How is Illinois’ Ty Rodgers experiment going?

In 2012, a landmark moment in sports media took place.

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On the ESPN show First Take, noted hot take artist Skip Bayless was on a standard issue rant about Russell Westbrook.

(Skip likes to call him Russell “Westbrick” because of his perceived lack of shooting ability. That’s the same level of creativity as the friend who says “Whole Foods…more like whole paycheck.”)

Anyway, Skip was facing off with NBA and Fab Five alum Jalen Rose. Skip contended that Westbrook wasn’t a “real point guard” because he shoots too much.

As anyone with a brain would do, Jalen responded by explaining to Bayless that the position next to your name in the program doesn’t strictly define you as a player.

“Just because you’re a power forward doesn’t mean you’re physical. Just because you’re a shooting guard…