I know we relive that season periodically, but I really enjoyed that Illini team. Was the quintessential case of "hard to beat a team 3x." To your point, the Villanova 4-guard lineup that won the NC might be an even better example of vertically-challenged hoops excellence.
You’re thinking football basketball is two 20-minute halfs But yes I agree we’re going to be tough around the basket. Chinyelu looks like an absolute beast and with a 7’8 wingspan
Chris Harry points out that Chinyelu's wild-man play produces tons of foul trouble for him, and that the staff is working hard with him to cut down on that. As for me ownself, that doesn't worry me so much because of our frontcourt depth. If Rueben can create havoc for 20 minutes before getting into foul trouble, I'm okay with it.