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Illinois at Tennessee Sat., Dec 9th, 2023
Illinois at Tennessee Sat., Dec 9th, 2023
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Regardless of who comes and who goes, and regardless of who we bring in from the portal…..
Luke Goode needs to be a primary leader on this team next year.
Work ethic, attitude, culture, upperclassman, every day guy and heck of a player.
Luke Goode needs to be a primary leader on this team next year.
Work ethic, attitude, culture, upperclassman, every day guy and heck of a player.
If BU is back and most of our players return, I want to see an emphasis on discipline and ball control. Fletch needs to work on hand strength for all of them but mostly Dain/TSJ if they return. Ball security has led to turnover city for too long. I’ve also noticed in the tournament this year how crucial it is with rebounding. Just a few random thoughts for the long offseason ahead.
Commish: ACC will meet to alter hoops narrative
After the ACC got just five bids to the men's tournament, commissioner Jim Phillips said he will met with his league's coaches and ADs to be more "proactive" about changing the narrative of the conference.
Wonder what the ACC is wanting to do. They seem more proactive than the Big 10.
wettsten
- Chicago
well they have a commissioner and we don't right now. maybe Phillips trying to attract attention from the search committee?Commish: ACC will meet to alter hoops narrative
After the ACC got just five bids to the men's tournament, commissioner Jim Phillips said he will met with his league's coaches and ADs to be more "proactive" about changing the narrative of the conference.www.espn.com
Wonder what the ACC is wanting to do. They seem more proactive than the Big 10.
Are turnovers a hand strength issue or mental focus?
Can we send one of the assistant coaches to a "how to improve players free throw percentage" class?
The Big Ten just nuked the entire conference system less than a year ago whereas the ACC is trapped in their TV deal for all eternity, what on earth are you talking about?
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
I saw we get the WBB team to challenge the men to a free throw shooting contest, and give the men until Sept first to practice so the men can at least have a shot at being minimally competitive.
The ACC is trying to figure out why they only got 5 teams in this year and haven’t done well as a whole in the tournament. Something the Big Ten has not self reflected on
Reading the article seems like they are looking at how to fix conference schedules. And if NET is going to be around long term how to get better rankings or they might try and have the NET adjusted
The Big Ten hasn’t won a national championship for 20 years and there have been very little adjustments
The Big Ten was smart on how to make money but if the conference doesn’t perform better in March it will affect the bottom line eventually
You’re hitting a note I’m sympathetic to with the idea that the Big Ten cares only about TV revenue rather that the quality of the product it provides.
But the way basketball is played in the Big Ten has undergone a ton of change over the last 10-15 years and looks more like, well, basketball.
Big Ten teams already play tons of difficult non-conference games. The schools care about basketball a ton, have big attendance, and invest major resources in succeeding.
We’re doing the best we can. This was a down year for the league, but the flameouts in March the past two years are just kinda the way the dice landed.
Florida Atlantic to the B1G
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you are posting in this thread instead of coaching does this mean a transfer coming in or someone staying?
If you aren't from Central Illinois, you probably didn't hear about the death of 2 Prairie Central senior athletes, both All State players 1 in football 1 in basketball. They died in a sledding accident out in Colorado while on spring break.
You also may not remember, but Underwood and Geoff Alexander attended a game at Prairie Central to scout Cole Certa. Sounds like Underwood stopped by Fairbury today to offer his condolences. The basketball player was the coaches son. Very classy move.
You also may not remember, but Underwood and Geoff Alexander attended a game at Prairie Central to scout Cole Certa. Sounds like Underwood stopped by Fairbury today to offer his condolences. The basketball player was the coaches son. Very classy move.
AyoDos11
- Southern Illinois
Is it the mystery PG??
transfer out, transfer in
Holup, we can expect a transfer in to announce soon?
In the next two weeks we should get our first commit-as I have said, I expect 1-2 transfers out and 3 transfers in (maybe 4 depending on Shannon and Coleman)
Spill the beaver dam beans!
Most of the TO's that I remember from this season weren't not from a lack of strength....unless you're talking strength between the ears
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