I think they are on itTo be clear I know less than nothing. I am Schmucky the Clown over here, but if we want Blackwell we need to push all our chips to the middle of the table and get after it. The longer Duke is involved here is not great.
I think they are on itTo be clear I know less than nothing. I am Schmucky the Clown over here, but if we want Blackwell we need to push all our chips to the middle of the table and get after it. The longer Duke is involved here is not great.
I still remember Brad jumping off the bench to chew out Alstork in the Indiana game.Good god that's Mark Alstork's music!
But have you heard the rumors of Mike Thorne Jr? Big if true.Sources telling me don’t rule out Adonis De La Rosa as well …
Seemed to pick up intensity for brief moments then lose his bite.Pretty average overall,IMO a bit over rated.Back half of the year … Below average …
When playing weaker teams ? Good …
When playing above average guards ? Bad …
Oh??? We talking by end of day? What’s the timeline?
I was shocked when he was voted as an all defensive player. He had his fair share of trouble defensively in my opinion. I expect a "lock down" guy when I see an all defensive list but he was far from that. Was he an above average defender, yes. A great defender no. Just my opinion.Agree to disagree, top 5 defender in conference as selected by coaches and select media, so argue with them I guess
You are always full of hot takes, unable to take it seriously at times to be quite honest
You know it’s a big time Indy post… when there’s 41 likes in 21 minutes lol.
I'd advise looking up what Marcus Domask's AST%'s were at SIU.I generally agree with your thesis that we would be better served finding someone that can function as a high-level true PG but I disagree with the statement that the above lineup couldn’t work. It could. We’ve seen a different flavor of this in 2024. It would just mean instilling a different type of scheme that leans into our big men more and uses our guards to get the ball up the floor and kick off more high-low sets.
Well if you're going to break the seal into the Groce era let's get a bit of Khalid Lewis going.But have you heard the rumors of Mike Thorne Jr? Big if true.
You didn't get the memo that all players leaving must be replaced by the same exact sized guys and the offense will be exactly the same. We can not deviate.I guess I don’t really get the height argument …
Kid is one of the top PG in the country … He’s proven himself …
He’s 41% from 3 … 82% from the line …
Rebounds extremely well for his size …
He’s also WON literally everywhere he’s been …
How quickly everyone forgets Kylan is 6’2 in shoes …
So, I went and looked back at the posting history of our insiders.Quick side request: can someone share me the thread or post link when the insiders and the staff first knew Keaton Wagler was going to be one of the top freshmen in the country and be an one-and-done Illini legend??
Just curious when we found out he was legit
I'd advise looking up what Marcus Domask's AST%'s were at SIU.
You've gotta have guys with great feel for ball movement to play Tyler-ball. That's the weakness with Andrej, Blackwell is fine for a 2 but not for a 1, and then you add a freshman mystery box.
You are right that Mirk and Tomi are plus for their position, but they ain't Domask, and none of the above are Wagler.
Well if you're going to break the seal into the Groce era let's get a bit of Khalid Lewis going.
If we can get Ahmad Starks, or Sam Maniscalco to play PG, we are all set.But have you heard the rumors of Mike Thorne Jr? Big if true.
oh yeah...Linda Carter had those perfect.....blue eyes.I haven’t been this excited since “Wonder Woman” premiered in 1975.
Buzz of him being VG came in the summer...Quick side request: can someone share me the thread or post link when the insiders and the staff first knew Keaton Wagler was going to be one of the top freshmen in the country and be an one-and-done Illini legend??
Just curious when we found out he was legit
8pts per 100 possessions better? I'm seeing raw 1.070ppp given up with Boswell on court vs. 1.056ppp average for the team. Adjusted per competition, Kylan is -1.9ppp, team is -1.5ppp. What did you use to find the 8pts per 100 possessions better? Individual defensive metrics are tricky as they tend to be team base parameters that for all intents and purposes is glorified plus/minus. And from that standpoint, really Big Z was the standout there. Illinois was 10.0ppp raw when he was on the court. Everyone else pretty much plus or minus 4 (Petro and Jake slightly worse)
Overall I think Boswell was a fine defender and had very good games and some stinkers as well. I personally also wouldn't have voted him on the all-defense team this year, but I do think he was very good for us most nights and our best on-ball defender for most of this season.
Who are the goofs buying a Fletcher Loyer jersey last week ?
How big of a sell are jersey sales? Guys gotta be making a decent amount from these
NBA draft stock wise that might be the most money a player has ever made in one game.One and Done? Look no further that one afternoon at Mackey Arena.
If his dad said he was not leaving the big 10 that is good for us..Have heard we are in deep with a Ben replacement already. Can't release the name yet, but think most would be happy.
Duke or Illinois for Blackwell as of now.
Oh??? We talking by end of day? What’s the timeline?