I'm not going to speculate, as our insiders are well more informed than I could be, but if memory serves me correctly, his family came in to see our game in Evanston and he was pretty much glued to the bench. I think that there were some unhappy tweets that were sent out after. I know he got we heavy minutes late in the season, but it was really due to injury and necessity. Also didn't seem like he and BU clicked. BU was trying to tap every last ounce of potential out of him(and he has a ton), but not sure that CH appreciated how he went about it(tough love). Now, transfer or no transfer, that seems to be how the season unfolded. Time will tell. Hope the kid stays. IMO, he's going to be a star somewhere.
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illini80
- Forgottonia
I’m a bit surprised on Shannon. Thought he slow played us and Brad got fed up. Maybe I didn’t get the story right, but I was pretty certain there were some ruffled feathers somewhere in there.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Also better shooters and defenders.....
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
He was one of the first players I thought about when all the rumours started to fly around.......................Now they are Super Deluxe Rumours......
I know I shouldn’t be surprised but already just 12 hours after losing a hard fought game like that?! Clearly his mind was made up already but still. Crazy stuff.
I thought Shannon was already discussed a month or two ago and was a, he's not the guy. He was a part of the obvious group.
For this who follow Ant Wright on Twitter (Former Michigan player and still connected to college bball world)
He also thinks Terrance Shannon Jr is highly probable to end up at Illinois
He also thinks Terrance Shannon Jr is highly probable to end up at Illinois
Regardless of who we add I'd hate to see Belo leave. Kid plays with so much joy and was just dealt a sh***y hand this season. Not to mention how unique and impressive his skillset is - his natural passing and driving ability was something that we lacked for years before he joined the team. This situation just sucks overall
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
All I want is that elusive Natty with the Illini's name on it .....How we get there is beside the point , as long as we stay clean and away from the violations scene.......Ok , Gray-clean ......................................or Mauve-clean...................................or Burnt Umber-clean...............or ..............................................................??
Okay, I'm starting to piece together our incoming players (and it's still a total guess on my part obviously):
Skyy Clark, 2022 recruit
Caleb Love (fills Belo's soon-to-be open spot)
Terrance Shannon, Jr. (fills ColeHawk's spot)
Javon Freeman-Liberty (legacy player willing to come off the bench?)
It's very simple guys.
Steph/Klay/LeBron/Giannis/Kofi
Ideal starting 5. We already have one of them. Just try and recruit as close to the other four as you can. Easy peasy. I will now wait by the phone to hear from BU and accept whatever job on the staff he can offer me.
According to 247, he held an offer from us, and he is from East Chicago, Indiana.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Welp , my gummy bear has kicked in big time and NL # 3 just whispered in my ear that she needs me to cuddle up with her and take a nap ( lol ) , so I guess I will get the good-bad news later on today .............................
Ya'll have a great day and ole pru will check in on here later on ............
Sounds like ole pru has a Royal Flush...............................it really really does .................................
Ya'll have a great day and ole pru will check in on here later on ............
Sounds like ole pru has a Royal Flush...............................it really really does .................................
Where are we getting the Caleb Love transfer from? He’s the starting guard for a Blue Blood and will be the face of that team next year.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
The fact that I’m a native Peorian only plays a very small role in this, but … I’d welcome Adam back with the most open of arms! Our explaining away his leaving as not that big of a deal was always wishful thinking, that kid is going to be a stud!
JJE
- Bethalto, IL
I might get torched, but that's ok. There's not a single player on this team not named Kofi that can't be replaced. Watching players leave stinks because a majority of players staying at a school has been the norm for my entire life watching college basketball. We want to watch guys develop and be "program" guys. I've always enjoyed that version of college basketball, but we aren't ever going back to that. We all have to get used to players we really like potentially deciding to transfer.
With the new system if you have a competent coach and assistants like we do then you're bound to get similar or maybe even better players to transfer in. These are the same kids who watched LeBron jump team to team.
We have the exact right coaching staff for this era of transfer choas.
With the new system if you have a competent coach and assistants like we do then you're bound to get similar or maybe even better players to transfer in. These are the same kids who watched LeBron jump team to team.
We have the exact right coaching staff for this era of transfer choas.
The poor guy was attacked constantly on social media and on some message boards. These kids(and they are kids) read this stuff. Frazier had to come to his defense early in the season. Again, I don't want to speculate because I just don't know, but if it were me at 19(oh to be 19 again), I'd be tired of it and more importantly 2)my parents would have been. New starts can be a great thing.
Was looking forward to seeing the 4/5 mins split between Dain, Kofi, and Hawk. Think Kofi moves better than giving credit as he is so big. Shoot from 15’ and no defense for him.
There's a critical threshold of our fan base that should just stop using social media altogether. Not that we're unique in that - at all - but I really hate sharing my love of the Illini with abusive turdbuckets. He is a great dude - hope he decides to stay.
Sorry. Don't follow. Who are they talking about?
I don't think that you'll be torched. Opinions are what make these discussions worthwhile. In regards to your thoughts, I agree that we have the right staff, but they're going to have to replace all five starters and top two players off the bench in one off-season. Now, that assumes no Kofi. Some think there's still a chance he comes back, which changes things. If he doesn't, the staff will have to pull an enormous rabbit out of the hat for this team to be a tournament team.
Shannon Jr.
Just open the twitter link
Big Jack
- Decatur
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