Whose responsibility is it to help him improve in those specific skills that he needs assistance with? I am pretty sure he is putting the work in. Maybe our coaching staff isn't doing enough for him b/c they're more focused on the NBA talent? It would be nice if our fanbase didn't automatically turn their back on of our loyal guys and actually look at both sides of this situation
Ty Rodgers to take redshirt year
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You’re right….I absolutely hate it, but you’re right
Many freshman are not ready for the physical aspect that comes with playing more experienced and veteran squads. Go re-watch the Ole Miss exhibition game if you need a realistic view of how far this young squad is from getting on that level. Don't allow a game against an inferior opponent to lose sight on the reality that this is a young team who will go through a lot of growing pains...a lot of growing pains
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Because Ty can offer leadership and be a good practice player. It's a win win if Ty wants to continue to improve.
Ty still only played 22 mins a game as a starter last year. There were plenty of big games that he didn't see the floor the last ten minutes when the matchup necessitated having 5 scoring options on the floor. I absolutely love the kid's heart, rebounding, defensive effort, but you have to be blind to think he wasn't a liability on the offensive end of the floor. And like I assume Lvill was alluding to, you don't have Coleman at the 5 to keep the floor somewhat spread.
It's upsetting for the kid. I won't lose sleep over it. But, put yourself in the player's shoes for a moment rather than looking at just one side of it.
Rodgers brings the intangibles that teams with chemistry have. It's actually not all about shooting and offense. UCONN had both chemistry and offensive skilled players. They were also one of the best defensive teams in the country so your comparison to UCONN is a poor one. Sigh....
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Please teach us more about the future Mr. Nostradamus. You're speculating at best. I feel like most of us don't love losing Ty, but most do understand why.
For the win!
I disagree that Ty lost to a better employee. A guy who played on a 4 win Louisville team and a subpar USC team is not a better employee...stats are deceiving. A guy who jumped from Division 2 or 3 to Evansville to IL is not automatically a better player than Ty Rodgers. I saw that Ole Miss game. Neither Hummer nor Tre White were better than what Ty Rodgers gives you against an actual legitimate school, not a cupcake school.
Ty Rodgers is a winner and helps winning teams. Tre White(no offense to the kid) has not been a winner in college and has not impacted winning at the college level. I trust Ty Rodgers more than Hummer and Tre White...nobody can refute that
So you're good with a dude redshirting because he doesn't want to compete for playing time, collects a fat check, and then transfers out in the offseason?
I don't really see much of the fanbase "turning their back" on him. Most of comments here are understanding of his decision and most people wish him well. Of course many are upset because Ty is a guy who would have helped this team, even at 10-15 minutes a game. But I really don't think that amounts to people turning their back on him. And honestly, even if he did, he's not our player anymore. I'll continue to root for him, but can hardly blame others who don't.
The difference is you seem to want to blame BU and the coaching staff and there really is no basis for that. BU was going to give Ty the minutes he earned (and probably even more than that because he trusts the guy). If Ty didn't think he'd earn enough minutes to make it worth burning a year of eligibility, that's his decision.
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This is where I have a slight problem with how this was handled as well, and like I mentioned earlier in this thread I just got done playing college baseball… I understand how Wild West college sports are right now.
I know people have raved about Tre White, and how he has practiced, and maybe he will end up being way better than Ty… but to me what is the longterm difference between them. You are telling me Ty couldn’t play the 20-24 mins per game that Tre White could play? Whats the difference maybe a win or two?
I hope Tre White has a great year, but I just think that was the one unnecessary move of the offseason and that at the end of the day they aren’t that different of players outside of Tre being able to shoot a little better.
Ty Rodgers cannot shoot at all. He isn't a threat to shoot, let alone make one.
This thread makes it very apparent to me who understands high level basketball and who doesn't.
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I don't know what business you are in, but the only person that determines who is a better employee is the employer.
A bunch of people at my firm get Creaned (by your definition) every year. They were perceived to be underperforming, and a replacement was brought in. Is the employer always right? Of course not. But in this case Ty's lack of shooting is too big a liability.
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Obviously an extra year of eligibility to cash in nil. He gets to take advantage of Illinois facilities to improve his game, and maximize nil opportunities elsewhere in future. Simple as that.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Underwood is navigating this NIL world like the rest of the coaches, and appears to be succeeding. We now have better players and Ty did not like his role, that is not Underwoods problem.
Thank you for being the voice of reason. This has been my point since last night. Tre White has not proven to impact winning or be a winner at the college level. I don't know the kid so I can't speak about his practice habits or if he works harder than Ty Rodgers but the proof is in the pudding as far as what player has impacted winning and what player has not impacted winning on two teams now.
Tre White is not an overall better player than Ty Rodgers. I'm glad there are some sensible fans who see that Ty has basically been railroaded by a player who has not impacted winning. That's why I continue to bring up a lack of loyalty that BU has shown to a program guy, a leader, and one of the keepers of the program as Brad has mentioned multiple times.
He succeeded for 1 year under this new NIL deal. 2022-2023 was a disaster for all intensive purposes even if they made the tournament. They were a soap opera the entire season. It's a small sample size. A lot of people assume the Illini will be back at the top but none of us are nostradamus. Let the season play out
I respectfully disagree - Ty is 6'6 210, Tre is 6'7 205 - very similar size, Ty is a quicker leaper and is stronger. Ty averaged more rebounds and assists per posesion last year than Tre, Ty had a higher shooting % than Tre Ty was a much better defender than Tre and had much better offensive and defensive efficiency numbers than Tre - Tre obviously brings more points to the table , but it comes with lower efficiency. Here are there per 100 possession stats last year:
| Season | School | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | ORtg | DRtg | |
| 2023-24 | Louisville | 907 | 8.1 | 17.7 | 0.456 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 0.515 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.299 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 0.752 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 22.4 | 105.8 | 112.9 | |
| 2023-24 | Illinois | 863 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 0.527 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 0.527 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.585 | 13.3 | 5 | 1.1 | 1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 15.5 | 116.4 | 106.4 |
Which player would you rather have on this years team? I don't think it's that close that Ty brings more of what this team needs - maybe Tre improved a lot and it sounds like he's done well in practice, but we've all seen the preseason practice hype not materialize when the games start and I hope we're not making a mistake here prioritizing Tre over Ty this year.
NIL started in 2021. 2021-2022 was a pretty good year (we won the conference), especially considering we had just lost Ayo. Big part of that was BU successfully using NIL to bring Kofi back.
Boom...enjoy you bringing the stats to back up what the true Ty Rodgers supporters already know. Ty Rodgers impacts winning and is a more efficient player on both sides of the basketball even though White played more mins per game. Ty Rodgers isn't some bit role player. He's a huge part of a winning team needs. He does all the little things that go unnoticed. The fact that some choose to ignore that goes to show how underappreciated and undervalued his game is. All I've heard is he doesn't score, he can't shoot. There's more to basketball than offense and shooting
Stop making sense.
I am pretty surprised at the general overall negative sentiment about Ty's redshirting. I don't mean that we aren't upset and sad that he is doing this but rather the various assumptions as to what it means and how it will impact Illinois basketball. At least, that was the impression I got from reading through the first 5 or 6 pages. Although maybe all the negative posts were by one poster. I wasn't really paying attention to who exactly was posting what. And it seemed that more reasonable posts started showing up. I am by no means an optimist, but I am pretty ok with this decision. I thought in the Ole Miss game that 14 minutes for Ty was actually higher than I expected, but then it was an exhibition game. And that his minutes would be fewer when the regular season started (which was confirmed by 0440 saying he was going to be a 10 to 12 minute guy). This is also why I disagree with Gritty's assertion that he would be a core rotation piece, at least as I understand what that means. 10 to 12 minutes is not core rotation minutes.
And I think the comparisons to Sincere are somewhat specious. Would Sincere have left if Frazier was still a coach with Illinois? Maybe, maybe not. The same thing could be true for Ty. I don't think there was any hint that he might be upset that Anderson left. So, maybe he will leave, and maybe not. In his presser, BU said about Ty that he is an Illini. Now, I am not saying he will stay, and he will probably transfer, but I think he will take a look at next year's roster and then decide. I think he wants to stay. After all, many believe KJ, Riley, and maybe TI won't be here (and BH runs out of eligibility) next year, so who knows? But I also realize it is complicated. There are timing issues for transferring, and as has been mentioned, Riley did not commit to the Illini until June, so Ty may have to make decisions based on factors that he doesn't know about. Or he could pull a "LaTulip" and transfer but always consider himself an Illini and come back to help in other ways.
And why wouldn't BU take him to media days? That was, what, at least a month or longer ago? I think it was a reward for his loyalty to Illinois and a statement that he is still a valued Illinois player.
And some of the comments about Ty and NIL money seem pretty cynical. I don't think Ty is someone who is just sitting around chortling about how much money he is making by sitting on the bench and being a body in practice. I just don't think he is that kind of guy. I believe he wants to improve and will help some of the new players get better by being a good practice guy. And hopefully, he will keep working to develop his shooting.
Maybe I am naive in spinning this in a somewhat positive light; that Ty uses the year to improve (which I believe was a common sentiment to last year's Sincere announcement to redshirt) and that he might come back depending on how things look but some of the takes here seem a little too cynical.
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