Illini Basketball 2022-2023

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GoodePodzMelendez

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EyeoftheIllini said:
While decompressing after that exciting win over Minnesota yesterday, my mind went to a place we would all expect — this year’s Illini bball team. What makes this upcoming team interesting and exciting is that all the pieces are there for a very good to great team. But no one really knows how exactly all those pieces fit together, which makes trying to assign ppg or mpg to each player kind of crazy. So here’s a few of my thoughts — general for that reason.

1. There will be no more than 3 from the group of TSJ, Mayer, RJ and Skyy that average double figures in scoring for season. And I don’t think it is out of the question that there are only 2. That’s not to say they all aren’t capable, but I think there will be quite a few different combinations throughout the season for top 3 scorers in a game.

2. I think it is unlikely that CoHawk and Dain combined average more than 20 ppg.

3. TSJ ends up team’s leading scorer.

4. I really have no idea stats wise what to expect from Goode and Epps, but each will have at least one BIG game where we say, Illini would not have won that game without him.

5. Ty is the real wildcard and could be the difference between a good/very good team and a special team. If his rebounding, defense and passing transfer well to college and through those 3 areas he creates more/better offensive opportunities, this team will be special. I certainly expect them to some degree to do so, but it is to what degree that will have a big impact on season. I’m also glad we have a pretty tough nonconference schedule, because Ty strikes me as kind of player that will learn and grow from those types of games even if he struggles initially.

Can’t wait for the season to start.
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I agree with your points. We will have more guys on the floor than last year. We had only 7 guys last year with over 10 minutes a game. We will have closer than 10. We will have multiple scorers which will lower the top scorers to be lower. With that said, we will be more balanced and will not fall into the same scoring droughts we had last year. Ty will be the X factor like you said. I can see him being the 2nd guy off the bench after Dain or Goode, depending on the situation. Not sure if he will be a scorer this year but he could be that guy that does the dirty work throughout the game.
 
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EyeoftheIllini

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grantlab said:
Yeah I’m honestly hoping we can leave Vegas with 1 win. UCLA game has the making of a 4 or 5 point spread in favor of the Bruins unless preseason expectations are wildly off for either us or them. That’s gonna be a tough game, and assuming we’d be underdogs against Baylor or Virginia too. Great opportunity for an early win but also a real legitimate chance we leave Sin City 0-2 (just trying to establish my own reality check given how stacked that field is).
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UCLA will be very tough. I wasn’t sold on the Cronin hiring as a good fit, but he’s gotten the players to buy in.

I have a sneaking suspicion given that it seems like the BIG might be down this year that if the Illini don’t win at least one in Las Vegas or beat Texas that it will take winning the conference to get seeded higher than 6th in tourney.
 
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EyeoftheIllini

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GoodePodzMelendez said:
I agree with your points. We will have more guys on the floor than last year. We had only 7 guys last year with over 10 minutes a game. We will have closer than 10. We will have multiple scorers which will lower the top scorers to be lower. With that said, we will be more balanced and will not fall into the same scoring droughts we had last year. Ty will be the X factor like you said. I can see him being the 2nd guy off the bench after Dain or Goode, depending on the situation. Not sure if he will be a scorer this year but he could be that guy that does the dirty work throughout the game.
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Yeah, it wouldn’t surprise me if Illini have 7 players that average more than 7 or 8 ppg. On Ty, if he can create more/better scoring opportunities for his teammates through his D, rebounding and passing, it will be a very fun season and tourney.
 
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IlliniShelt

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I saw this in the media guide in Underwood's bio...love the asterisk.
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jason88cubs

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Well this is new.

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theNewGuy said:
.716/.733 over the last 3 years #notbad
I genuinely expect a better record this year in both Conference and non Conference games
25-6 / 17-3 is my prediction for the regular season
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That would be a high bar. 6 times since 2000 only twice in the last 10 seasons has a team had that kind of win percentage in conference.
 
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sacraig

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New Creation said:
www.espn.com

Take two: These players could have a breakout 2022-23 season

They might not have had a great debut, or even second or third-year campaign. But they've put in the work, and are poised for stardom in 2022-23.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

ESPN plus take on Hawkins being a possible break out player. A couple other BIG team players mentioned as well.

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The push notification I got from ESPN about this article said something about him being poised for a breakout second season. Glad to see it was just the notification that was written by a dope.
 
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