Joel Goodson
- dawgville
no brainer:
Illini Basketball 2024-2025
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God help us if Tomi was that much of a twig lol
Yes, but Alabama is much better than top ten. Could argue that they are the best team in the entire country.
Yeah, saw them #1 in one ranking. Between them and Kansas as the top team.
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
That me and @Indy Illini Fan ?
Tacomallini
- Washington State
Just no aircraft carriers, please.
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
Looks like BU is going into the season with a fair amount of confidence in the team he has assembled.
Of course, unless we know for certain, we have no idea whether the schedule was adjusted unless we know when it was finalized or when the last couple of elite teams were contacted relative to the signing of which players. I have no idea, but would like to know if it was before or after the Europeans committed.
Definitely. My memory is that was the year we had played everyone who made the final four, and I think beat two of them
I had to look this up but we actually beat 3 of what would be the final 4. Beat Maryland then lost to Arizona in Maui, lost to Duke in Greensboro, beat Zona at the UC and beat sparty at home...just speaking non con, the twerps were 6th, Zona (maui) and Duke were 1st, Seton hall ans Zona (uc) were 7th, on top of the bragging right game and at Texas and at Kansas state who I don't believe was very good during that era...wowzers
Side note - I feel like every season we talk about how deep the upcoming roster will be...this was a different era but give me Archibald (RIP), Krupalaija, Johnson ans Harrington against any 6th-9th men that we've had since.
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That's an All-Pizza Hut Parking Lot First Team.
There was a reason it was an 7 loss 1 seed team. The losses were to really good teams
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
A veritable salad bar, one might say...
NCAA All-Hair Team
BU will celebrate wins with Super Soakers & Blow Dryers...
That year we went 9-deep with guys with 10+ mpg. The year before we had 11 guys average 10+ mpg. That 99-00 team was deepest I can remember.
I don't think we'll see that again, as coaches rarely do that, even if they have the depth of talent to do so.
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
Vecenie wighs in:
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
move this, Dan. sorry
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If I had to guess, just because of all of the unknowns.....
24, 25 to NR.
We know that we have outstanding prospects, but that's really the extent of what we know. Outside of Ty and DGL, this group has not played one second together.
You could say this for half, maybe more, of the top 25 rankings I've seen so far. Not saying we should be ranked ahead of those teams but that tells me how ridiculous these rankings are. There are a lot of unknowns for many teams.
With the roster looking solidified right now. Here is a hot take.
By the middle of the season the best lineup will be KJ, Riley, Ty, Hum, and Ivisic. Being able to play a lineup that is all 6'5+ is such a huge matchup advantage in college basketball(can sub in Tre, Morez, and Booth into the lineup above while staying Big and athletic).
By the middle of the season the best lineup will be KJ, Riley, Ty, Hum, and Ivisic. Being able to play a lineup that is all 6'5+ is such a huge matchup advantage in college basketball(can sub in Tre, Morez, and Booth into the lineup above while staying Big and athletic).
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- Chicago Burbs
I am of this opinion as well. Riley is obviously a huge pickup but I think there’s a fairly realistic world in which KJ is the best player on the team.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- McPherson, KS
With the lack of experience on the roster, I’d be shocked if Boz was removed from the starting lineup
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