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Talking about the two decisions today buddy
Sounds like this RayJ situation is a wild ride.
Hard to believe Flagler won't stay in draft. Already played 4 years and has an NCAA championship. Not going to get any bigger by staying at Baylor.
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Flagler is a combo guard/undersized shooting guard who is a sniper from 3pt land with a quick release. He’s efficient with his touches, has great shot selection and is deadly accurate. He also shoots high 80’s from the FT line, which is indicative of his great shooting ability.
He can get his own shot off the dribble and is a great floor spacer who can’t be left open. His NBA role will be similar to Bryn Forbes.
At 6-3, 180 he’s a bit undersized and, although he’s got good quickness he’s not an elite level run/jump athlete and could struggle to guard NBA 2’s
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Flagler is a combo guard/undersized shooting guard who is a sniper from 3pt land with a quick release. He’s efficient with his touches, has great shot selection and is deadly accurate. He also shoots high 80’s from the FT line, which is indicative of his great shooting ability.
He can get his own shot off the dribble and is a great floor spacer who can’t be left open. His NBA role will be similar to Bryn Forbes.
At 6-3, 180 he’s a bit undersized and, although he’s got good quickness he’s not an elite level run/jump athlete and could struggle to guard NBA 2’s
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Shannon is the big one. Dennis would be the cherry on top but I don’t think he’s an end all be all. BU has plenty of options if he chooses to go elsewhere.
Coleman could improve his draft position if he could improve his scoring. His shot selection is so so and he does not score inside enough for somebody who is 6'10". He also needs to eliminate the turnovers.
Right now he is 100% potential based on size, athleticism. Another year would let him improve his skills.
- develop a deadly short range jumper or reliable baby hook that gets his scoring from 10 ppg to 15 ppg
- take only catch and shoot 3 pointers and improve his 3 pg % from 28% to 38%
- lead Illini to elite 8 by playing big in the biggest games like Ayo and Kofi
Right now he is 100% potential based on size, athleticism. Another year would let him improve his skills.
- develop a deadly short range jumper or reliable baby hook that gets his scoring from 10 ppg to 15 ppg
- take only catch and shoot 3 pointers and improve his 3 pg % from 28% to 38%
- lead Illini to elite 8 by playing big in the biggest games like Ayo and Kofi
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this is how the off-season has felt as a fan. But sounds like we will be getting some good news to stabilize things 
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Dennis is our number one choice for a reason.
Other options? Of course.
Better options? No.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
the older he gets, the less NBA teams are willing to gamble on "potential". He has a lot to lose by coming back as well, if he doesn't show improvement in specific areas
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Not really, Shannon would be the best player, but he can't flourish without a PG running the offense.
He flourished last year without a PG to the tune of 17-18 points a game and a 1st Team All B1G award. Dennis would be good but he is not the only option we can choose and still have success.
but did the team? Is he being drafted? 1st round?
That wasn't what you wrote. Get outta here with that.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Call me crazy, but I'll bet we get a point guard with more experience than we had last year. Be it RayJ or someone else.
That's setting the bar pretty low!
Perhaps, but group chat creation skills are TBD
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
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The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
TSJ without a point guard last year was all-conference. Give that man quite literally any experienced pg and there's a very real chance he's the player of the year in the conference. There's no player in the portal that can replace TSJ. Having him back will be absolutely massive. There are several options that can easily replace what we lacked at point guard last year and we will almost certainly get one. This isn't hard.
The insiders say that is a sure bet and I'm looking forward to a sophomore version of the point forward we already have on the team.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
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