Almost exactly 7 years after EIU embarrassed us at Lantz Arena during an exhibition game in Underwood's first season. Never underestimate the cupcakes.
Illinois vs Eastern Illinois, Monday, November 4th, 7:00pm CT, B1G+
This years Oakland is definitely not last years team. They are pretty darn bad. Their scheme does not strike me as something a young team can adopt effectively early in a season.
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
JMO - but I think Morez is going to force his way onto the court - stealing minutes from Ben, Tre and Ty.
....The 6-foot-9, 255-pound freshman played just 13 minutes in Illinois’ 91-74 loss to No. 24 Mississippi, but he scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting and tied Tomislav Ivisic, Tre White and Kasparas Jakucionis for the team lead with six rebounds in markedly fewer minutes....
www.news-gazette.com
....The 6-foot-9, 255-pound freshman played just 13 minutes in Illinois’ 91-74 loss to No. 24 Mississippi, but he scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting and tied Tomislav Ivisic, Tre White and Kasparas Jakucionis for the team lead with six rebounds in markedly fewer minutes....
Wait for Morez Johnson worth it for Illini
Freshman big man has been a part of the program since committing in November 2021
I am guessing Brad was also using this to see more from some...I think he already has a lot of confidence in Rez and Ty and that may be why we didn't see them as much.JMO - but I think Morez is going to force his way onto the court - stealing minutes from Ben, Tre and Ty.
....The 6-foot-9, 255-pound freshman played just 13 minutes in Illinois’ 91-74 loss to No. 24 Mississippi, but he scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting and tied Tomislav Ivisic, Tre White and Kasparas Jakucionis for the team lead with six rebounds in markedly fewer minutes....
Wait for Morez Johnson worth it for Illini
Freshman big man has been a part of the program since committing in November 2021
Having all the Olympic event replays on Peacock was epic.
Kenpom preseason rankings are mostly tied from preseason performance.
Oakland is turning over one player coming into this year who scored 4.6 PPG, so effectively no continuity from last year.
Notable recruits come from Tennessee St., UMKC, Cleveland St. and a redshirt from West Virginia.
I'd say the Oakland game should be another 40+ point win.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
feels more like an extremely close game throughout that we pull out by 6 in the end
Tomi will start Monday
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
HUUUUUUUUUUGE BABYYYYYY HUUUUUUUUUGE
*flips table* let's effing gooooo!!
Totally different amount of talent, we have about 8-9 players that would be the alpha on that team. An undersized Leron Black would play what position for this team? He was that team's best player. Add several other that were our GTGs on that team and they would fill the 10+ slots on this year's team.
Really happy about this. We need all the experience we can get and he's got more than most of this team. And while there was positive talk about Morez getting more minutes in his absence, the fact is that Morez may have had a rough start that would shake his confidence. Hum gets to play his spot. There were lots of negative implications if this didn't come through.
Curious if anyone knows if (1) B1G+ posts replays of games that aired on B1G+, and (2) if those replays are downloadable for those of us who work in places with poor signal and no wifi access? Appreciate any answers!
