Stephen Bardo breaks down Illinois basketball's offseason | Illini Inquirer Podcast

Flyin' Illini great Stephen Bardo joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss the Illini basketball offseason, including 10 newcomers, Ty Rodgers' next steps as a player, how they'll play stylistically and Brad Underwood's evolution. Bardo also weighs in on Terrence Shannon Jr. getting selected No. 27 overall in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Coleman Hawkins' transfer to Kansas State and the burgeoning popularity of the WNBA.
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[@Brandon-im8ti]

Bardo such a good dude

[@AVPDS99]

How u know? Have u met him?

[@thomaswoodmancy7096]

​@@AVPDS99I have.. definitely a good dude ❤

[@tomcurtis8431]

@@AVPDS99during the last commercial break I asked Bardo to reach through my iPhone screen and shake my hand. We had a brief talk and I concur he is a good guy.

[@AVPDS99]

@@tomcurtis8431What commercial break? Tf u talking bout?

[@tomcurtis8431]

@@AVPDS99 did you not watch this entire interview? There was about a ninety second commercial break where Jeremy was pitching a product but besides that it’s not possible for Steven Bardo to reach through the screen and shake my hand, just to be clear but what is possible is to view someone enough over the years to make a personal judgment that someone is a good dude.

[@jgroves55]

that was a nice interview Jeremy with Bardo , you can tell he really enjoys talking basketball at any level. He has his own show every Monday evening if you enjoy basketball its a must see.

[@jamesbickle4912]

Bardo was my secret favorite player on the flying Illini. I think he could be a superstar national bball announcer. He's so positive and knowledgeable. I can't believe a major network hasn't snached him up.

[@salamanca1954]

Steven does his homework. And I think Lou Hansen helped put that kind of ethic into him long time ago, and I think Steven would agree.

[@stacyehmen8530]

Stephen Bardo is a class act... I love his perspective! Great interview, Jeremy! 🧡💙

[@salamanca1954]

My son and I were watching the draft that night and just shook our heads continually at the teams that were passing on Terrence. When the Timberwolves finally took him we turned around and headed for bed because that was what we were waiting for. And he got on a good team. I think he's got a chip on his shoulder already, and that's always good with him, and his teams.

[@stickhoops]

Steve, Love your commentary and knowledge of the game. Any chance you can connect with Jalen and broadcast the Illinois/Michigan games again? You guys always worked great together.

[@songanddanceman21]

Great interview. Thank you both

[@jamesbickle4912]

Illinois' team is so underrated this year. When are the national pundits finally gonna realize how great coach U is? (I was sold immediately. Been watching bball for 50 yrs.)

[@47vvicsmith]

Awesome interview with Flying Illini great Stephen Bardo!! ❤

[@DAVIDCWILDER]

Bardo has always been awesome!!!

[@kitovaldez8008]

He hit the nail on the head on Ty

[@kitovaldez8008]

Ty needs to be the Kenny battle of this team

[@gregoryhelton2408]

Bardo is a Illini GOD!!!!❤

[@jzpat]

I really feel like the old school fighting Illini jerseys should only be brought out of we are in the national championship game

[@kitovaldez8008]

I think Ivisic and booth will block a lot of shots

[@Gee2deDubya]

Ty not having to chase little waterbugs around the court should do wonders to help him to be that much more effective on D

[@Ricky-ej7ik]

And his rebounding will be higher too, maybe around 8/9 a game

[@Gee2deDubya]

@Ricky-ej7ik That might be overly optimistic imo, but having said that, having a deep team means you can have specialists; maybe this'll be Ty's specialty.

[@Ricky-ej7ik]

@@Gee2deDubya Makes sense. What do you think Ty’s numbers will be this year?

[@Gee2deDubya]

@Ricky-ej7ik I'd be quite happy with 10-12 pts, 5-7 rbs, 3-4 assts (not sure he'd need to up last year's assist numbers, given all the playmakers), 2 steals, 1 block. Those are numbers really similar to what Coleman put up this past year, in other words. If Illinois is really successful, and Ty has those numbers, it tells me he had a pretty good year, but he wasn't needed to carry the team in any one category. That also means other guys stepped up big time too, whether collectively, or via standouts, so big picture, I'm giddy with that, lol. All my opinions, of course.

[@patrickjung6885]

More Bardo in the future.

[@Curve3000-what-is-up]

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