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  • @lexwaldez
    @lexwaldez หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Big Daddy Brad we trust. Getting this much talent on the team is no guarantee of success, but I'd rather have it than not. Brad's got his work cut out for him, but man... Coach has to be salivating at what he has to work with. This could be a very fun year for Illini basketball. I'll be in State Farm watching.

  • @jailbreak852
    @jailbreak852 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't think I've ever seen this much pro level talent on the roster. Hard to complain about that

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree, we have players projected to go to the NBA who may not even play many minutes this season.
      Love the trajectory of the program. Thank you for watching!

    • @danzemacabre8899
      @danzemacabre8899 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1989
      Gill ,Anderson ,Battle, Liberty, Bardo, all played in the NBA from long stints 10+ yrs to ahandful of games

  • @kennybegeske8824
    @kennybegeske8824 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Cause Of Terrance Shannon Jr Drafted By The Chicago Bulls Getting Number 40 In The Chicago Bulls Jersey

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      As a Bulls fan, it would make me excited to see TSJ & Ayo together! Thank you for watching!

    • @Fightingillini23
      @Fightingillini23 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@LockedOnIlliniI hope it happens! Also I recently added u to my list of illini podcasts I listen to! So keep it up!

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!! It’s not always easy coming up for topics during the offseason but comments like this keep me going!

    • @Fightingillini23
      @Fightingillini23 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No problem! Brad is cooking 😎

  • @billholley5601
    @billholley5601 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sunny … you’re good. Very good. But, swung and missed at a great question. Who is the next Marcus Domask? Mark my words there is only one player. Ben Humrichous. Hands down. Not Trey White. Ben is made from the same mold, but bigger with even a better shot. You did give him credit maybe being Illini’s top scorer! Kudos on that, BTW. Good call! Ben is going to surprise in the same way as Marcus. Quietly. 🤫

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bill, I ALWAYS appreciate your feedback. I understand Ben was probably the easiest answer to the question and like you said, I did say I think right now Ben was going to be our highest scorer. But I was moreso trying to just answer the question differently in the sense that I think Tre White has become a forgotten man, even in the Illini circle. I think he's going to be a lot better than folks are thinking right now and wanted to shine some love on the kid. I did say I didn't think White would be all conference or anything, but simply an important piece to the basketball team the next couple years. Thanks for watching!

  • @billholley5601
    @billholley5601 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I nitpicked on you. Great show and you were on everything during it. Hey! I swing and miss a lot, and you may be very right on Trey White. Hope so because I have him like third off bench for his position right now. Whole team this year will likely have surprises for most of us. Anyways … just sayin’. Keep up the tremendous work!!

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed. The only guy locked into their position I think right now is Boswell at PG. Everything else I think is still needing to be sorted. Have no idea what to expect this season and that’s why I’m looking forward to it.

  • @UR_Right24
    @UR_Right24 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My starting 5 would be:
    Boz, KJ, Will, Hum, and Tom.
    Boz is clearly your best point and will probably play 30 to 35 minutes a game.
    KJ & Will are probably going to the NBA in 2025, so you kind of need to start them.
    Hum only has this one year of eligibility left so you kind of need to start him.
    And Tom is 7'1" and we've needed rim protection and just a big body there for awhile now, although I think Booth and Morez can get some of those minutes at 5, but they will both probably also get some minutes at the 4, giving Hum a rest, or, there on the bench for if and when Hum and(or) Tom get into foul trouble.
    The guys who might be fighting for enough minutes are DGL, Tre, and Davis.
    Ty looks like he's developing a shot so he probably will be able to eat into KJ and Will's minutes at the 2 and 3, and we know he is good defensively on the boards, so he will find his minutes, I'm not worried about Ty, especially if they try to do booty ball through him which I really think they can, but there is just too much talent on this team now for there not to be a few odd men out who are probably going to be unhappy with their minutes/roles in the end, who may decide to transfer out in 2025, but we shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves with that kind of talk yet. If IL has any problems right now, they're mostly just good problems to have. I think this IL team could be alot like Kentucky's team last year, with hopefully not an early exit out of the tourney, but I do think they can get back to the tourney for sure, but I agree with alot people that they most likely won't be getting back to an elite 8 or better. I think they could get to a sweet 16. Just too much youth an inexperience yet compared to last year's team overall to think they could make a deep run, but you also never know.

    • @Aj1183
      @Aj1183 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My starting 5 - Boz, Ty, Will, Tre, Morez
      But I would not be surprised if the starting lineup will change several times depending on the matchups

    • @UR_Right24
      @UR_Right24 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Aj1183I like it but it's kind of playing small ball with Morez and Tre at the 5 and 4, but I'm sure at times that might be the 5 we see out there.

  • @garyflesner3563
    @garyflesner3563 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THIS TEAM IS GOING TOO BLOW UP.. BET ON IT... THEY GOING TOO BE BAD ASS TOP 4 ( ALL CAPS GARY) HERE

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน

      THANKS FOR WATCHING GARY!!

  • @avery3991
    @avery3991 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ty just needs to be able to knock down open 3s and free throws and he could be a top B1G player

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If Ty developed a 3pt shot, he would be all big ten potential.

  • @joshpayne2446
    @joshpayne2446 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This Isaac guy can’t even get the word Illini right, he mispronounced it twice in the opening… how can I even take this podcast seriously?!
    At least get Illini guys to do an “Illini”podcast. Not a guy who says “ILL - UH - INI fans”

    • @LockedOnIllini
      @LockedOnIllini  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching Josh!
      Isaac is actually host of Locked On Tar Heels & does a wonderful job with the Locked On College Basketball show.
      This was a crossover episode led by Isaac because of the big news regarding Riley.
      Sunny is the host of Locked On Illini, I’m here producing content every day, hope you give us a shot!

    • @connieellis438
      @connieellis438 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. Couldn’t believe what I was hearing.