Didn't the Iilini's only big just declare for the draft? Somewhere I saw he would have virtually no competition in the paint there. Even though Dixon clearly wanted him, here there is Young and Nix.Originally posted by goalieman:
We really could have used him ..... why did he pick Illinois over Pitt and others ?
It couldn't be that the kid just liked Illinois better could it?Originally posted by ThatPittGuy:
Surely it didn't come down to a bidding war for Thorpe, right?
So what's the explanation?