I like this comp, they both use their lower body so well. TH was a shooter, though.
And honestly Giorgi might be, too, even though he's bricked his last 10 from more than 10ft... They definitely share the same knack for scoring around the basket. Make it look so easy and fluid.  Previous Message and it’s more of a high praise comp than the ones I’ve said before. Tyler Hansbrough? I feel slightly crazy even suggesting it, but he just scored 35 points as a freshman. Previous Message
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 Rutgers post game, Giorgi is a monster* - gig February 9, 2019, 17:25:59
- The photos they posted on FB today looks like a GQ shoot - gvibes February 14, 2019, 15:16:24
- Tevian, nice suit* - Cunativeson February 14, 2019, 16:47:14
- Ayo and Trent are good looking boys* - Tooldresser February 14, 2019, 16:41:31
- Orange lining under Georgi's collar?? * - osklister February 14, 2019, 16:37:55
- when Ayo drinks water, he doesn't mess around! - gig February 14, 2019, 16:24:18
- That's the biggest water bottle I've ever seen someone carry* - Figs February 14, 2019, 16:08:07
- Very dapper, love it* - Jackie February 14, 2019, 16:01:39
- ooo - jdl February 12, 2019, 16:12:27
- By the way, figures this is the year we get a dream conference schedule - Blazer February 12, 2019, 15:39:46
- Giorgi gonna be on the Journey - jdl February 12, 2019, 12:31:20
- Part 1 - jdl February 14, 2019, 15:04:46
- "Vili. Vili"* - bbonb February 12, 2019, 13:41:09
- when?* - LPAD February 12, 2019, 12:59:48
- Projection-jack. As noted below, Giorgi is already 20 - DT February 12, 2019, 10:16:10
- I don't really get why everyone is worried about his age - AyBayBalas February 12, 2019, 12:45:36
- Kenny Battle was 20 as a freshman and a lefty - LWillhite February 12, 2019, 12:27:58
- *pencils in a final four* * - biclops February 12, 2019, 12:29:10
- "Battle to Seattle" was a great rhyme..."Bezhanishvili to ????" - LWillhite February 12, 2019, 12:32:37
- Dilly dilly Bezhanishvili* - NastyBoyd February 12, 2019, 14:02:01
- Tuskegee?* - Mrap24 February 12, 2019, 12:40:00
- "Bezhanishvili to the Acme"* - OWWDig February 12, 2019, 12:36:24
- Any FF’s coming up in Philly?* - PBLIllini February 12, 2019, 12:35:13
- when's the next final 4 in Georgia?* - gig February 12, 2019, 12:34:34
- Uh, 2020* - LWillhite February 12, 2019, 12:41:59
- it seems to me it was/is all about physical maturity - Gene Parmesan February 12, 2019, 10:29:50
- He may have less of a soph leap - jdl February 12, 2019, 10:27:43
- I can't imagine basketball players don't continue to get stronger and gain hoops IQ well into their - ATL February 12, 2019, 10:22:02
- Those efficiency margin charts that Gasaway posts on Twitter - does he put those together - roughy February 12, 2019, 9:37:49
- ugh, I have long thread-itis! - gig February 11, 2019, 20:16:15
- We have exactly one win this year against teams in the top 100 in offensive turnover rate - GMAW February 11, 2019, 19:43:44
- I'm trying to figure out what this means. - roughy February 12, 2019, 9:44:33
- Yes. The good teams that we've beaten - Michigan State and Maryland - are terrible at preventing - GMAW February 12, 2019, 9:53:38
- I have many thoughts on this, but basically this matches up with what I see - reggiedunlop February 12, 2019, 13:28:10
- Yes this* - John Coctostan February 12, 2019, 11:10:31
- This is such a great find man. I’ve always been concerned that Underwood’s scheme is a bum-slaying - meanjeans February 12, 2019, 10:18:12
- He rotates a number of different defensive schemes.. - lp February 12, 2019, 10:31:11
- How big is the intersection of good teams that are also top 100 in turnover rate? - DT February 12, 2019, 10:25:57
- The top 100 is roughly less than 18% turnover rate - jdl February 12, 2019, 10:40:11
- B1G Teams with good turnover rates: UM (3rd), Wis (4th), Neb (10th), Purd (23), Iowa (55), NW (65) - GMAW February 12, 2019, 10:31:42
- Yeah I’m pretty stunned that Michigan isn’t top 100. Maybe it’s not adjusted for pace or something?* - meanjeans February 12, 2019, 10:28:34
- We would have 2 such wins if our offense wasn't so terrible vs Wisconsin - jdl February 12, 2019, 10:24:19
- That's my guess - DT February 12, 2019, 9:46:05
- MSU?* - meanjeans February 11, 2019, 20:11:36
- Joe Crispin said on BTN Live Illinois could be in for a major jump next season, top 4 or 5* - opossum jenkins February 11, 2019, 17:12:20
- I can't believe I'm saying this but I wonder where Giorgi ends up on the all time scoring list. - roughy February 11, 2019, 16:41:25
- Also, thing I didn't realize when looking up the all-time scoring list. - roughy February 11, 2019, 17:12:09
- Why exactly doesn't his game translate to the NBA? Is it just needing to be 3" taller? - meanjeans February 11, 2019, 17:02:59
- I’m getting scary flashback, a precious iteration of this board had the same discussion about Jamar* - OB25 February 11, 2019, 16:51:59
- If we start bringing in more talent like Kofi, could mean fewer points available - jdl February 11, 2019, 16:48:53
- it will be pretty high on the list but I think he goes early to play Euro-Ball - Tooldresser February 11, 2019, 16:45:45
- Does that happen a lot? - roughy February 11, 2019, 16:50:53
- Muh-Teets * - jdl February 11, 2019, 17:02:54
- Jens Kujawa* - illini222 February 11, 2019, 17:02:13
- Lorbek. MSU.* - PrkrLewis February 11, 2019, 17:01:15
- Thomas Pieters * - jdl February 11, 2019, 16:54:01
- He is a Euro. He is 20 years old now. He is an undeclared General Studies major - Tooldresser February 11, 2019, 16:53:39
- The difference is presumably Giorgi is an eu roster slot - ATL February 11, 2019, 16:52:39
- Is this actually a thing w/ Giorgi, or is this just projecting because he's from overseas?* - Kajagoogoo February 11, 2019, 16:50:04
- Amusing gif from reddit - jdl February 11, 2019, 13:53:40
- I'm not going to get overexcited just yet </ECEeyore>* - ECEIllinois February 11, 2019, 13:27:30
- this is a good opportunity to once again grumble about our horrific non-conference schedule - ijustkrushalot February 11, 2019, 12:28:40
- Was it really that bad though? - Blazer February 11, 2019, 13:51:27
- Iron sharpens iron. That schedule helped this team become better. * - uofi1998 February 11, 2019, 13:45:43
- To an extent, but we weren’t very good then either. - SurfTheBoneyard February 11, 2019, 13:31:11
- Who cares though. We should never be scheduling so as to guarantee an NIT appearance. - gvibes February 11, 2019, 13:28:59
- yeah but if we beat GTown, Xavier and FAU, all of which suck - Mrap24 February 11, 2019, 13:24:53
- Bad timing, but it's going to become more frequent - jdl February 11, 2019, 13:12:08
- I did this exercise the other day using Pitt's non-conference schedule. - roughy February 11, 2019, 12:54:02
- Jus sayin' - bbonb February 11, 2019, 11:49:39
- My new thing is trying to figure out what finish is required to get us into the preseason top 25 - OB25 February 11, 2019, 10:27:03
- Wonder where we'd be on preseason KenPom or T-Rank. - roughy February 11, 2019, 13:47:48
- Another bonus for next season, we're due for an overseas trip - jdl February 11, 2019, 13:33:07
- Nebraska last year is a decent comp. They were 12-7 (3-3) before going 10-2 to finish the season - meanjeans February 11, 2019, 12:32:54
- I think a 5-2 run to finish would have us sniffing the top 25. That would be a 9-3 run against - meanjeans February 11, 2019, 12:00:41
- Barring winning the BTT I fear we're doomed to "others receiving votes." - AintHatin February 11, 2019, 11:41:57
- Win out and get to the tournament. - uofi1998 February 11, 2019, 11:08:18
- Not sure I really care too much about that - jdl February 11, 2019, 11:05:44
- Maybe it's the snakebite on my arm, but I just cannot get there mentally - MC February 11, 2019, 11:01:14
- This made me realize West Virginia was preseason #13 and is now KenPom #118. WTF Huggy Bear* - UIHuskie February 11, 2019, 10:55:33
- Win the NIT - illini February 11, 2019, 10:55:18
- We still haven't won a road game - roughy February 11, 2019, 10:53:08
- lol* - biclops February 11, 2019, 10:50:18
- after the 98-99 BTT run, we were #17 preseason * - Jersey February 11, 2019, 10:40:17
- Semifinal run in the BTT* - snipes824 February 11, 2019, 10:33:09
- Underwood up next on the Score* - OB25 February 11, 2019, 8:16:09
- It's also been nice to see Miller and Holtmann have so-so years - Blazer February 11, 2019, 2:08:17
- Fill in the blank: An Illini basketball team hasn't improved in season like this since.....?* - Blazer February 10, 2019, 20:15:16
- iPhone now has autocomplete for Bezhanishvili. Awesome* - nash February 10, 2019, 19:29:53
- minor annoyance, Barnhart always saying "Giorgi B", just say Giorgi* - gig February 11, 2019, 7:44:35
- “Giorgi “ autocompletes to Bezanshivili on my iPhone. - Chicago Joe February 11, 2019, 0:18:25
- Lol, that's great* - opey8 February 10, 2019, 19:33:53
- You know you’ve made it when....* - OWWDig February 10, 2019, 19:33:00
- Doesn’t it learn things you type? - DT February 10, 2019, 19:35:05
- I can’t recall ever typing it, but it populates for me... not for my wife’s phone, though.* - Carl Spackler February 10, 2019, 20:21:41
- Typed it for the first time and it popped up.* - nash February 10, 2019, 20:14:12
- i've never searched him on my phone.... but lol there he is * - Throwsize February 10, 2019, 20:13:02
- Probably * - OWWDig February 10, 2019, 19:39:13
- ooo - meanjeans February 10, 2019, 16:11:09
- good one* - Tooldresser February 10, 2019, 16:14:25
- Up to #67 on Sagarin. “Recent” performance would put us at #35 * - meanjeans February 10, 2019, 15:39:43
- I know it’s just daydreaming, but you can’t tell me a core of SR Trent and JR Ayo and Giorgi can’t - meanjeans February 10, 2019, 15:31:23
- Who’s gonna rebound? (in addition to all the stuff roughy mentioned)* - opossum jenkins February 10, 2019, 17:54:18
- IF we get Carter, he looks like a real active rebounder* - gig February 11, 2019, 7:42:35
- dots - jdl February 11, 2019, 8:00:06
- nm* - gig February 11, 2019, 7:47:31
- Carter?* - Carl Spackler February 11, 2019, 7:44:28
- We don't have anyone who can rebound now and our team rebounding is still OK* - gvibes February 11, 2019, 0:03:24
- Kofi * - jdl February 10, 2019, 20:36:21
- #NOLA2022 1 seed* - JeffFrank February 10, 2019, 16:46:58
- If - roughy February 10, 2019, 15:43:46
- *cue downer gig** - OWWDig February 10, 2019, 15:32:28
- ooo - gig February 10, 2019, 15:48:12
- ooo - Illiniphil February 10, 2019, 17:08:00
- Re: ooo - gig February 10, 2019, 17:20:11
- Re: ooo - osklister February 10, 2019, 16:32:00
- You know who I bet was really happy with yesterday's win? - ATL February 10, 2019, 14:56:27
- Thing of Beauty - jdl February 10, 2019, 14:36:32
- 301!* - ATL February 10, 2019, 12:53:48
- Lulz at this Isiah Williams video - OB25 February 10, 2019, 12:29:02
- It’s fun again.* - PapaDels February 10, 2019, 10:49:33
- Where does Alan Griffin fit into this offense next year? - jumpingdan February 10, 2019, 10:36:22
- He reminds me of Jamar Smith* - opossum jenkins February 10, 2019, 15:44:02
- Best shooter on the team they'll figure something out* - MtHoodIllini February 10, 2019, 15:01:15
- He has terrible body control on his shot. I think that's fixable - reggiedunlop February 10, 2019, 14:03:21
- Beauty next year is we'll have more depth at the 4/5 - Blazer February 10, 2019, 11:45:52
- Trent/Ayo/Brown/Giorgi/Kofi* - Phytynlini February 10, 2019, 11:26:30
- Even though he hasn’t produced much yet, I think Griffin is good - snipes824 February 10, 2019, 11:15:31
- Unless DMW makes a big offseason jump, I’d prefer Feliz start* - PBLIllini February 10, 2019, 10:50:13
- Next year's roster is not complete yet * - jdl February 10, 2019, 10:39:49
- Tevian had a flash game, but I don’t think he’s a lock to start. - uofi1998 February 10, 2019, 10:39:05
- Jordan’s role. * - roughy February 10, 2019, 10:37:13
- With what Giorgi is doing where would he be ranked coming out of high school? - HeatMizer February 10, 2019, 9:36:04
- Twitter, good stuff in here (Big G likes popcorn!) - Mismysteri February 10, 2019, 9:24:16
- Anyone got a link to the presser or the locker room post game?* - LovetheChief February 10, 2019, 9:21:03
- Do we think Ayo or Giorgi have a shot at BT Freshman of the year?* - JFG February 10, 2019, 9:19:34
- Giorgi probably doesn't even makes the all-frosh team - jdl February 10, 2019, 9:32:46
- Smith is averaging 12/7, Weiskamp is 11/5, Giorgi is 14/5 * - meanjeans February 10, 2019, 15:03:12
- Iggy with 2 points on 1/9 shooting yesterday - CubsWonWorldSeries February 10, 2019, 10:49:57
- Trevion Williams at Purdue too* - roughy February 10, 2019, 10:37:47
- I think he’s damn near a lock to make it. - uofi1998 February 10, 2019, 9:49:34
- Both first team freshmen. Iggy has this thing on lockdown. * - uofi1998 February 10, 2019, 9:20:59
- I enjoyed walkon’s take today* - biclops February 10, 2019, 9:16:51
- Is Feliz our best juco transfer? Ray Ray wasn't juco, right?* - LovetheChief February 10, 2019, 9:06:28
- This game reminded me a little of last year's MD game - jdl February 10, 2019, 9:05:50
- there seems to be a lot of excitement about an OT win over Rutgers - TarheelIllini February 10, 2019, 8:54:35
- Went back and watched the Izzy post game pressure. - HeatMizer February 10, 2019, 8:39:02
- Da'Monte had a bunny roll off, in-and-out 3, and missed 3 FT. - lp February 10, 2019, 6:50:52
- DMW could be exactly like Jordan by the time he's a senior. - illinilosch February 10, 2019, 10:25:49
- I won't go as far as Spackler, but I definitely think there's a lot of wishcasting going on here - OB25 February 10, 2019, 9:09:01
- He could end up being an Eric snow for us* - gig February 10, 2019, 8:56:31
- Thing is, he had the same “almost” moments last year. - roughy February 10, 2019, 7:58:43
- I feel like it’s special pleading to attribute missed layups and FTs to bad luck - DT February 10, 2019, 7:54:41
- He’s absolutely terrible. - Carl Spackler February 10, 2019, 7:11:53
- #### this mini pile on. DT nailed it—Damonte’s lack of offense makes it 4 on 5. And that won’t do* - opossum jenkins February 10, 2019, 15:34:27
- No* - ATL February 10, 2019, 8:24:04
- Ugh* - roughy February 10, 2019, 7:53:00
- Enough. * - illini February 10, 2019, 7:42:35
- He’s not terrible defensively* - OWWDig February 10, 2019, 7:40:51
- Alright.* - lp February 10, 2019, 7:38:27
- Illinois and DePaul winning all these games. Csnt handle it!!* - Mrap24 February 9, 2019, 23:49:47
- Can’t wait to rewatch the game and give my thoughts on the game tomorrow * - HeatMizer February 9, 2019, 21:45:49
- well THAT was super fun!! We went back in after celebration drink, and Giorgi was STILL down there - Mismysteri February 9, 2019, 21:30:23
- awesome!* - OWWDig February 9, 2019, 21:38:35
- I'll say it again...really happy for those kids and the staff. A lot of us were really - OWWDig February 9, 2019, 21:13:48
- Cosign* - PapaDels February 9, 2019, 21:40:21
- T-Rank over our last 10 games: #34 - UIHuskie February 9, 2019, 21:13:17
- Rutgers’ coach’s mom died this morning. He still coached. * - illini February 9, 2019, 21:01:48
- I feel like ADLR has been giving some good, tough minutes - PapaDels February 9, 2019, 20:56:28
- He's great, always liked his game... but it does cause him to foul like 10 times per 40 minutes* - lp February 10, 2019, 6:52:12
- Agreed. Seems to be moving better, too—guess he’s still recovering from the injury.* - DT February 10, 2019, 5:37:02
- Definitely playing within himself, not forcing the offense - Blazer February 9, 2019, 21:10:05
- Could not agree more * - illinilosch February 9, 2019, 21:06:23
- He's been better, for sure. Done some key things. - OWWDig February 9, 2019, 20:58:39
- my BIL who is not a illini fan, asked me why they are so good lately - gig February 9, 2019, 20:39:37
- Highlights - gig February 9, 2019, 20:37:02
- Giorgi missed his first two shots, so that means he finished the game 14-16 from the field - roughy February 9, 2019, 20:30:27
- A new Giorgi comp hit me while watching the game today... - OB25 February 9, 2019, 20:28:44
- ooo - illfan23 February 9, 2019, 20:22:46
- Underrated part to Giorgi’s effectiveness: Our entry passes are so good. - Carl Spackler February 9, 2019, 20:11:27
- So, this was the highest scoring game by an Illini since....?* - DT February 9, 2019, 19:14:14
- Highest freshman total ever....surpassed Deon Thomas who had 34* - MtHoodIllini February 9, 2019, 20:11:06
- team, or player?* - HeatMizer February 9, 2019, 19:26:05
- Malcolm Hill had 40 against N Kentucky in 2016* - Walkon February 9, 2019, 19:21:38
- And I will reiterate my plea that he ignore the 3-pointer and work on his 12 foot jumper this offsea - DT February 9, 2019, 19:17:05
- BP43? - Illiniphil February 9, 2019, 19:16:56
- Giorgi holds the all time FR record. When he committed, we were all like, "seriously"?* - bbonb February 9, 2019, 19:08:35
- Something I've noticed lately- forward holding onto the ball in the pinch post, either to make a - meanjeans February 9, 2019, 19:02:21
- Trending - jdl February 9, 2019, 18:43:14
- I just tried Heroin for the first time. Bardo thought it was a great idea.* - HeatMizer February 9, 2019, 18:28:39
- whew* - jayd February 9, 2019, 18:26:07
- Mrap do you still want Underwood fired?* - Wes February 9, 2019, 18:13:51
- End of game altercation with Feliz (ooo) - meanjeans February 9, 2019, 18:11:17
- Dropped to 72 on kenpom * - jdl February 9, 2019, 18:03:39
- So others that know more than me, does it appear that we clicked - illfan23 February 9, 2019, 18:00:02
- Well that explains Giorgi going off... - SurfTheBoneyard February 9, 2019, 17:52:08
- It is very hard to see this NOT be a tournament team next year. - Carl Spackler February 9, 2019, 17:47:34
- my first game here sonce Groce's first year. BEAT tOSU* - Detlef February 9, 2019, 18:33:23
- Will end up with wins over multiple tournament teams* - PapaDels February 9, 2019, 18:01:19
- For the first time in years, we should have a decent sales pitch for good 5th years too - OB25 February 9, 2019, 17:59:44
- It is a tournament quality team but it clicked too late* - Tooldresser February 9, 2019, 17:52:36
- It’s almost impossible but I’d love us in the NIT this year* - jumpingdan February 9, 2019, 17:51:19
- This team is maturing* - ATL February 9, 2019, 17:46:58
- Ayo & Trent not being the stars today means they play well at tOSU* - jumpingdan February 9, 2019, 17:45:15
- How close did Georgi get to all time scoring for a half* - Tooldresser February 9, 2019, 17:45:04
- LOL! Giorgi apologized to Deon for breaking his freshman scoring record * - jdl February 9, 2019, 17:43:53
- that was exhausting * - biclops February 9, 2019, 17:41:19
- Did you notice Ayo and Trent not looking for Georgi as much when they came back in - Tooldresser February 9, 2019, 17:40:11
- what are the top options of players we could add for next year?... - shua February 9, 2019, 17:39:55
- Btw kudos to Underwood for recognizing what was going on with Giorgi and just continuing to feed * - meanjeans February 9, 2019, 17:39:25
- BEAT THE SUCKEYES!!!!* - timmer February 9, 2019, 17:37:49
- Won 4 of our last 5. What? * - meanjeans February 9, 2019, 17:36:22
- What? * - timmer February 9, 2019, 17:36:55
- What!?!?* - KCWildcat February 9, 2019, 17:37:14
- OKAAAAY!* - SurfTheBoneyard February 9, 2019, 17:39:42
- Hells yes.* - Warrin'_Illini February 9, 2019, 17:35:15
- Got damnit. Giorgi might not be here for four years. Good problems to have though * - MC February 9, 2019, 17:33:15
- Get that man a Lambo! - SurfTheBoneyard February 9, 2019, 17:32:48
- Giorgi living it up with the OC. Love it * - PBLIllini February 9, 2019, 17:32:25
- lol rewatched the end, Bardo says AW trying to be the enforcer, no dumbass, he was getting between - gig February 9, 2019, 17:31:56
- Gotta tough these games out at home. Rutgers is playing well right now* - Blazer February 9, 2019, 17:31:22
- I would like to relitigate Giorgis FR year > Dudeks FR year * - illiniranger February 9, 2019, 17:30:34
- Omaruyi is a crybaby punk* - gig February 9, 2019, 17:30:31
- So we were worried about Ayo going pro, but Giorgi may be in demand - SGIllini1 February 9, 2019, 17:29:41
- Rutgers - Illinois is always a battle * - jdl February 9, 2019, 17:28:27
- Dude shoved Giorgi first, Andres took exveption* - LovetheChief February 9, 2019, 17:26:49
- Whew. Survived the classic letdown game* - UIHuskie February 9, 2019, 17:26:19
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