Seriously man. Almost all of the international players that have committed to various colleges around the country, and there are a ton of them this year, haven’t been cleared in any way, shape or form. And it’ll likely take even longer this year for various reasons that I’m sure you’re aware of.
Thank you. It's laughable that the OP would mention Davis. He's not remotely close to a PG. Lee also isn't a PG. And while Rogers was called a PG the previous season, he really didn't play much there. A month into the season, the experiment ended with pretty lackluster evidence.
Yes, Boswell would be the starting PG. But Illinois preferred Boswell to be the starting Combo Guard or Shooting Guard this coming season. That's why the Illini recruited Mihailo Petrovic to be its high usage starting PG instead of Boswell. Rodgers was nominally called the PG on that Elite 8 team... but he was not really the PG for that squad. In fact, he rarely brought the ball up court and initiated the offense with even less frequency. Also, if Boswell moves to PG, what backup would become the starting SG? We don't have much quality depth at the SG position. I know... move Stojakovic to SG? But then, who's the starting SF on this team? Or the backup SG?
).Ali Dibba, 6'5", a 205-pound Guard from SIU Carbondale is still available via the transfer portal. Dibba played in 33 games (33 starts) this past season for the Salukis, averaging 34.0 minutes/game. Dibba averaged 17.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists. He shot 49.0% on FGS, including 33.7% on 3-pointers, and 66.0% on FTs. This kid has some talent, and he's experienced. I'm not saying he would be a star for the Illini, but he would certainly provide quality depth this coming season. Dibba would be very important if Petrovic has eligibility problems, but even more so if Boswell and/or Petrovic have major injuries during the 24-25 season.
A month into the season we were 7-1 with a win over #11 Florida Atlantic, with Domask giving us about 9 ppg on 30% fg shooting at that point. Ty redshirted specifically to work on being a PG. I am willing to bet he'd be absolutely fine to give us 6-8 mins per game behind Boswell.
Yes, there is plenty of time. We have 4 1/2 months. People freaking out about this now is just classic Illinois Loyalty (which we all love, just admit it
I wouldn't expect Boswell, if he was moved to starting PG, could/should play 32-34 minutes per game, especially when he's assigned to also guard the opponent's best Guard (or SF) every game. So, 6-8 minutes per game at PG by Rodgers (even IF he can play the position) would not be enough for this team, in my opinion. And that doesn't even take into consideration what happens if Boswell is injured and misses a significant period of time.A month into the season we were 7-1 with a win over #11 Florida Atlantic, with Domask giving us about 9 ppg on 30% fg shooting at that point. Ty redshirted specifically to work on being a PG. I am willing to bet he'd be absolutely fine to give us 6-8 mins per game behind Boswell.
Yes, there is plenty of time. We have 4 1/2 months. People freaking out about this now is just classic Illinois Loyalty (which we all love, just admit it
I think we're done in the portal my friend.
You are correct the Domask started pretty slow as he found his role and the offense turned into him being the primary ballhandler/initiator(shot very poorly to open the season too).
I think we're a piece short in terms of being a true national contender. I don't think we're a piece short in terms of being one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the big ten. That is if everything goes according to plan with Petrovic.
The word on the Saluki fan forum is that Dibba is out of eligibility. He is still listed on portal lists, though, near the top in fact.
This.
The turnover stat reminded me of when US national soccer team fans would marvel at Michael Bradley’s completed passes percentage. Bradley’s percentage was always high because he always made short, backward passes. He hardly ever made a dangerous, forward pass.
I looked at the portal last night and there are still several PG’s that are available. I think we need an another PG regardless of what Petrovic does. Insurance against injury as we have seen over the past several years, we have bad luck with losing players for one reason or another.
Haha, it’s almost like the same person wrote it. Oh, wait…
