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For you Illini Fans - Crandall Head Gone?

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PeoriaLou

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One of the mods on the Illinios Scout board is stating that Crandall Head may have left the team. He's looked sort of lost in the games he's played so far this year. If true, I'm wondering where he'll end up. At this point, he'd have to sit out all of next year before he could play again.
 
If indeed he has decided to leave Illinois, he would still have time to enroll at any school that hasn't started 2nd semester yet, and that includes most schools. If he were to transfer before start of classes for 2nd semester, he would be eligible at the end of 1st semester in Dec. 2012.
 
Old Coach said:
He's looking for a school that plays up-tempo basketball. I think he'd look really good in red and white.
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Please, think about what you are saying. Do we really need another small, 2-guard who can't shoot and is not a great ball handler?
Besides, we do not have an open scholarship right now, which would be a necessity.
And neither Bradley nor Geno to my knowledge has had any connections to his AAU program, the Mac Irvin Fire. Most clean programs haven't. :)

It is much more likely he ends up at one of the Transfer U's in the league- ISU or SIU.
 
He was on ESPN Chicago around 1pm and said there's mutual interest with UNLV. Nothing on the State schools, and it sounded like Depaul wasn't an option.
 
Da Coach said:
Please, think about what you are saying. Do we really need another small, 2-guard who can't shoot and is not a great ball handler?
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Who are the current Braves that are a "small, 2-guard who can't shoot and can't dribble". :lol::lol:;-);-)

I kid... I kid...

To go along with what PeoriaLou said, UNLV is what I am reading on twitter...
 
I can't believe there would be that many suitors for Crandell since he would only have a little over a year and a half of eligibility with a new school if he goes there right now. Only 9 points in 83 minutes this year.
 
it's boogie time said:
I can't believe there would be that many suitors for Crandell since he would only have a little over a year and a half of eligibility with a new school if he goes there right now. Only 9 points in 83 minutes this year.
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Wouldn't he have 2.5 years left? He hasn't reshirted and has played only 3 semesters of basketball. Wouldn't his transfer year count as his so called redshirt year? Leaving him with 2.5 years or 5 semesters left?
 
Parker does, though I do not think Bradley is involved with him now. But Bradley's connection to him has not been via the AAU program.
 
cpacmel said:
Wouldn't he have 2.5 years left? He hasn't reshirted and has played only 3 semesters of basketball. Wouldn't his transfer year count as his so called redshirt year? Leaving him with 2.5 years or 5 semesters left?
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You have 4 years of eligibilty to use up in 5 years (obviously there's a sixth year waiver for multiple injuries). It's not broken up into 8 semesters. He's burned two years of eligibility at this point. He theoretically could sit out for the 2012-13 season and have two years remaining, but I doubt that happens since I'm guessing he wants to play.

A freshmen transferring at this point has some value. A sophomore doesn't have much unless there are extenuating circumstances.
 
this would be like the Danny Granger situation - he could be eligible at this time next year - BUT...
he played in 19 games last year (freshman 2010-2011) - and this is his sophomore year (2011-2012)
...so he'd have the half year next year (2012-2013) as his junior season then 2013-1014 as his senior year.

but I am intrigued by his explanation (alibi) that he has suddenly discovered that Illinois does not play his style of offense!!

"Head, who said he is considering transferring to UNLV, ... I've come to the decision that I need to make a fresh start
Head said Illinois' offense didn't fit his skills.
"I want to go somewhere they play my style of game and get a fresh start," Head said.
"I don't feel like their offense fits me. It's a shooting offense. I'm not a shooter.
I've worked on my shooting. I like to drive and play up-tempo."

so - let me get this straight -- he's been watching Illini basketball for more than a decade - and HIS OWN BROTHER went there for four full years..
and made a killing shooting the ball and even made it to the NBA as a shooting guard with his outside shooting..
and just now, Crandall suddenly discovers that Illinois' offense does not suit his skill set and he needs to got to UNLV??
 
I was going to use Danny Granger as an example, but I didn't want the thread to veer off in that direction. I did look up his BU/UNM stats to make sure of the years. If I remember right, New Mexico backloaded their non-conference schedule until finals were over.
 
they've posted a few Crandall Head tweets in one Illini thread, showing that he obviously butted heads with Bruce Weber yet again and finally decided he's not going to take it any more..

I noted that one of their replacements next year - Michael Orris had a game last night of just 4 pts & 3 asst.
 
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