Sure, he wasn't great either
Though I don't follow the logic that somehow Ben is unfairly maligned and Tomi is not because we expect more of a stretch 4 and Tomi gets a pass as a center. Because, yes, we should expect more of a stretch 4. That's his role. And Tomi contributed in a wide range of other ways last year that Ben did not. But to be clear, I think Ben has improved considerably so far this year in other areas and is in a sweet spot off the bench. He's not going to be a plue-40% shooter, and that's fine. It doesn't look like the coaching staff will ask him to be that either, which was part of the problem last year as well.  Previous Message  Previous Message But I think a look at his game logs last year shows that his three point rate was bolstered by big nights against bad teams and pretty horrific nights against good teams. I don't think the same was true for Tomi. Yes, there are some perception issues that are being unfairly held against Ben, but there is some truth to the belief that he routinely comes up short in big spots.  Previous Message Tomi is a center (but he's actually a stretch 5), so our expectations are lower.
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- I’m starting to think our game might be delayed a few minutes* - shua November 19, 2025, 19:58:51
- Paul Szelc, D.J. Carstensen, Jeb Hartness * - jdl November 19, 2025, 19:37:17
- Tickets seem to have moved through aside from 3rd deck end zones * - assassin November 19, 2025, 17:15:58
- is Tomi playing tonight?* - Tooldresser November 19, 2025, 17:06:26
- He was dressed for warmups and moving pretty well* - bjl63 November 19, 2025, 20:03:30
- stories of his demise were greatly exaggerated - OrangeSox November 19, 2025, 17:39:15
- ooo - jdl November 19, 2025, 17:12:27
- But weirdly the line has moved towards Bama* - Blazer November 19, 2025, 18:57:15
- Woot!* - DocWalk20 November 19, 2025, 18:01:50
- Eff around and have a triple double* - opossum jenkins November 19, 2025, 17:44:53
- He is risen* - Ron McDon November 19, 2025, 17:27:42
- nice* - Tooldresser November 19, 2025, 17:15:26
- hott* - AintHatin November 19, 2025, 17:13:07
- I assume CBS Sports latest bracketology sim hasn't been discussed? - tvillini November 19, 2025, 15:27:39
- Beat Bethune-Cookman/Little Rock!* - bbonb November 19, 2025, 16:30:28
- RIP Jerry Palm * - jdl November 19, 2025, 16:25:24
- I don't like that blurb about IU improving.* - Warrin'_Illini November 19, 2025, 16:13:14
- Win tonight... then we talk.*
- uofi1998 November 19, 2025, 15:42:28
- 2-4 stacked with blue bloods, sounds about right * - meanjeans November 19, 2025, 15:40:17
- Illinois and Arizona meeting in the elite 8, in Chicago again. OH MY!* - voiceofreason November 19, 2025, 15:32:52
- And if we get the Midwest 1 seed......that's the StL/Chi/Indy trifecta. - Illiniphil November 19, 2025, 15:32:14
- Boioioioing indeed * - jjlocke923 November 19, 2025, 15:29:14
- 6 posts in the Illinois-Bama thread on the bama 247 board - illini21 November 19, 2025, 14:47:18
- An Arizona/UConn and Alabama/Illinois doubleheader is way more interesting and has better teams - GMAW November 19, 2025, 10:55:55
- sleepers love the team...and the boost of I-L-L fan views* - Nobster November 19, 2025, 10:14:04
- If Tomi can even go for a bit tonight, I think we’ll win. - JFG November 19, 2025, 8:46:21
- Favored by 3.5 tomorrow, interesting.* - voiceofreason November 18, 2025, 15:09:29
- Women’s team hit 67 at the field trip game today - digs November 18, 2025, 13:53:37
- Rothstein interview - jdl November 18, 2025, 11:23:07
- Same as any game against Alabama when the quality of teams is within a reasonable range… - OB25 November 17, 2025, 20:18:47
- Roll call: I’ll be there with a big group* - Carl Spackler November 17, 2025, 19:17:43
- I'm bringing the yutes Parmesan* - Gene Parmesan November 17, 2025, 23:03:30
- Same and same * - biclops November 17, 2025, 20:59:09
- I’ll be there* - bjl63 November 17, 2025, 20:32:02
- Me and Dilly* - reggiedunlop November 17, 2025, 20:23:59
- Confirmed* - Dilbert November 17, 2025, 20:33:09
- And CIB* - reggiedunlop November 17, 2025, 20:24:09
- I’d like to go to the Final Four this year* - opossum jenkins November 17, 2025, 19:12:56
- Mirkovic B1G FOTW (again) - biclops November 17, 2025, 18:14:07
- Cool blurb in the Athletic - Jersey November 17, 2025, 13:22:00
- Anybody going to be grabbing drinks before hand?* - IlliniJuice07 November 17, 2025, 12:57:56
- Wrong time to play them... as deep as we are, it's crazy how injured we are. - uofi1998 November 17, 2025, 12:48:51
- I think we beat them at full strength - illini November 17, 2025, 12:34:06
- Up to #8 in the AP* - Blazer November 17, 2025, 12:07:45
- From my early viewing, one of our key differentiators this year is going to be our 40 minutes - snipes824 November 17, 2025, 10:37:28
- Alabama looked pretty good (and big) from what I saw against Purdue. - Warrin'_Illini November 17, 2025, 10:25:04
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