I'm impressed by Ayo's high petcentage on 3's and ability to finish lay-ups in traffic. He gave up 2-3 drives he could of finished for passes to teammates. I'm sure he is well liked in the locker room, very unselfish player.
This is actually wild - didn't know he was #1. He's taken 63 on the season too which is a pretty decent sample size
The threat he presents on the Bulls that way is quite similar to what Jacob Grandison does for the Illini now. The stars are such a riddle for opposing defenses they end up playing too far off and letting this relatively low & slow release guy stroke wide open threes.
We’re forgetting how good Caruso looked too. They really have an embarrassment of riches at guard.
Demar coming to Champaign for banner night is a pretty good marker of how Ayo is revered on that team.
I'm so glad I paid the $ for The Athletic. It's nice to read actual journalism versus hot-take, clickbait articles.
I second this. Per your recommendation, I signed up for the Athletic. At the time, it was only $1 per month for 12 months. Seems they post an Ayo article weekly… Pretty sure the Illini fan base is making any journalist that writes about Ayo wealthy(at least in terms of clicks).I'm so glad I paid the $ for The Athletic. It's nice to read actual journalism versus hot-take, clickbait articles.
To any Loyalty brethren that would like to give it a shot free for 30 days, send me a message, and I'll shoot you a code.
- I am not compensated in any fashion when someone uses the code
- I have 5 available
- As is typical with free trials, you'll need to cancel your trial prior to the 30 day mark, or you'll be charged (easy to do in account settings)
You got a deal! I paid double - and still worth it
I joined at that price a year ago. It went up on me this year and I still kept it. Their coverage just generally can't be beat.
Anyone got numbers on these 2 way contracts? Like does he still make decent money if he doesn't get called up from the G league? And how does the payout work if he splits time between both leagues? Just curious
It's good money. Apparently 50% of league minimum, so like $450k (he probably only gets the pro rata portion for the rest of the season). Unlike regular G league players on 10 day deals, it doesn't appear that salary is altered based on amount of games played.
Gonna need a another heroic effort from Ayo to keep it close. Also there are some selfish players on the bulls, probably why Ayo stands out and Demar/Zach are so supportive of the rook.
