I am old and saw Brody play against Michigan in the 60s. I do not remember any 2 hand set shots.
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From the Daily Illini December 1962.
Brody , 6-2 , 165-pound dandy from Trenton , N . J ., is the only sophomore in this year s starting cage quintet . He is adept at all phases of the game and thus his current starting status is no surprise . He feels all phases of the game are equally important . As he says , in order for us to be a winning club everyone must play both offensively and defensively as one solid unit . Brody has a deadly two-handed jump shot on offense.
I guess it was a jump shot but it was two handed. Time dulls the memory.
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IlliniKat91
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The same reason Tinder dates put 6'1" in their profile when they're sitting at 5'10". It sounds better on paper.
Lying about height in sports, particularly basketball, is nothing new. D. Rose is a perfect example of that. I don't think Underwood sets out to intentionally mislead, and like another poster said, OP may be making a tongue-in-cheek comment about Ben's height. But let's not act like their isn't precedent to fudge some numbers about height, either.
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It’s literally a bit that has been going on for a while. He has NOT grown 2-3 inches… lol. You guys, cmon…
Official Fighting Illini Athletics roster still lists BH as 6’9” for what that is worth.
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The thing I feel is being undervalued are a couple of Big Zs strengths. His shot blocking and the fact he was Arkansas top 3pt shooter at 38%.
I expect our team 3pt shooting to be much better next season. I totally expect Kylan to shoot much better like he did down the stretch and at Zona. Ben is a good bet to improve as well as others in this system surrounded by these guys. I bet Ben, Kylan, Jake, Big Z and T all to shoot 35% or better from 3. Maybe Andrej can too surrounded by better players that can shoot much better than what he had at Cal. Have to wait and see on Mahailo. Regardless I expect the team shooting from 3 to improve drastically from last year.
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I'm trying to picture a two-handed jump shot.From the Daily Illini December 1962.
Brody , 6-2 , 165-pound dandy from Trenton , N . J ., is the only sophomore in this year s starting cage quintet . He is adept at all phases of the game and thus his current starting status is no surprise . He feels all phases of the game are equally important . As he says , in order for us to be a winning club everyone must play both offensively and defensively as one solid unit . Brody has a deadly two-handed jump shot on offense.
I guess it was a jump shot but it was two handed. Time dulls the memory.
I don't think they've updated any of that data from last year.
Guys that tweet is a joke
We also aren’t adding anyone
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To many good players
LvilleILL1 said the exact opposite on Thursday. Different sources?
Sorry if I missed it elsewhere, but this is the latest I could find.
Notebook: Illini still in a 'day to day' waiting game for Mirkovic, Petrovic; Rehab process starts for Rodgers
Underwood declined to put a timeframe on Ty Rodgers' potential return following an offseason knee injury.
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or maybe that one possible option didn't pan out between thursday and today
I just don’t see how we have any money to add anyone of value
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- Los Angeles, CA
As I remember he had the ball up in the air over his head with two hands, but the shot was mostly pushed with his right hand when it left his hands. It was so many years ago that I could be wrong.From the Daily Illini December 1962.
Brody , 6-2 , 165-pound dandy from Trenton , N . J ., is the only sophomore in this year s starting cage quintet . He is adept at all phases of the game and thus his current starting status is no surprise . He feels all phases of the game are equally important . As he says , in order for us to be a winning club everyone must play both offensively and defensively as one solid unit . Brody has a deadly two-handed jump shot on offense.
I guess it was a jump shot but it was two handed. Time dulls the memory.
If there's a guy out there who's considering reclassifying and hoping to be a one-and-done, maybe he doesn't care too much about his sole college year's earnings. I mean, he'll ultimately be earning more than the zero dollars he'd earn in high school.
Right now as constructed we are primed for someone to come in and be Will Riley. If I'm the staff and I'm considering that route, I look at next year's top 30, offer them a spot today, and see what happens.
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They are gonna want money….
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so i'm hearing there's still a chance i shoot up to 6'6"-6'7"? sounds good to me!
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