Illini Basketball 2022-2023
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Your new name should be LoveTriangleIL. Lol
Meanwhile, in the back office, Dr. Evile is glowering at his steepled hands while trying to determine where to get the "volunteer" for his next experiment. Maybe that loose lipped janitor he thinks. No. Dainja think goode epp mayer be ty hard to find.
[A full nights sleep and coffee are a dangerous combination.]
LET'S GO GET SPARTY!!!
My daughter knows the practioner’s hairdresser so there is that going for my insider status.
Fake news.
No one eats poppy seed bagels on purpose.
What about just the poppy seeds?
Captain 14
- The Last Best Place
Inquiring minds want to know...how has the departure of Skyy affected the chemistry of this team...2 games in?
If you watched the games that should tell you everything you need to know
Gotta type out the path this news took.
Luke Goode smiled at the doctor’s office. (Which may or may not have anything to do with his foot, maybe he’s just a happy guy)
Anyway, Luke smiled and then the receptionist saw it:
Receptionist told the nurse practitioner who told her boyfriend the janitor, who told his friend your wife, who told you who told us…and the message was simply “Luke Goode was smiling”.
Absolutely wild and I love every part of it.
Never change Loyalty!
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Made me smile..................It really really did.................
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
How Jayden Epps took over for Skyy Clark, excelled for Illini basketball team
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball guard Jayden Epps has carved out a big role early in his college career.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brad Underwood had three words to describe Jayden Epps.
“Gifted bucket maker,” Underwood said. “Those guys translate. The one thing in evaluating him is his game translated because his ball goes in a lot.”
That’s been part of the reason that Epps has been able to carve out such a big role with the Illinois men’s basketball team (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) as a true freshman, playing nearly 30 minutes per game in Big Ten play.
Pru???
Interesting that Skyy deleted his last tweet which talked about him taking a break.
Edit: I read your post wrong. I was kind of mocking that it wasn't interesting, but I should be mocked for not being able to read.
So where is Jayden going to end up on our all-time leading scorers list after 4 years? If he stays healthy & sticks around he's going to skyrocket up that list.How Jayden Epps took over for Skyy Clark, excelled for Illini basketball team
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball guard Jayden Epps has carved out a big role early in his college career.www.stltoday.com
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brad Underwood had three words to describe Jayden Epps.
“Gifted bucket maker,” Underwood said. “Those guys translate. The one thing in evaluating him is his game translated because his ball goes in a lot.”
That’s been part of the reason that Epps has been able to carve out such a big role with the Illinois men’s basketball team (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) as a true freshman, playing nearly 30 minutes per game in Big Ten play.
Shane Walsh
aka "Captain Oblivious"
- Cynthiana, Kentucky
Epps earned the nickname "Buckets" in my house during the Texas game. When watching from the couch and he enters the game my neighbors usually hear "Buckets" [in my best Gus Johnson impersonation] followed by a hearty Ric Flair "Wooo!" My kids have named him "Buckets Woo!", but being the good parent I have explained to them that the woo is merely an exclamation of joy for the aforementioned Buckets.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Just say NO !!!!!
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
We should absolutely be building next year's team around Epps as a volume scorer. Which means, incidentally, that PG duties need to lie elsewhere. Epps is a smart player and good ballhandler and is doing remarkably well for a true freshman, but distribution is not his highest calling.
GET LOUD TONIGHT!!! Will Krush be back?
Apparently Pru was up posting at 3 AM. So, it wasn't poppy seeds
I was just kept remembering how excied everyone way when Epps committed. It kind of dissipated, but I kept watching. Epps will just jkeep doing this with even more minutes. I already like Epps a lot. If he were here for 4 years, I can imagine what this team will accomplish,How Jayden Epps took over for Skyy Clark, excelled for Illini basketball team
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball guard Jayden Epps has carved out a big role early in his college career.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brad Underwood had three words to describe Jayden Epps.
“Gifted bucket maker,” Underwood said. “Those guys translate. The one thing in evaluating him is his game translated because his ball goes in a lot.”
That’s been part of the reason that Epps has been able to carve out such a big role with the Illinois men’s basketball team (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) as a true freshman, playing nearly 30 minutes per game in Big Ten play.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Just say NO !!!!!
Skyy was not the issue. It seems it was those around him and likely his dad. I think what Bardo posted has merit. Epps and Harris certainly were off to a better start so far. That doesn't mean that Skyy wouldn't help this team and likely still has a higher ceiling. I hope he gets his family issues worked out. When he left he had nothing but positive things to say about the coaches or his teammates.
For me the reason we are playing better is BU made the initial mistake of switching everything on D and Offensively playing 5 out. He has changed those things and the team now has had time to adjust. I am concerned how bigger guards like PSU, Wisconsin, MSU, Rutgers and others have that will require help. I hope Skyy comes back. He is very talented and players adjust at different places especially when the system changes and negative influences that he loves from outside the program are stressing him out. A break may be the right thing for him to tell some folks that this is my life please let me live it. That doesn't only happen with athletes, it happens with lots of teenagers.
I'm headed over in a few hours from Ptown for the game. I hope we can continue our roll. MSU and their guards will provide a big challenge. I expect Epps, Harris, Rodgers and all our squad to bring the heat.
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