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I would be okay with the following:
Frazier, DaMonte, Smith, Black, for sure stay.
The rest of the team is not B1G caliber players then or now, nor next year imo. I like the entire ILLINI team, as I am a fan, but dammit, get some players to justify us manical fans sticking with them year in and year out. 10+ years is complete BS for a P-5 team or even a damn Junior College team. We are the FORMER, not the latter, start acting like it and find some damn players ASAP...and I don't care if they come from Junior College at this point!
I'm not going to publicly wish any specific kid to leave.
But yeah, I have a feeling we're going to see a lot of defections.
I really like kids like AJ and Finke. They're good kids that are limited athletically. It's not their fault this roster is a national embarrassment. I hope they stick around, and get to play as role players.
I also like the effort TJL brings.
We certainly don't want to see Ebo leave. He's improving, and our front court is an utter wreck. Can't afford to lose what little we have.
Honestly, i'd be surprised if both Williams and Smith return. Just a hunch. I WANT them to return, but something isn't right.