I thought he declared for the league….probably just insurance.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
There will be an adjustment defensively (Brad thinks he can be very good at this end), but offensively I expect a major impact right away.
If he can get open, Boz had no problem getting open /s
Post injury is a different story.
However, for the totality Boswell averaged 12.3 points per game. If I had to bet O/U .... give me the under.
We said this all year until the Houston game.
Fact is... alot of the guys we label "athletic, quick, etc" are just Fears, Smith, Dent, Thornton on and on.
Best players in the country. Those guys are going to have good games. They're very good players.
Definitely petrovic. But can’t hit on them all
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Hottest take since "Unplayable Andrej".
what if unplayable andrej was very specific to only the very first 4 minutes of the game.... then extremely playable the rest of the game. that person was a prophet!
ok maybe not but it's fun in hindsight
One of them is going to be in trouble. Maybe both if Blackwell comes to ILL.
I definitely agree. I think it’s probably under appreciated how well our staff draws the line between going after somebody who might not be the best fit culture wise if they are asking for a reasonable NIL price but the second they feel it isn’t worth it they move on. And really just never overpaying in general like you mentioned.
At first I was getting annoyed by how crazy these off-season recruiting threads have been..
Now I look forward to the crazies outing themselves and getting that ignore button
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
One of them is going to be in trouble. Maybe both if Blackwell comes to ILL.
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
There are probably one hundred top college programs in the country that would run through a brick wall to have a roster like ours. Not worried about Duke, Florida or anyone else for that matter. We are going to be a literal nightmare for teams to match up against. Bring them all on and fear no one. ILL for life. 
Anyone want to take a stab at the minute distribution / projected stat lines
I hope Louisville has enough coaching to make the tournament and play us.
I was in Indy in 89. First 2 rounds. Louisville was there. Their fans talked a bunch of smack (next to me) until we gave them the beatdown they deserved. Never nervous Pervis. Great player but....
Then in 2005 Pitino had a press conference before the final four. Talked a lot about how they could beat us. lol. They got a another beatdown. Looking forward to a third time.
I was in Indy in 89. First 2 rounds. Louisville was there. Their fans talked a bunch of smack (next to me) until we gave them the beatdown they deserved. Never nervous Pervis. Great player but....
Then in 2005 Pitino had a press conference before the final four. Talked a lot about how they could beat us. lol. They got a another beatdown. Looking forward to a third time.
The Blackwell decision makes a lot of sense now given his quote of wanting to play the lead guard role to show the league his PG skills
This was never about Andrej or Coleman - it was about Vaaks and Mirk being the initiators of the offense and I’m sure Brad was honest with his camp about that
This was never about Andrej or Coleman - it was about Vaaks and Mirk being the initiators of the offense and I’m sure Brad was honest with his camp about that
Just some random Kentucky podcaster's opinion but it's the national perception of our roster.