Joel Goodson
- dawgville
my recollection is that he was a mediocre shooter before he broke his hand
Illini Basketball 2024-2025
my recollection is that he was a mediocre shooter before he broke his hand
You are correct. To me, from a vague memory, I never quite got hyped for him.. he didn’t seem to be a smooth or fluid athlete..kind of robotical maybe…maybe that’s too extreme to say
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
I feel you. Once the season starts, I do tend to care whether we are ranked or not. It's not the most important thing, but the publicity is inarguably useful.
Right now, though, with this team and with this much in flux both here and throughout college basketball, I'm not gonna sweat it. If we are who we think we are, we have so many opportunities for huge wins and we will be ranked before we know it.
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Part of me thinks he regrets leaving, especially with the state of Louisville basketball.
Hence him playing for UCLA now.
I'm guessing valvano nc State, uconn with Kemba, Florida in 07, maybe Arizona in 97 and maybe another UConn yearSo there have been five eventual champions out of 39 championships that won the tournament that were not ranked in preseason. So there is a chance
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
he will blow past those point and minutes totals
Oops. Thought you were referencing BU
Ill eat my own shoe if those are his numbers at the end of the year. He is taller and more athletic than goode. He also may just be a better shooter.
Thanks for the head's up. Rutgers looked really good until they stopped playing with ~8 minutes to go. They didn't scare St. Johns, I don't think they scare us.
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?
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Matt Norlander article
www.cbssports.com
Illinois at #22 if you just want to scroll.
College basketball rankings: CBS Sports Top 100 And 1 best teams for the 2024-25 season
It's time for the biggest preview of 'em all: Matt Norlander's exhaustive ranking of the squads you need to know going into November
www.cbssports.com
Illinois at #22 if you just want to scroll.
I wouldn't rank us without Ivisic. That's a huge loss. Coupled with all of the inexperience throughout our roster, I think we might have some growing pains early this season. Plus I'm feeling that we'll do better early if teams don't see us coming so well.Matt Norlander article
College basketball rankings: CBS Sports Top 100 And 1 best teams for the 2024-25 season
It's time for the biggest preview of 'em all: Matt Norlander's exhaustive ranking of the squads you need to know going into November
Illinois at #22 if you just want to scroll.
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
We will quickly learn that KJ makes this a ranked team no matter who’s around him.
And it just so happens there is a lot of talent around him. Sky’s the limit.
Are we feeling like KJ is better than Demin at this point?
Watched plenty of the Rutgers exhibition. I thought Ace and Harper were very good - As advertised. J Williams mostly effective.
Their 4th through 9th guys…. simply not good enough to talk about that team as a serious contender. Like fringe power conference rotation guys.
Fun to watch though.
Their 4th through 9th guys…. simply not good enough to talk about that team as a serious contender. Like fringe power conference rotation guys.
Fun to watch though.
Exactly my point. Pre season rankings matter. Maybe less so in the transfer portal era, but they still matter.So there have been five eventual champions out of 39 championships that won the tournament that were not ranked in preseason. So there is a chance
12pts - 5reb - 3as is the minimum I expect to see from Ben H.
Did they run out of size 18 gray sneakers for Tommy?
Andy Katz Picks Illinois Basketball as a Dark Horse Final Four Contender
College basketball expert Andy Katz ranks Illini No. 18 and dubs them a potential Final Four surprise
www.si.com
Pretty impressive staff:athlete ratio.