Illini Basketball 2026-2027

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RabidDawgClassic
LvilleILL1 said:
Hearing some positive things on Mirk's recovery/timeline.

I think the expectation is that he plays the first game of the season.
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#180      
wc_illini
PleaseMakeABowlGame said:
Everyone knows Torvik's player rating system is PORPAGATU (or PRPG!). Definitely not BPM.

Boyd + Blackwell = 10.7
Boswell + Wagler = 10.9
Smith + Loyer = 9.9
Sandfort + Hoiberg = 8.9
Thornton + Mobley = 11.2

Your also completely ignoring the eye test. They could both be game wreckers, who could both take over a game (we saw it pretty clearly against Illinois).

They were both All BIG. All the duos you have - only one was All BIG.

Domask and Shannon is the only legitimate argument I've heard so far. It's TWO guys who can go win you a game.
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PRPG! is offense only. If you add PRPG! and D-PRPG, you get:

Sandfort + Hoiberg = 18.8
Boswell + Wagler = 18.7
Thornton + Mobley = 18.6
Boyd + Blackwell = 17.8
Smith + Loyer = 17.4
 
#181      
Combo
Joel Goodson said:
realize this is just mucking around (and a hype clip), but there's a lot to like here. kid may not be a big contributor this season (we stacked), but he's a baller.
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Probably fighting for minutes like Lincoln and Morillo behind the 7 obvious guys. But you always have to assume players will miss some time because of injuries, etc. What's the latest on Morillo's health? If he's not ready, I think Ethan could play a bit.
 
#182      
PleaseMakeABowlGame
NarrowJ said:
Having PPG stand up your entire argument is weak and proves you a casual. The fact they scored so much is not a good thing. Way too much hero ball.
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It's far from a bad thing, as they finished with the #9 offense on Torvik and #10 offense on KPom.

Lots of worse offenses out there than Wisconsin last year.
NarrowJ said:
They were 13-9 in Q1/2 games... absolutely putrid.
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Well, let's see, Illinois was 12-8?

They also went 9-8 in Quad 1, to our 7-8.

Illinois was a more consistent team, had a better O and D, and was the better team. But Wisconsin was in good territory.
NarrowJ said:
You keep going on about them being "All B1G" but neither even made 1st team, a completely laughable reference that flies in the face of your own entire argument. The best backcourt in a 10 year period had neither player make 1st team?

Rob Martin (WHO?) of High Point smoked them for 23 & 10 assists, even backup guard Chase Johnston (Again... WHO?) hit 4-6 threes. The Wisconsin bigs held High Point bigs to sub-50 percent shooting. Blackwell had 5 turnovers. You don't go 24-11 with half of those wins vs cupcakes and then lose to a 12 seed and get coined 'best B1G backcourt in the last 10 years', its an excruciatingly mind-numbing take.

I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul lol.
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