Illini Basketball 2022-2023
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The Alex Legion tapes
What’s his point?
Makes me sad it didn't work out. As you can see, kid has clear talent..
Self promotion
Remember this when the coaches tell you they make threes in practice….
A little shade….a little he’s going to enter the portal and wants some good film out there
Reminds me of the Snyder cut of the justice league. Something a small group of people clamoring about that didn't matter in the end and didn't erase what I saw or refund anything I paid for. Moving on. Good luck to skyy in his future endeavors. I don't see our paths crossing in the future
Big Jack
- Decatur
You know at first I was trying to be understanding that the kid was dealing with pressure issues from his parents, who were upset with how he was being handled by the staff. But alas I am on the belief that he is a self absorbed child who's feelings got hurt as his performance and lack of playing time decreased as the season progressed. Add to that his issues with teammates and it made since to leave...
However man up tell the truth and move on.
Just heard an interview with Goode where he talked about how seriously he thought about redshirting. One time was when he found out he was advised to not be activated for the Indiana game when he had expected to be available. The other was very recently after the Iowa game where he was so excited with the environment but didn't play. He's decided to go ahead and play because the Illini will be in the post-season and that's not guaranteed every year.
Sounds like this free article is based at least in part on that interview.
I can’t remember a single 5 star releasing practice footage on social media after they abruptly left their team mid season. As AI eloquently said, “we talkin bout practice!?”
Skyy is a weird dude and not an #everydayguy as he looks to self-promote himself
EDIT: you know you’re down bad when the first third of the film is you beating Lieb off the dribble
Skyy is a weird dude and not an #everydayguy as he looks to self-promote himself
EDIT: you know you’re down bad when the first third of the film is you beating Lieb off the dribble
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You could probably splice together practice clips for any player on the team that would make them look like an All-American. There's no context. For all we know those highlights were from a 7 am practice where half the team spent the previous night acting like a bunch of college kids...
I hope the young man finds whatever he is looking for, but I don't understand the mid-season transfer of a healthy player who has already burned a year of eligibility. He must have been having a really bad time, because there is no way whatever he is doing now is developing his game more effectively than coming off the bench for the Illini would have.
Obviously, he could have used some more quality game film.
Dan
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2/8/23 Hour 2: Luke Goode on redshirt thought process & getting back to practice; Looking through hypothetical tournament matchups | The Drive with Lon Tay & Derek Piper
Luke Goode joins the show for his weekly segment to discuss getting back to practice, wanting to play instead of redshirt, and the upcoming game against Rutgers. The guys look through the current Bracketology and some hypothetical tournament matchups.
Retro62
- North Bethesda, Maryland
I know I should let this go, but it really bothers me that when you look up the Illini on ESPN, there is an article by Myron Medcalf that states the Krush lied to get discounted tickets. Yes, they did, but the article makes it sound very much like they were trying to get a non-profit charity rate by lying instead of just the group rate anyone can get. It's just lazy and inaccurate journalism. Do your job correctly you hack!
Big Jack
- Decatur
Can Goode not play this year and still be redshirted if he plays below a certain number of games? I thought that was the case and he has yet to play even one game.
That’s only for football. Any playing time kills your redshirt in basketball
That's not true when injuries are involved.
But I think any time post injury does kill it. Perhaps that's what you meant.
I knew for football it is up to 4. But for a medical redshift a quote is what confused me from the NCAA about medical redshirts that said they must happen in the first half of the year and play in less that 30 percent of games. He likely should’ve also said and not comeback to play after the injury. Goode could meet the parts of the quote I saw by the NCAA about medical redshirts
Article on Matt Mayer:
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Quirky? Nonchalant? Misunderstood? Behind the essence of Matthew Mayer
Illinois forward Matthew Mayer has been one of the best players on the team over the last month.
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Fighter of the Nightman
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That picture reminds me of just how eagerly I jumped on the Goode hype train during our loss to Houston last year. I haven't looked at the stats or done any number crunching, but I just remember thinking that he was one of the few guys out there who looked completely poised while our team was in a funk ... and he was a true freshman. I really hope we can get him in a game soon and he can readjust well. This team would be leaps and bounds better come March Madness if we had his game as an extra weapon.
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