Soxfreak64
- Bloomington
Watching our B1G “peers” demolish solid-good ACC teams is not exactly heartening.
Watching our B1G “peers” demolish solid-good ACC teams is not exactly heartening.
Yeah, kenpom has us favored in 6 conference games.I just went back through the schedule again and feel we’re headed for like 16-15.
Sounds reasonable, unfortunately. How hot is Underwoods seat in that circumstance?I just went back through the schedule again and feel we’re headed for like 16-15.
Sounds reasonable, unfortunately. How hot is Underwoods seat in that circumstance?
Sounds reasonable, unfortunately. How hot is Underwoods seat in that circumstance?
W over Maryland make good dreams come true!
Yeah he's getting that 4th year regardless (barring a scandal). He's on the hook for a NCAAT appearance next year though, honestly he should be even if we make it this year.These are three big IFs, but if:
1.) Ayo has a poor year & does not go pro.
2.) We have a poor year & do not make the tourney.
3.) Miller decommits.
Underwood’s all but done.
He might get a token 4th year, but he’s gonna have a hard time moving forward.
Good Stuff
1.) Ayo goes pro, even past his bad year-Still a possibility, I do believe his desire to make something here may come into play though-especially with a bad year (by PRO standards)
2.) Kofi goes pro too - talent wise overall he will be a PRO, not sure if I buy after this year-he has dominated against lesser players-held his own or been dominated by better talented teams. Pro Scouts will see this and factor it into his declaring for advice scenario.
3.) We have a poor year & do not make the tourney - Most logical choice at this point of listed ones.
4.) Miller decommits, seeing that we did not improve Ayo to lottery or even first round status - I actually think Miller could be persuaded by Ayo of all people to come aboard and build it with him after all the hoopla clears (just a feeling), however I don't think Miller will based on Ayo development not the issue of playing or not with him.
If BU and staff cannot get the Ayo development and season turned around fast, the long term affects could in reality get us right back to where we were all thinking we climbed out of? 15 years of underperformance is not a shallow hole so to speak...BU has us fans and the media all bought in before this year...but the easy part was over awhile ago. Perform now or our recruiting efforts will take a massive hit moving forward, if this happens, then the staff might be in trouble?
Yes.. even positive developments have downsides.Who was our last 'pure' assist guard? Demetri McCamey comes to mind for me. I am sooooo looking forward to having Curbelo in the lineup the next few years. Honestly, I don't know what to think about Ayo. Of course, I would love to see him perform in a way that makes him a 1st rounder, but I didn't really see it last year (2nd rounder for sure), and I certainly don't see it yet this year...... I am certain we will be fine at the PG position whether Ayo goes or not, but I can see the recruiting effect it MAY have should he stay another year. It's a big unknown at this point honestly. Funny business this Illini basketball stuff........
Who was our last 'pure' assist guard? Demetri McCamey comes to mind for me. I am sooooo looking forward to having Curbelo in the lineup the next few years. Honestly, I don't know what to think about Ayo. Of course, I would love to see him perform in a way that makes him a 1st rounder, but I didn't really see it last year (2nd rounder for sure), and I certainly don't see it yet this year...... I am certain we will be fine at the PG position whether Ayo goes or not, but I can see the recruiting effect it MAY have should he stay another year. It's a big unknown at this point honestly. Funny business this Illini basketball stuff........
Yep.Jaylon Tate
We certainly need to improve.I'll be interested to see on court improvement of running BUs system this year. If Gentry is all he's cracked up to be, I'd expect improvement as the year goes on.
Who was our last 'pure' assist guard? Demetri McCamey comes to mind for me. I am sooooo looking forward to having Curbelo in the lineup the next few years. Honestly, I don't know what to think about Ayo. Of course, I would love to see him perform in a way that makes him a 1st rounder, but I didn't really see it last year (2nd rounder for sure), and I certainly don't see it yet this year...... I am certain we will be fine at the PG position whether Ayo goes or not, but I can see the recruiting effect it MAY have should he stay another year. It's a big unknown at this point honestly. Funny business this Illini basketball stuff........
It was McCamey. He could score and he could assist. Had a huge jr. year with big assist numbers. Just not a ton of talent around him. Frazier was a PG, but not on McCamey's level at all offensively.Chet Frazier 2009, team MVP.
Kofi is doing soooo well as a freshman. He is one of those guys that other fans say “CRAP, we have to deal with this guy for 3 more years?? I hope he goes pro after this year.”
The only difference is that we haven’t proven we can win against high major competition with him. So even if they don’t like that we have Kofi, they still know Illinois is perfectly beatable and won’t stress when they see us on the schedule.
Sucks. I desperately hope we can turn it around.