Yep…then throw in the potential for sickness, injury, foul trouble and other acts of god. It’s a valid concern.I think it's relatively safe to say DGL won't be returning next season:
DGL Mom Not Happy
I can't say I necessarily blame him, either. I refuse to believe Underwood can't find spot minutes for DGL, Dainja, and Nico throughout the games to keep our main rotation guys fresh throughout the season. I don't think anyone is expecting them to be as good as our starters, but Undy HAS to find a way to lower the rotation guys' minutes while helping develop the younger players. This team will wear down by the NCAA Tournament no matter what he says.
Entitlement started for this era's players from the start of AAU games and being heaped full of praise from early middle school now.....They hear how great they are at an early age and as they get older the praise get's heavier..............
if a frosh is good enough to get major minutes then I am sure BU will play them.....case in point: Kofi & Ayo.......
DGL seems like he has bought into the Illini way and I think if he stays he will be getting major minutes next year and beyond for the Illini program......Minutes are earned in practice and BU has said numerous times that DGL is hard to stop in practice.........
I'm from the old school adage that you have to pay your dues and earn whatever it is you are seeking........Sometimes that adage is short circuited by what they did in prep school or AAU ball........college is a different beast what with frosh playing against more physical and mature players 3-4 years older and WISER.........
There is no substitute for experience and to gain that experience you have to dedicate your energy to achieve whatever personal goals a recruit and then player has........
Too many feel entitled to not put in the effort (NOT saying that is DGL at all ).....parents sometimes hinder their child with a over the hill expectation for them.......she sounds like a handful , but BU controls all of this and I know he won't give up control of playing time to any player or player's family...................
JMHO..............
Parents + anger + Facebook = troubleI think it's relatively safe to say DGL won't be returning next season:
DGL Mom Not Happy
I can't say I necessarily blame him, either. I refuse to believe Underwood can't find spot minutes for DGL, Dainja, and Nico throughout the games to keep our main rotation guys fresh throughout the season. I don't think anyone is expecting them to be as good as our starters, but Undy HAS to find a way to lower the rotation guys' minutes while helping develop the younger players. This team will wear down by the NCAA Tournament no matter what he says.
FTFYFacebook = trouble
I get it, you want to protect your kids, but damn there is a bigger picture here.I think it's relatively safe to say DGL won't be returning next season:
DGL Mom Not Happy
I can't say I necessarily blame him, either. I refuse to believe Underwood can't find spot minutes for DGL, Dainja, and Nico throughout the games to keep our main rotation guys fresh throughout the season. I don't think anyone is expecting them to be as good as our starters, but Undy HAS to find a way to lower the rotation guys' minutes while helping develop the younger players. This team will wear down by the NCAA Tournament no matter what he says.
I'm glad that even out-of-conference players acknowledge our fanaticism
Hot take, but our fan base has become relatively bad at colors in recent years (without "Orange Out" games for football while it is still warm being the odd exception), and these are a dangerous goal, lol. For whatever reason, our fans just do not wear orange like we used to ... funny enough, I was at all three of these games! Lol.
I've always thought that all the seats should be orange to make it more vibrant.Hot take, but our fan base has become relatively bad at colors in recent years (without "Orange Out" games for football while it is still warm being the odd exception), and these are a dangerous goal, lol. For whatever reason, our fans just do not wear orange like we used to ... funny enough, I was at all three of these games! Lol.
2006-07 vs. Wisconsin
2019-20 vs. Maryland