How much is this is Freeman not being good and how much the injury recovery?
I honestly don’t know. Genuinely asking anyone here that does
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I honestly don’t know. Genuinely asking anyone here that does
From the sounds of Creighton fans it seems McDermott doesn’t like to play him due to no defensive effort.
Fell off a cliff or just wasn't very good to begin with?
Brock Harding might have been the better of that Illinois-Hawk duo
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Creighton not getting great ROI for their rumored $1.8 million NIL investment in him.
We didn't "lose" Dishon.
I was always intrigued about what coach Green and TJ could do with him. He had potential. He just needed a coach to mold that into an all around player. Cause I don’t know if he didn’t want to play defense or just didn’t know how to play defense.
He is from Moline, Illinois. Underwood has really gone after foreign players, 6 on their current roster.
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He reportedly had a meniscus tear, with surgery around July/August 2025 (so ~ five months ago). Depending on what was torn and what was done exactly in the surgery, it can be a very long recovery for full return-to-play, although 5+ months is certainly on the longer end.
From an ESPN article on the state of college basketball:
" ... current NBA player Trentyn Flowers is pursuing college eligibility."
He is on a 2-way contract with the Bulls and has appeared in 2 NBA games. Crazy.
" ... current NBA player Trentyn Flowers is pursuing college eligibility."
He is on a 2-way contract with the Bulls and has appeared in 2 NBA games. Crazy.
Allegedly he dealt with a couple infections after the surgery. I think this is just a lost year for the kid and he'll pop up somewhere else next year and be better.
He's certainly talented enough to play at a high level.
Blum said on a pod post 2024 season that Dishon could/would command $1 mil.
TJ/Blum didn't see the value of that much money for him, so we lost him.
Are we a better team now? Absolutely. But it seemed like the plan was to chase Cluff first, then go after Buchanon if that didn't work out.
Huge test tonight. If they are still undefeated tommorrow then ill take them a little more seriously.
