It's human nature(and this boards DNA) to overrate what we have coming in the door by automatically assuming they're better than what we have.
I know you are kind of being funny (probably), but Ben did shoot a respectable percentage on the year. I know its tough because he was brought in to be a shooter and can't do a whole lot else, but he shot "okay" and he didn't turn the ball over...so that's cool.Neither can shoot but at least ty can defend and rebound.
Ty brings a lot of positives to the roster. Let’s not forget that he DID start for the Elite 8 team a few years ago. (Guess you have a short memory). Only thing Ben H brings is the 3 point shot which in all honesty he never was great at last season and eventually seen him get removed from starting lineup after BU given him every chance under the sun to remain in it. Then watched his minutes fall off drastically. So yeah I think Ty is more in play ahead of Ben HNeither can shoot but at least ty can defend and rebound.
Because you’re gonna need someone who can defend stretch 4 cuz I honestly don’t see many of our other bigs able to defend anyone out on the perimeter. Plus Stojakovic and Boswell are gonna eat up the majority of the minutes at 2 of the positions at 1-3. I also have to think that Petrovic is going to get a good chunk of minutes at the one position if he can distribute the ball as well as what we are being told.
We did not have depth last year. We had 9 useable pieces with one empty ride, two red shirts and Booth. We haven’t had real depth until this year. Last year we had no room for error and we had illness and injuries. There were games where we only dressed 7. We will not have that problem this season. But i am a play 10 guy. I love wearing teams down by attrition. BU does not believe in that and that’s ok but we need to make sure that all 10 or 11 counting Jaxon is ready to play if called upon.
This just isn't possible. Maybe the guys we're bringing in will be as "ready" as advertised, more "ready," or maybe they'll prove to be not a good fit or not as good as we thought they might be for whatever reason (injury, chemistry with the team/coaches, game doesn't translate to the NCAA, etc.). Throughout Illinois history we've had highly heralded recruits succeed and we've had them fail. Until we put these guys out on the court in a competitive game, we won't be able to determine whether these new players will be like Ayo Dosumnu and Deron Williams or like Jereme Richmond and Mike Shaw or like the many in between these extremes.
Back in the Weber and Groce years, we had years when we had 4 or 5 playable guys.
Finally!
Because you swap Ty and Tomi offense to defense. Let Ty play the more athletic stretch on the defensive side. And get inside and bang on the offensive glass and make cuts to the hoop for passes
We all thought we had depth last year
We'll see who starts later this year but I don't believe it will be either of these two sooo...
Not at all. UConn won the Championship 13 months ago with their starting 5 playing the vast majority of the minutes.
I agree except we were less deep down low… fine as long we were heathy or not in foul trouble. We now have an extra player in 4-5 spot! Which looks good to my eyes!
I can't recall him being out of shape or overweight. I don't know how "athletic" he is or not. What I do remember is he helped spread the floor with his three pt. shooting, his passing skills, and his all-around game.
Diarra and Johnson both played solid roles.
Because as a basketball player, he is well ahead of "a BH" ?
In some aspects he is a better player. I have no problem having a lineup of Bam, Petro, AS, Ty and Tomi. I like the idea of BH coming in and being a bench scorer just like Davis. Ty brings toughness and defense to the interior. This team will have many looks which will be hard to defend.
Well let’s stop and think about this Ty Rodgers has been working on developing his game since the start of last season so you have no idea what improvements he’s made to his game. I don’t think he’s ever going to be a 3 point shooter but if he adds a scoring aspect to the rest of his game then he’s going to be difficult to deal with. Ben H is a type of player that hasn’t proven to be tough minded imo and if lives by the 3 and dies by the 3 then sorry I am not a fan.
This. This. This.
I think it’s also very telling that Ben NIL money for this year is less than what the other guys he’s competing against for playing time if what I have heard is correct. Time will tell who gets the PT
Your comps are absolutely absurd
