harsh, but there is not much comparison in height either. Adonis, Samba, and Giorgi all have more height than the 1989 team.
Bottom line is that we need to stop with these comparisons with the Flyin' Illini, 2005 team, and the Golden State Warriors. The talent differential and skills levels are not even comparable.
I wonder if 18-19 Illini would beat this team?
Te'Jon Lucas
Mark Smith
Jalen Coleman-Lands
D.J. Williams
Austin Colbert
Michael Finke
Greg Eboigbodin
Like a drum.