How seriously would we pursue McCullar and/or Malachi Smith hypothetically? I'm of the belief Smith is bound for South Carolina with Lamont Paris.
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SC has hit the portal very hard so far... but Smith won't end up there
FWIW the B10 had the highest offensive strength of any conference this year according to EvanMiya. Anytime a conference is "exposed" in single elimination games is most likely random variance.
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If they need him too…..then yes
Eh the consistency of how poorly the B1G does in the tourney feels like it means something. But I do think it’s overblown by the media.
But the tournament is a high variance event anyways. I’ve long believed the talent level is the real culprit. Sheer lack of volume when it comes to high 5 star recruits in the big ten feels like the most likely reason in my mind.
My God, he'd be a great pickup. Everyone and their mother will be looking to add his *services*, though.One to keep an eye on ...
Doesn’t the B10 have like the the most or second most Final 4 teams since 2000? It does not consistently perform poorly.
I didn't go back to 2000, but in the last 10 tournaments the number of final 4 appearances looks like this:
B10/ACC - 7
SEC/B12/BigEast - 6
PAC12/American/MVC/WCC - 2
I think these last two disappointing years for the Big Ten are clouding some people's memories.
Really...wow. That is the ultimate team player
One to keep an eye on ...
Back to watch the same Texas Tech stuff but a different guy
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Was recruited out of high school by Virginia Tech. Hmmm....One to keep an eye on ...
If that’s true I rescind my earlier comment and blame the media for my stupidity.
So a full on overhaul was coming anyway with supersenior graduation and kofi moving on
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Of course. That team and it's scoring prowess still amaze me. About your final point, I agree that players today have the physical capacity to guard by default. It's the will and tenacity to defend, however, that separates the men from the boys. I think of Damonte and Trent, to use two examples of the (lol that I use this term) physically disadvantaged, and how they were among the top handful of defenders in the conference.
altgeld88
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I'll never forget BBV coming off the bench to defend Edey like a warrior during that Purdue game at the AH on MLK day. That alone, IMO, enshrines him as an Illini to remember.I will definitely miss this kid. I could tell that whenever he was out there, he gave everything he had, and was always battling inside. Even though he may not have been the most talented player, I commend him for always giving his all. Once an Illini, always an Illini!
Truthfully i think there best stretch was right before the Purdue game they were hitting shots ball movement seemed great and they seemed to be hitting there stride.But then again any team looks better when the shots are going in lol
There's no way of even knowing the bolded until the deadlines to withdraw from the draft or officially transfer to another school have passed but there's are a lot more schools in the same boat than you might think. Out of curiosity I just looked at Kansas's roster and they have lost 87% of their scoring assuming none of the players that have already declared for the draft come back.
He signed with TT before Chester arrived in VaTech if that's what you're getting at.
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well, that anyone else passes us up doesn't really change the fact that this is a major rebuild. Kansas also is Kansas. I've seen odds that have them as the favorites to win next year, so it's likely many of those players are coming back not to mention a top 5 recruiting class with two five stars.
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