Hilltopper Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 Today's scrimmage was by invite only. All I can say is Groce has a big problem on his hands. Too many good players and not enough minutes per game. Perkins and Henderson both look like they could play this year. Head and Evan Mahaffey looked solid. The Serb is going to be a matchup nightmare for our opponents. Scott buried at least 6 NBA range 3's. Overall a good showcase. 7 1 Quote
RoyalBlu Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 42 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: Today's scrimmage was by invite only. All I can say is Groce has a big problem on his hands. Too many good players and not enough minutes per game. Perkins and Henderson both look like they could play this year. Head and Evan Mahaffey looked solid. The Serb is going to be a matchup nightmare for our opponents. Scott buried at least 6 NBA range 3's. Overall a good showcase. I didn't see the scrimmage ... but I stand by what I said a few posts back. For those who were there, how did the big guys play. Talent wise Akron's guards/wings should match up well against anyone in the league. Won't need a true big in the MAC to win it ... but after Lyles, how did the other bigs look? 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 10 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: 30 days to Zips hoops! 1 1 Quote
Illini Zip Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 I remember reading that we added a new assistant coach, but didn’t realize that we parted ways with Jon Ekey after 1 year. Can anyone give some insight as to if it didn’t work out or if he got a better opportunity. Quote
Akron1 Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 Heard Jon left to be closer to family. He and his wife have a child. Jon left on good terms. 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted October 6 Report Posted October 6 Uh, oh. In the right pic you can see Chabi Barre is in a walking boot. Hope it heals up quickly Quote
infofan Posted October 6 Report Posted October 6 1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said: Uh, oh. In the right pic you can see Chabi Barre is in a walking boot. Hope it heals up quickly Sounded like its a strain and not a tear which is good. Overall they looked tremendously deep! Brisco looks solid, and Amani has been working on his 3 ball 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted October 6 Report Posted October 6 1 hour ago, infofan said: Sounded like its a strain and not a tear which is good. Overall they looked tremendously deep! Brisco looks solid, and Amani has been working on his 3 ball That's good to hear. I would still be nervous entering the season with only 2 bigs if Barre misses significant time. Another injury or even foul trouble suddenly places you in a bind. Hopefully he can return to the court soon. Nice to hear Amani expanding his range. That would allow Groce more flexibility if he needs to adjust his lineups in certain situations. 1 Quote
Illini Zip Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 I don’t see Tavari in those photos. Anyone have a comment on his play during the scrimmage? Quote
ZippyRulz Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 On 10/4/2025 at 7:29 PM, clarkwgriswold said: 30 days to Zips hoops! Then maybe we can move on from this '24 post-mortem 😄 2 Quote
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