I know Torvik uses a formula, and when you do that, you need to just post the results without subjective tinkering with the final product. I also understand that a brand new roster can have hiccups along the way. With that said...
I have vague memories... They came from Hebron in north eastern Illinois. Smallest high school to ever win the one class state tourney, in ( think) 1952. School had a total of well under a hundred students. The Illinois version of 'Hickory' from Hoosiers. Had a couple of other good players as well
You never know, I hear what happens in the portal stays in the portal...
yes, and Hebron predated Bobby Plump and Milan (ind.) by a couple of years. In addition to the Judson twins Hebron had a 6-11 center. The high school had far fewer than 100 students. Even today the town's water tower is painted like a basketball.
Paul and Phil. Rob Judson’s uncle and dad. Rob’s other uncle Howie played 6 years in MLB.
It's astonishing how in 2024 with all the talk of AI and big data that college basketball modeling can't handle foreign players.
Go to Crandall’s for the AYCE broasted chicken. True small-town country “chicken place” experience. Eat like a pig for the cost of one drink downtown.
I don't I have much to post until Tomi and Will are in Ubben. It's really hard to assess our team now, and without those two likely very major players, it's just that much harder. I am sure NOT posting will be seen as a smart move by many here.
That's largely the issue, there's no readily available data to project foreign players. Data isn't stored as carefully and typically there's not a central source for that game data.
One of them, Phil, coached at Mattoon
You're absolutely right. Absurd is the right word. In both cases.The current Torvik top 10 Illinois player projections are...umm...interesting.
T-Page for Illinois - Customizable College Basketball Tempo Free Stats - T-Rank
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Predicts Boswell to be our leading scorer while only projecting KJ to average 3 points per game, which is absurd. Also looks to be too bullish on Ty Rodgers with him averaging 13 and 7.
I suspect it has more to do with experience, continuity, and the strength of the middle of the conference (road games in the B10, ya know?) than coaching.
Last year’s team had two superstars, Shannon & Domask, and a bunch of very good role players.
No way Ty has more rebounds per usage than Morez.The current Torvik top 10 Illinois player projections are...umm...interesting.
T-Page for Illinois - Customizable College Basketball Tempo Free Stats - T-Rank
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Predicts Boswell to be our leading scorer while only projecting KJ to average 3 points per game, which is absurd. Also looks to be too bullish on Ty Rodgers with him averaging 13 and 7.
Let's treasure the fact that Michigan is at the bottom of that list... and that Northwestern isn't even present.
