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where was I at for all this Domask hate? because I don't remember any of it. I remember people saying, ok not who we were expecting but this guy looks like a stat stuffer, and the board was generally pleased.
The most shocking thing about Domask was his portal ranking, which was quite frankly stupid. The guy was player of the year for Wisconsin as a Sr. He was Fr of the Year in the MVC and 2nd team all conference his first year at SIU. Injured as a Soph, then 2nd team again as a Jr and 1st team all conference as a Sr. He averaged 17, 6, and 4 as a Sr while shooting 45% from the field, 35% from 3 and 85% FT. Never averaged less than 13 ppg. Always over 82% FTs, over 5 rpg as a guard, etc. In short, no one who looks at his stats should have been even slightly shocked at his performance, especially given he was 6'6" 215 and a 5th year player.
With Humrichous, there is far more unknown. He spent 3 years at the NAIA level, then stepped in to the 10th place MVC team and played quite well. But the MVC is a pretty mediocre, top heavy, mid-major conference. Humrichous was either 3rd team or honorable mention all MVC, can't remember which. He was the scholar athlete of the year, though I have no idea what that is. He actually scored more points and shot much better from 3 at Evansville than he did in the NAIA.
Point being, Humrichous certainly looks good, but he doesn't have the pedigree Domask did. If anyone expects him to be a lead player, I think that's awfully risky. I'd personally see him as a Goode replacement. Someone off the bench that can hopefully hit you a 3.
Everyone is reacting prematurely, because we still don't have our full roster yet, so I've tried to hold off and be patient. One thing I'll say, we need someone who can give us at least 75% of what Shannon did. I don't see anyone we're apparently in tight with right now. David Jones would fit that bill, but remember, FedEx just pledged a ton of money to Memphis. I certainly don't think we can pencil him into the roster. We need someone that can carry the load when needed, and Shannon carried an awful lot of the load for this team last season.
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Yep! I have faith but this happens every year when we don’t get the guys that everyone says are locks like RayJ and Storr
Tre White was actually a +defender at USC. I think a lot of his biggest weaknesses last year were more because of the mentality of his entire team and coaching staff around him. I mean being on that team had to be humiliating
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Love this post --- thanks for sharing.Got a chance to talk to Justin (wearing Ty’s #20 jersey) at the ICON event on the field at the Spring FB game. What a great kid. I said how glad Illini Nation was that he chose to come play at Illinois and what a fun season we had. He teared up as he responded with that he was SO glad he came here and that he felt very, very blessed…
The boldfaced is right on the money. I’m glad to hear someone mention this. It seems straight forward that it’s personnel-based. I agree that has been a strength of Brad and Co…his willingness to adapt to his players’ strengths.
These assumptions that the Illini(or anybody else) will have identical schemes from year to year is just unrealistic and preposterous to me.
Even though we’ve seen Brad consistently overhaul his offense and defense pre, mid, and post-season how many times now?
For ex. If we’d gotten Storr, suposedly
we were just gonna plug him into the” Shannon spot” …like he’s an interchangeable spark plug…and nothing else will be different. No other moving parts…no other details will come into play I guess? I don’t get it.
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Except that all of worst games were against the good teams he played and he struggled against athletic defenders.
Domask’s struggles were more related to only having 3 competent players on SIU and facing double teams constantly.
So basically a Quincy replacement? Hopefully better/more consistent shooting but worse defender and rebounder?
David Jones is good but comparing him to TSJ is laughable…
Tre White wasn’t a bad defender at USC. I wouldn’t put that much stock into his time at Louisville. Definitely has the physical attributes to be a good defender. He’ll be better on D than say Goode — and potentially quite a bit better.
EDIT: See Sedino beat me to it.
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Onyenso might be top shot blocker in CB,good rebounder,lob threat and developing offensive game.Would improve defense greatly,whats not to like? Not to mention that he is 7feet tall,245 lbs,runs like a gazelle.
So Humrichous is a more refined Guerrier offensively?
That tweet is great. Texas transfer heading to Memphis and then says he’s averaged X stats over two years playing at Memphis haha
Illini92and96
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This is a fantastic “bring people back to reality” post. Luke was/is a very solid role player for us. This center (can’t even spell his name) is already on many NBA draft boards with such pathetic numbers. There is a reason for that 7 foot - 7’ 6” wing span and runs like a deer. He just needs more time on the floor and we can provide that if he were to come here.
Yeah, but that last sentence though.
Folks with heart conditions (particularly seniors) and sufferers of IBS I reckon!
Yeah no question. Just questioning the ability of the guys we get
Kellog MBA would be huge and he can play there.
Are we done cooking? I’m hungry
Luke didnt play for large stretches because he would get picked on on D.
Exactly- and he’s only 19- OA’s pitch is “let me work with you one more year in a staring role and you’ll be a lottery pick”
Great list of portal entrants and who has committed where. who is still available.
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Transfer portal player rankings 3.0: Oumar Ballo, Javon Small, Mark Mitchell headline updated top 100
Just two weeks away from closing, the college basketball transfer portal is in full swing with elite and impactful talent now looking for new homes.
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