Has there been anything reported on Adam Miller and possible destinations? I’m still thinking he would be a great addition (in a vacuum) and wish he’d never left.
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Without the benefit of post-injury game tape, he’s probably going to have to wait until some other dominoes fall to create a market for good teams.
He will look amazing at last call, but it’s still happy hour.
A good amount of chatter for (gulp) Michigan
I thought he'd be declaring for the draft after a year at UK.Bryce is welcome to be a preferred walk-on.
HS kids are learning that an Illini offer is a perishable commodity. If you don't take it they will use it on somebody else and you may not get a second chance.
Joel Goodson
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With Clark in the fold, I don't see Ames coming, but who knows?
illini80
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I tend to agree. We just don’t know which version of Clark we are getting. Does he need a year of work to regain his form or can he return to his previous form and be a potential one and done? The former seems most likely, but we will keep recruiting.
I’ve heard Marquette was the leader not too long ago. With Clark recently coming into the fold alongside Epps, I feel like that would only hurt our chances for Ames…
Didn't realize he had attended North Carolina....
Around 2:16 in this video (YouTube) is my favorite Pistol Pete pass.
He calls it his “wrist pass.” It’s looks like it’s gonna be a full extension chest pass to one side, but he snaps his wrist to make a crisp bounce pass the other way. I legitimately spent about 3 months trying to work on it for fun. Couldn’t get it consistent and strong enough to ever try in open gym.
He was definitely a showman, but I think there’s legitimate in game effectiveness to this pass, especially as fast as many teams play today. You end up 3-2/4-3 transition situations a lot.
Agreed. Is he going to commit to a program already packed with quality young guards? It's hard for me to think so.
Joel Goodson
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Generally, I refrain from responding to "penetrating observation" posts, but this one takes the cake.
Did you know he can juggle tennis balls, and kick soccer balls?
Joel Goodson
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Biggest need (I'm assuming Kofi's back and TSJ is in), by far, is an experienced PG. Preferably a one year guy. Underwood is going to have quite a balancing act on his hands regardless of who he brings in. Ramey fits the bill almost perfectly, but I question if he'd be ok with reduced minutes (and all that goes with it). He averaged 33.5 and 31.5 minutes per game the last 2 seasons.
Homecoming 2019
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I would presume the best case goal of the season is to get Skyy into the NBA next year and get Ames
Yep. It might be hard to sell a top of the line guy 20-25 min per game and if he is not that good, why do we want him? Maybe we need to go to a defense first guy who can shoot some and value the ball as a bench guy.
Tacomallini
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Kofi and TSJ would claim all scholarships, right? Are we still expecting another transfer/Crean/domino, aka a transcromino?
New rules for next year.
1. No tennis ball drills before a game. Work on game situations
2. No headstands...never has anyone done a headstand in a game.
3. No soccer balls
4. Win NCAA championship
Bigtex
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Ramey is pretty strong defender again not sure how many minutes are to be had
You tell him
Yeah, I’m one of those. I used to post on the Illiniboard as ALionEye, and then dropped out for a while. Now that name got hijacked by somebody else. Still lurking about, though.
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