Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
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WOW! Congrats QC
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
1st team Max Preps All American
Mickie D isn’t the only game in town!!!
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QC is a stud.
Duke depth add in the portal:
I don’t think Duke needs him in the slightest… but would be the kind of add that’d benefit us, in order to round out a top 9.
I don’t think Duke needs him in the slightest… but would be the kind of add that’d benefit us, in order to round out a top 9.
Full game, Iverson classic:
Coleman interview at 2:36:00
Coleman interview at 2:36:00
Is he on a Jeremiah Fears trajectory? Our squad looking good for next year.
Ha was about to say by that logic we should be more excited about Brandon Lee but a year later he's in the transfer portal end Keaton's about to be the lottery pick
Think we're all excited about Coleman regardless of his ranking
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
not gonna lie, I really wanted Blackwell. upon further review, that "loss" may end up as a win. loving what Coleman brings. he's gonna be a problem straight out of the box. give him all the minutes, you don't put the reins on a thoroughbred. it starts in ~5 weeks. can't wait
Not saying this in any recency type of way but it's uncanny how much his play resembles Wagler. The smooth shot, stepbacks, etc. Seems to be a bit more explosive though a tad shorter. Maybe an even more dangerous scoring threat. I agree with the minutes as well. The rest can be allocated between Vaaks, Mirk, Stojakovic and Morillo but I'd like to see a veteran or experienced player in the rotation as well.
Coleman is going to be so good out the jump considering his play now, but especially when you take into account he'll be on the Fletch program for a few months before the season starts. As we've seen, it's elite.
Think Coleman can average 15-20+ points next season.
The part I like the best is he was efficient too. Shot almost 70% for the game. Oh and he did this thing our coach likes amd rebounded as a guard.
Play the kid a ton in the pre B10 schedule. It could realy pay off for Coleman and the Illini later. I wanted Blackwell too but in todays world of NIL moneyball roster consruction the staffs knack of being able to see potential in young players like Mirk, KJ, Will, and it appears again with Coleman are huge. It saves $$ for other roles when they nail it. I think early signs are they have again. Blackwell may be better next year but i think Colemans ceiling is higher long term as is our teams with this approach. The staff is killing it . I will be estatic if we can use one of the remaining spots and $$ they saved by not adding Blackwell on a transfer or Euro piece for the Ben role. They dont need to be a star to make our squad better but the staff has earned my trust, i also wouldnt be shocked if they do eventually find a 4 that can defend a bit vs bigs and strecth the floor. Eithee way it is set to be a fun ride.
The beauty with Coleman is we won’t ask/don’t need him to do too much. Spot up shoot, secondary playmake, stick is nose in on rebounds. He should excel in that role.
If he’s Keaton 2.0, fantastic. But we don’t need that to be really stinking good.
If he’s Keaton 2.0, fantastic. But we don’t need that to be really stinking good.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
indeed:
Really don't think this will be the case.
Only two guys in a season AT MAX can average that on one team. The two obvious candidates are David and Andrej.
Coleman, Vaaks, Tomi will all be in the 9-13 range.
A Few too many turnovers for my liking and he did lead his team with a -8 in the plus minus but the shot does play. I would be careful comparing him to Keaton, Keaton had 4 turnovers twice all year.
Give it time. There will be posts on here that will find something to !!!!! about it.
Wish practices were televised
Coleman is an all around player. Will get open shots in the Illini offense, seems automatic. Need to lock down our defense at the guard spot.
So... all the guys currently on the team CAN return for 2027-28 right? (obviously thinking 5 for 5 passes)
Boricua Illini
- Puerto Rico
So no one is going to comment on his A/TO or his +/- ... what has this forum come down to? Stop taking the meds people.... we need to get through the summer somehow....
We just need a 9th man whose good enough to get into games, compete, play hard, etc. Probably average 2 or 3 points per game for the season, but provide valuable depth.
As it stands, it's unrealistic to think we have that guy.
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