was interesting to me that by end of season, Ty and Sencire seemed to most clearly embody the culture we've see in recent years (hard nosed, high effort, defense minded). MM didnt click, TSJ and CH seemed a bit shell shocked in figuring out how to lead the team and/or trying to individually carry too much of the load, RJ was struggling, Goode was sidelined, Skyy and Epps- well we know how that played out
True. That said, his offensive rebounding percentage as a freshman was 154th in the nation, and he's not a 5. And for reference, once he got used to college play, his OR% in conference, was at Kofi's average level and ~50th in the nation. He's rated the 3rd best offensive rebounder in conference behind Edey and Key. Again, as a freshman. As such, I think his rebounding ability in my opinion gives him an opportunity few have to get a lot of effort stats. While 15ppg and 7rpg while playing 30min is more attainable for him with the addition of a jumper and improved free throw shooting, I think based on his skill set he has a unique opportunity to consistently average about 8ppg and 4rpg off of offensive rebounds alone. That said, orange tinted glasses for sure, but from a metric standpoint, when your in conference offensive rebounding comparables are averaging about 16.6ppg and 10.2rpg, I think his path to becoming an elite rebounder and scorer is actually a lot clearer than it seems if he can pick up a consistent short jumper.
Thank you for looking up the metrics. I’m not discounting Ty as an elite rebounder for his size or position, he’s tenacious.
6'10" ty would cause structural problems at state farm once he jumped through the roof!
True that on the name (and general look). I think we have one of the coolest arenas in the conference precisely because it kept some of AH's historic aspects while updating it to be very nice, but that probably also prevents us from being associated with the "best of the best" in either category - such as IU's old dumb of an Assembly Hall being undoubtedly "classic," and Nebraska's new state-of-the-art arena being undoubtedly "nice."
A 6'10" Ty would basically be Ben Simmons with a better attitude. He'd already be in the NBA.
Now add a jump shot and he'd basically be a more athletic Larry Bird.
One amazing thing about this, is that based on the kenpom home court advantage and reffing metrics, we've actually compiled that record with the 3rd worst ref home cooking and 3rd worst overall home court advantage in the B10 over that timeframe. So pretty impressive stuff.
Agree, and makes sense based on what we have witnessed while watching the games. Good to see the metrics back up what we feel has been a clear lack of advantage other teams enjoy.
Luke wants your number,, He said something about setting the record straight. Said he did not like sitting the bench last season as much as playing and ready to take on the role of being who he needs to become in order to have Illinois succeed. He, Buck and Ty just waiting to explode for next year.
Have zero doubts that Goode is and will continue to be a culture guy but he didn't see the court enough to make his presence felt (though I'm sure it mattered in practices throughout the year).
Is that like using AI to get the job done, maybe, as well?
Thank you for looking up the metrics. I’m not discounting Ty as an elite rebounder for his size or position, he’s tenacious.
But we’d be staring at a NPOY candidate should Ty come anywhere close to averaging a double-double over the course of their career. And to this vision, I am not opposed, but boy is it bright orange in here.
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Illinois Basketball: Star freshman avoids transfer portal and returns to Illini
Illinois basketball just received the best news this offseason. A star freshman avoided the transfer portal and is returning to the Illini.
Was there any truth to rumors? Reading this made it sound worse than I perceived it (but I’m no insider). Glad he’s sticking with us.
didn't read the article based on the author.
You give him/it far more credit than deserved. The articles are so poorly written and researched I assumed they were written by a Macedonian troll farm or a Chinese bot for pure clickbait.
