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****Official B1G Off Season Thread****

Old B1G threads get deleted, do we keep everything as is?

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  • One long official thread were we can go back and laugh at the hot takes by NC Trojan

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  • My team isn’t in the B1G, but I lurk in here because I’m extremely jealous of pasty white coeds

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NC_Trojan10 said:
Is he going to be the best backup center in the league? That’s certainly debatable and remains to be seen. I wouldn’t say it’s a good problem to have that two of your best players can’t be on the court at the same time, but that’s just me.
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I'm fine if it's debatable - the point is that he's a guy that can go get you 20 off the bench. That's a good - not bad - problem to have lol
 
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hailtoyourvictor said:
Yeah both. Depends on who the rest of the rotation is. I’m mostly expecting him to play the 3 while Johns, Diabate, and Dickinson get all the minutes at the 4-5.
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Makes sense. I think he'd be a nice wrinkle as a stretch 4 as well, since Johns isn't really much of a shooter iirc.
 
Archetype19 said:
Been a done deal for a while, just hadn’t been announced.

Not sure exactly what he’s going to bring to the Illini recruiting wise.

He’s a Meanstreets guy, and it sounds like Jalen Washington is about to commit to UNC and AJ Casey is like 5th on our PF hot board.
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How hard are you after Huff? One of our mods put in a crystal ball for him for us. If any program in IL is good to us, its the wolves.
 
jwardelt said:
How hard are you after Huff? One of our mods put in a crystal ball for him for us. If any program in IL is good to us, its the wolves.
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If I had to rank our PF target’s by talent.

1) Jarace Walker (longshot)
2.)a.)Braden Huff
b.)Cam Corhen
3.)Colin Smith
4.)AJ Casey

I couldn’t tell you how the staff is prioritizing them right now. Personally I’d take 2 with Huff and another target. But if we got a commit for Corhen, for example, would that turn Huff off and send him elsewhere?
 
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NC_Trojan10 said:
The point is, Trevion and Edey aren’t going to average a combined 30 ppg and 20+ rebs. Trevion will still get the bulk of the minutes.

I’m all for Edey having a good year. He can follow Hunter, Sasha, Trevion, and Ivey right out the door after another early round exit in the tournament.
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Tell me more about this tournament you speak of.
 
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Archetype19 said:
If I had to rank our PF target’s by talent.

1) Jarace Walker (longshot)
2.)a.)Braden Huff
b.)Cam Corhen
3.)Colin Smith
4.)AJ Casey

I couldn’t tell you how the staff is prioritizing them right now. Personally I’d take 2 with Huff and another target. But if we got a commit for Corhen, for example, would that turn Huff off and send him elsewhere?
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We just need to keep whispering Frank Kaminsky in his ear. And $1M NIL. That should sweeten the pot.
 
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jwardelt said:
We just need to keep whispering Frank Kaminsky in his ear. And $1M NIL. That should sweeten the pot.
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His recruitment is giving me some Kaminsky vibes. Really hoping we take a chance and wait on him for that position.

But I have a feeling Corhen is going to commit first and our chances with Huff will plummet.
 
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Archetype19 said:
His recruitment is giving me some Kaminsky vibes. Really hoping we take a chance and wait on him for that position.

But I have a feeling Corhen is going to commit first and our chances with Huff will plummet.
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I wouldn't be sad about that. We seemingly had Brumbaugh locked up and that appears to be a lost cause atm. Brumbaugh and Braden/Braeden (not sure which one is right) Moore had talked about teaming up in college but I was always higher on Huff than Moore. We are short on spots and may only take 1 so we can take 2-3 in '23. I'd take Huff and call it a day.
 
NC_Trojan10 said:
Is he going to be the best backup center in the league? That’s certainly debatable and remains to be seen. I wouldn’t say it’s a good problem to have that two of your best players can’t be on the court at the same time, but that’s just me.
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Who will be a better backup?
 
Toast. said:
Makes sense. I think he'd be a nice wrinkle as a stretch 4 as well, since Johns isn't really much of a shooter iirc.
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Yeah that would probably be his idea position it’s just 3 of your top 6 or 7 players are at the 4/5 so not many minutes there.
 
Just like I said, Jalen Washington committed to UNC. Purdue guys told me I was wrong, but the guy was not staying in the Midwest.
 
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NC_Trojan10 said:
Is he going to be the best backup center in the league? That’s certainly debatable and remains to be seen. I wouldn’t say it’s a good problem to have that two of your best players can’t be on the court at the same time, but that’s just me.
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Wow. You really don’t have a clue what the hell you’re talking about do you?
 
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NC_Trojan10 said:
Is he going to be the best backup center in the league? That’s certainly debatable and remains to be seen. I wouldn’t say it’s a good problem to have that two of your best players can’t be on the court at the same time, but that’s just me.
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Yeah definitely that’s just you…not a single coach in the league is looking forward to a Tre/Edey matchup.
 
Since Purdue has a chance at a final 4, which key player has the season ending knee injury this year?
 
NC_Trojan10 said:
Is he going to be the best backup center in the league? That’s certainly debatable and remains to be seen. I wouldn’t say it’s a good problem to have that two of your best players can’t be on the court at the same time, but that’s just me.
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I think you could make the argument he was in the conversation for best backup center in the league last year lol.

Was it a problem when we had Haas and Hammons? Seemed to work out just fine and I think this duo could be even better next year.
 
MGC_07 said:
Just like I said, Jalen Washington committed to UNC. Purdue guys told me I was wrong, but the guy was not staying in the Midwest.
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He said for a long time he wanted to stay close to family and then he obviously changed his mind. UNC is also apparently making huge bids for some kids, which I said earlier, Purdue can’t compete with. Oh well.
 
Toast. said:
My very brief viewings of Houstan make me think he's a little more polished, but not as athletic as Wagner. Kind of got some Georges Niang vibes from him - albeit with higher potential.

Gonna be really good at Michigan. You think he'll play the 3 and 4?
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I think the 4 is Houston’s best college position and I think he’ll play there more this year than most are expecting. My reasoning is that I am not a big believer in Brandon Johns in a major role and I think Kobe Bufkin is going to be too good to keep off the court. Bufkin isn’t taking those minutes from Brooks so I see him playing a lot at the 3 and pushing Houston to the 4.

Jones
Brooks
Bufkin
Houston
Dickinson

is what I see as the main lineup by end of year
 
greenemarine said:
I think the 4 is Houston’s best college position and I think he’ll play there more this year than most are expecting. My reasoning is that I am not a big believer in Brandon Johns in a major role and I think Kobe Bufkin is going to be too good to keep off the court. Bufkin isn’t taking those minutes from Brooks so I see him playing a lot at the 3 and pushing Houston to the 4.

Jones
Brooks
Bufkin
Houston
Dickinson

is what I see as the main lineup by end of year
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That would seemingly help enable Dickinson as well.
 
greenemarine said:
I think the 4 is Houston’s best college position and I think he’ll play there more this year than most are expecting. My reasoning is that I am not a big believer in Brandon Johns in a major role and I think Kobe Bufkin is going to be too good to keep off the court. Bufkin isn’t taking those minutes from Brooks so I see him playing a lot at the 3 and pushing Houston to the 4.

Jones
Brooks
Bufkin
Houston
Dickinson

is what I see as the main lineup by end of year
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Bufkin, Johns, and Diabate should give Juwan options on line-ups. He can go small if needed, which can provide extra shooting around Dickinson.
 
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IUBtown said:
It's a serious question
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