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Illinois 91, Marshall 74 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="ForWhomTheBellTolls" data-source="post: 1350058" data-attributes="member: 643798"><p>I agree with this, and don't expect him to be in the normal 8- to 9-man rotation given what he has done to date, but anything incremental we get from the kid this year is essentially gravy in any event. The sooner we can get him looking and feeling comfortable in game situations, the better off we will be. He may not get there, but one of the reasons that you play cupcakes in the early season is to determine whether the fringe 2nd or 3rd tier players can actually perform at this level. Would hate to be in a situation where his first meaningful minutes are in Big 10 play. He is making a number of tough transitions at once (foreign to US, HS to college, living way from home), so it stands to reason that it will take him a while to get comfortable.</p><p></p><p>If he can get some minutes in the Augustana game, it would likely help his confidence, though Augie has a lot of height for a DIII team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForWhomTheBellTolls, post: 1350058, member: 643798"] I agree with this, and don't expect him to be in the normal 8- to 9-man rotation given what he has done to date, but anything incremental we get from the kid this year is essentially gravy in any event. The sooner we can get him looking and feeling comfortable in game situations, the better off we will be. He may not get there, but one of the reasons that you play cupcakes in the early season is to determine whether the fringe 2nd or 3rd tier players can actually perform at this level. Would hate to be in a situation where his first meaningful minutes are in Big 10 play. He is making a number of tough transitions at once (foreign to US, HS to college, living way from home), so it stands to reason that it will take him a while to get comfortable. If he can get some minutes in the Augustana game, it would likely help his confidence, though Augie has a lot of height for a DIII team. [/QUOTE]
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