Illini Basketball 2023-2024
- Status
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
Given Terrance missed 6 games, I understand him being bumped down a bit. But I'm sure it has something to do with media members being slanted because of the perceived legal issue.
I'm happy he made it at all.
I'm happy he made it at all.
I expected him to get snubbed due to his circumstances, but jeez. The disrespect.
There's some more motivation for this week
Lou thought he wasn't good enough to play in the Big Ten. Also thought it would create an uncomfortable situation on the team. Unfortunately, it ranks just ahead of the Bill Cole/Robbie Hummel snafu in Illini recruiting annals.
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
texillwek
🔶🔹🔸🔷
Six more 35 point games incoming!!
Just adds more fuel to the fire ….. another reason for our squad to go and prove everyone wrong this tournament
SactownIllini
- Coleman Hawkinsland
FIFY. You accidentally reversed your numbers.
Hahahahaha what a joke is right. Extremely comical but again, what do we expect with many of the media members these days?
Putting Filipowski at 2nd team is peak
from the mediaJust heard that Shannon was named 3RD TEAM ALL AMERICA. I would like to know what sam heck people are looking at. This kid is great athlete and should be 1ST5 TEAM PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like PattyO, I was concerned about how TSJ gets the blocking calls, as opposed to a charge. One thing is that the new rule says that the D player has to be set before the O player plants his foot for takeoff (if I understand it correctly.) So, with TJ's speed, that's hard. But also, when I go back and slomo the plays I question, it seems that nearly every time that there are 2 defenders, he is great at splitting the seam between them, making neither in the correct D position. I hope he gets the calls in the Tourney - we all remember the farce refs against Augie.
Lot of uneducated, lazy media out therePutting Filipowski at 2nd team is peak
Probably the wrong thread, but couldn't find the right on (feel free to delete or move, Mr Dan.) Ayo's last 2 games - 34 points, 9 assists, and 23 and 10. WOW!
He very rarely blows into a defender directly. He has such great body control that he finds a seam. Don’t think they call a foul on this but frequently the defender is hacking at his arms which does get called. I have much less problem with this than booty ball by bigs backing into defenders with their butt until they are in position. Also dislike three point shooters jumping into their defenders for defensive fouls. Don’t think any contact initiated by the offensive player should be a foul. Not the rules but what I would like them to be.
Yep, the only one recently that has been super close was the block call on Bruce Thornton late in the OSU game. That one could have been called a charge and likely would have in a tourney game.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
While we're all complaining can we just take a second to congratulate TSJ on being named an All-American?
Illini All-Americans this century:
Frank Williams, Brian Cook, Dee Brown, Luther Head, Deron Williams, Ayo Dosunmu, Kofi Cockburn, Terrence Shannon Jr.
Illini All-Americans this century:
Frank Williams, Brian Cook, Dee Brown, Luther Head, Deron Williams, Ayo Dosunmu, Kofi Cockburn, Terrence Shannon Jr.
SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
Surely 3rd team AA/First Team AB1G is enough for the rafters, no?
He's gonna drop another 40 piece on Moorehead State.
TSJ third team is crazy. He missed a few games but there's no way he shouldn't have been at least on the second team.
According to wikipedia we don't hang jerseys for third team All-Americans but I'm not an expert.
According to wikipedia we don't hang jerseys for third team All-Americans but I'm not an expert.
- Status