Sencire Harris to take redshirt year

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Almost 200 posts for this is overkill.

Ultimately, Sencire would have been the 11th man on this team. He isn’t a point guard, he’s not a shooting guard-his only redeemable quality is his on-ball defense. Of course there is value in that, but the opportunity cost of playing him over a more talented/proven Dra/Harmon isn’t worth it. Not breaking any news here, but offensively he needs to come a longgg way to ever be a CONSISTENT high impact Big Ten player.

If Brad and Co thought this would be a significant loss for this year’s team, they wouldn’t have agreed to this.

If you were in Sencire’s shoes, would you want to waste a year of eligibility in this new age of college basketball to MAYBE see 5-10 minutes/game?

I’ll let you all infer what that might mean for his future.
I do understand what you're saying but I don't necessarily agree with the conclusion. Typically there is more leeway to offensively limited point guards who are defensive specialists, which makes sense as they can still add a lot in setting the table for others and ball security so if they have issues shooting, it's not viewed as a deal breaker. Sencire however doesn't have those high end ball control and passing skills needed to be the 1.

That said, I think with the right fit, and additional strength to be able to finish at the rim and absorb contact, Sencire actually could be a consistent high impact B10 or P5 player, though an unconventional one. If you are a team that has a talented offensive PG who struggles on defense and a good shooting guard, a physical Sencire who shuts down the opponents best player would likely compliment them well. And he has the character, tenacity, and effort that makes others want to give the same.

Personally, I can see Sencire being a significant part of a tourney run for a P5 team, and I think he's the type of glue guy you need to get through that game in the tourney where your shot just isn't falling. The hope is he would be that guy for us, but as your last sentence says, I think many of us get the inference as well. My gut feeling though is that he isn't the 5mpg player many are saying on here, and same as Chester Frazier or Damonte, he'll earn his starter minutes on a P5 team and be loved by that fanbase. I just hope it's ours.
 
#202      
The truth is there are far more players that would benefit from a redshirt year than actually take advantage of it. Unless there's something else in play here he's made a decision that helps him and the team in the future. Kudos young man.
 
#203      
For all the talk of the “portal world”, I think this is a really smart and mature decision in the “NIL world”. Unless he almost doubles his 3-point shooting, he’ll never sniff the nba. So considering education/board/NIL, there’s a good chance college is his peak basketball earning window, why not maximize that. TBD if Illinois is where he can do that the next three years.
Doubling his percentage will put him at 63.4%. He shot 31.7 last season. NBA should take note of 63.4.

TSJ, Domask, Harmon are all getting minutes at guard and will be gone after this season. Currently Jase Butler is the only addition at guard.
Rodgers, DGL, Moretti are possible returners.

We can use his defense to slow down the other team's momentum and will miss him this season.

Wishing him the best.
 
#204      
does a red shirt practice, eat, workout and travel with the team? i understand that part of that time will be additional work with
the strength coach.
 
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GrayGhost77

Centennial, CO
If Sencire can at least get his scoring ability to a DMFW level he will certainly have a place on the team and will get plenty of minutes. DMFW at least got his outside shot to a level where defenses at least had to respect it. Sencire isn't there yet but a year of putting on muscle and improving his shot while while still keeping his defensive ability and intensity? Yes, please. We already know that Brad loves that kind of player.
 
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From a team standpoint, there will probably be times when we could have used him. However, if he improves his offensive skills he could be a starter next year with DGL, Goode, Hansberry, and Morez with Dain and Moretti off the bench. Would love to see him in that position next year. Sets a standard for transfers.
 
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does a red shirt practice, eat, workout and travel with the team? i understand that part of that time will be additional work with
the strength coach.
I thought it looked like he was even dressed for the last game. If that is the case then he is a super emergency guard in case everyone gets hurt and he can go into the game.
 
#212      
I thought it looked like he was even dressed for the last game. If that is the case then he is a super emergency guard in case everyone gets hurt and he can go into the game.
Maybe rules have changed on this, but I thought "redshirting" had no limitations whatsoever other than being a label for a player intending on not playing that given year and that you can break that redshirt at any time without any issue as you're on the active roster, just not playing. So you'd get to do and have access to everything all the other scholarship athletes get outside of playing in actual games. And as such, even if it's in the middle of a game, if you want to "burn the redshirt" the coach would be allowed to put you in the game, it'd just mean you're using the year of eligibility.
 
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He's not away from the team. He just won't be playing. If people want to get in his ear, they'll find a way regardless. They are doing what's best for Buck and his development as a basketball player and person. Hopefully, it pays dividends down the line for Illini basketball. If it pays dividends for another program, it will likely because his playing time situation in Champaign hasn't improved.
We are going to lose guys to the portal, and we are going to gain guys from the portal. A lot of it will have to do with the playing time we can or can't offer. This is stuff every top program has to navigate.
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#214      
Doubling his percentage will put him at 63.4%. He shot 31.7 last season. NBA should take note of 63.4.

TSJ, Domask, Harmon are all getting minutes at guard and will be gone after this season. Currently Jase Butler is the only addition at guard.
Rodgers, DGL, Moretti are possible returners.

We can use his defense to slow down the other team's momentum and will miss him this season.

Wishing him the best.
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I want someone on our team to shoot 63% from 3! I believe that guy would likely get some tick....
 
#215      
Maybe rules have changed on this, but I thought "redshirting" had no limitations whatsoever other than being a label for a player intending on not playing that given year and that you can break that redshirt at any time without any issue as you're on the active roster, just not playing. So you'd get to do and have access to everything all the other scholarship athletes get outside of playing in actual games. And as such, even if it's in the middle of a game, if you want to "burn the redshirt" the coach would be allowed to put you in the game, it'd just mean you're using the year of eligibility.
That is my understanding of it as well.
 
#216      
He unfortunately cannot shoot and no amount of muscle is going to change that fact.
You know I don’t agree with this. We had this player a few years ago named ah…..
Luther Head. He was a great athlete that could not shoot very well but was a great athlete. He ended up working on his shoot and ended up in the NBA.

Who knows if he actually stays at Illinois, but I see this as an externally mature move. TSJ will be gone next year and that is the type of game SH should try to develop. Will he ever be a “knock down” shooter? Probably not, but he has similar athleticism to TSJ and he he can get to about 35% on a 3 point shot he would be very tough to stop.
 
#217      
I want someone on our team to shoot 63% from 3! I believe that guy would likely get some tick....

Heck yes. I believe Steve Kerr shot some ridiculous percentage (like 57-58%) across an entire season at Arizona. And not on minimal attempts either, he was shooting like 6 attempts per game from out there.
 
#220      
Heck yes. I believe Steve Kerr shot some ridiculous percentage (like 57-58%) across an entire season at Arizona. And not on minimal attempts either, he was shooting like 6 attempts per game from out there.
Something about that Arizona air. In '05 if I remember correctly, Salim Stoudemire shot over 50% on something like 200+ attempts, some catch and shoot but a lot off the dribble. Just crazy. But yeah, Steve Kerr was the best shooter I ever saw. As for us, that Jamar Smith freshman year was magical. His stroke was just beautiful. Shame what followed. If anyone would've broken 60% on high volume, I wouldn't have bet against him.
 
#221      
Most players transfer instead of red shirting. I applaud it.
Big time applaud. For all of the fans who have Brad on the warm/hot seat, I just think it's crazy. A stud like Morez commits over 2 years ago and never wavers until he signs today. A guy like Sencire red shirts (not nearly as common these days). He's not only recruiting talent, but high character guys that believe in family. And before some of you jump all over my comment that recruits are high character when we've had a few that didn't fit the mold (Epps, Skyy, etc.). Those guys were gone pretty quick! Big Brad believer!
 
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ptgrd23

orange county CA
I will miss Sencire's defense. He won the UCLA game for us along with TSJ

He reminds me of Kenny Battle (I play defense like my hair is on fire)
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Hopefully he learns a reasonable 3 pointer like DaMonte so people won't be able to sag off him.
 
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I will miss Sencire's defense. He won the UCLA game for us along with TSJ

He reminds me of Kenny Battle (I play defense like my hair is on fire)
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Hopefully he learns a reasonable 3 pointer like DaMonte so people won't be able to sag off him.


I don't think that Sencire is a poor 3 pt shooter. Watched a HS game of his online and he was making 3s. He shot over 30% last year - while not awesome, it was better than several other guys on the team. If you only shoot 1 three a game, it is hard to get in any kind of rhythm. I suspect when we see Sencire playing next, we will be pleasantly surprised. I had hoped to see that this year but, alas, I will have to wait.
 
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