Skyy Clark signs with Illinois
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skyIdub
Winged Warrior
You would think at this point he would know to consult the board. Maybe you could just pass along these elite tidbits as he may be short on time.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
true - and that he played college hoops and was a starter at Miami OH undoubtedly helps him relate to players too
Tacomallini
- Washington State
don't forget during the game too!
Game thread is like fight club, and you know the deal with that.
There is no game thread?
Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
Was thinking along the same lines, does Fletch’s contract have a buyout?
Only half kidding.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Of course there is, there's just no games.
The first rule of the Game thread is you don't talk about the game thread
After the last two seasons I feel a lot less snakebitten. I know what you mean, but having JW here as AD has, slowly, done wonders for my condition. Football and basketball making strides... I mean it feels like everyone knows what they're doing. Win or lose I can attend a game, have fun, and feel good afterwards. I think JW and Co might have finally cured me. I mean... I feel HAPPY. Anyone else out there feel weirdly optimistic? I mean, not orange koolaid optimistic and not cautiously but mostly afraid optimistic, but actually, positively optimistic. This all feels like it's NOT a trap. LOL C'mon some of you out there have to know what I mean. Or have I finally lost it. Could be covid related. IDK.
I thought exact same but isn't this a great problem to have? I think, so long as they "grade out on D," a lot of kids are going to play and we're going to push tempo. I hope that's where we are headed. With our bench we should run teams into the ground. I didn't really see us do this the last couple years though, I mean Kofi doesn't lend himself to 40 minutes of hell, but we'll see. I think we have better handles at the 1, we have better threats on the perimeter, and I think we hit the boards better next year. Kofi's the big question right now. He really dictates our style of play. If he does come back, I want him to play a lot meaner and slam every bucket home. I'd rather see him foul out every single game than get beat up like he did this year.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
It also happens to be the second rule of the game thread.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
Third rule of Game Thread: if someone yells "stop!" , goes limp, or taps out, the game thread is over.
WTF are you talking about? As of now, we have four guards in our prospective lineup, two of whom are 1s.
People keep repeating this so much that misinformed fans think it's true. Even with the addition of Skyy, we are still short on guards.
Now if you'd talking about 3s, we seem to have a few. RJ, Melendez, Rodgers. Non of those three is a guard and most certainly not a 1. All three are more likely to play the 4 than they are the 1 or even the 2.
Assuming Kofi is returning, we absolutely should be looking for another guard. Obviously, Shannon or Moore would fit the bill.
So would RJ sub in for Melendez when he gets in foul trouble?
Would agree that we are going to be closer to a one size fits all except for Kofi and a couple others.Nah, better to play RJ and Melendez together. Mother wouldn’t be happy to separate them.So would RJ sub in for Melendez when he gets in foul trouble?
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
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Is Skyy is the most down-to-earth 5* ever? I know he must have confidence out the wazoo, but I didn't expect him to seem so approachable (given how flashy he is on the court).
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Inject that straight into my veins!
Might seem trivial, but this is great team building. Glad these young men realize that if they are going to accomplish what they want to during their college career, they need to do it together.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Skyy strikes me as a mature, savvy, young man. We had another one of those a bit ago that worked out pretty well...Can't wait to see this group in action!
I knew the U of I was good in the Science(s) but apparently somewhere in a deep, secret, basement laboratory we’ve perfected cloning Let’s hope our di$covery doesn’t find it’s way to the Blue Bloods.So would RJ sub in for Melendez when he gets in foul trouble?
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