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  4. 2024 Transfer Portal

    in General Basketball Discussion

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    10 hours ago, Seeking6 said:

    Here's 2 text messages today. I'm paraphrasing. First....Underwood is so good at the portal no big deal. Second... Underwood has had one player stay with him for 4 years under his tenure at Illinois....kids hate him. 

    Here's what one of my more level headed Illini fans say. This is no way to have a program...but the ECUI crew will keep it going because Illinois hit S16 for first time in almost 2 decades.

     

    My Illini friend has IU and IL as the top 2 teams in the conference 

  21. Next Season Expectations

    in General Basketball Discussion

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    3 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

    That's what I like with the way this roster has turned out.  We can go really, really big with Ballo, Reneau, MM, Goode/Galloway and Carlyle, where the shortest guy on the floor is 6'3".  We can also go really, really fast with Reneau, MM, Tucker/Goode, Carlyle and Rice.  And there's countless combinations in between. 

    Bringing over your response to this thread...

    I'd insert Gallo as the 3 in your fast lineup. 

    Step 1 of the rebuild - assembling the roster- is coming together nicely.

    Now we just need to see step 2- this team learning to play together- and step 3- coaching and in game adjustments to take advantage of this roster- to fall into place. 

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  23. DIY projects 2022

    in Colonial Crester's Corner

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    17 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

    Here would be my concerns with those:

    1: They're IP65 rated, which is enough to protect them from a powerful storm's rain.  IP65 devices aren't rated for complete immersion though, and they may take some damage if they're covered in ice/snow for a couple of weeks. 

    2: LED strips are handy for interior, but ultimately, they're really thin strips of metal inside a polymer (plastic) cover.  There's only a few specialty grades of plastics that are built to handle UV degradation.  I'd be worried about the long-term longevity of those beyond maybe 2-3 years.  I know climbing up to the top roofline of a house isn't exactly something I want to do more than once. 

    I'd think twice about putting those anywhere that couldn't accumulate snow and was out of any direct sunlight.  Anything that's going to take full sun exposure, brass/aluminum/glass or UV resistant polycarbonate (Lexan). 

    I will admit, the color changing feature is pretty cool, but don't get caught up in the app control.  There are ways to use conventionally transformer-based systems with any common home automation system.  Both of my transformers are plugged in to an outdoor Kasa outlet, so I can set them up on timers/schedules or turn them on and off as needed remotely. 

    Where I've seen them and where I would want them is under the eve - protected from rain and sun. Most of the time would leave them white but would use the colors for a week around Valentines, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas, etc. Maybe go crimosonon IU game days? There are other manufacturers. I like the concept of a permanent color changing accent light. 

    https://us.govee.com/collections/outdoor-lights/products/govee-rgbicww-led-permanent-outdoor-lights

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