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Mobi
jamarvelous31 said:
It's helpful to hear it from someone not employed by Brad and not worried about wooing you.

I'd add straight line speed to it as well 59th of 71 in the 3/4 court sprint ...given how good he is at finishing it's wild that he didn't have more fast break points and that could be why.
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Have you watched the games? We simply liked to walk across the court to avoid fast break for the most part. We used our energy on offense rebounding instead. Kind of a wild strategy to me but it worked.
 
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LvilleILL1
ILLfan94 said:
So there “isn’t much” but still some level of panic. Oh boy.
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Reading comprehension.
 
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RollChief
Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2054745709262336507

“Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic​

Illinois wing Andrej Stojakovic is currently laser-focused on the NBA Draft, but there isn't much panic in the Illinois camp concerning his stay-or-go decision.”
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"Not many people in this Combine have the option to go back to a Final Four team with most of the guys returning. … I'm very thankful for the situation I'm in because going back to school is also a really, really good option for me."

Come back to a certified elite college team or play for the Grand Rapids Possum Hunters in the G-League... hmmm :unsure:
 
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jamarvelous31
Mobi said:
Have you watched the games? We simply liked to walk across the court to avoid fast break for the most part. We used our energy on offense rebounding instead. Kind of a wild strategy to me but it worked.
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It's a special kind of weird to think that the staff (that was fine with the TSJ fast break machine for 2 years and whose O is efficiency obsessed) wouldn't want our best finisher to take an at the basket shot against an unset D, because...it wanted more bodies in the lane?

Its a lot more likely his straight line speed is an opportunity (also applies to Wagler and Boz, all of whom finished ~35+ ranked at the 3/4 sprint in the combine) and the D regularly caught up. It happened to be inconsequential because the set O was so effective, but there's no guarantee that it will be the case next year or be what he can rely on as a pro.
 
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