Most underrated story line for me next year is Tomi playing more like freshmen Tomi OR even better with the physical transition.
Andrej is going to take Kylan's role defensively, as the top point of attack guy (not Ben's).
My view is that there's always people that would beyotch even if you hung em with a new rope.
He won't have the usage and/or shots he did his freshman year. It's a much more talented roster with Vaaks / Coleman / Stoj / Mirk around him.
Certainly, Tomi can play better than he did last year. If he gets stronger and stays healthy, he will.
My Dad (RIP) used to say this all the time. Thanks for the reminder.
I agree that his improvement likely won't show up with massive number increases, likely no one's will. Fewer mistakes, capitalizing on more opportunities, and staying fresher to defend and rebound, though added strength and conditioning will be more indicative of what I would look for.
This one was me. I have to own that take as potentially a poor one.
Don't think Tre White was like that. Sure he might've left for some of those reasons, but on the court in his one season, I don't recall it.
Luka was 3rd in the NBA in assists/game.
Good luck with Luka. He never did in Dallas that's for sure. Still was a horrible trade though that us fans have not forgotten.
As a fanbase, we're passionate, which is great, but the pendulum swings way too far in both directions. If we win, there's 250 posts and happiness. If we lose, there are 800 posts and everyone should be fired.
Our entire freshman class is Loaded imo.. I hope they stick together and play 2 and or 3 years before moving on. Size, athleticism, skill, and MOJO! Amazing job identifying these men and getting them on board. Time for raises all around. Our program and Illini Nation is in a position I haven't seen since 80's, to probation. Kudos to all involved. I just compare to the stability of Brad and Lou Henson. Kruger, Self, and Weber won a ton, just so much turnover and off court craziness.
1) Everyone is allowed to have opinions
We have the #6 ranked HS recruiting class according to 247, and the fun thing about this season is that it's the first season in a while where our recruiting primarily came from one measurable source. The last few seasons, we've had a few HS recruits, a few good transfers, and then a very strong Euro pipeline, which doesn't really have a definitive ranking system. It feels a bit more tangible when you can actually put a ranking next to it, instead of "well these guys are Euros, but if you did include them in our recruiting class, we would be ranked x."
I think that we just had 'raises all around'.
I believe that is Landon in both - yes, he looks like he has a sweet stroke from three and showed some hops on the dunk. In the spirit of over-projecting based on a 49 second practice highlight clip - it looks like he's ready to play this year!
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I was wondering who Jokovic was, seems you misspelled his name, you're missing a "D" for Djokovic. But I really don’t think a tennis player is a good comp for a basketball player.
Haha! Yes I get their names confused.
People are allowed to fart on planes, that doesn't mean it's pleasant for those around them.
