Is Skyy real 6’3” or close? Appears shorter but haven’t seen him next to known heights.
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Is Skyy real 6’3” or close? Appears shorter but haven’t seen him next to known heights.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
hopefully we can get a hillside shot of him next to Payne before Omar heads out of town
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Sweet. Can't wait for the "who is taller?" debate. /s
Will that be 'with or without' shoes ?
Tacomallini
- Washington State
with stretched or retracted neck?
Agreed. I think we will even see Goode play some at the 4. He seems to embrace the scrum.
Was hoping for a ramp so we could anticipate a mathematical calculation based on angle, drinking capacity, perspective angle, hair length, shoe size etc. probably needs to be a separate thread.
Definitely a tough decision. Assuming he has, or will have, a degree at the end of this semester I would think it makes it an easier decision.
If he has Illini at #20 without Kofi, I’d say he still loves Illini. I wouldn’t have them that high without Kofi and where their roster sits right at this moment.
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
Are his neck growth plates closed?
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
The expectation seems to be that Hutch and Grand are both moving on.
I think it will take some games to shake it up. Let's say TSJ comes through and he/RJ fill the SF/SG or PF/SF holes on the open day. Then, who will you play more between Coleman, Goode, and Podz (if they are still around)? I suppose Coleman has a built-in advantage but a lot will depend on defense, too. I feel like Underwood's approach is to play more senior/higher star player first and then make adjustment. If we add TSJ AND another transfer guard, somebody will be worried about his minutes.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Inb4 all the dominos fall and then Katz picks us as his favorite to win the national championship.
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
TyTy had posted a photo of the two of them standing next to each other awhile back. If TyTy is 6'3", then Skyy is probably an inch or so shorter.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Not sure how playing time's gonna shake out, but practice battles are going to be intense. Our 2nd team is better than a lot of first teams.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
illini.culture IG
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
This was at the beginning of the season, so RJ could’ve grown since this picture, but that is a decent difference if you ask me…
sacraig
- The desert
Let me clarify: I think that's a pretty fair assessment without Kofi and with Skyy. But this is Andy Katz we're talking about. I would not necessarily call his assessments of us all last season as fair. He assessed us on potential, not actual performance. I think I am just sad he decided to be objective again, haha.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
I see maybe an inch difference there, and their shoulders are almost even (Goode maybe a centimeter higher), so pretty negligible difference really in effective height.
Goode's neck is clearly WAY longer than RJ's. I hope we recruit over him. Can't have that deficiency on this up-and-coming team!
BillyBob1
- Champaign
With his hair, he’s closer to 6’6.
I don't know, it looks to me like RJ is significantly further away from the photographer?
Speaking of... https://barttorvik.com/rosters23.php?team=Illinois&year=2022
We're projected #6 without TSJ/Murray on Torvik
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