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#13 Illinois vs Nebraska @ UIUC - 12/13, 3 PM CST (Peacock)

I was worried about Connor injuring his other ankle. Joking, but kind of.....Indiana lost a key piece of their defensive line by celebrating after their Big 10 title.
 
As Coach Hoiberg said, Garcia was huge in the last 8 minutes. He is physical and gaining confidence. He will be very important the rest of the season. Opponents are leaving him open for the 3 ball. I like his stroke. When he gets a few to drop that will open up the middle. I really really like Garcia. There are too many favorites on the team to call him my favorite but I am really pulling for him.
 
tango said:
As Coach Hoiberg said, Garcia was huge in the last 8 minutes. He is physical and gaining confidence. He will be very important the rest of the season. Opponents are leaving him open for the 3 ball. I like his stroke. When he gets a few to drop that will open up the middle. I really really like Garcia. There are too many favorites on the team to call him my favorite but I am really pulling for him.
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And then there was Uggi (Oogie). He is supposed to be second best among the transfers (Sandfort, Jarusevicius, Garcia, and Blue). Would be nice to have someone to keep the offense going when Reink needs a rest.
 
tango said:
As Coach Hoiberg said, Garcia was huge in the last 8 minutes. He is physical and gaining confidence. He will be very important the rest of the season. Opponents are leaving him open for the 3 ball. I like his stroke. When he gets a few to drop that will open up the middle. I really really like Garcia. There are too many favorites on the team to call him my favorite but I am really pulling for him.
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On Sam's last drive, he was available under the basket to Sam's left, behind a big defender. Wpuld have been a tough pass, but easier shot than Lawrence's
 
HuSkaBob said:
And then there was Uggi (Oogie). He is supposed to be second best among the transfers (Sandfort, Jarusevicius, Garcia, and Blue). Would be nice to have someone to keep the offense going when Reink needs a rest.
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Going to be interesting. Theres so much chemistry right not with this 8 man rotation, do we mess with that and give Uggi minutes? Or is he another boost to the team. We will see

On a second note, seems odd that Leo didnt RS. His minutes are so little and theres no real place for him in any rotation.
Maybe Leo simply wasnt willing to RS, but seems odd. He will be a starter next year I assume
 
GIFRRO said:
Going to be interesting. Theres so much chemistry right not with this 8 man rotation, do we mess with that and give Uggi minutes? Or is he another boost to the team. We will see

On a second note, seems odd that Leo didnt RS. His minutes are so little and theres no real place for him in any rotation.
Maybe Leo simply wasnt willing to RS, but seems odd. He will be a starter next year I assume
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I understand the question but I think this team has some very high aspirations this year. There is a lot of games left in the season and expect him to be needed. They will likely need him in the tough BIG schedule and they have to get him some minutes to get him ready. He can fill in for either Burke or Mast when needed but he really needs to get game ready.

Also, it’s not wasted time. It keeps him interested to avoid a transfer in the offseason and gets him ready for next year. I think Hoiberg is coaching to win now.
 
tango said:
I understand the question but I think this team has some very high aspirations this year. There is a lot of games left in the season and expect him to be needed. They will likely need him in the tough BIG schedule and they have to get him some minutes to get him ready. He can fill in for either Burke or Mast when needed but he really needs to get game ready.

Also, it’s not wasted time. It keeps him interested to avoid a transfer in the offseason and gets him ready for next year. I think Hoiberg is coaching to win now.
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I think if Leo sprains his ankle again or any other injury before he participates in 9 games, they might really look at shutting him down for the year. He's gotten good experience, and they wanted a bridge until Uggi got back -- but I think that bridge ended up being Garcia. Would be smart to keep another year for Leo, but I think he's 20 or 21 already and he might move on before 5 years anyways.
 
HuSkaBob said:
I think if Leo sprains his ankle again or any other injury before he participates in 9 games, they might really look at shutting him down for the year. He's gotten good experience, and they wanted a bridge until Uggi got back -- but I think that bridge ended up being Garcia. Would be smart to keep another year for Leo, but I think he's 20 or 21 already and he might move on before 5 years anyways.
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I looked that up. He is 20. That is probably exactly why they didnt RS him. He will probably get some minutes these next few games and be there for us if there are injuries. Leo and Uggi give us some real insurance for injuries IMO. That being said, we cannot get Rink or Pryce hurt for any extended period of time
 
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