The Deuce: Notes

June College Basketball - Milan M. To Kentucky - assassin June 1, 2026, 21:10:14

Ant Wright has Coleman 7 and Mirkovic 16 on his draft board - biclops July 2, 2026, 16:17:19
BU: “we should be one of the best shot blocking teams in the history of college basketball” - bbonb July 2, 2026, 10:21:52
- Not gonna watch the video and just assume its because of the extremely strong takes to the rim* - RVA July 2, 2026, 14:47:52
- backwithanotheroneofthose shot-blocking teams* - Sammich July 2, 2026, 10:37:09
At last! Practice video - jdl July 2, 2026, 6:28:33
- Inevitable - jdl July 2, 2026, 11:15:26
- We are going to shoot 100% this year * - biclops July 2, 2026, 7:12:27
  - As long as we're playing against the managers. * - Tuscy July 2, 2026, 10:09:48
Interesting data point. Xavier has a verified budget of just over $14 million this year… - LeatherneckIllini July 1, 2026, 17:21:29
- Is there a Math major in the house? - illinijohn July 2, 2026, 15:56:37
Oh. - LeatherneckIllini July 1, 2026, 17:09:03
- I gotta join X to see a simple video?? No thanks. * - illinijohn July 2, 2026, 15:52:42
ooo - jdl July 1, 2026, 14:01:33
- Mmmm…. Culver’s.* - DocWalk20 July 1, 2026, 16:36:10
- That’s a good one, as these things go. * - assassin July 1, 2026, 14:14:04
  - I hope we get something cool* - biclops July 2, 2026, 7:12:48
    - "Josh, I've got the Silver Bullet on line 1..." - IlliniSax05 July 2, 2026, 10:11:55
Brad talk - jdl June 30, 2026, 11:10:18
- FWLIW: ya kinda wonder when Loren takes a vacation from his retirement. :-) - osklister June 30, 2026, 12:15:47
- Notes - jdl June 30, 2026, 11:41:26
Look out Blake Fagbemi, you’ve got competition - OB25 June 30, 2026, 11:03:19
- 0.97 Hutches?* - assassin June 30, 2026, 12:17:32
- I really liked this pickup. Saw someone refer to him as "Ty Rodgers with a jumper". - Warrin'_Illini June 30, 2026, 11:13:17
  - Except his jumper isn’t that good (supposedly) - snipes824 June 30, 2026, 12:04:03
    - They're going to have to find new bigs after this season, but damn do I like - Warrin'_Illini June 30, 2026, 12:11:17
- After Keaton it’s harder to just roll your eyes at these Underwoodisms* - CanHartlebHireSnider June 30, 2026, 11:08:10
We are the new Kentucky... - LeatherneckIllini June 29, 2026, 10:48:59
- I wasn’t sure about Vaaks until I saw what the Yardbarker guys thought about him* - OB25 June 29, 2026, 11:20:04
  - can we see what they thought of him? - assassin June 29, 2026, 11:24:46
    - they're a sports aggregator site owned by a Dutch conglomerate - Sammich June 29, 2026, 15:08:41
    - Bark Francis and SnausageGuru* - Tortillini June 29, 2026, 14:49:49
      - Jeff Goodboy * - jdl June 29, 2026, 15:01:02
        
        I think Adam Sniffter does mostly football these days* - assassin June 29, 2026, 15:26:55
- *smack* - assassin June 29, 2026, 11:14:50
  - I am a cosginer of another’s *smack** - DocWalk20 June 29, 2026, 11:19:44
5 star 2028 Bolingbrook G Brady Pettigrew visiting tomorrow. Potential reclass into 2027 - Carl Spackler June 28, 2026, 19:46:03
- I went to high school with and played football with his dad. - Rynounc99 June 30, 2026, 11:15:44
- Nasty... - Tuscy June 29, 2026, 12:33:41
  - Undy once again assembling a basketball team with too many good players.* - Warrin'_Illini June 29, 2026, 15:00:34
- Man, if we can lock down both Croatia AND The 'brook..... - osklister June 29, 2026, 9:06:29
  - Have we ever even had a player from The 'brook before?* - illinilosch June 29, 2026, 10:24:51
    - Hoops? Hmm, not sure. FB: Antoenio Harris leaps to mind. - osklister June 29, 2026, 13:39:23
- Closing time. * - assassin June 28, 2026, 20:38:50
  - You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here….* - harb June 28, 2026, 21:12:17
    - That’s the opposite of what we want. * - assassin June 29, 2026, 0:28:20
      - he knows who he wants to take him home - IlliniSax05 June 29, 2026, 6:57:01
- This program is absolutely rolling.* - illini21 June 28, 2026, 20:23:33
  - Brad got a Final Four taste and it was like a drug.* - voiceofreason June 29, 2026, 7:47:19
- Get it done* - UofIL6 June 28, 2026, 20:02:57
- #undy* - Tortillini June 28, 2026, 19:52:12
Underwood on the radio yesterday said that Alexander and Antigua were in Istanbul - biclops June 28, 2026, 8:46:21
- They (7 footers) might be giants* - UofIL6 June 28, 2026, 9:19:40
  - That's nobody's business but the Turks* - Herman Blume June 29, 2026, 14:56:31
Are we elite - biclops June 27, 2026, 22:32:15
- includes 40 players drafted in the 3rd round or later! - Orangeillini June 27, 2026, 22:41:12
Plenty of Vaaks in these Estonia vs Latvia highlights - biclops June 27, 2026, 11:38:32
- He was Estonia's leading scorer with 23. Good stuff.* - JFG June 28, 2026, 9:30:44
- Whoa* - CWR10 June 28, 2026, 9:17:57
Penn added to schedule 11.5, Eastern Illinois 11/20* - illini81887 June 15, 2026, 21:16:09
- I usually don’t feel bad for the people complaining about the home schedule but this kinda sucks * - ATL June 16, 2026, 1:56:33
  - Florida home and home still out there as a possibility and I think it is happening - JacobRDaugherty June 27, 2026, 13:50:54
- My two alma maters playing again* - Sounder June 15, 2026, 21:43:30
- dust off your francon posters * - biclops June 15, 2026, 21:25:35
MSU adding a jersey sponsor - biclops June 15, 2026, 20:55:57
- Hah. FCU 2 Izzo* - memyselfandillini June 28, 2026, 21:02:14
MSU AD leaving for KY - biclops June 15, 2026, 14:44:38
- Step up in academics. - osklister June 15, 2026, 16:22:41
- Michigan State should hire DOCTOR Joe White, Mike Hogan and FUMT* - Poldark June 15, 2026, 15:47:15
- Poor Fitzee* - bjl63 June 15, 2026, 15:27:21
- Izzo is distraught. * - assassin June 15, 2026, 15:00:01
  - he and his wife held each other at the breakfast table and cried* - VIV June 15, 2026, 15:18:03
- MSU sounds like a mess* - AintHatin June 15, 2026, 14:58:49
  - Their MTennis coach quit out of nowhere about a month ago, after leading them to a BTT Title. - PDO June 15, 2026, 15:07:40
    - I saw Debru is transferring to TX - jdl June 15, 2026, 17:08:01
      - Same. But Texas has a crap ton of money.* - PDO June 15, 2026, 20:38:29
Ugh. Poor Ty Rodgers. Out indefinitely with an injury - biclops June 15, 2026, 12:59:07
- Oh man. Heal up Ty.* - memyselfandillini June 28, 2026, 21:03:51
- Shit, that’s terrible.* - voiceofreason June 15, 2026, 21:08:15
- Ack, poor guy. Just awful. Wonder if it was a re-injury* - Blazer June 15, 2026, 17:07:58
- Hoops Dudek * - jdl June 15, 2026, 17:06:25
- Man poor guy. Feel for him.* - GhostofPokeyStixPast June 15, 2026, 16:59:20
- The only luck Ty has is bad luck. * - harb June 15, 2026, 15:22:07
- Saddest of trombones :( * - MtHoodIllini June 15, 2026, 15:10:22
- That’s fuckin brutal* - snipes824 June 15, 2026, 15:08:08
- the 'immediate and comprehensive" part suggests to me that it was something noticeably bad - Gene Parmesan June 15, 2026, 14:50:29
- Dang. Dude just feels snakebitten at this point.* - DocWalk20 June 15, 2026, 13:24:16
- oof* - illini21 June 15, 2026, 13:23:12
- Bummer* - Quiz June 15, 2026, 13:22:18
- "lower body injury"? What is this, hockey?* - Sammich June 15, 2026, 13:08:34
2028 top 75 combo Carter Smith from Philly visiting - Carl Spackler June 14, 2026, 14:59:17
- Undy is on an eval heater so this kid will end up top 30* - CWR10 June 15, 2026, 9:06:21
- Underwood the indefatigable recruiter.* - Warrin'_Illini June 15, 2026, 8:31:48
Baseball: Looks like we got a Libertyville kid to transfer from Ok St. - bucktownillini June 12, 2026, 13:30:47
- Great name too. Just needs to drop an N.* - LeatherneckIllini June 12, 2026, 14:21:33
- froggy went a-courtin, he did ride - Sammich June 12, 2026, 13:51:21
  - Now ya know I can't play without no guitar string!* - KingTalkyTiki June 12, 2026, 16:04:39
- Awesome kid and player. Chicago1995 is good friends with his parents - GMAW June 12, 2026, 13:35:08
  - Great kid. Great family. Really excited to see him at Illinois.* - Chicago1995 June 15, 2026, 8:22:47
  - How did your son like his first collegiate season?* - bjl63 June 12, 2026, 14:17:39
New guys - jdl June 11, 2026, 19:13:44
- Numbers - jdl June 12, 2026, 20:00:19
  - oh, Q is officially from Illinois huh - assassin June 15, 2026, 13:11:21
- "Close-up on the kids? " "Nah, just make sure you get the names of the big-money donors." - osklister June 12, 2026, 16:12:02
  - Also let's make sure the horizontal line on the sign above is slightly off photo-horizontal* - gvibes June 15, 2026, 13:00:48
  - Umm, pretty sure the wide angle was to get the “Welcome to Ubben Basketball Complex” - DocWalk20 June 12, 2026, 16:18:52
- Davis and Vaaks seem taller. Brown's 6'2.* - LeatherneckIllini June 12, 2026, 12:21:36
  - Was surprised at how small Brown looks* - CWR10 June 12, 2026, 14:13:37
    - The others are all 6’4” / 6’5” or taller aren’t they?* - DocWalk20 June 12, 2026, 15:52:19
      - Yes but in my mind he was 6’4 / 6’5* - CWR10 June 12, 2026, 16:00:02
- Guy in the middle had to be different. I'd cut his ass.* - Warrin'_Illini June 12, 2026, 11:37:41
  - LOL* - MtHoodIllini June 15, 2026, 15:10:40
  - From the state of Miznoz. He's on probation until he proves himself. - osklister June 12, 2026, 16:09:05
- Always funny to see who are the smilers and who likes to give the mean mug* - biclops June 11, 2026, 19:36:42
  - q is probably sour about losing to bob and doug mackinze - Nobster June 11, 2026, 20:12:44
Wait: Alex Constanza to Pepperdine? - biclops June 11, 2026, 14:49:32
- Was that wrong? Should he not have done that?* - SurfTheBoneyard June 11, 2026, 19:19:09
- Glad we aren’t Georgetown * - assassin June 11, 2026, 17:55:28
  - Bullshit program * - ATL June 11, 2026, 19:27:12
Ryan Baker leaving CBS Chicago - biclops June 10, 2026, 7:35:38
- Good guy. Best of luck to him* - bjl63 June 10, 2026, 8:28:03
  - Illini hoops manager when an undergrad (for those who may not know). - osklister June 11, 2026, 17:49:00
    - *snaps fingers* That's what it was! * - Tuscy June 11, 2026, 17:57:15
wonder if game with texas tech gets canceled… - LeatherneckIllini June 8, 2026, 20:34:06
- Good. They should do this* - John Coctostan June 8, 2026, 21:41:33
Dammit* - ATL June 8, 2026, 19:15:30
Huh, we decided to take Lincoln Williams from Kankakee after all - assassin June 8, 2026, 12:03:49
- Is a “Big Ten Athletics Aid Agreement” what we call scholarships these days - biclops June 8, 2026, 18:14:01
  - Hmm. Apparently he has some qualification issues (per Werner’s podcast)* - biclops June 10, 2026, 7:36:39
    - Had. He's fully qualified now and admitted to UI. * - larue33 June 10, 2026, 7:52:25
- Feels like adding a guy with length and athleticism could be good for practice reasons at minimum* - OB25 June 8, 2026, 12:13:11
  - Need some "program" guys. Fortunately, UNDY has manifested a program people want to - Warrin'_Illini June 8, 2026, 14:18:30
    - Just saw him interviewed on the news - illini21 June 8, 2026, 18:25:52
Being too sexy - Milan, NY and Japan* - Sammich June 8, 2026, 10:31:09
- *shakes head* (nm) - opossum jenkins June 8, 2026, 10:49:04
Rochelle Rochelle - Milan to Minsk. * - illini June 8, 2026, 10:28:20
Spring Womanizing - Milan K. to Prague* - VIV June 8, 2026, 10:23:01
USA vs Canada featuring Coleman on right now - biclops June 7, 2026, 21:08:28
- 2nd place. QC on the all-tournament team.* - Philo June 7, 2026, 23:04:35
  - Yikes, massive upset win for Canada. * - assassin June 7, 2026, 23:37:12
- I tune in to see him promptly miss two free throws. #notideal* - DocWalk20 June 7, 2026, 21:15:47
  - And another * - biclops June 7, 2026, 21:26:37
    - Several nice plays though including an impressive two handed put back dunk* - DocWalk20 June 7, 2026, 22:22:31
      - Leading the whole tournament in rebounding is wild. - assassin June 7, 2026, 23:42:55
        
        Seriously. The bits of action I caught he was just relentless. - DocWalk20 June 8, 2026, 9:52:59
        
        His motor is very Ty-esque. - illinilosch June 8, 2026, 10:18:57
Coleymon interview - jdl June 5, 2026, 7:25:03
- Lots of great Brad buzzwords in there. Good job Q * - assassin June 5, 2026, 11:20:02
  - He’s ELITE at interviews* - DocWalk20 June 5, 2026, 13:26:10
- come mister coley mon coley me banana* - Tortillini June 5, 2026, 7:56:12
  - NIL come, and me want to get paid.... - osklister June 5, 2026, 8:35:28
another double double for QC - assassin June 4, 2026, 18:23:01
- Re: another double double for QC - jdl June 7, 2026, 6:47:33
Hamad Mousa and Uncle Petro are still uncommitted * - JacobRDaugherty June 1, 2026, 23:03:36
Pope finally found someone to take his money* - CWR10 June 1, 2026, 21:12:02
- He is really good* - JacobRDaugherty June 1, 2026, 21:42:19
- That moves them up from 35 to 23 on Torvik* - biclops June 1, 2026, 21:38:38

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