NIT, here we come....maybe.

Illinois commits/prospects from Assembly Hall today:

 

COMMITS

 

2009

 

Joseph Bertrand 27 points (11-18, 1-2 3s, 4-5 FTs).

 

D.J. Richardson 20 points (9-22, 1-8).

 

Brandon Paul 19 points (7-21, 3-10 3s, 2-2 FTs) and 11 rebounds.

 

2010

 

Jereme Richmond 19 points (7-10, 5-7 FTs) and 13 rebounds.

 

PROSPECTS

 

2009

 

Chris Colvin 12 points (3-4, 6-10 FTs).

 

Marcus Jordan 2 points (1-5)

 

2010

 

Crandall Head 34 points (14-21, 3-6 3s, 3-4 FTs).

 

Anthony Johnson 9 points (4-9)

Paul's first possession of the game was a dunk on a sideline drive.

Edited December 16, 200718 yr by Brian

Paul's first possession of the game was a dunk on a sideline drive.

 

Paul struggled today but the rest of that team is just awful.

Paul struggled today but the rest of that team is just awful.

 

Yeah, their main post guy is out until after January with a bad foot, but nobody else is stepping up to help Brandon. If he had guys to play with, he'd be much better.

Yeah, their main post guy is out until after January with a bad foot, but nobody else is stepping up to help Brandon. If he had guys to play with, he'd be much better.

 

Agreed. He showed flashes, but he has no help at all. None of those guys are even respectable high school players. He got frustrated and forced some bad shots. He has unbelievable potential.

Ya that 2009 incoming class is nasty, especially if you add Legion, and if you add Crandall to Richmond in 2010....wow. Sucks right now to watch the Illini though.

Seriously SIU, stop or Justin won't be my friend anymore, as he will be dead in a ditch somewhere

ISU breaks out the golds for tonite. Sexy.

This can't get any worse.

I guess SIU is a football school

UK is really bad.

UK is really bad.

 

Missing Patterson is pretty much catastrophic for this team.

UK has lost to more CUSA teams this year than Memphis has the past two seasons.

UK has lost to more CUSA teams this year than Memphis has the past two seasons.

 

Awesome, but this isn't quite the same team as Memphis.

 

This is the worst Kentucky team in 17 years.

qbuk, did you by chance used to post on the ESPN boards?

qbuk, did you by chance used to post on the ESPN boards?

 

Never have actually...I post on a Kentucky board, but not the ESPN one.

UK does suck, but Houston is a team that will be in the NCAA Tourney (they are 10-1, and their loss was a 1 point game on the road) so they aren't horrible. C-USA will get 2 and perhaps 3 teams (UAB has a shot) in the dance, which is a nice change of pace. And wow, what the hell happened to SIU.

Edited December 19, 200718 yr by whitesoxfan101

Looks like Gillespie might be UK's version of Doherty. Can't even imagine how bad they would be if they didn't get Patterson later in the signing period.

UK does suck, but Houston is a team that will be in the NCAA Tourney (they are 10-1, and their loss was a 1 point game on the road) so they aren't horrible. C-USA will get 2 and perhaps 3 teams (UAB has a shot) in the dance, which is a nice change of pace

Meh. We'll see. There would be a lot of team who would be 11-0 with their schedule. Come back in two weeks after they go to UMass and get Arizona at home.

Looks like Gillespie might be UK's version of Doherty. Can't even imagine how bad they would be if they didn't get Patterson later in the signing period.

 

Are you one of those moron Kentucky fans too?

 

People act like what he did at UTEP and A&M was pure luck. Saying this is Kentucky's version of Doherty is laughable.

Are you one of those moron Kentucky fans too?

 

 

That's redundant!

 

LOL Rex.

 

Laughable? 4-5 with only wins over Central Arkansas, Liberty, Texas Southern, and Stony Brook is downright hilarious.

But hey, I can't talk too much crap tonight. UNC only beat Nichols State by 10 tonight and looked terrible.

Edited December 20, 200718 yr by Palehosefan

But hey, I can't talk too much crap tonight. UNC only beat Nichols State by 10 tonight and looked terrible.

Maybe they should have stayed on the road. I was hopeing they rested Tyler just to be safe, but it looks like they may have needed him last night after all.