Oh, you are really going to upset a lot of people with that positive talk. Surely you can search their souls hard, reconsider, finding some tremors, some storms, and find a few holes in the present situation to pee in?
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That is quite a compliment to compare Gibbs to the number one. I hope you’re right, the talent is there isn’t it?
Plus Kasparas would potentially play multiple seasons, could be still growing and won't be 18 for a couple weeks. I like the future potential of him and he looks damn good already.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
This is not a huge jump at all. It would be totally bizarre (and expected) if people came at you for this opinion. Kid has a ton of upside. The difference is in early usage and need and how that impact development.
After our roster is filled I would be curious to know how far down the ladder we ended up on all of our potential transfer starters in each position besides Boswell.
I figure Boswell was the only one that we got that was our first choice.
I figure Boswell was the only one that we got that was our first choice.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
They both have one season of high major basketball under their belts, Booth as a true freshman and Domask as a super senior and their 3 point shooting stats were exactly the same. Booth will be a better shooter than what we got from Domask last year, who shied away from those shots more and more.
Please accept my heartfelt apology for pointing out the incredible coincidence of their identical 3 point shooting stats. I will endeavor to avoid interesting digressions in the future.
Domask shot 36% in regular season Big Ten play (22 for 61, if my math was correct). He was 4 for 11 in the Big Ten tournament (also 36%).
I'm not sure you can argue that high major basketball was the reason for Domask's poor three point shooting percentage.
He was 4 for 28 against the following teams: EIU, Oakland, Valpo, Southern, WIU, Colgate, and FDU.
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Joel Goodson
- dawgville
one thing I love about this team is that the vast majority have something to prove and a big chip on their shoulders
They took White almost immediately and without much warning… Booth was hinted at a lot early on. I’d guess both were plan A guys.
Plan A as starters or as backups because there seems to be a lot of conjecture on that.
It seemed like Davis, Booth & Hum were out of the gate targets too.
LadyLoyalty
- Indian Wells, CA
Perhaps you should change your name
Thanks for clearing it up.
Thought the pipe dream was Watkins and Monsanto. Guess that's out now...Anyways...
Just my honest opinion - give me Watkins. It's not to say that we won't be good with going the other directions - I think we'll be okay if either plays out - it's just what fits our needs proper. Just feel like we need a star at the wing position. Lathen and Monsanto/Kasparas would be great fits, but I don't know if either screams "star" to the extent of Watkins. Secondly, we've got depth - we'd be 9 deep if we add Watkins.
And didn't Brad say he'll only take 1 more because if more it'll become "too many?" Why not go after the one biggest fish?
Another poster commented that Lathon does not count for much under Torvik, but Torvik dings Lathon for his mediocre 2-pt field goal percentage -- his other stats are very good.
His role with the Illini will be 3 and 6' 5'' guard D instead of manufacturing tough 2s on a limited team, and Torvik may very well underestimate his positive impact on the Illini in that best role for him.
Im honestly a bit surprised they sold Booth and White on depth type roles but they both seem like they will come off the bench though White may end up starting.
I'd expect the starting lineup to be Boswell, Transfer, Ty, Hum, Ivisic though they will need to earn it.
You could even arguably run hockey style line changes with DGL, Davis, White, Booth, and Morez. There should be a ton of talent on this team.
Think the potentially most fun lineup could be something like Ty, White, Hum, Booth plus an incoming transfers like Watkins. Simply an absurd amount of length and athleticism with guys that can all play on the perimeter.
I'd expect the starting lineup to be Boswell, Transfer, Ty, Hum, Ivisic though they will need to earn it.
You could even arguably run hockey style line changes with DGL, Davis, White, Booth, and Morez. There should be a ton of talent on this team.
Think the potentially most fun lineup could be something like Ty, White, Hum, Booth plus an incoming transfers like Watkins. Simply an absurd amount of length and athleticism with guys that can all play on the perimeter.
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Lathon wouldn't be close to what was expected when we were told to stop panicking about still getting a stud. Sorry just the truth.
White has started 55 of 62 career games. Booth, 19 of 33. Both at high major programs. If they were being sold bench roles, they’d have probably shopped around a bit longer.
I'm not talking about how well we do this year. I just thought someone on here who knows might find a way to keep track of our recruiting success rate in this wild west portal system we have now. I think we could very well finish in the top 4 of the big.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Ummm...Lathon is really really good.
Good to know.
His point is that while he may be good, he's not the caliber of player compared to those we expected to be in on and that's true.
As it should be....and I will not spend one second on projections. That is why they play the Dance at the end. We will have an idea of their potential by then along with a hundred thrills, wows, memories, and head shakes. The only people who have to worry about projections are those on the selection committee....and they prove year after year that, in spite of the best efforts of some pretty informed and intelligent people, their task is impossible. A nod to Va. and Ind. State.
Amen!!! It boggles my mind the number of people that don't grasp the importance of having a team of shot makers as opposed to shooters.
Congratulations to the best athletic director in the country:
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Illini AD Josh Whitman elected chair of NCAA Division I council
UI athletics director now will lead the group charged with leading the day-to-day decision-making for Division I athletics
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InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
Am I the only one who found these three posts in succession, um… interesting?
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