Where do they find a hill like that in Champaign?
Illini Basketball 2026-2027
By DCR fields / baseball complex.
Have I even been a #9thMan argument advocate? I’ve said one of Zens / Williams / Brown should be able to fill those super low responsibilities.
Either way, it’s BARELY in the rotation, if he’s not completely out of it. I see it parallel to Dra Gibbs Lawhorn freshman season.
DGL in 4 tournament games:
10 minutes
8 minutes
6 minutes
9 minutes
Reibe in 6 tournament games:
5 minutes
11 minutes
7 monutes
7 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
Perhaps in the regular season Reibe played a little more, but it’s moot.
I mean no matter which side of the #9thman debate we are on, if someone plays in all 40 games and never plays less than 5 minutes in ANY of those 40 games, I think its crazy difficult to argue he isn't "in the rotation". Even if you are playing 5 minutes, its because you are being rotated in to play. None of these games we are talking about were blowouts. I do not see how this is arguable. He averaged 14 minutes per game, he was most certainly a rotation player.
Reibe played 552 minutes, DGL played 200 minutes
Reibe had zero DNPs, DGL had 10 DNPs
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
Let’s check in on how a key participant in today’s third place World Cup game feels about playing in a consolation match.
That would be nice...and offensively that might prove true. But JJ has the size, athleticism, along with maturity/some limited experience to defensively prove an adequate defender against B1G bigs under 7'. Not sure either the frosh or JJ can become dependable, but we will all hold out the hope that it comes to fruition.
Illinicpa14
- Chicago
Can someone let me know when this thread stops being highjacked around USCs bench and where their 9th man is in our hypothetical rotation? Ive never seen such intense opinions on maybe the most irrelevant team to our success.
And I hope they’re good - we play them at home and can get a Q1 win.
The AQI went down to moderate today in Chicagoland, you should be outside.
And I hope they’re good - we play them at home and can get a Q1 win.
The AQI went down to moderate today in Chicagoland, you should be outside.