Before or after the game?*

Posted by Mrap24 on January 16, 2026, 11:56:41, in reply to "WTF? Brad claiming they think he’ll be fine but Keaton dislocated his hip on the bus ride?"

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Is there a substation next to Ubben?*

Posted by RVA on January 16, 2026, 11:35:01, in reply to "WTF? Brad claiming they think he’ll be fine but Keaton dislocated his hip on the bus ride?"

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Brad also calls vomiting and diarrhea “the flu” so I’m pretty sure that Keaton didn’t actually

Posted by DocWalk20 on January 16, 2026, 11:33:48, in reply to "WTF? Brad claiming they think he’ll be fine but Keaton dislocated his hip on the bus ride?"

“dislocate” his hip. Previous Message https://x.com/glenn_kinley/status/2012214797425676760?s=61&t=obkYTPkbGlNfrGoozxL-mg

JFC!*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini on January 16, 2026, 11:32:40, in reply to "WTF? Brad claiming they think he’ll be fine but Keaton dislocated his hip on the bus ride?"

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Uh wut*

Posted by cpsteine on January 16, 2026, 11:32:28, in reply to "WTF? Brad claiming they think he’ll be fine but Keaton dislocated his hip on the bus ride?"

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That Bama game stings because what I thought after watching it has ended up being correct

Posted by OB25 on January 15, 2026, 13:04:43, in reply to "thanks?"

That isn’t one of the better Alabama teams under Oates, so it was there for the taking. Wagler just wasn’t ready yet and Tomi was unplayable, but we still could have won if we made free throws. Previous Message When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Iowa State winning by 23 @ Purdue might be the best win of this decade*

Posted by GMAW on January 15, 2026, 12:55:59, in reply to "thanks?"

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Reese & Geronimo graduated, Queen left early, Gillespie went to Tenn, Rice to USC*

Posted by Potomac on January 15, 2026, 13:54:55, in reply to "So what the hell happened to Maryland this year?"

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New coach and had to build a team from scratch

Posted by jdl on January 15, 2026, 12:46:02, in reply to "So what the hell happened to Maryland this year?"

I'm hoping for 2-2 against the big 4 (@Purdue, @Nebraksa, @MSU, Michigan)

Posted by Blazer on January 15, 2026, 13:02:56, in reply to "How does the future of our next 14 games look? 10-4? 3 of the 4 ranked opponents are away"

Which is probably a stretch given the road games. And then you figure at least 2 other rando losses in there. That would put us at 15-5, which would be great. 16-4 would be the dream, 14-6 also acceptable. Previous Message But we seem to do well away Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

Here’s what Torvik thinks

Posted by biclops on January 15, 2026, 11:29:40, in reply to "How does the future of our next 14 games look? 10-4? 3 of the 4 ranked opponents are away"

we play 5 games against the Top 5, 2 home 3 away. We lost our first home game

Posted by ijustkrushalot on January 15, 2026, 10:51:45, in reply to "How does the future of our next 14 games look? 10-4? 3 of the 4 ranked opponents are away"

I'd take 10-4 in a heartbeat. I think we can do better than that. but that would almost assuredly

Posted by John Coctostan on January 15, 2026, 10:35:04, in reply to "How does the future of our next 14 games look? 10-4? 3 of the 4 ranked opponents are away"

Importantly only to #76, though

Posted by Blazer on January 15, 2026, 10:23:36, in reply to "We knocked NW out of the Q1 range"

Good chance for them to get back up to top 75 Previous Message Up to #9 in NET

That was dumb of us.*

Posted by DocWalk20 on January 15, 2026, 9:29:38, in reply to "We knocked NW out of the Q1 range"

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my one and only time there was pre-reno at the infamous Mrs. Carmody game*

Posted by Gene Parmesan on January 15, 2026, 8:58:54, in reply to "I will once again say Welsh Ryan is a fantastic place to watch a game. Also wait to buy your tickets"

Previous Message I bought early because inventory was so low that it spooked me, but prices were down significantly in the days leading up and especially the day of. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

They really did a nice job with the revamp years ago.

Posted by JFG on January 15, 2026, 8:39:17, in reply to "I will once again say Welsh Ryan is a fantastic place to watch a game. Also wait to buy your tickets"

Every seat is awesome, the food is great, and the beer availability is top notch. Awesome place to watch a game, and it gets LOUD in there. I'm excited to see what NW's new football stadium looks like as well this coming season. Previous Message I bought early because inventory was so low that it spooked me, but prices were down significantly in the days leading up and especially the day of. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

LAM! I go to events!*

Posted by Tortillini on January 15, 2026, 10:05:49, in reply to "was only half watching due to an event. but that's a damn fine road win"

Previous Message fought through bad early shooting. fought through tough late officiating. fought through some illness/soreness it sounds like. took shots from a rando going nuclear this was already a good team, but they've taken a large step up since the NE game.

the resurgence of Tomi has me feeling things*

Posted by Gene Parmesan on January 15, 2026, 9:04:11, in reply to "How does this team strike you nowadays? Do we look like a second weekend team?*"

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For sure

Posted by jdl on January 15, 2026, 8:47:45, in reply to "How does this team strike you nowadays? Do we look like a second weekend team?*"

The balance in scoring leans me to think we are definitely a 2nd weekend team.

Posted by illinilosch on January 15, 2026, 8:22:01, in reply to "How does this team strike you nowadays? Do we look like a second weekend team?*"

As long as we hold up on the defensive end, I don't see us flaming out in the first weekend with as many weapons on the offensive end we can throw out. Previous Message Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

I will renew my assertion from two weeks ago. This is Underwood’s best team @ Illinois*

Posted by GMAW on January 15, 2026, 7:49:08, in reply to "How does this team strike you nowadays? Do we look like a second weekend team?*"

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if the defensive improvements persist, yes.

Posted by Poldark on January 15, 2026, 7:48:20, in reply to "How does this team strike you nowadays? Do we look like a second weekend team?*"

The numbers speak for themselves. 5 in KP, 3O, 19D. That is without a doubt a second weekend

Posted by snipes824 on January 15, 2026, 7:39:01, in reply to "How does this team strike you nowadays? Do we look like a second weekend team?*"

profile. If I add the eye test on top, I’m still a little concerned by our shooting consistency. Davis and Keaton are elite, but Andrej actually can’t shoot, and the rest are 30-35%. Some good nights, some bad nights, and a lot of inconsistency. So a bad shooting night concerns me, but our D shaping up has me more bullish on winning those nights. Previous Message Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

very glad to see that working out for him. Hopefully has gained some distance from mom as well*

Posted by Gene Parmesan on January 15, 2026, 8:47:51, in reply to "Woah, DGL had 33/5/6 in an overtime win yesterday, and played all 45 minutes"

Previous Message And that was while still shooting 2/8 from 3. Good for that kid, he deserves the best. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

That's awesome. Wish he was still here, but happy for him.*

Posted by JFG on January 15, 2026, 8:46:27, in reply to "Woah, DGL had 33/5/6 in an overtime win yesterday, and played all 45 minutes"

Previous Message And that was while still shooting 2/8 from 3. Good for that kid, he deserves the best. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

ooo

Posted by DocWalk20 on January 15, 2026, 9:33:06, in reply to "Obviously Keaton and Tomi stand out from the stat line, but Kylan was the absolute shit."

https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/msg/1768447178.html Previous Message Played a ton of minutes through literally every Illini fan watching being “Brad, he has two fouls, sit him the hell down” for the last ten minutes of the first half. Kept us in it and dictated the momentum down that stretch. Played smart, hard, opportunistic. Defended his ass off against their top guys. Literally anything and everything you could want from a senior leader. Freaking love that kid…he deserves all the love and success that comes his way. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

He was the key when the offense got stuck.

Posted by Chilango on January 15, 2026, 7:29:52, in reply to "Obviously Keaton and Tomi stand out from the stat line, but Kylan was the absolute shit."

I recall two or three dribble drive and lay ups that kept us with a marginal lead Previous Message Played a ton of minutes through literally every Illini fan watching being “Brad, he has two fouls, sit him the hell down” for the last ten minutes of the first half. Kept us in it and dictated the momentum down that stretch. Played smart, hard, opportunistic. Defended his ass off against their top guys. Literally anything and everything you could want from a senior leader. Freaking love that kid…he deserves all the love and success that comes his way. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

It was clear early on he wasn’t gonna let us lose today. *

Posted by assassin on January 15, 2026, 0:01:13, in reply to "Obviously Keaton and Tomi stand out from the stat line, but Kylan was the absolute shit."

Previous Message Played a ton of minutes through literally every Illini fan watching being “Brad, he has two fouls, sit him the hell down” for the last ten minutes of the first half. Kept us in it and dictated the momentum down that stretch. Played smart, hard, opportunistic. Defended his ass off against their top guys. Literally anything and everything you could want from a senior leader. Freaking love that kid…he deserves all the love and success that comes his way. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!! Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Overall point is correct but the announcer was wrong about him picking up a 2nd foul.

Posted by OB25 on January 14, 2026, 23:52:36, in reply to "Obviously Keaton and Tomi stand out from the stat line, but Kylan was the absolute shit."

He actually only had 1. Previous Message Played a ton of minutes through literally every Illini fan watching being “Brad, he has two fouls, sit him the hell down” for the last ten minutes of the first half. Kept us in it and dictated the momentum down that stretch. Played smart, hard, opportunistic. Defended his ass off against their top guys. Literally anything and everything you could want from a senior leader. Freaking love that kid…he deserves all the love and success that comes his way. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!! When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

yeah, i usually hate it when guys complain to the refs, but he was getting mugged

Posted by Gene Parmesan on January 15, 2026, 9:02:23, in reply to "Watching the highlights, it is wild how many times Keaton was visibly clobbered"

that three pointer was ridiculous. Previous Message And got no call. The three he made where Martinelli clearly slapped his arm causing him to fall down two feet from the ref’s face was a banana no call. And there were several contested shots he didn’t get that were clear fouls. And to say nothing of the hook and hold! Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

OTOH, I thought Reid’s D at the top of the key was exceptional.

Posted by Carl Spackler on January 15, 2026, 6:39:33, in reply to "Watching the highlights, it is wild how many times Keaton was visibly clobbered"

Know there were people complaining about that, but I didn’t see much there that’d lead to a foul. But they were letting us off the hook too easily on their screen coverage. Needed to have him fight through stuff and they were switching on screens when they didn’t need to all game. Previous Message And got no call. The three he made where Martinelli clearly slapped his arm causing him to fall down two feet from the ref’s face was a banana no call. And there were several contested shots he didn’t get that were clear fouls. And to say nothing of the hook and hold! Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

Several shots he got hit on and the one turnover while dribbling to the lane he got both bumped and

Posted by DocWalk20 on January 14, 2026, 23:19:43, in reply to "Watching the highlights, it is wild how many times Keaton was visibly clobbered"

slapped. Crazy no fouls were called on any of those. Previous Message And got no call. The three he made where Martinelli clearly slapped his arm causing him to fall down two feet from the ref’s face was a banana no call. And there were several contested shots he didn’t get that were clear fouls. And to say nothing of the hook and hold! Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

I mean, I saw the hook at Iowa. I didn’t see the hold*

Posted by opossum jenkins on January 14, 2026, 22:52:38, in reply to "Brad also saying he has no idea what a hook and hold is anymore."

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Addendum: Keaton didn’t hit the 3, but Kylan’s touch pass out to him in the second half

Posted by voiceofreason on January 14, 2026, 22:26:14, in reply to "Just finished watching. Nice job down the stretch. Wagler is amazing. Kylan"

was one of the most beautiful non-assists you’ll ever see. Mercy. Previous Message is so much better everywhere this year. Welcome back, Tomi. Screw you, Reid. Death to the hook and hold. Ridiculous rule. Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

Martinelli was very impressive.*

Posted by voiceofreason on January 14, 2026, 22:24:28, in reply to "Man I thought KB played as good of defense as you can on Martinelli in man and he still got 20."

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Mirk started game on bike in corner for first 5-10 mins*

Posted by Chilango on January 15, 2026, 9:06:02, in reply to "Supposedly, Wagler having back spasms and Mirk got an IV pregame*"

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not really "supposedly", Brad said it to Steve Smith in the post game*

Posted by assassin on January 14, 2026, 21:58:48, in reply to "Supposedly, Wagler having back spasms and Mirk got an IV pregame*"

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That’s a fact*

Posted by cpsteine on January 14, 2026, 21:48:00, in reply to "they always have some guy go off "

Purdue and Iowa State are within striking distance too.*

Posted by OB25 on January 14, 2026, 22:12:09, in reply to "#5 in KenPom*"

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ORtg went from 127.2 to 128.0. I guess we had high efficiency tonight.*

Posted by Orangeillini on January 14, 2026, 21:39:43, in reply to "#5 in KenPom*"

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I thought we let a bunch go through our hands

Posted by apusikam on January 14, 2026, 21:40:27, in reply to "Still annoyed we allowed NU to get 12 offensive rebounds (to our 13).*"

As opposed to being outworked/out of position. We were fine on the offensive glass. Previous Message Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

yup *

Posted by biclops on January 14, 2026, 21:34:33, in reply to "Not gonna lie. I’ve grown to really like Chris Collins*"

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Same, he's a really good coach

Posted by jdl on January 14, 2026, 21:33:36, in reply to "Not gonna lie. I’ve grown to really like Chris Collins*"

yeah he's good

Posted by apusikam on January 14, 2026, 21:33:31, in reply to "Not gonna lie. I’ve grown to really like Chris Collins*"

They're in every game this year without a good team. Previous Message Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

I think he’s really good tactically.

Posted by Herman Blume on January 14, 2026, 21:33:12, in reply to "Not gonna lie. I’ve grown to really like Chris Collins*"

But he's a douche. Previous Message Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!!

He's a good coach*

Posted by gvibes on January 14, 2026, 21:32:57, in reply to "Not gonna lie. I’ve grown to really like Chris Collins*"

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I was hoping for an NU foul to get it to 8X-6X. Damn.*

Posted by DocWalk20 on January 14, 2026, 21:33:02, in reply to "collins playing for the 7x-7x.*"

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I'd rather have 8x 7x*

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes on January 14, 2026, 21:32:24, in reply to "collins playing for the 7x-7x.*"

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Apparently they aren’t going to foul*

Posted by DocWalk20 on January 14, 2026, 21:31:18, in reply to "Was pretty dumb of them not to foul*"

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Also had 25 against UVA somehow *

Posted by assassin on January 14, 2026, 21:32:06, in reply to "This Reid guy is one of the worst players in the conference*"

Previous Message Previous Message Beat the NUrds!!! Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Wow. *

Posted by harb on January 14, 2026, 21:30:11, in reply to "Keaton is filthy*"

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26% on threes for the season*

Posted by Herman Blume on January 14, 2026, 21:30:38, in reply to "Eff you, Reid.*"

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I mean, percentage-wise, he is due to miss.*

Posted by DocWalk20 on January 14, 2026, 21:30:07, in reply to "yeah let's leave Reid wide open *"

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Wtf*

Posted by Herman Blume on January 14, 2026, 21:29:30, in reply to "yeah let's leave Reid wide open *"

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Successful reverse jinks here:

Posted by Herman Blume on January 14, 2026, 21:28:19, in reply to "Prayed for Tomi breakout game. Prayer answered*"

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It finally worked!*

Posted by OB25 on January 14, 2026, 21:27:56, in reply to "Prayed for Tomi breakout game. Prayer answered*"

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