Illini Basketball 2026-2027
Hard to argue with that logic.
Purdue is bringing back the 3rd and 4th string guards from a big ten team that finished 6th
Coen Carr, KJ Lewis are both too high.
omg I didn't realize how much he sounds like the drunk guys trying to elaborate how cool Bill brasky was.... and he is even doing that poorly!
I for one with raise a glass to Josh Whitman and Bill brasky!!!!
Josh Whitman's tears cure cancer.... too bad he never cries!
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The only depth that matters in my opinion is the replacement of a player that is injured and out for a sustained period. For Tomi-Z, for Dre-Jake, for QC- Jake, for Vaaks-Morillo, for Mirk-Z. All of these would hurt and strategies would be affected but none to the extent of MSU losing Fears. Having a 10 be equivalent to the 6 doesn’t have much value unless you lose a player for a sustained period of time because the 10 isn’t going to play anyway. Having that depth may help you in practice but also may cause you team morale problems.
This, in theory, would be the takeaway. HOWEVER, if ANY team loses a bonafide starter and critical piece of the equation for a significant amount of time.....there is absolutely nothing that the 9th man on the roster is going to do to mask that.
If MSU loses Fears, their ceiling crashes down on them. They have absolutely nothing to replicate him.
For us, we know the cast of characters that make the engine run. If we lost Mirk, Drej, Tomi, etc.....there is absolutely nothing we can do to replace that type of production and experience.
Last year, if MI lost Yaxel, Morez or Mara.....with all due respect to Tschetter.....they would have been screwed.
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Nate = 9th man?
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I’m really glad we have coaches now who don’t have to rely on cheesy mnemonic devices or inspirational wall hangings to fire up the team. I shudder at both O.S.K.E.E and Together-n-Toughness (TNT) bracelets. While anecdotal, I’ve found that leaders who rely on those techniques are usually covering up their own leadership insecurities - much like a Stuart Smally “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough” routine.omg I didn't realize how much he sounds like the drunk guys trying to elaborate how cool Bill brasky was.... and he is even doing that poorly!
I for one with raise a glass to Josh Whitman and Bill brasky!!!!
Josh Whitman's tears cure cancer.... too bad he never cries!
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
3rd place games are the most useless games in sports.
But they’d draw ratings and money, so it’ll probably happen.
I had to mute him after this. Insane!
He isn't biased against us. The outlier is Purdue, which is idiotic, but he's a grad.
I have know issues with whoever debates MI, MSU and UI. Those are clearly the top 3.
Yeah, however, I sure would have loved watching another game with, Boz, Ben and Keaton!
The logic is correct, but at the same time Purdue's guard situation destroys the rationale for his top 5.Hard to argue with that logic.
Purdue is bringing back the 3rd and 4th string guards from a big ten team that finished 6th
I don't think that we can completely disregard his comments about our guards. The backcourt is a relative unknown. Our starting guards from last year are holding NBA contracts. If we're going to spring a leak, it's in the backcourt. His point is valid there, but the Purdue take is just awful.