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Does anyone really complain about that?
Every team in the country cuts down to 7 or 8 guys come tournament time and only going deeper if it's because of injury or foul trouble.
I get that but I like 6'8" or 8 with a 7ft wing span athlete tomout next to Boz and possibly Ty or Miller on D. We need thar to help out our bigs on D. Plus I think Sarr cutting with our skilled bigs would be tough on opposing wings.
34% career 3pt shooter. Eh lol
But Miller cares about the jerseys on the opponents. That is worth at least 5 additional wins. I always forget that those kids that have a chip on their shoulder and want to stick it to the Big 10 typically spend half their career in Tempe. It's not a top 3 nationwide party school or anything.
Exactly. We’ve had two college 1st team all Americans and got bounced in the 2nd round of the ncaa tournament.
Yes the freshman with NBA ceiling who needed more time to get acclimated in his first year of college rather than the 4 year senior who had already reached his ceiling.
43% last year which is more relavent. , At LSU he took an avg of 7 a game and they were poor shots and bombs. Miller will get good looks on this team surrounded by the twins that can also shoot he may not shoot 43% but I wouldn't bet against him being at 40 or better and possibly our best 3 pt shooter with these guys.
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Okay, here we go again. What would you think about the following 14-player roster in the 25-26 season? Mid-pack in the Big Ten, or contending for the title? Just making the NCAA Tournament, or making it to the second weekend?
Kylan Boswell, Samage Teel, Jason Lee
Cedric Coward, Adam Miller, Keaton Wagler
Dame Sarr, Ty Rodgers, Jake Davis
David Mirkovic, Ben Humrichous, Jason Jakstys
Tomislav Ivisic, Zvonimir Ivisic
It's very similar to the first roster that I proposed in an earlier post. Except that I just had a feeling that Sarr would end up not signing with the Illini, and the thought that the Illini would not be able to afford to sign Cedric Coward in a bidding war. So, I subbed in Andrej Stojakovic and Kennard Davis Jr respectively. I wonder what dollar amount Coward will eventually get from a school for his transfer. And I wonder how that figure compares with how much Stojakovic will get. With how much K Davis will get. Coward was at Washington State this past season. It's rumored that Washington might be leading for his transfer. It could also be difficult to get Coward to leave the West Coast.
As an aside, I think people are misjudging how good Kennard Davis was this past season for SIU, how much better he could be in a system like that of Illinois, one in which he'd be surrounded with better, more athletic players.
Kylan Boswell, Samage Teel, Jason Lee
Cedric Coward, Adam Miller, Keaton Wagler
Dame Sarr, Ty Rodgers, Jake Davis
David Mirkovic, Ben Humrichous, Jason Jakstys
Tomislav Ivisic, Zvonimir Ivisic
It's very similar to the first roster that I proposed in an earlier post. Except that I just had a feeling that Sarr would end up not signing with the Illini, and the thought that the Illini would not be able to afford to sign Cedric Coward in a bidding war. So, I subbed in Andrej Stojakovic and Kennard Davis Jr respectively. I wonder what dollar amount Coward will eventually get from a school for his transfer. And I wonder how that figure compares with how much Stojakovic will get. With how much K Davis will get. Coward was at Washington State this past season. It's rumored that Washington might be leading for his transfer. It could also be difficult to get Coward to leave the West Coast.
As an aside, I think people are misjudging how good Kennard Davis was this past season for SIU, how much better he could be in a system like that of Illinois, one in which he'd be surrounded with better, more athletic players.
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Damonte shot 54.7% from 3 that season…
Sure, he only shot 2-3 per game, but he stuck to his role.
I am not saying Sarr is Scottie Pippen but hiis hieght, wingspan, and huge hands are similar. He has a frame to get bigger and stronger but he is just 18 years old and full of ability.. I think he is a budding star.
There’s smoke of the Irvin’s trying to block Millers return to Illini. But until we hear it from @Indy Illini Fan it’s just a rumor
We were one of the taller teams this year and that didn't mean diddly squat. If we go into the season with Hamer at the helm, I will be skeptical until proven otherwise (and I won't trust any proof until it happens in March).
if this is true wouldnt miller never leave ASU? isnt nick irvin a coach
Taller, slower and weaker on the interior.
I think DMW would be put in the same bucket if he weren't tasked with defending out of position almost his entire career. The fact that he did relatively well against 4s as a 6'3" guard/wing is still pretty incredible in retrospect.There’s only been 1 guy who’s been a level 1 lock down defender in the Brad era …
I didn't read the whole thing after seeing Coward and Sarr. Give me those two guys and life is good in Illini land.
On D this roster seems better:
Boz =Boz
Sarr> Riley
Miller or Ty > KJ
Mirk or Ty > Ben
BIG T = BIG T
Plus we are gonna add more options
That team is top 5 in Big Ten and Top 25 nationally. Probably round of 32.
Could be interesting storyline to follow. But the Illini could certainly recover from missing out on Adam Miller. Even though I think Miller would be a nice addition to the O&B.
It’s better than that IMO.
No kidding. You get Sarr and Coward and the sky is the limit (assuming luck with injuries).
We didn't have two 7 footers last year. We got dominated in a handful of games in the paint. Maryland comes to mind. The twins might not be all muscle, but 7'0" and 6'9" in the paint last year (when Morez and Tomi were in together - smaller when they weren't) vs. 7'2" and 7'0" should be a nice bump protecting the paint. Plus last year it was two 1st year post guys. So we'll not only have the height, but more maturity and experience. Last year we got dinged with so many fouls defensively down low (yes, some were bad calls), but that happens when you're shorter and a freshman. Think about. We can literally have a 7'0" center or 7'2" center who can both shoot the three on the court pretty much the entire game next year if we want to. That's dynamic on offense and defense!
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