Illini Basketball 2021-2022

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blackdog

Champaign
If you'd like to zoom in, lets have...Fun with Team Pics!

1. CoHawk clearly said something funny to Connor right before the picture.
2. DMFW neck is ridiculous....for a football player.
3. BBV has Atlas shoulders
4. CoHawk and Omar clearly did not receive the picture shoe memo.
5. Fletch is definitely making progress with Lieb.
6. Podz is Freshman of the Gym
7. RJ hair looks fresh from the 60's off the set of Madmen.
8. DMFW resting heart rate must be 27bpm
9. Kofi is looking directly into the soul of the NCAA.

Goode = :confused:
 
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foby

Bonnaroo Land
I'm not sure what the elephant is... they are both listed at 6'10 on the website.

Maybe Coleman is 6'11 now.
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Hopefully this is printed and on the bulletin board in the locker room because the amount of disrespect for Illinois as a top contender to lead the B1G to a national title and even tagged as a bit overrated should be additional fuel to keep the fire burning bright! The love for Michigan is understandable, but to discount the pieces we have and have added, it'll be nice to say "I told you so" in January.
 
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Hopefully this is printed and on the bulletin board in the locker room because the amount of disrespect for Illinois as a top contender to lead the B1G to a national title and even tagged as a bit overrated should be additional fuel to keep the fire burning bright! The love for Michigan is understandable, but to discount the pieces we have and have added, it'll be nice to say "I told you so" in January.
I am not getting the love for Michigan. Wagner is killing it in the league, Livers was a huge piece, and Mike Smith and a couple other backcourt vets are gone. Yes, they’re bringing in some talent, but I think they lost more than they’re bringing in.
 
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I am not getting the love for Michigan. Wagner is killing it in the league, Livers was a huge piece, and Mike Smith and a couple other backcourt vets are gone. Yes, they’re bringing in some talent, but I think they lost more than they’re bringing in.
I'm not sure how good Houstan will be, but my guess is very good and him next to Dickinson in a lineup will be a problem for a lot of teams.
 
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I am not getting the love for Michigan. Wagner is killing it in the league, Livers was a huge piece, and Mike Smith and a couple other backcourt vets are gone. Yes, they’re bringing in some talent, but I think they lost more than they’re bringing in.
I like that this board has moved on from "Wagner isn't that good" to "Wagner is so good, Michigan can't replace his production."

I agree Michigan is a bit of a question mark. They might be worse than last year, but if their insanely good recruiting class pans out, they could also be better. They're also returning Dickinson who dominates a lot of centers not named Kofi, and as we've seen first hand dominant big men go a long way towards success in college basketball. I think the other thing is that Michigan greatly overperformed their expectations last season, and so people don't want to make the same mistake and underrate them again.
 
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I like that this board has moved on from "Wagner isn't that good" to "Wagner is so good, Michigan can't replace his production."

I agree Michigan is a bit of a question mark. They might be worse than last year, but if their insanely good recruiting class pans out, they could also be better. They're also returning Dickinson who dominates a lot of centers not named Kofi, and as we've seen first hand dominant big men go a long way towards success in college basketball. I think the other thing is that Michigan greatly overperformed their expectations last season, and so people don't want to make the same mistake and underrate them again.
Dude was drafted 9th overall, he was obviously talented and an excellent defender.
 
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I agree, more a comment on all the people on here who used to talk about how he wasn't very good and would flop in the NBA, and they couldn't understand how he could be a lottery pick. Haven't seen much of that lately for some reason...
He had a rough outing against us…as did the UM squad haha. If Curbelo makes the leap we all think/know he can. I think the Illini are the team to beat.
 
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