He’ll be gone after his first year no matter how he plays as a freshman, he’s on that Max Christie path except a higher NBA ceiling.
Meaning even with a mediocre year, he could still be a lottery guy
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Meaning even with a mediocre year, he could still be a lottery guy
Kanon Catchings is who the evaluators want Booker to be. Catchings will end up the much better player.
They play different positions. Different players.
Not doubting Catchings will end up being a better college player especially if he sticks around to be an upperclassman, but not an apples to apples comparison position and play style wise.
You lost TWO key players.
2-3 in the Big 10----one of those is Nebraska. Lost by 15 at home to PSU.....13 @ NW. Your other win is at home vs Wisconsin, who is w.o Wahl.
So congrats on being one game better?
Both are tall players that project to be more perimeter oriented. Booker got ranked high because there were projections for him to be versatile with shooting and perimeter skills at his height. Catchings is now 6”8 and is growing with a silky smooth shot (40%+ 3%) and excellent handles for his size and is already dominating. He is a 1-2 yr college player tops IMO.
Since we are in the same boat, feel free to put down your predictions for Illinois and Indiana’s conference records at the end of the season.
btw-remember when Nebraska was a juggernaut at home because of their win over Creighton and taking Purdue to OT.
Apparently that’s changed now that Illinois beat them by 26 at home lol
Who said NB was a juggernaut?
Never said, "same boat"---Said things were bad for both. Illinois has 2 wins----1 of those is Nebraska.
Illinois is missing Mayer and Clark is gone. IU has lost two , Senior starters.
Is Nebraska bad or good? You make light of IU's win over them,then complain about others making light of them.
Illinois probably ends up with a better conference record. That doesn't make what I said not true.
Mayer is playing thru his injury.
And Nebraska sucks, but we still beat them by 26 on the road. You beat them by less, while fully healthy at home.
And also, since Wisconsin was such an easy win, you guys should have a win locked up on Saturday. Don’t let us down
Yep. The only guys Illinois has been without are Clark, who left 3 games ago, and Goode, who has been out all year. Sounds like he's getting close.
It’s not official until they have a reason for optimism in conference play
Side note- Johnson seems like a fun coach for, very animated
Trying to figure out who I want to win. An OSU loss is good for the standings but given we've already won at their house, I feel good about finishing in front of them in the standings. On the flip side, it would be a bad loss and we probably want to keep those Q1/Q2 wins to a maximum and OSU might slip if they lose this game and end up midpack.
They’ll probably still win this one, but this will be a rough loss for Ohio St if they can’t come back. At home too makes it worse
Feel like if Sensabaugh doesn’t go pro, they’ll be one of the contenders next year.
Just don’t see it this year barring them getting red hot to end the year
I'll be shocked if he doesn't go pro. He's a better NBA prospect than Malachi Branham IMO.
I’d agree his game seems like it’s made for the NBA, but you never know.
Haven’t seen him on many mocks so far
Nvm, see he starting to climb into the 20’s on some this week
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Hopefully they get as much comfort from the "we f--ked up" letter from the B1G as we did
Tough going for the off-season natty champs.Minnesota is now no longer all alone in last place.
