Is It Time to Worry About Will Riley? | B1G Basketball Power Rankings Debut | Illini Podcast

[@medicalstaffingsolutionsus4160]

Merry Christmas Sunny!

[@LockedOnIllini]

Merry Christmas to you too! Appreciate your support!

[@unclePhilcows]

Riley needs year 2 with Fletch

[@LockedOnIllini]

It would do wonders for him physically but Kids these days don’t think like that. Ok now I sound old. 😂

[@TM-ew4kn]

It is beyond time to worry about Riley.

[@EricGoldstein-m6g]

Riley is not ready for the NBA. Go Illini

[@josephhayden6749]

If Riley and Humrichous get right, this team is unbeatable.

[@LockedOnIllini]

I’ve said this before, I absolutely think you’re right. They could beat anybody on any night. Heck we almost beat #1 without a good Riley or Humrichous performance.

[@checkitout7111]

Same advice Brad gave to Luke Goode. Riley needs to come back next year.

[@LockedOnIllini]

Hope so!

[@josephhayden6749]

Hawkins should of stayed. Illinois would be unbeaten and ranked number 1 right now.

[@LockedOnIllini]

I think about that a lot lol. He’s the perfect missing piece to this team and he would have thrived with Ivisic next to him.

[@medicalstaffingsolutionsus4160]

The Illini need to play faster for Riley to success. I believe Riley needs space. The scout is out, opposing teams [Northwestern and Tennessee] are slowing the pace and playing physical against the Illini, not giving Will the space he needs. Our Coaching staff will need to make adjustments so we can get out and run.

[@LockedOnIllini]

I actually agree with that. I think Will and also Ben would fare best if we were faster pace. But KJ takes his time.

[@stephengooch]

Isn't it time for a move to Chicago for this game I'm done driveing to St.Louis !!!!🏀

[@LockedOnIllini]

😂🤣

[@unclePhilcows]

If this team stayed together a year or 2 they could have an undefeated run like the 04-05 team thats how big the upside is imo

[@annepryor9169]

I’ve never thought Woodson was a good coach.

[@LockedOnIllini]

He was an average NBA coach and had no idea what he’s doing at the college level.

[@stephengooch]

Is this ESPN or sec network the announcers were bad an Missouri favored .

[@LockedOnIllini]

I think I heard someone tell me one of the announcers was a Mizzou grad

[@stephengooch]

I don't believe Missouri plays that well on a real neutral court far from home in Chicago we played once on there home court when does it come back to Champaign????

[@milehigh341]

Physically not ready to make a big impact at this level. He should be a senior in high school. Not always wise to rush the process.

[@stephengooch]

Riley an the the other kid look tired !!!!

[@LockedOnIllini]

Yeah that’s why I mentioned the freshman wall. Hopefully that’s just temporary.

[@DanielKuhlman-e8x]

Please stop these videos for cheap click bait. Stop Im serious. Many of us have played bball our entire lives. Your last video asked us to identify who Kasparas was comparable to KJ is good but lets not be amateur - give him tine to grow. Your click bait is as if you really do not know sports??? All the freshman are growing Rilley is for whatever reason needing more PT A few guys are in shooting funks and finding the speed of the game. PT helps. Other aspects of game will help. Simply making shots and getting confidence helps. See Kasparas for that reminder. Every kid is making mistakes. But for a few points they keep winning. Im not sure looking for cheap click bait is journalism. Maybe you need a sidekick or sell the show. Messing with kids minds assuming they watch you is why coaches literally tell team to not read internet. Thats my advice when I see the cluck bait videos. Sorry. Just my opinion.

[@LockedOnIllini]

Did you watch the video? I’m literally supporting Will and saying I believe he’s going to be a huge part of this team. I’m overly optimistic on this team. I’m sorry if my content isn’t for you, but there’s no ill intention behind it. If you watch the postgames the chat is almost always super negative and I’m doing my best to remain positive and not give up on these guys. Again, doesn’t sound like you share my vision and that’s ok. We’re all entitled to our own opinions and I appreciate the feedback. But I’m not sure if you just read the headlines or thumb (generated by AI) and not watch the actual shows. Sunny

[@DanielKuhlman-e8x]

@ no. I read the headline. Thats the click bait right? If your video portrays something else fix the clickbait. Right. We’ve chatted about this before. Look I’m just being honest All media needs to get better at headlines. People dont always like clickbait. Sorry but thats true.

[@jasonlong9120]

If you don’t like what sunny says don’t listen that simple. Will Riley is in a slump 1 for 9 shooting the last two games. Sunny is one of the most positive content creators I listen to. If it’s a bad listen move on. Click bait? Or a passionate fan that cares about Illini athletics. We all have strong feelings about Illini sports and different views which is ok.

[@willschmitt1765]

Sunny is one the most optimistic Illini fans I know. He works his ass off and puts out daily content which is very impressive. Doing a show about this team everyday must be hard to come up for the ‘newest, most ‘fresh’ content’, so sorry if not everyday can be a ‘breaking news’ type of discussion. sunny is doing a great job in praising the freshman but also FAIRLY assessing their flaws

[@LockedOnIllini]

I know we’ve chatted about this before that’s why I responded. Again I do value your opinion. Appreciate the feedback.