I have a feeling Ayo plays in this game. Just a feeling.
I just had to do it. This one's for the older crowd.I have a feeling Ayo plays in this game. Just a feeling.
7 point dogs tonight. Sounds about right.
He needs to 1) Not cover off of the short corner on D (Cardinal sin) and 2) Make a reasonable # of open 3s.I'm looking for Tev to repeat his MSG game from last year. Finally in the rotation, knows he will get minutes, and is the "unexpected guy to go off" for us this time.
I would be utterly stunned if he played. It's only been a week since the injury, he doesn't look to be practicing and they aren't going to throw him out there with any unknowns (how he feels the next day after a full contact practice).AYO will play tonight and we win this game 73-70
Looks like the line is now Penn State -6.5. That feels about right and honestly gives a lot of respective to our team (sans Ayo). While I certainly hope Ayo is healthy enough to play and he does and we beat Penn State at their house, is there necessarily a downside to sitting him and giving him about another week to heal up before the home stretch of the season when we can really rack up some wins? Penn State is playing great right now and, while I'm not saying we concede a win, it just may be the smarter play to reach the season's goals. I just want the ILLINI back in the tournament, don't really care how we get there, just get there!
I think that the decision to play or sit Ayo will be driven by how his knee feels and nothing else. I agree with you this much though: there might come a time when he will want to push himself to play through some lingering soreness. This isn't the game to do that.Looks like the line is now Penn State -6.5. That feels about right and honestly gives a lot of respective to our team (sans Ayo). While I certainly hope Ayo is healthy enough to play and he does and we beat Penn State at their house, is there necessarily a downside to sitting him and giving him about another week to heal up before the home stretch of the season when we can really rack up some wins? Penn State is playing great right now and, while I'm not saying we concede a win, it just may be the smarter play to reach the season's goals. I just want the ILLINI back in the tournament, don't really care how we get there, just get there!
And just in case its AF who goes off for 25 tonight... lets cover the basesI just had to do it. This one's for the older crowd.
Averages 14 pts per game. Last played on Feb 4.PSU missing Myreon Jones tonight. Saw on twitter he’s out due to illness
"If not Kimber, Kipper?2017 -2018 Third on the Illini in both scoring (10.0 ppg) and rebounding (4.2 rpg)
2018-2019 Scored in double figures eight times
Now is the time for Kimber Nichols to step up. "If not you, who? If not now, when?"
Heard on Werner podcast, Underwood made comment about not losing Ayo for rest of the year in a presser the other day....werner certainly walked away saying Day to Day isn't this week.I have a feeling Ayo plays in this game. Just a feeling.
"If not Kimber, Kipper?