Kevin Sweeney
@CBB_Central
Blown away by Ben Humrichous. The shooting plays anywhere, but he’s in phenomenal shape and really moves well. Has an NBA future, IMO. Will be interesting to see him potentially as a small-ball 5 in certain matchups this year.
Surprised this comment by Sweeney on Humrichous didn't stir any discussion... especially in light of the shade thrown his way (Humrichous) by the Sleepers Media boys.
I saw Sweeney’s comments. Noice!
I have a soft spot for sleepers media. I appreciate all the Illini content. (I think they are effective at getting discussions started that might not be otherwise…)
I must say though…Greg, in particular has some habits I find pretty annoying. For one…he digs his heels in and doubles down WAY too much.….as he is presently doing with Hum…and he previously did with Marcus D.
(To Greg’s credit he admitted he was wrong about the latter.)
Secondly, he often contradicts himself with little to no awareness of it.
(ex. He wants us to have continuity then complains when we recruit & target some 3’s a low 4s.)
He praises Brad/Illinois for adapting/scheming/building around the talents of our roster…but at the same time he questions if it will work because he doesn’t see the new pieces fitting exactly like the old pieces. Huh? It’s bizarre. He does it all the time. He thinks you just plug someone else into the same spot/role. He’s already surmising that Humrichous is the new Guerrier? Guerrier could shoot…but he was more of a power slasher type guy. They're completely different type players. (And AJ Storr ain’t Terrence…either Greg)
Most of us have a limited knowledge about Hum’s game just like we did Marcus before him…but I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to Hum’s game then being a corner spacer.
You watch, they’ll be running actions through Hum before this over. He’s effective in the PnR…that means he can pick & pop AND we COULD utilize him a little like Krutwig if we so choose. Ben is way more well rounded than what he is getting credit for. 5th option, my butt. I look for him to be the 2nd or third option. It might even happen a lot while we’re gelling; especially.
You don’t think that age and experience is gonna be useful out there? Freshman do freshmen things sometimes. Is Will Riley gonna score 40 for us every game? Is he ever gone have a bad game? What about those games when nothing works? Ben might provide a little stability, no?