I have a novel idea for Bruce Weber. He should not redshirt anyone this year. The reasons are obvious and easy to understand:
1. If the Illini have injuries like last year, they will still have plenty of guys to practice and play.
2. Rather than worry about Randle and Pruitt fouling out, the Illini can substitute freely and not have anyone get five fouls (other than Carlwell, but that's another story).
3. With Pruitt and Randle leaving next year, Weber needs to get game experience for all of the newer "bigs" including Semrau, Tisdale, Cole, and Davis. Otherwise, we are due for a huge disappointment next year if we have all inexperienced big men.
4. Since the trend is for guys to leave college in 1, 2 or 3 years, why buck the trend by trying to make guys stay for 5 years?
5. Carlwell looks like he will struggle this season, so we need the young guys to be eligible to play.
The main issue I see is having so many players that it is impossible to use them all. Has any team in the NCAA ever used a rotation of 11, 12 or 13 players? Not likely. I understand the rotation issue, but I think Bruce needs to do what is best for the team, by retaining flexibility this year.
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