madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
Illini Basketball 2021-2022
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That's so awesome! Wish I knew.....proud graduate of Unity Rockets! Not sure who's taller Coleman or Kofi. /s
Go Rockets!
I think we should debate for 10 pages who is standing on a slant or who is closer in the picture to determine who is taller.
I agree w/ those saying don't expect too much of #5 together with #1 and #2. 1-4 are certainly the main contributors. All four should average double figure scoring. Then we've got five guys we can mix in with Williams, Hutch, Hawkins, Plummer, and Payne. Excellent nine-man rotation (if everyone's healthy). If any of the FR are able to push for minutes (in non-blowout games) ahead of any of those nine, that would be an unexpected treat.
While I don't expect 1, 2, and 5 to play too much together all at once, that is no reason to think Alfonso wont be one of our top 5 for minutes. Kofi felt confident in him enough to say he'd be in for a late game situation. Not to mention in terms of our newcomers, he's the most proven.
Why would you believe 5 ( 13 point average last year) is not going to be a prime time contributor, but 3 (4.6 point average) is?
practicing "late game" does not mean most game minutes for players listed. plummer and grandison are very good FT shooters. The lineup makes a lot of sense if they are practicing an up 1 with 27 sec with the ball or similar < 60 sec scenario. In the D and O substitutions, likely, williams subs in on D in scenario without the ball.
Q&A Adam Fletcher: 'I think our conditioning level is greater at this point than it’s ever been before'
Lead basketball reporter Derek Piper catches up with Adam Fletcher to discuss offseason workouts.
247sports.com
Sounds like Kofi just came to terms with the NCAA
Looks like Kofi got some good news regarding this upcoming season!
blackdog
- Champaign
Q&A Adam Fletcher: 'I think our conditioning level is greater at this point than it’s ever been before'
Lead basketball reporter Derek Piper catches up with Adam Fletcher to discuss offseason workouts.
Reading about Payne coming in and how much he has to work to get up to speed with the conditioning really makes me appreciate how good our program/culture is and how hard these guys work on a daily basis.
Comments about the frosh quickness confirms what I was guessing. We don’t always appreciate Trent and Belo’s quickness and suspect Plummer is in same range. Really believe it makes more difference in guard defense than size. Really was demonstrated offensively in Michigan game when they both seemed to penetrate at will.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
"But Curbelo has gotten stronger. I wish I could say his bench press has gone up this much, we just haven’t tested. But he’s gotten significantly stronger."
Not to get all Eeyore-ish here, and I'm happy to hear that Belo is stronger, but the S&C coach really should measure that kind of thing, regardless of whatever aberrations are occurring elsewhere in the world. He doesn't need to disclose it publicly but it's necessary to measure and track it.
Not to get all Eeyore-ish here, and I'm happy to hear that Belo is stronger, but the S&C coach really should measure that kind of thing, regardless of whatever aberrations are occurring elsewhere in the world. He doesn't need to disclose it publicly but it's necessary to measure and track it.
Watch him smoke Cole Anthony end line to end line when they were at Oak Hill (before he got into shape BTW)"We can talk about strength and conditioning with Kof, but there’s not a guy on our team who can beat him in a three-quarter-court sprint. He’s the fastest guy in short bursts."
They just haven’t done the second round of testing yet. Says it in the article.
Because Plummer's not at Utah St anymore. And he's got two guys ahead of him who are going to play 30 or so min/game. J Grand I may be generous with double digit scoring, but I really like what he provided when he became starter. I don't have stats, but I'm guessing his ppg was higher after he was inserted into the lineup.
Plummer played at Utah—i.e., for a PAC-12 program that was part of a conference that showed out in the tourney. He’s good.
Plummer played at Utah(PAC12) not Utah St. and I think he’s going to be a big part of our success this year.
I believe Grandison is a 15 minute situational player at the 3 and 4 postions. I fail to see how we can be a good rebounding team with him as the main 4.
Interesting…considering he was a starter at the 4 on a team that was #4 in the country in rebound differential last season. Don’t underestimate his being “old man” strong. Dude has played a lot of division I basketball.
If we didn’t have Kofi, you would have an argument. King Alpha is about to earn his nickname. I don’t think anyone else’s rebounding numbers are going to look great.
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