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New Mexico State 74, Illinois 69 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="UIGrad03" data-source="post: 1359498" data-attributes="member: 11275"><p>Have we really had the talent and roster/class balance to be middle of the pack in a tough B1G these past however many years? </p><p></p><p>Having some nice pieces at any given time doesn’t make up for gaping roster holes at critical positions. The lead guard position was a complete disaster under Groce, whose system relies on a dynamic playmaker at lead guard. The only success he had here was when he had BP3. </p><p></p><p>Now we have a solid young backcourt and a screaming need for legit frontcourt presence. Our biggest guy is a stretch 4, and the only guy who can reliably score in the post is a 6’7” guy that a lot of people here argued whether he was a 3 or 4 coming out of HS. And not only are we undersized in the front court, we are slllloooowwwww. </p><p></p><p>All that said, I don’t see a bad team this year. I see a lot of young guys playing hard in a new system they haven’t fully absorbed yet, doing everything they can to make up for some glaring roster deficiencies and lack of experience. I don’t think we are that far at all given the pieces we have, but we absolutely have to shore up the front line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UIGrad03, post: 1359498, member: 11275"] Have we really had the talent and roster/class balance to be middle of the pack in a tough B1G these past however many years? Having some nice pieces at any given time doesn’t make up for gaping roster holes at critical positions. The lead guard position was a complete disaster under Groce, whose system relies on a dynamic playmaker at lead guard. The only success he had here was when he had BP3. Now we have a solid young backcourt and a screaming need for legit frontcourt presence. Our biggest guy is a stretch 4, and the only guy who can reliably score in the post is a 6’7” guy that a lot of people here argued whether he was a 3 or 4 coming out of HS. And not only are we undersized in the front court, we are slllloooowwwww. All that said, I don’t see a bad team this year. I see a lot of young guys playing hard in a new system they haven’t fully absorbed yet, doing everything they can to make up for some glaring roster deficiencies and lack of experience. I don’t think we are that far at all given the pieces we have, but we absolutely have to shore up the front line. [/QUOTE]
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