Little has changed for Illinois basketball in the last couple weeks. Brad Underwood still has a pair of open scholarships to use to fill out his 2018-19 roster. The direction to doing so? Find another big man (or two). Whether that will be 2018 prospects Parker Braun or Dima Zdor, a graduate transfer big man or some combination of those options remains to be seen.
Beat writer Scott Richey answered a handful of questions in his Wednesday afternoon chat. Read the chat in its entirety here. But first, a sampling of Richey's weekly back-and-forth with Illinois fans:
Is it unreasonable to expect Kipper to make a big jump this season?