Joel Goodson
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Illini Basketball 2023-2024
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Nice take on Freshmen not getting Tics.
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Re: Epps and Skye Clark and 1 Ago
The bball team was up and down in terms of over all play and team chemistry. At this time 1 yr ago itbappeared the Illini had a chemistry problem.Coach Underwood kept it in theblocker room. Mayer not so. Look at Epps and Clark now. Both score points but few assists and Georgetown and Louisville are losing.
Is this telling is Illini fans something?
Bardo made a statement early pre season, that he was going to start showing his love for his Illini more often. He has been better this year and this is spot on. Hansberry, I am not worried about. He will be a Illini favorite by the time he is done. DGL,concerns me only because he had been to so many schools as a high school star.
With that said, I hope he is patient and learning all he can. He's could be special.
Go ahead and pull a Epps/ Mark Smith or whomever. The majority of the time it does not get better running to another team/ promise.
Unless, your Mr. Podziemski!!!! 3.5 million!
The reason I got on this evening was to specifically mention Mr. Rodgers. I personally would love to see him taking or creating 5-8 shots per game. All at the rim or within 10-12ft. He is so effective down low and has a decent mid jump shot. If he can give us 8 pts. per game 5 boards and 4 assist we are cooking with gas, not wood.
His defense is getting rock solid and his attitude is approaching TSjr. Level.
You win National titles with 7 or 8 in April.
Unless, your Uconn 10 deep last year.
Destroy Mizzou please!!!!!
Ps. Give me: Ty, Domask, TSjr., Quincy, Dainja, Goode, HARMON, and Coleman. Sprinkle in a little topping of Hansberry and Dgl! We are gonna win a ton this year! I want to see Quincy or Coleman coming off bench IMO would give us more energy. Dainja starting.
His defense is getting rock solid and his attitude is approaching TSjr. Level.
You win National titles with 7 or 8 in April.
Unless, your Uconn 10 deep last year.
Destroy Mizzou please!!!!!
Ps. Give me: Ty, Domask, TSjr., Quincy, Dainja, Goode, HARMON, and Coleman. Sprinkle in a little topping of Hansberry and Dgl! We are gonna win a ton this year! I want to see Quincy or Coleman coming off bench IMO would give us more energy. Dainja starting.
. . . and Lunardi has the Illini as a #3 seed! Is this Illini team that good? To me, playing that tough non-conference schedule is worth its weight . . .Illinois up to #8 in Rothstein’s Top 45.
Up to #12 in Borzello’s espn power rankings as well.
With the way they handled Rutger, I think the Orange and Blue can win many games in the Big Ten.
Retro62
- North Bethesda, Maryland
Altenberger has always been one of my favorite Illini. That was my senior year at UofI. As much as we get angry about UNC and the ineligible players in the 2005 championship, and the unfortunate rebound that denied us the championship game (and subsequent title) in '89, I have always been more upset about that Kentucky game in '84. Having to play on their home court was one thing (NCAA Illini rule #1), but also getting the blue-blood home court calls? The whole thing made me apoplectic.
Field of 68 coming for those clicks
If we were to go the Final Four and lose to Kentucky I would contemplate sticking a fork in my eye sockets. If we to lose to Auburn I think I would likely contemplate sticking a pitch fork in my eye sockets.
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Shamelessly* coming for those clicks. I think it was either the UT game or the Marquette game where the dude up top was invited onto another show to give his $0.02 about the matchup and his compelling analysis about Illinois was we were “a bunch of 6’6” guys and Dain Dainja”. GTFO lol
The link had one team in the top 5 in addition to one team out of the top 25 to reach the final four. Sorta clickbait
Coleman's athleticism is OK compared to Randle but considering he is a 6'10", I would not argue with you.
At the offense end, I think we finally found his user manual. His main weaknesses are:
1. Not "good enough" with dribble and drive - so don't let him do that too often. Actually, don't let him handle the ball too much.
2. Outside shooting is not as good as he think he is - so don't let him pop too often.
Instead:
1. Make him cut/roll more often.
2. Make him a stationary shooter.
I think these can solve a lot of his problems.
Idk. I would just celebrate if we were in Final Four again. Will pray Kentucky and Auburn NOT in Final Four in the first place.
Bigtex
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Look what happened in big east this week
Uconn
Marquette
Creighton
All loss on the road.
Win at Rutgers was
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