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Illinois Basketball: Breakdown of Tim Finke’s top 5 list

By Rees Woodcock

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 11: A basketball hoop, net and backboard are shown before the championship game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament between the Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks at T-Mobile Arena on March 11, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona won 83-80. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 11: A basketball hoop, net and backboard are shown before the championship game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament between the Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks at T-Mobile Arena on March 11, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona won 83-80. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 01: Head coach Dana Altman of the Oregon Ducks looks on in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 01: Head coach Dana Altman of the Oregon Ducks looks on in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Oregon Ducks

Pros

The Oregon Ducks have been fun to watch over the last few years. They were extremely talented and had a ton of experienced players. But, those players are going to be leaving or have already left. That is the first pro for Finke.

Finke will be able to get a ton of playing time with Oregon. There are only three players on the roster right now who will be around in 2018. That means Finke will have a chance to see a lot of minutes early on in his career.

Another pro is head coach Dana Altman. He has led the Ducks to five straight NCAA tournament appearances and before Oregon, he was a winning with the Creighton Bluejays. He is a great coach who would be great to play under.

Cons

There are actually a handful of cons to go along with the pros for Oregon. While there is going to be a lot of playing time with the Ducks, that means there isn’t much of a team around Finke.

Oregon only has three players returning on the current roster in 2018. They also only have one player committed for 2018 right now as well. So there is a major deficiency in depth and in talent on this team, so don’t expect to win immediately.

The Ducks are also the furthest team away as well. This would be a haul for any of your family to see you play basketball, let alone, you friends. That is a tough decision for a high school kid to make.

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