2015-2016 Season: Big Ten Teams Personnel

[GumbelsHairHat]

More than anything, I think this points out a couple of things that are more pronounced in today's world, especially pertaining to top level athletics.

It's not enough to be physically talented. You better be balanced, calculative and focused, or you should be extremely capable of adapting to new ideas and a variety of scenarios with which you aren't familiar.

Very much agreed. Often times, fans don't understand how intelligent/adaptive you must be to be a high level or professional athlete. The "dumb jock" narrative is a very inaccurate stereotype. You also must be emotionally stable.

 

[#Bentley]

Very much agreed. Often times, fans don't understand how intelligent/adaptive you must be to be a high level or professional athlete. The "dumb jock" narrative is a very inaccurate stereotype. You also must be emotionally stable.

Something of note that I think is interesting, the last game Paul played in he fouled out.

France takes fouls VERY seriously!

 

[GumbelsHairHat]

Something of note that I think is interesting, the last game Paul played in he fouled out.

Dang, the penalties for fouling out in France seem kind of harsh, don't you think?

Go directly home. Do not pass the bench and do not collect a cup of Gatorade. The question is, does he have a "Get Out of Home" card?

 

[#Bentley]

Dang, the penalties for fouling out in France seem kind of harsh, don't you think?

Go directly home. Do not pass the bench and do not collect a cup of Gatorade. The question is, does he have a "Get Out of Home" card?

Paul not at Illinois!?!?!?

 

[GumbelsHairHat]

France takes fouls VERY seriously!

You can also see that in the way French (and other Euro and South American) soccer players react when they're fouled. I sometimes wonder how they'll ever walk again, much less play, after seeing their pained theatrics.

Seriously, good luck to Paul, but it's starting to sound like the only way Illinois (or maybe anyone else in D-1) will encounter him again is if he happens to play for one of the lower-level teams the Illini get for their preseason exhibition.

 

[#Bentley]

Illinois dismissed a player on 8/21/15

Darius Paul-6’8 Jr F (JUCO transfer from Lamar State College-Port Arthur)-35th in JUCO Rankings-Dismissed from team on August 21st, 17.1 ppg/9.1 rpg/3.8 apg as a So during the 2014-2015 season at Lamar State College-Port Arthur, http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/61449/darius-paul

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...asketball-darius-paul-spt-20150821-story.html

 

[#Bentley]

Indiana added a player on 8/23/15

Josh Newkirk-6'2 Jr PG (transfer from Pittsburgh)-Redshirting per transfer rules, will be eligible to play during the 2016-2017 season as a RS/Jr, http://www.iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7304&path=mbball, 5.9 ppg/1.3 rpg/2.7 apg as a So during the 2014-2015 season, http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/66288/josh-newkirk, 129th/NR/120th in the class of 2013, http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Josh-Newkirk-116135, http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/111116/josh-newkirk, http://247sports.com/Player/Josh-Newkirk-11890

https://indiana.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1794945

 

[#Bentley]

Rutgers released a player on 6/2/15

Kejaun Johnson-6'6 Fr F-NR/NR/206th, https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Kejuan-Johnson-133728 , http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/146800/kejuan-johnson , http://247sports.com/Player/Kejuan-Johnson-19717

https://indiana.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1799775&PT=4&PR=2

 

[#Bentley]

Indiana dismissed a player on 8/31/15

Emmitt Holt-6'7 So F-Transferred to Indian Hills CC (IA), Dismissed from team on August 31st, 3.6 ppg/3.0 rpg, http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3147674/emmitt-holt

https://indiana.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1799775&PT=4&PR=2