(2023) - G Dravyn "Dra" Gibbs-Lawhorn to Illinois

[Stuhoo 75,564]

7 minutes ago, Demo said:

Thornton is a Guy.

Is Skyy Clark? 

I feel like Rodgers is the freshman that is going to help Illinois a lot and that Skyy Clark (aka Jalen Hood Schifino's backup) is a letdown waiting to happen.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,957]

The few times I watched Skyy Clark I thought he looked like a me player and not a team player.

[Stuhoo 75,564]

2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

The few times I watched Skyy Clark I thought he looked like a me player and not a team player.

Spot on OF. And as if that wasn't enough, this is what Underwood had to say about Clark and Mayer at their media day last week:

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Skyy Clark and Matthew Mayer are healthy, Underwood said, but both must ramp up their conditioning. Mayer was limited this offseason with a back issue, but Underwood said he has been fully cleared for about 10-14 days and is getting back into shape. Clark has been fully cleared for a few months from a knee injury suffered last year.

“He’s physically past it," Underwood said of Clark. "I’m trying to do everything I can to get him to be able to play conditioning-wise the way he’s capable of playing. It doesn’t have anything to do physically, it’s just the young man sat out a year, and he’s got to play a lot. He’s got to feel that up and down hurt that comes with being tired and pushing through that.”

[Demo 17,349]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Is Skyy Clark? 

I feel like Rodgers is the freshman that is going to help Illinois a lot and that Skyy Clark (aka Jalen Hood Schifino's backup) is a letdown waiting to happen.

Don’t know. Have never watched him except for a couple of the 10 or so games he played for Montverde, and that wasn’t a fair situation to judge coming off the knee and walking mid-season into a very established rotation. Tough to find a niche. He’s kind of the anti-JHS in that he tries to make the pretty play when there’s a simple one there. But, he can make tough shots and he’s got exceptional vision and handle.  Prefer our guy, no question, and would take Thornton without a thought. 

[Hovadipo 52,948]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

Tough to find a niche. He’s kind of the anti-JHS in that he tries to make the pretty play when there’s a simple one there.

Sounds awful familiar to a hilariously frustrating-to-watch PG that just transferred from Illinois. 

[lillurk 3,668]

2 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Sounds awful familiar to a hilariously frustrating-to-watch PG that just transferred from Illinois. 

Lol reminded me of the same. I think Clark can at least shoot it a bit.