Dan
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Welcome to the Illini Women's Basketball thread.
Ya know , after watching this NCAA tourney and the regular season and watching the women's season , I think I enjoyed the purity of the women and the beauty of seeing plays mademoiselle than the hacking gull bore contact that the men's game has been reduced to.Glad that she doesn't feel "done" yet. This 2022-23 team brought some real joy to watching basketball.
This is very interesting. An emphasis on energy and gestures for encouragement made for an Illini women’s team that was cohesive, fought consistently hard, cared for each other, and had fun, leading to a truly special and successful season. Now if the men’s team had placed an emphasis on energy and gestures of encouragement, could it have made a difference???
Look at some of the other girls in the back row. Dewey is listed at 6'2". Lopes and Hill are 6'3". All 3 tower over Bostic I think your 6' is right on the money.The picture in the article in Dan’s post shows how vertically challenged Bostic is compared to the other players. Unless she is intentionally stooping over she can’t be more than 6’0” tall, which makes her accomplishments this year all the more amazing.
Where is Omar Payne when you need him?Look closely. She may be on her tiptoes.
Is she a legit transfer option for Green? If so, yes please.Well Rose Micheaux is a legit 6'2" and The hooks are in.. so hope they can real her in.
Just what the doctor ordered if she comes to Illinois. Still be undersized but she is a threat on the offensive end and can board. I love what Shoup-Hill brought this season but if she is the first big off the bench the team gets that much stronger.Well Rose Micheaux is a legit 6'2" and The hooks are in.. so hope they can real her in.
Reel ?........................just tryin to be reel , you know ??Not sure how you'd want me to say it? The set the hook, they hope they can real her in? The staff is extremely interested. The 6'-6'2"s dont have to play at the 5. They staff is still looking for a Big Big, the Purdue transfer big is just in the "shes alright" level of players they are working on.
If you haven't been around, Bostic has a decent 3. She could be a legit 3 and d like Shoop-Hill, her first year here didn't showcase that, because she was required to create looks instead of getting spot ups.
Maybe we want to real-ly reel her in (or maybe...she'll play for Real Madrid --all the while dancing the reel??) FOR REAL!!Reel ?........................just tryin to be reel , you know ??
I don't see either Ndour or Taponen working their way into the playing rotation next year, particularly if Green is able to bring viable options to the roster. If they couldn't get playing time last year given our size issues, they certainly won't be able to get it in the future. With two top notch guards coming in I don't see Rhodes getting much playing time next year. I don't know if Green is the kind of coach who encourages players at the bottom of the roster to seek opportunities elsewhere. I also don't know if Ndour can transfer without a special waiver. All in all, I would not be surprised if a number of these four were not on the roster next year.
Dewey seemed to make good progress towards the end of the year and could reasonably expect playing time in the future.
Camille Jackson is a big question mark. I don't know if she was hampered by injuries or was not able to make the transition to the college game. I was surprised she played in the tournament game against Rutgers, as I had sort of assumed she was taking a redshirt year because of her early season injury.
Jada Peebles has played four years but has a covid year available. Peebles started her junior year but lost starter status this year. She plays the same position as our two incoming freshmen and may lose playing time to them. I wouldn't be shocked if she decided to graduate and/or move on. I would not be surprised if she returns. She seems to be an excellent teammate.
In sum, it would not shock me to see as many as six otherwise eligible players leave the program in one way or another.
Who?A gaurd spot just opened up.
Could make sense. She will be a junior next year and was behind four other guards this year. All of those guards will likely be back next year and three the following year. With two new freshmen guards coming in there won't be a lot of playing time for her. With a 15 player roster there will likely be attrition each year. It doesn't help that the entire coaching staff that recruited her is now gone.