Crazy that we don't have any info on Ayo's status...
BU would like to keep that card up his sleeve for as long as possible so I don’t think we know till this afternoon.Given some previous comments its clear he's is going to participate in initial warmups. So we probably won't truly know until a couple hours before a la PSU
Nah. That's intentional. Gives Ayo the chance to reconsider until the very last moment and keeps our opponents guessing.Crazy that we don't have any info on Ayo's status...
I agree. I think he gives it a try as well. If he has a setback at least he has 17 days until our first ncaa tourney game.Nah. That's intentional. Gives Ayo the chance to reconsider until the very last moment and keeps our opponents guessing.
I think he'll play tonight. Too juicy of an opportunity to pass up (for both college legacy and draft stock purposes).
Cockburn is about to bully that young man! Period! End of story! I hope Kofi dunks everything!If Dickinson sticks to his left hand, he could probably maneuver around Cockburn
I think they were just waiting on his mask! I recall them saying he was fitted for one somewhere.Nah. That's intentional. Gives Ayo the chance to reconsider until the very last moment and keeps our opponents guessing.
I think he'll play tonight. Too juicy of an opportunity to pass up (for both college legacy and draft stock purposes).
I think if we defend the 3 well this game that we'll win. If not, it could be a heart breaker!Need to handle the ball well around chaundee brown. He’s been unbelievable at stealing the ball this year. Can’t let him turn us over too often. Brown in Curbelo worries me
Need to handle the ball well around chaundee brown. He’s been unbelievable at stealing the ball this year. Can’t let him turn us over too often. Brown in Curbelo worries me
BU would like to keep that card up his sleeve for as long as possible so I don’t think we know till this afternoon.
I'm pretty sure we beat them last year when Kofi knocked the referee out celebrating! I believe the score was 71-62! And I am pretty sure Minnesota beat them this year... So I definitely feel we can beat them. It's just a matter of who comes ready to play, whose the most aggressive, and who makes the shots. I believe the ILLINI will be Victorious! I-L-LThe Illini team that finally cuts down the nets at the end of the NCAAs will have a few past teams they're avenging, that's for sure. The Whiz Kids, the Flyin' Illini, the 2005 group ... each one "deserved" to be National Champions. If this team, battling through a COVID season and led by a Chicago 5-star that bucked the trend and chose to stay home, could do that ... that'd be quite a story.
Anyway, as for tomorrow ... I'm expecting that Ayo doesn't play and that we give them a fight until the final 6-8 minutes where Michigan explodes into a 10-15 point lead. We'll make a rally but won't have enough time or gas left to close the gap. Still, this one is PURELY icing on the cake. If Ayo isn't 110%, as others have said, I don't want him out there. We have locked up the BTT 2-seed, and losing our next three games (BTT included) doesn't even seem like it could drop us below the 3-seed line for the NCAAs. Having him healthy for the Tournament is all that matters.
But ... can you imagine if we won at #2 Michigan without Ayo?
Marty Mush knows about as much as you and me combinedMarty Mush (same dude who broke initial news that he was hurt) confirmed that he's playing tonight.
I think we swept Michigan last year!IMO, if we play our best game, and Mich plays their best game, we lose by double digits (which is pretty much what the smart money is saying). I think our only hope is they get in foul trouble with Dickinson/Livers, and Wagner doesn't have the game he had vs OSU. With Brooks and Brown on the perimeter, Curbelo will have several unforced turnovers. He is loose with the ball, and that will not bode well against this team. Every time I see Mich play, they are pounding a good team-no one else in the country can make that claim. Mich has the ability to beat you from every position offensively, and play perhaps the best D in the league. They are big, deep, and talented. Clearly the best team in the conference, and I think the best in the country. When Kofi has to sit, they will hammer us on the boards. Dickinson will pull Kofi away from the basket which will be a problem for us, and Giorgi is a match-up mess for us. They may not win the NCAA with the one and done nature of the tournament, but they may, and the eye test tells you that any team that is 18-1 and 12-0 at home in this conference this yr is the cream of the crop. Too may ifs. If I'm betting the game, I would take the +9 with Michigan. Of course, that's why they play the game.
Honestly, way less. I've listened to the podcast he's on and he doesn't know anything.Marty Mush knows about as much as you and me combined
Ayo comes in with a mask, and a cape I hope tonight.Nah. That's intentional. Gives Ayo the chance to reconsider until the very last moment and keeps our opponents guessing.
I think he'll play tonight. Too juicy of an opportunity to pass up (for both college legacy and draft stock purposes).
I try so hard to like the podcast because I love college bball and enjoy barstool. But they make it hard. Specifically Marty and RicoHonestly, way less. I've listened to the podcast he's on and he doesn't know anything.