Illini Basketball 2022-2023
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Bardo was the PGNot to be nit-picky...but I believe Gill was the PG.
Joel Goodson
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Hell if I know. But that's the TL/DR version (which the OP asked for).
Hmmm. Then why did the media types (at the time) talk about UI losing their PG when Gill went out with his foot injury and it costing us a few wins and ultimately the B1G championship? I do realize Bardo played PG when Gill was out and could play PG in general too...I just thought Gill was the main man at PG when he was healthy? Maybe not?
Might have been mentioned already as I do not read all the threads here, but someone said he unfollowed IlliniMBB and deleted his commitment post on IG.
I do not follow player social media so do not know if that is true.
I have no clue if he is leaving or staying.
I guess we will find out more Wednesday night.
I seem to have the sense that Bardo was more of the PG, but it was a very versatile group. What a talented group.
Nope. In the half court offense, Bardo or Larry Smith would be the point guard. Bardo was not a natural point though. He was really more of a small forward.Not to be nit-picky...but I believe Gill was the PG.
Bardo, Gill, Anderson, Smith, or Liberty could handle well enough to lead the break. Bardo, Gill, Anderson, Battle, Hamilton, and Liberty were all pretty much interchangeable defensively.
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Larry Smith was co-6th man with Liberty when everyone was healthy. He was really the closest to a natural point guard on the team.
As far as distributing the ball, Smith averaged the most assists on the team while playing a lot less minutes. He was for sure the best true point guard on that team.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
They did not. You might be conflating that with the loss of Steve Lanter in 1979?
Definitely Bardo. Can't say I have much recollection of the news articles from 1989.
Big Jack
- Decatur
Big Jack
- Decatur
Nope Bardo was the primary PG and ball handler... Gill played some too as did Smith but it was Bardo who started and ran the offense
19 player roster? Is that even allowed today?
Bardo was the point. Backup point Larry Smith actually led the team in assists. Gill was a natural 2-guard.
Thread title doesn't check out. 
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
yep........Illini 2022-23 is now I believe......Lot's of off topic posts.....Thread title doesn't check out.
MustangWally
- Mayfield
Tap it.
viking6888
Greeley, Colorado
viking6888
Greeley, Colorado
MustangWally
- Mayfield
Do we read this as he does get to play basketball this month? Or, he *hopes* to play basketball again this month?
A couple things. First, I think at that point we were still at 15 scholarships on the men's side. At some point that changed when the Title IX provisions were interpreted to mean that men and women had to have equal participation so every athlete on the men's side had to be met with one on the women's side. This was achieved by cutting some men's scholarships and even men's sports.
What made it real ridiculous, in my mind, was that it even included walk ons. So prior to that, Illinois could have as many walk-ons as they wanted to deal with. But after that, each men's BB walkon had to be matched with a women's scholarship (or walk on, but those basically are non-existent).
Others might be able to correct what I've got wrong or fill in other details.
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