Illini Basketball 2026-2027

#351      
PleaseMakeABowlGame
foby said:
I'm tremendously excited about the upcoming season. Our ceiling truly is our first NCAA Tournament Championship!

2 things I'm really looking forward to;

1) Vaaks passing in the PnR. Tomi feasted with KJ and struggled a bit when he was out. I think the feasting returns with Vaaks.

2) The team on the floor at the end of our blowout wins. Blake, Lincoln, ZZ, Ethan, Landon, JJ - they should be very fun to watch.
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He feasted with Keaton too, just didn’t make the shots.

Tomi’s likely the one that cost Keaton the most assists last year.
 
#353      
ptgrd23
foby said:
1) Vaaks passing in the PnR. Tomi feasted with KJ and struggled a bit when he was out. I think the feasting returns with Vaaks.
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2024-5 was KJ/Tomas pick and roll or Tomas low post. Ben H, Tre White, and Kylan were less effective scorers. Will was not a passer. You could argue Tomas was our #2 option most of the time.

2025-6 Keaton avg 18 ppg on 40% 3pt shooting. Andrej avg 14 ppg driving the lane and David avg 14 ppg posting up and 3's. Tomas' usage was way down most of the season.

2026-7 Vaaks takes a lot of shots like Keaton. Andrej and David are back. Quentin is low usage. Tomas will have work hard to get his shots.
 
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