Illini Basketball 2026-2027

RabidDawgClassic · 2026-06-05T16:41:25-0500

jamarvelous31 said:
Jokic is also 6'11 vs Mirk at 6'8, those 3 inches mean a lot more in the NBA than they do in college.

Fly Illini Fly! said:
Jokic is 7ft tall. Mirkovic is 6-9.

Cool! They each grew an inch in less than two hours!

ChiTown · 2026-06-05T17:07:04-0500

Fly Illini Fly! said:
Jokic is 7ft tall. Mirkovic is 6-9.

Not that it matters but he’s 2 inches taller at 6’11.

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ChiTown · 2026-06-05T17:17:28-0500

Some of this European players are not known for their quickness or mobility,another example is Luka who is very effective without being quick and about the same height .Like I said am not trying to compare him to the hall of fame players, just playing a devils advocate.

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3945274/luka-doncic

jamarvelous31 · 2026-06-05T17:21:50-0500

RabidDawgClassic said:
Cool! They each grew an inch in less than two hours!

I'm just here for the inches matter jokes.

The rest is cottage cheese to me.

Fly Illini Fly! · 2026-06-05T18:27:21-0500

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062986163640504717

Fly Illini Fly! · 2026-06-05T18:28:23-0500

Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2062986163640504717

If the one at 0:15 just stayed in play

Fly Illini Fly! · 2026-06-05T18:29:23-0500

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062992717244682395

Fly Illini Fly! · 2026-06-05T18:59:46-0500

Emerson Bigguns said:
Is rated higher than all I mentioned. I kind of put him in the Top 100 basket. Close enough for horseshoes... I think everyone assumes he is going to play. A lot of people act like Brown and Davis have no shot at being decent this year. Our history with similarly profiled guys says different.

If everyone peacefully assumed he'd play, then I don't think we'd have such extended debates regarding the #9thMan.

lstewart53x3 · 2026-06-05T19:44:35-0500

Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2062977591997321625

We’re gonna get a 2 seed this year and people are going to be mad. Meanwhile, we have Illini greats who never even made the tournament.

RabidDawgClassic · 2026-06-05T20:03:40-0500

lstewart53x3 said:
We’re gonna get a 2 seed this year and people are going to be mad. Meanwhile, we have Illini greats who never even made the tournament.

What’s crazy to me is that Malcolm Hill finished 4-0 vs Missouri but never played in the NCAA Tournament.

FrankNitty30 · 2026-06-05T20:40:43-0500

GForce said:
Alas, I'm resigned to a 9th man by committee for this season. #notideal

Won’t matter