Illini Basketball 2024-2025

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IlliniKat91
Chad Fleck said:
Those guys are absolutely hilarious. I barely care that they talk about college basketball now. Their banter is what I'm there for. Top shelf off the cuff humor in my opinion.
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It's like listening in on friends at a bar who are talking about whatever game is on. Are they as knowledgable as "experts"? Absolutely not. But they're a lot more fun and relatable in my opinion. Plus, I think a lot of their criticism is very fair. They have their favorites, but they're not afraid to point out what they think the weak points are, which is refreshing when so many people seem to exist just to gas up their/the highest ranked teams.
 
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Battle89
aaeismacgychel said:
Kylan, I'm giving a pass to. I think he was going at it at 50-75% effort (not necessarily comforting to fans but it was an exhibition). His turnovers mainly were the, I expected my teammate to be there variety. Offense otherwise looked good, and he slashes to the rim well. His defense was uhhhhh passive, yeah, let's go with that, but his profile and advanced stats suggest that when he's actually trying to defend he's average. So, I'm not worried about him yet, but yeah obviously he'll be stapled to the bench if not the roof of the stadium if he shows up for actual games like that. Just don't think that was his priority in this one.
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Thanks from me also for the insightful analysis. Agree with all except the pass for Kylan.

It's an exhibition, so I don't expect players to throw themselves into the third row chasing a ball, but I do expect more than 50-75% effort and 'passive' defense.

Maybe I'm still sensitive from the Skyy days (editor's note: poster is in fact still sensitive from the Skyy days) but that effort spoke to me of entitlement and not needing to try because he was a starter no matter what. Glad to be proven wrong later when the games count.
 
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IlliDan
Chad Fleck said:
Those guys are absolutely hilarious. I barely care that they talk about college basketball now. Their banter is what I'm there for. Top shelf off the cuff humor in my opinion.
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IMO Sleepers duo are good dudes,somewhat funny,but lacking in quality basketball content.If you are interested in the most knowlegeable Illini BB info,Mike LaTulip & Werner podcasts are incredible.
 
#530      
abchew2
IlliDan said:
IMO Sleepers duo are good dudes,somewhat funny,but lacking in quality basketball content.If you are interested in the most knowlegeable Illini BB info,Mike LaTulip & Werner podcasts are incredible.
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Their big draft episode where they had on a ton of players and coaches was great. Goode and Coleman were highlights. Hope they can manage more of that as they grow.
 
#531      
IlliniKat91
IlliDan said:
IMO Sleepers duo are good dudes,somewhat funny,but lacking in quality basketball content.If you are interested in the most knowlegeable Illini BB info,Mike LaTulip & Werner podcasts are incredible.
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I love their podcast, too! I'm just not always looking for an in-depth Xs and Os breakdown. Sometimes I want to hear a less in-depth take just for fun. The beautiful thing is, there's room for both kinds of takes to exist. The existence of one doesn't have to threaten the other.
 
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Birdus
IlliniKat91 said:
I love their podcast, too! I'm just not always looking for an in-depth Xs and Os breakdown. Sometimes I want to hear a less in-depth take just for fun. The beautiful thing is, there's room for both kinds of takes to exist. The existence of one doesn't have to threaten the other.
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Agreed. LaTulip really breaks it down and gives the reasons behind the quality of play or lack thereof. Sleepers is purely entertainment. Been saying this since before last year. I watch both.
 
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Illwinsagain
IlliDan said:
IMO Sleepers duo are good dudes,somewhat funny,but lacking in quality basketball content.If you are interested in the most knowlegeable Illini BB info,Mike LaTulip & Werner podcasts are incredible.
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The info is great, I just wish it weren't nearly an hour long. I guess my attention span is dwindling.
 
#534      
IlliniKat91
Illwinsagain said:
The info is great, I just wish it weren't nearly an hour long. I guess my attention span is dwindling.
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They break their podcasts down into more team-specific clips on YouTube if you don't want to hear them talk about everything else going on in college basketball
 
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