Illini Basketball vs. Washington Pre-Game and Game Thread (Thursday, 8pm on FS1)
Posted by JFG
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We opened +2.5 vs Nebraska +
Posted by biclops
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Did I miss this other Athletic profile of Wagler by one of their NBA draft guys, John Hollinger?
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Jakstys done for the season
Posted by jdl
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Sounds like Mast is in bad shape
Posted by biclops
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Things a blind sea captain might say?*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Anybody see what's up with the other guy that was hurt?*
Posted by JFG
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Game time decision *
Posted by jdl
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30 points, minimum. *
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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At half*
Posted by Mrap24
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10-game win streaks in the modern era
Posted by Blazer
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Mirko’s parents were at the game. His dad….
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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SAME - I was like "He looks like a Bond Villain" *….
Posted by aimlessillini
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I thought the same thing...LOL*
Posted by Tooldresser
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I’ve wondered how the Balkan vibes work when you initially bring these kids in.
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Also, Washington is no longer the Huskies. Now they're the Dawgs. :-)) *
Posted by osklister
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I thought those jerseys were beneath them. And really any BT team.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Thinking back to the days when we used to look towards 20 wins as a tourney lock
Posted by OWWDig
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Well, it also was only a 27 game regular season, then it became 30, now 31. 20-7 looks good *
Posted by bucktownillini
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Fire Underwood! Second round Brad! Nepotism!*
Posted by GMAW
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beating Washington at home is a flex?
Posted by Poldark "Is there anything that you can enjoy anymore, or has politics just ruined everything in life for you?"
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Nepotism! Second round Brad!*
Posted by GMAW
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Come on, this is stupid and disingenuous*
Posted by Blazer
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one trick pony Detlef. it's all he's got*
Posted by assassin
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That’s not true at all.
Posted by voiceofreason
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i meant the stupid and disingenuous part *
Posted by assassin
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What if we include beating Purdue on the road without Boswell? *
Posted by Tuscy
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winning two of at Purdue at Nebraska at Izzo without Boswell
Posted by Poldark "Is there anything that you can enjoy anymore, or has politics just ruined everything in life for you?"
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a win-win if ever there was one*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Come on, surely nobody here is dumb enough to have posted stuff like this*
Posted by Herman Blume
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To be fair, detlef doesn't post here any more.*
Posted by Illiniphil
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No deadnaming pls.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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he's posted in this thread *
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Whoosh.*
Posted by Illiniphil
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Imagine someone pivoting from being down on the Cubs circa 2014/15 to down on
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Dad isn’t going to be very pleased with you, Grill*
Posted by Ron McDon
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He's a terrible offensive coach!!*
Posted by OWWDig
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He's a terrible defensive coach!*
Posted by Illiniphil
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(he was for the first couple of years)*
Posted by gvibes
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don't tell phil*
Posted by Poldark "Is there anything that you can enjoy anymore, or has politics just ruined everything in life for you?"
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He's a terrible special teams coach!!
Posted by OWWDig
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He's a terrible press conference coach!! *
Posted by osklister
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He doesn't even mow his own lawn!*
Posted by ATL
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Article on how Illinois is the top program for former players doing well elsewhere.
Posted by ibdoc
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That's a actually a really good lineup
Posted by Blazer
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Had no idea White was playing that well at KU. Or that Miller was at Gonzaga.*
Posted by EffinIllini
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Tre looks pretty great this year for KU from what I've watched.
Posted by JFG
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Four schools in four years, started 106 of the 114 games he's played
Posted by RVA
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Fascinating article I always like Hansberry.*
Posted by gullit
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Still wish we had him here.
Posted by illinilosch
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Junior, loved him too*
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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It stinks that so many have left, but it is a good indication that our coaches...
Posted by shua
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John Groce collect 8 silver medals for point guards and wound up with Jaylon Tate
Posted by illini222
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BU does a great job identify talent but worried long term other schools outbidding us consistently.*
Posted by gullit
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I'm not... Morez was flat out tampered with, and we missed that one...
Posted by uofi1998
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Fuck Tai Streets*
Posted by bjl63
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From a financial standpoint, I’m pretty sure that Andrej alone cost more than Morez.
Posted by OB25
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I don't think that is correct. Andre cost more than what we offered Morez. Not what Morez got
Posted by JacobRDaugherty I think Andre is our 3rd highest paid player. Morez is the 2nd highest paid player for Michigan is what I believe
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I mentioned this when I was saying Morez was gone after talking to a Kentucky
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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Basketball is operating at a level where there's going to be a lot of fuckery going on
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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I think Morez is the only one on that list where we were outbid
Posted by illini
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He also just flat doesn’t fit how the rest of the roster is geared to play.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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He'd definitely be in the rotation
Posted by jdl a la Trey White
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True. Though its an interesting thought exercise to imagine how the roster would've been built
Posted by illini
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Kinda my take too, that's the only time we've ever been truly burnt and we were fine
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Tre White would probably still play too, I guess
Posted by illini
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he would, I think a few of those guys would have played
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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I was annoyed he left. I thought he was key to our play at the end of last year
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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I think we are watching the greatest Illini player of all time.
Posted by uofi1998
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Amazing watching how quickly he is blossoming*
Posted by JeffFrank
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A lot of recency bias here, but there is a non-long shot possibility this becomes accurate*
Posted by Blazer
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I'm too supersticious to participate in this dicussion right now.
Posted by OWWDig
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No one year player can be the greatest Illini of all time
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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What if Keaton were to lead us to a national championship?
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Sure, I'd be willing to make an exception for that
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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It's just the most obvious hypothetical for a scenario that wouldn't include NBA success
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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If he led us to a NC, there might be no debate*
Posted by uofi1998
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This is precisely what I'm getting at... we all fall in love with the 3-4 year guys...
Posted by uofi1998
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Man...Derek Harper and Nick Anderson weren't too shabby*
Posted by LWillhite
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Lots of great names... no doubt. There is some projection here.
Posted by uofi1998
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I tried to suggest this after Purdue. I don't know if I put him 1 but the conversation should happen
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Senior year Terrance Shannon was the most overwhelmingly impressive player on both ends
Posted by OB25
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I get it, believe me... I actually try to avoid hyperbole on this kind of stuff...
Posted by uofi1998
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Difficult to judge when comparing 1 season to 3-4 season players.
Posted by EffinIllini
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how are defining greatest Illini?
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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I think Frank Williams measures up pretty well.
Posted by memyselfandillini
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What's kind of wild is that we got him for pennies too
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Deron was dominant offensively and defensively and the 3rd overall pick. Keaton is still behind that
Posted by Orangeillini
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equally too pretty*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Honestly I’m glad he’s one and done and we won’t get outbid by Kansas or Kentucky or whoever.
Posted by nash
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100%. Would be crushing to get Morez'd in this case.*
Posted by Orangeillini
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you never know if you have a legit star, but that thought never crossed my mind
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Something like that. :-/ We're gonna lose some guys we want to keep, but: that's life today. *
Posted by osklister
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it would be awful. but I feel like, for this, the Illini could ri$e to the occasion*
Posted by cpsteine
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It's crazy that us fans have to play that hypothetical narrative out in our heads?
Posted by illinilosch
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The only question at this point is where in the Top 10 he lands.
Posted by uofi1998
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This is pretty wild after the ‘Ben is our highest graded defender’ scolding from last year
Posted by OB25
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Brad just says shit sometimes*
Posted by CWR10
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Undy is not only a great coach but burgeoning stand-up talent.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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nm
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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ooo
Posted by jdl
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I feel like Mirk gets crapped on early every gamethread here then puts up a great line as a true FR*
Posted by OB25
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he’s playing really well*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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ooo
Posted by biclops
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Also, I think that was a good opponent to play as prep for the Nebraska game.
Posted by OB25
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Just worried about Keaton’s legs at this point
Posted by Blazer
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He’s 18! It’s not a problem! (Hi jdl)*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Excellent point
Posted by jdl
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i'm very comfortable on the 'playing guys 38mpg is a bad idea' island if it is an island*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I'll wave to you from the "play our best players as much as possible" boat *
Posted by jdl
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Obviously, it's the "as much as possible" part that he's referring to here.
Posted by ilinni11
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exactly. 38mpg is too much, period. he will wear down and it will cost us*
Posted by John Coctostan
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We really need Andrej to step up and be more consistent.
Posted by OB25
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Yeah, rough night for tonight, outside of that stretch where he got to the rim 3-4 possessions
Posted by Blazer
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He’s a disaster with the ball most of the time, but when he’s around the rim and shooting
Posted by voiceofreason
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Feels like this is all based on like 5 early games. He’s not wild at all really*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Agree to disagree on that one. I’m not trying to diminish him, I promise. I just think most
Posted by voiceofreason
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he just constantly makes me anxious... he's on the edge of control, edge of fouling
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Yep, though if I’m honest, I’d like to see at least one more full court underhanded pass
Posted by Blazer
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One of the most entertaining pass attempts and Brad reactions we’ve ever seen.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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He’s no Keaton, but his TO% is perfectly respectable given his usage*
Posted by Blazer
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Fair enough.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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We’re gonna need to build around him next year. Run stuff through him*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Tomi 1-8 from 3 tonight. I think the 7 misses were all off the front iron.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Plus Z 0-3 too. Ooof*
Posted by Blazer
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ooo
Posted by cpsteine
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Wagler, Mirkovic, and Humrichous *
Posted by biclops
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would have been much less comfortable without Ben's 4-6 from 3*
Posted by Orangeillini
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I love Mirk. The hair, the running, the wide stance shots, the spin moves.
Posted by illini
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Mirk went toe to toe with Steinbach and did a good job bottling him up when they were matched up*
Posted by Blazer
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Down to 6 in KenPom*
Posted by UIHuskie
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The Ken was ANGRY my friends*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Looks like the defense fell a few spots *
Posted by biclops
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Outside of top 30 which means we can no longer win it all. Sorry everyone.*
Posted by OB25
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I’m willing to accept a final four *
Posted by biclops
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23 kenpom national champs: 1 had #22 defense, 5 were in the teens, 17 were top 11.*
Posted by Orangeillini
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But that’s post-tournament, right? What were they going in?*
Posted by Blazer
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yes / not sure / we're going to have to do a lot better than we have been to get that high*
Posted by Orangeillini
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Nice to get a semi easy win when you don’t play all that well*
Posted by Mrap24
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Ugly win, but workmanlike*
Posted by Blazer
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Shot badly from FT line and 3 point line
Posted by jdl
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Keaton 4eva*
Posted by Blazer
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Yeah, happy with that. Nice to win a rock fight.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Jdl can we get the giant ceremonial lock out?*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Is this the first year of 18 big ten games? Why did they go down from 20?*
Posted by Mrap24
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Huh? *
Posted by jdl
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Disregard, I’m an idiot*
Posted by Mrap24
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Can't have a lock in January can we? *
Posted by jdl
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When youre ready, he'll be waiting
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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LOL *
Posted by jdl
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T1 B1G *
Posted by jdl
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Fouling down 9 with 25 secs…brah*
Posted by cpsteine
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That’s a good, tough win*
Posted by John Coctostan
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lol at no cover charge at KAM’s for the next hour if we make 10 threes*
Posted by OB25
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Thought we were going to KenPom the crap out of them at the end there.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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no circlejerk tonight boys *
Posted by biclops
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Dammit, almost got the cover*
Posted by Blazer
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JFC Andrej*
Posted by OB25
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Fuck Washington. Fuck them.*
Posted by Toonces
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How dare them.*
Posted by Toonces
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He’s (not) a brick. House.*
Posted by nash
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I feel like UW is the temu version of us*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Ben is the man tonight*
Posted by cpsteine
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Good for Hummer. Worked his ass off today*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Also positive Kenpomming late!*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Ha whoops. Too soon*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Ben!*
Posted by Ron McDon
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BEN *
Posted by jdl
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thought that was going to be the Wagler Dagler *
Posted by jdl
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THERE IT IS *
Posted by jdl
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The crowd anticipation when he put that up was great.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Nah we got the patented tomi 3 coming up*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Well damn it. Really thought that was it*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Steinbach is an incredibly impressive player*
Posted by CWR10
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Yeah announcer is in love. Not sure why mirk thought he could post him*
Posted by cpsteine
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Looks like the slop caught up with them lol *
Posted by biclops
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I thank them for seeming to forget they have a lottery pick on the floor. Never get him the ball*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Hey lets get the stadium pumped up, singalong with Creed!
Posted by illini222
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Creed is in again now. They’ve hit the nostalgia threshold*
Posted by OB25
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There was no singing just some thumbs down.
Posted by illini222
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Save a spot on the boat for me, I’ll join you there*
Posted by Blazer
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I’m the mayor. *
Posted by assassin
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No more ivisic threes, thx*
Posted by cpsteine
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There is so many similarities to us playing them last year.
Posted by tvillini
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I’m going to OD on donuts when Hummer finds his way into an NBA game*
Posted by OB25
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Jesus Keaton’s passing is unreal*
Posted by Blazer
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Keaton passes to Andrej on the fast break - never any chance of another pass after that*
Posted by Orangeillini
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In that case he made the right play going strong, the refs just let them mug him*
Posted by OB25
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Ben has saved us today*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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donuts to Coctostan
Posted by Blazer
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Glad Ben made that three after they ignored the foul on Dre's drive *
Posted by jdl
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Hot damn Ben. *
Posted by illini
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Humrichous killing it*
Posted by biclops
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Ben!*
Posted by Ron McDon
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do they still do the matto chart or whatever it was?*
Posted by lcubed
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Tomi short on his 3’s so often this year. Killing us today*
Posted by OB25
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They can’t miss the bad shots *
Posted by illini
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Bad numbers, but i really don’t think the D has been bad this half*
Posted by John Coctostan
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So much shit rolling in for them*
Posted by Ron McDon
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What a pass*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Ouch*
Posted by gvibes
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I wish that Man-WOULD-Quit, amirite???*
Posted by OB25
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My goodness kid. Also he should have probably drawn like 4 more fouls than he has*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Get him one more quick rest for the home stretch, hopefully*
Posted by Blazer
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He got fouled twice on that last drive alone.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Just can't put these effers away*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Just need one last run to slam the door*
Posted by Blazer
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Tomi is killing us from 3 tonight.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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He rushed that last one from straight on. *
Posted by illini
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ooo
Posted by biclops
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Yay more slop*
Posted by Ron McDon
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lol, Z’s flop*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Z getting worked on the boards*
Posted by John Coctostan
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No guard lineup, huh*
Posted by Blazer
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Says a lot about Petrovic *
Posted by biclops
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Has to be a first time lineup*
Posted by John Coctostan
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This lineup is absolutely wild*
Posted by Blazer
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And still managed to keep it on the rails.
Posted by tvillini
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IKR
Posted by Blazer
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David Mirkovic PG *
Posted by jdl
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Absolute slop going in*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I believe Tyler would refer to them as “bronze”*
Posted by biclops
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C’mon with these shit shots going in for them.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Jfc these shots*
Posted by cpsteine
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More garbage *
Posted by biclops
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Less time to think, better Ben is*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Was literally just saying this to my boys*
Posted by Blazer
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Good job Ben*
Posted by biclops
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Ben has had a terrific game*
Posted by GMAW
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I really wanted that fast break dunk opportunity. *
Posted by illini
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Big Z so weak*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Really thought we were going to take control when we got up 10*
Posted by OB25
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18 points scored by Washington before the under 16:00 timeout*
Posted by OB25
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Feel like the defense has still been fine*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Have to get Wagler a blow somewhere in here in case we need him late*
Posted by Blazer
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This is hard to watch *
Posted by biclops
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Crowd seems disengaged too *
Posted by illini
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Fucking hell, they cant miss*
Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam
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Yay they can’t miss*
Posted by Ron McDon
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UW shot selection is kinda shitty and just making them all to start the half*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Even more mid range jumpers drained. Wild*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Wagler def fouled there*
Posted by cpsteine
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They’re fully employing the can’t call a foul every trip plan*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Right at our season average for 3s. Just missed some layups and FTs*
Posted by Blazer
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Sleepy efforts, still up 7. Fire it up to start 2H*
Posted by bjl63
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Purdue freshman Keenan wagler*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Z has to figure out how to stay on the floor in the 2nd half.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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They have more rebounds *
Posted by biclops
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ESPN shows it tied at 17.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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TheScore shows 19-18*
Posted by biclops
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Werner posted the official box score. 17-17. My app is wrong *
Posted by biclops
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Stupid apps.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Delete*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Blame the missed free throws.
Posted by assassin
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Great point*
Posted by Blazer
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I’ll take it. A little flat after a big win. Nice job to get 2 more at the end by Keaton.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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This has been such a gross game. No rhythm at all. If we played average we’d be up 20*
Posted by Desert
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Tough match up with their physicality
Posted by jdl
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Dre has such a bad three point release *
Posted by assassin
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Maybe peja wanted him to make his own path so he let his mom teach him how to shoot*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Except for the Maryland game
Posted by jdl
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see ben as well.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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lol*
Posted by Blazer
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….no. *
Posted by assassin
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41 on Washington is shiving Keaton in the back on every screen*
Posted by Blazer
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Wagler looks dead tired. We all look slow all the sudden*
Posted by John Coctostan
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He looks bothered by the size on him.
Posted by voiceofreason
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Yep, getting pummeled on every screen *
Posted by jdl
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Classic Humrichous sequence *
Posted by biclops
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The Ben 5 point swing*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Their offense blows. Let’s clean it up into the half. *
Posted by illini
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They haven’t missed since this post
Posted by Ron McDon
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Didn’t need to hold him Dave. *
Posted by assassin
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True, but also looked worse from that ref’s angle then i think it was*
Posted by John Coctostan
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These FTs man cmon*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Wagler's shot looks flat *
Posted by jdl
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It’d be nice if he didn’t have to play 38 mpg*
Posted by John Coctostan
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He's 18 years old *
Posted by jdl
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Which means he hasn’t had to do this before. Almost everybody needs 4 mins here and there*
Posted by John Coctostan
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He's fine
Posted by jdl
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Yeah it’s getting annoying.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Not a good Davis game so far*
Posted by John Coctostan
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remove davis from that thought please.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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2nd bad pass from Davis
Posted by jdl
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This team would be a really tough matchup for us if Claude was playing.*
Posted by OB25
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Gotta make them pay at the line dudes *
Posted by biclops
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Can’t believe Mirk’s moving screens don’t get called more. That last one was hilarious.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Looked like an OL creating a hole for the RB*
Posted by UofIL6
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Mirk you can't grab the guy right in front of the ref *
Posted by jdl
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Haha exactly *
Posted by Ron McDon
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24 is thiccc*
Posted by assassin
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Peoria kid *
Posted by jdl
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Son of bradley legend marcellus summerville*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Wasn’t he on Rutgers last year?
Posted by Blazer
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(Yes, he was. But only had 7 pts)*
Posted by Blazer
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This whole team is on roids*
Posted by cpsteine
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Z picking up too many fouls lately.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Grooooooooossssssssss*
Posted by Blazer
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mirk is a mess with the ball.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Mirk draws a lot of fouls on his drives at least*
Posted by OB25
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well, maybe we’ll get to shoot a lot of FTs tonight *
Posted by biclops
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In the bonus *
Posted by jdl
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In the bonus. Keep being aggressive*
Posted by UofIL6
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this game has benn an affront to offensive basketball.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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This is wild how many shots at the rim won’t go in*
Posted by Blazer
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that was an unfortunate sequence *
Posted by biclops
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LOL at also missing open dunks *
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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That one was on the Davis lob
Posted by Blazer
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Yeah too high*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Davis tried to lob that to Wemby*
Posted by assassin
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If anyone else on the team could make a shot we’d already have these guys buried. Fuckin hell*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I’ll say this about Washington: they’re the only team this year to make us look small*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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I wouldn’t say small. Just actually close to us in a few positions. We’re still bigger*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Yep.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Wagler really does an answer for any kind of defense. Separator of him vs. college Ayo offensively*
Posted by OB25
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Ayo would have been interesting w a three point shooting big
Posted by assassin
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Scary night to be a backboard . Woof what a shooting display!*
Posted by OWWDig
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Fuck you Brandon Roy*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Wagler’s ability to adjust to this D is almost as impressive as making all those 3s. He’s a stud*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Just so so smart
Posted by Blazer
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Was thinking the same. He needed a few possessions to see it. Now it’s on.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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They’ll need two shot blockers on the floor at all times or we’ll roast em at the tin. *
Posted by assassin
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Like that take is going to get nba scouts as excited as anything he did Saturday. So so so smooth*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Farts all around*
Posted by assassin
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So andrej is full boom or bust huh. Either 20+ or can’t make layups*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Make a fucking layup, guys.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Illinois make a layup challenge*
Posted by Ron McDon
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We can have as many pick and pop threes as we want to take. *
Posted by assassin
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Like that. We can do it fifty times.*
Posted by assassin
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Yeah basically if we make 35%+ we’ll win going away*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I’d love it if Tomislav could make a first half three *
Posted by biclops
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Dare I say, might be a Petro game?
Posted by Blazer
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Narrator: Nope!*
Posted by Blazer
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“just a breakdown on defense”. Uh, Wagler shot that from 28 feet out*
Posted by HeatMizer
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This is the exact kind of roster that has given us fits on offense under Brad*
Posted by Blazer
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Need to get Hummer in for Andrej*
Posted by OB25
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Andrej 3 shots that didn't hit the rim lol*
Posted by Orangeillini
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I like when Steve Smith called his airballed three a beautiful shot*
Posted by OrangeSox
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Taking some really bad shots*
Posted by UofIL6
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Has Mirkovic made a layup this year?*
Posted by biclops
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Not many against good teams. Don't forget he was all world in the non-con cash games*
Posted by OrangeSox
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He’s a disaster with the ball.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Come on stojakovic*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Can we as a team just stop shooting?*
Posted by HeatMizer
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Groce*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Is missing every shot bad?*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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So extreme ball pressure and face guarding. Have to shred that up*
Posted by John Coctostan
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This is a very different defense *
Posted by biclops
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One possession in and you can tell their strategy is to get inside our jerseys on defense.
Posted by OB25
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I’ve been waiting to see a team do this to us. They are long too.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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815 tip?*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Guessing that is to maximize pacific time zone viewing *
Posted by Sounder
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Or we finally had a game that actually only went the allotted 2 hours. *
Posted by assassin
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In other Underwood child news, ADDC got engaged to one of the Underwood girls*
Posted by gvibes
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Associate Director Dan Cornbuckle?
Posted by Kajagoogoo
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adrien dumont de chassart*
Posted by gvibes
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"4 to 8 range"
Posted by John Coctostan https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7002905/2026/01/29/nba-draft-aj-dybantsas-byu-brayden-burries/
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Its a great added benefit that he’s established as surefire one and done instead of a ‘maybe’
Posted by OB25
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Definitely*
Posted by John Coctostan
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And he is such a good recruiting pitch... maybe the single best one we have *ever* had*
Posted by uofi1998
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yea, writing is on the wall, take a victory lap over 4 1st round picks in 3 years
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Come take his place... you're ranked #20... he was #261... imagine what you can do...
Posted by uofi1998
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Did nepotism get us a really good assistant coach? Many such cases*
Posted by gvibes
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There seems to have been a run on red string and push pins in the general Illinois vicinity
Posted by ATL
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I never minded the Tyler hire anyways, I think it's materially different than Cubit/Lovie
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Let's start with the fact Tyler actually played CBB.
Posted by uofi1998
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He also started at the bottom--he wasn't on staff initially
Posted by Blazer
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yup, exactly. Having your kid on staff/on the team is pretty common across college sports
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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For sure I've flipped from annoyed Tyler is here because he wouldn't be unless his dad was the coach
Posted by meanjeans
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Maybe. I'm convinced the plan for Brad is to pass the program on to Tyler when he's ready to retire
Posted by illini21
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Brad had to work a long time paying dues before he got this job. I feel like Brad wouldn’t
Posted by voiceofreason
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I don't think Brad has the stature to do that
Posted by jdl
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I despise the idea unless he takes a HC gig for a few years elsewhere
Posted by bjl63
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I think he’ll go for a MM HC job. Doesn’t have to worry about money ever again.
Posted by Carl Spackler Could also see him go to an NBA assistant job. Doubt he stays around as an assistant until Brad retires.
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Kinda seems that way, but I hate it a lot less than I did before...
Posted by uofi1998
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Stephen Pearl should be cautionary tale enough*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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If Josh is still here I can't see him just rolling with that plan.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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If Brad is here another 10 years and we're still rolling and Tyler has had an AHC role
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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It seems like there has been a concerted effort the last month to put Tyler out front and center
Posted by Blazer
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Yep, agreed.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Yeah wasn’t a coincidence that the Keaton ‘2 offers’ story told every game…
Posted by OB25
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yep about to say the same. been a very clear push the last month to publicize him*
Posted by John Coctostan
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he'd be the youngest coach in D-I if hired
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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UMKC job is open.
Posted by Poldark "Is there anything that you can enjoy anymore, or has politics just ruined everything in life for you?"
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Oh, I don't want that*
Posted by gvibes
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We are Purdue
Posted by biclops
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LFG
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Ended up getting two tickets and a parking pass for dirt cheap from a co-worker.
Posted by JFG
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well heck. This game came with the 3 game "blue" game pack
Posted by Tooldresser
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Overall you'll probably save money. The cheapest SeatGeek Indiana ticket is $183.
Posted by JFG
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10 minute Keaton interview on BTN
Posted by Blazer
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Loved it when the host said "per the Two Four Seven website...." :-)
Posted by osklister
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-12.5*
Posted by OB25
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Tidbits from Brad's Wednesday press conference (longish, as usual).
Posted by JFG On Washington: Very talented, one of the best bigs in the country, good size, solid defensively. Steinbach is a potential draft choice. Need same mentality as Purdue...keeping their bigs off the glass. Diallo has improved a lot from last year. They're coming off a win, we'll need to play well On Tyler and the offense: we have good players, Tyler's done a good job of putting guys in places to have success and not do too much outside of their comfort zone, simplifying the game. Coaching with him means a lot to Brad...Brad says he was "pretty much an absentee father" when his kids were young, never coached his kids when they were young. To have this opportunity to be with Tyler now is awesome, and it means a lot to Brad. Tyler works really hard and is professional. Tyler is the math behind everything, smarter than Brad, studies and talks NBA with everybody. Brad stays out of the way and listens, doesn't always agree and will question, allows Tyler to convince them. On David's ankle and Jakstys: David is fine with a couple days of rest, Jason is out with a blood clot in shoulder area that is being treated. Updates to come. On shot selection ID: lots of emphasis on identifying good shots, this has helped clearly communicate with players what the coaches are looking for. Been very positive for the players. On Purdue buzz: sure, awesome win, but focus on Washington. That's why we play a crazy non-con so players learn to quickly move on to the next challenge. On Ty: Participated in practice yesterday for first time since groin injury. Wait and see pattern still. On offensive evolution over 3-4 years: Always thought we needed offense to win, but it's not about action you run, it's about maximizing your best and most efficient players and putting them in their best spots. Redefining shot selection has been huge. Nice having lots of bigs that can shoot 3's. On Tyler identifying Keaton: Brad trusted Tyler to know what to look for, Keaton was a great passer, shooter, has positional size. Didn't take a lot of convincing once Brad watched him on film and then got to know him and his story. On "did you expect Keaton to be this good": No, of course not. Hard to know until you can grind on people in practice to really know who somebody is. He was good this summer, but also good once practice started. On "if you had to scout yourself, what would you do.": He asked himself if he was Painter, what would he do differently. Nothing. We just hit the shots and took our opportunities. Matt didn't coach anything wrong. We made shots and it worked. We won the rebounding battle. That's why we won. On redefining pace: it's helped. Brad would like us to play a bit faster, but not reckless. Value possessions. 4 passes to space, 6 to action. Efficient shots that are "our shots" On defensive matchups/Washington: they are elite on the offensive boards. They can hurt you with physicality. Diallo is good midrange. We need to rebound. On Royal Palm invitational next year (I guess there was an article that we're considering going?): Brad's only excited about Washington and our current team, other people handle the other stuff.
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The "what would you do differently" answer was a little disconcerting
Posted by Blazer
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Counterpoint: WTF is he gonna say? "Yeah, I'm not sure what Matt was thinking."
Posted by tvillini
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About to make this same point*
Posted by GMAW
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CounterCounter point. It was a dumbass question.
Posted by JFG Hell yes...defend us just like Matt did. Lol.
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Fair*
Posted by Blazer
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On Ty
Posted by illini
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Yeah, I don't see the fit on this team... honestly, it's the same problem as 2024...
Posted by uofi1998
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His back to basket post up game would be useful to hunt matchups, but I don’t know who you are
Posted by voiceofreason
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Your last point is the key. Everybody on this team can shoot.
Posted by JFG
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he could sub in for Dre if the other 4 on the floor can shoot
Posted by assassin
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Re: Keaton...
Posted by uofi1998
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undy on the score this morning. i forgot tommy got his tonsils out. that's kind of a bigger deal
Posted by Ari Gold
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My son got his out a year ago and couldn’t do anything athletic for two full weeks*
Posted by GMAW
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Halfway through Big Ten play...who do you think is going to take the regular season title?
Posted by JFG MSU has a shot, but I kinda compare them to us. They still have @Michigan, @Wisconsin, @Purdue, with us, Michigan, and UCLA at home. Maybe they're the darkhorse?
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Nebraska has by far the easiest schedule*
Posted by assassin
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If they beat us on Sunday, Nebraska is definitely the team to beat*
Posted by GMAW
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Since they aren't going to... time for their slide*
Posted by uofi1998
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It kinda feels like we need to beat them, and they need a double trip up on the West Coast.
Posted by JFG
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I think we beat them. This one is circled for sure. Avoid the UW trap*
Posted by uofi1998
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Michigan. They have physical talent above the rest of the league.
Posted by uofi1998
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For as impressive as they have looked, their run through December was against the dregs
Posted by Blazer
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I mean... I could've just said Illinois to placate the forum...
Posted by uofi1998
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I don't think it's Illinois necessarily
Posted by Blazer
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I think Lendeborg is overhyped. And their guards are trash.
Posted by Ron McDon
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I mean… they beat otherwise-undefeated Gonzaga by 40. They have wagon potential.
Posted by uofi1998
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Gonzaga is an *actual* paper tiger this year
Posted by GMAW
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They are very good, one of the best teams in the land. But I don’t know what got into them…
Posted by OB25
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Seem like a lot of it was hot 3 point shooting
Posted by jdl
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I mean... by that rationale... Illinois...
Posted by uofi1998
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The example would be Illinois last year
Posted by Blazer
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For the record I’m not saying we’re better than Michigan in this argument.
Posted by OB25
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Nah, we've been shooting them well for a month and a half now
Posted by jdl
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I must have missed the point*
Posted by uofi1998
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I was responding to OB25's post *
Posted by jdl
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It's obviously impressive
Posted by Blazer
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Ok, fine. We are all doomed! Better?*
Posted by Ron McDon
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LOL... of course not... unless we are.
Posted by uofi1998
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Looks like #2 now… my bad*
Posted by uofi1998
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Meh - Nebraska was missing their most important player and were gassed
Posted by ATL
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It gives me no joy to say this about them.
Posted by uofi1998
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If we go 16-4 and don't get a share I'll tip my cap to the winner. That's also likely a 2 seed
Posted by illini
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I'm just saying I don't think Michigan is heads and houlders above some of the other top
Posted by ATL
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I think Nebraska would have been in dominant position had they held on last night
Posted by RSMBob
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my guess is 17-3 gets you a tie for the title, 18-2 will win it outright*
Posted by bucktownillini
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Steinbach has been a beast on the boards in my limited viewing of them.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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