I don't think that he has a degree.
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I would presume that the widespread adoption of the prep school route had already taken away a good chunk of their influence too. These days, your top notch players are often going elsewhere for their latter year(s) in HS.
The early confirmations of Boswell, TY, and T returning really put this team’s foundation in a nice spot.
Morez leaving shifted a mindset on a pretty solid reality. Well done offseason.
Morez leaving shifted a mindset on a pretty solid reality. Well done offseason.
I think Mirkovic is the banger. He’s 255. And Tomi’s brother is good at blocking shots. I’m way more concerned about perimeter. We lack foot speed at every position except Boswell.
With a tall long team that lacks quickness, a base zone or pack line would be ideal. My expectations go way up if I hear Brad implementing a zone and getting rid of the drop
There will definitely be times where we miss having a player like Morez on the roster. That said, we should be able to counter some of that lack of brute force with lots of length. Having Z help Tomi on the weak side will (hopefully) be a tough combo to score against. Unless of course Hamer finds a way to mess that up...
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
lock up your children
For the most part, their students and alumni don't care about athletes all that much so I don't really buy that boast from the Stanford donor. Sure, they have plenty of whales and you realistically only need a handful or so, but there's a reason all their buildings are named Arrillaga - they hit him up again and again.
His FT % was great last year on a lot of shots, which bodes well for his overall shooting. I didn't watch Cal a lick this last year but my guess is his low FG/3PT percentages are due in part to having to take a lot of tough shots at the end of the clock. Would be interesting to see stats showing his percentages for shots early in the shot clock vs. those for shots taken in the last 5 seconds of the clock.
I personally feel they can shoot it but the numbers really don't show it yet. The best percentage 3 pt shooter is Big Z at 38% right? Shooting needs to impr9ve for most of them.
Mirk can bang. He did so in the hoop summit and he is 255 now so let's see what he looks like after a summer with Fletch.
Best player in this game was Luka Bogavac for SC Derby. He scored 27 pts including 5-10 from 3. @Indy Illini Fan had briefly mentioned him earlier this month. He's a 41% shooter from 3 this year. Good size at 6'5". Any chance there?
Thanks so much for posting this. Impressive stuff from both Illinois guys.
One of my 3 offseason wishes granted!
Wish #1: Illini put together a great recruiting class. ALREADY DONE! Anything else is upside!
Wish #2: Stop the "counting" exercise when a new thread is posted. I can almost hear the voice of Dr. Rick from the Progressive commercials saying "Stop. We already know how to count". There is a time and a place for Sesame Street, and I'm not sure this is it.
Wish #3: Stop putting "IC" on the end of every Illini player name. If we get a handful of Russian Players and I start seeing Boswellov or Rodgersov on here, I might need therapy.
It's Monday. I'll choose to focus on Wish #1!
Wish #1: Illini put together a great recruiting class. ALREADY DONE! Anything else is upside!
Wish #2: Stop the "counting" exercise when a new thread is posted. I can almost hear the voice of Dr. Rick from the Progressive commercials saying "Stop. We already know how to count". There is a time and a place for Sesame Street, and I'm not sure this is it.
Wish #3: Stop putting "IC" on the end of every Illini player name. If we get a handful of Russian Players and I start seeing Boswellov or Rodgersov on here, I might need therapy.
It's Monday. I'll choose to focus on Wish #1!
Do "-vac's" get along with "-vic's"?
Illinois sure to have at least 2 players getting "sixth man of the year" talk this year...
Looking for Ben to have a different kind of year not having to guard 5's or carry as much weight.
Looking for Ben to have a different kind of year not having to guard 5's or carry as much weight.
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Have you been in a coma and missed Petrovic and Stojakovic?
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robertgoulet
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There is enough shooting where he can do what he does best - swiss army knife that plays 1-5.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
I reckon Fletch will add 10+ pounds of muscle, while cutting 10 pounds of fat. more importantly, I expect good gains in explosion, agility and flexibility
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
sign him up!
I get that Ben's defense isn't great, but I still think the issues are a bit overblown. He was not (and never will be) a stopper, but he learned how to maintain a position between the offensive player and the basket and keep his hands up when the player went to shoot. He didn't gamble (wouldn't have been effective at it in any case) and try to blocks shots, but he also did not foul. He played within the system but was also liable to be bullied by bigger/stronger players. We all rightly wanted (and expected) more from him, but he wasn't a true turnstile like Plummer was, and the numbers bear that out. His problems were primarily on the other side of the ball; if he had been effective on offense, I don't think we'd hear so much about his defense.
All of this is good hype but the proof will be in the pudding come game time against top competition day in and day out. Hope they play some defense too.
Mirkovic is big and strong (6-9, 250) and while not especially "athletic," according to one of the scouting report is physically strong and a very good rebounder. He might be a Morez who can shoot.
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