Nebranois Pregame and Game Thread
Posted by GMAW
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Illinois - Nebraska the highest rated college hoops game on FS1 Ever
Posted by assassin
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That's pretty awesome...for FS1 and Illinois*
Posted by RSMBob
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C'mon, Knebraka hoops brings in a lot of viewers (who can't find Gilligan's Island reruns).
Posted by osklister
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Illini offense analyzed
Posted by jdl
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fantastic analysis...i don't know what to do with my hands!*
Posted by Nobster
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A few years ago I got an NIL jersey for my oldest. It was a proper "stitched" replica
Posted by tvillini
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Gameday has Nike NIL jerseys but I do not believe the lettering/numbering stitched
Posted by Ron McDon
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subliminated means printed by a machine
Posted by Sounder
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Tomorrow seems like a classic trap game
Posted by memyselfandillini
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We’re not losing to NW*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Phew*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I could see it looking lazy, but not worried about tomorrow at all,
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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The talent disparity is so great that we just aren't losing a home game to Northwestern
Posted by GMAW
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I have a theory on "trap games" this year. That they are less likely, or should be.
Posted by JFG
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I think the fact that we generate such high quality shots every trip keeps our floor insanely high
Posted by John Coctostan
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I think we could lose to a lesser team, but it's not going to be a no-athlete
Posted by GMAW
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“Gold Medal Shots”*
Posted by DocWalk20
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And Mirkovics knees just MAKE the floor look low. Genius!
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I think Tomi smashing the guitar qualifies him as also slightly insane*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Wagler on midseason SG award watch list
Posted by jdl
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Man, if he ain't on the list, then it's a BS list. *
Posted by osklister
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does it matter that he is now mostly point on an award for SG?*
Posted by Potomac
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fun new site I came across. we avoid the mid range like the plague
Posted by John Coctostan
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Another interesting site
Posted by jdl
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random observation - teams shoot 10% worse at the rim when Z is in the game vs out*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Also love seeing him shooting 89% at the rim*
Posted by dk
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And that doesn’t even count shots that don’t even happen because of his presence. I would guess
Posted by meanjeans
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he and tomi really make opposing players think twice about shooting in there.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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The best people are born in the best month. Happy 19th birthday to Keaton Wagler.*
Posted by ATL
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nm*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I would buy a Rob the Fucking Bank shirt *
Posted by Jersey
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Obvious
Posted by Ron McDon
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Up to top 2 seed in tonight’s matrix update*
Posted by Blazer
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I’d guess we remain on that 2 line with losses at MSU and a split in LA.
Posted by opossum jenkins
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That west coast trip is the scariest thing left on the schedule, IMO*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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To me, the scariest game on the schedule is Indiana
Posted by GMAW
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The back to back home games against Wisconsin and Indiana is it for me.
Posted by OB25
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I'm not claiming this to be a completely rational feeling, but I'm never worried about home games*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Wisconsin went 15-33 from 3 to beat Michigan on the road by 3
Posted by jdl
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IU looks like they only have 2 guys any good at it
Posted by assassin
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Wisconsin has thermonuke potential, so def need to be wary of them*
Posted by assassin
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Same*
Posted by Blazer
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Is our over under for B1G wins 17 at this point? Feels as likely we win at least 1 of MSU / UM as
Posted by meanjeans
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I'm not sure we're going to lose again.
Posted by uofi1998
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I would love to not lose in 2026 at all. That would be great guys. Just great*
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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LA trip
Posted by apusikam
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ooo
Posted by Kajagoogoo
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Our first 1 seed bracket shows up *
Posted by jdl
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Cinematic recap
Posted by jdl
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The end has me wondering, how many times EVER does a team have back to back top 5 road wins?
Posted by assassin
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According to AI, that was only the fifth time it had ever happened*
Posted by Sounder
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I could watch clips of Mirkovic running all day *
Posted by biclops
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His expression on the No. 5 graphic that the team put out cracks me up*
Posted by AintHatin
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What a fun sexy time for you*
Posted by opey8
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How do the coaches keep a straight face watching him do wind sprints at practice *
Posted by biclops
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5 weeks ago we were 20th
Posted by biclops
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That chart is absolutely fascinating*
Posted by Sounder
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The Athletic has Illinois as one of six teams that could win it all (paywall)
Posted by Sounder
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This team has a few of the things that set it up for an OK NCAA run.
Posted by Tooldresser
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Yeah, I wish Petro or Lee had become a part of the rotation. We could use another guard.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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It’s crazy that Petrovic was being projected as a starter preseason and now he’s played…
Posted by shua
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ooo
Posted by biclops
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agree, we sure could*
Posted by Tooldresser
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Bad news guys (not really)
Posted by biclops
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Is that from like 2017? *
Posted by MC
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Nice to finally get a “10” on the “90/10” rule *
Posted by meanjeans
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They seem like an extraordinarily delusional fan base*
Posted by Sounder
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They should definitely go after Underwood
Posted by jdl
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I don't want to give them any money, but I'm dying to read that thread.
Posted by Illiniphil
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LOL... they had Lon Kruger (and Bill Snyder and others) there yesterday for a big to do
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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I've heard the same. But lucky for us, Coach K has a condo in Monticello and is next in line.
Posted by Kajagoogoo
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One of my favorites was before they hired Tang their insiders were all saying BU scoping real estate
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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would have been better if he said Keaton is going with him*
Posted by ATL
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Maybe he always wanted to office on Weber Drive.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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With the talk of dirty Fears below, I want to say again that I’m pissed they didnt
Posted by OWWDig
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I don't know what they should have done with that call, but he could have fucked up his arm bad
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Not a H&H but he grabs him and pulls him down. Even if not malicious, it’s endangering another
Posted by OWWDig
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Agreed. Announcers kept perseverating about the H&H, but it wasn’t ever that. It was overly
Posted by DocWalk20
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Was that play towards the end of the game? I clocked that one as well, glad he was ok.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Yes. It was later in the game*
Posted by OWWDig
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Shots fired from Dusty
Posted by jdl Here’s Dusty May on Jeremy Fears Jr. tripping Yaxel Lendeborg: https://t.co/QUk7PBZuTR pic.twitter.com/YcUEHyHHio
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sidejack: I've seen some scuttlebutt on Twitter that some of the B1G coaches
Posted by Blazer
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My reaction: If you ain’t tampering, you ain’t trying*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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100p this*
Posted by cpsteine
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The stuff I saw seemed to be from MSU burner accounts
Posted by jdl
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Dirty play here too
Posted by ATL
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Yaxel wore that like a man*
Posted by CWR10
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IMHO Izzo coaches it now. It happens too often*
Posted by Tooldresser
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Fears’s “what for???” reads to me like “I did exactly what I was supposed to do” *
Posted by meanjeans
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Saw a still shot of that in Ant Wright’s twitter replies. The video is even worse.
Posted by DocWalk20
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Izzo response - "this is what it's supposed to be"
Posted by jdl Tom Izzo responds back to Dusty May:
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His response tells us all we need to know....he DGAF*
Posted by ilinni11
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His example of “things the other way too” was a guy “jumping into the defender” to draw a foul? LOL*
Posted by DocWalk20
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Can’t hurt I suppose*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Timing is perfect. Sparty will be under a microscope for a minute*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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And Brad will pull on that string pre-game.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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And izzo on tilt even more than usual maybe *
Posted by meanjeans
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Agree, love it. Saw a clip of Fears tripping a Michigan player from their game Friday.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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It actually happened! We jumped teams in the AP Poll. #5
Posted by GMAW
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lol
Posted by biclops
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Michigan State is #10, so we'll have our third straight weekend road game v a Top 10 team*
Posted by GMAW
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hott*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Maybe not too surprising considering the vote total between the 6-9 teams last week was very close.
Posted by illinilosch
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playing standalone weekend games probably makes as big a difference as anything*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Got the quality win bump I thought we would get last week
Posted by Blazer
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Illinoi5*
Posted by biclops
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#hottake: we currently have the fourth-best resume and *should* be a 1 seed if season ended today*
Posted by Blazer
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I’d rather be the top #2 and get Chicago than be the #1 in Houston or wherever though *
Posted by meanjeans
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I don’t think that happens though unless they ship Michigan to the South or East
Posted by Blazer
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Only way we get Chicago is if we jump Michigan
Posted by GMAW
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dots
Posted by Blazer
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Disagree. There is exactly zero chance we would be the 4th #1 seed over a team
Posted by GMAW
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I said it was a hot take ;) *
Posted by Blazer
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The funny thing is that we are *clearly* the #5 overall seed at the moment
Posted by GMAW
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Do you not think that beating Michigan on Feb. 27th gets the job done?*
Posted by Sounder
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Assuming we both win out otherwise? No, I dont
Posted by GMAW
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no*
Posted by assassin
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We’re having so far the season I thought we’d have last year
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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I could see a world where the BTT is for the 1 seed
Posted by Sounder
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BTT final has no bearing, minus at at large that wouldn't be in otherwise*
Posted by assassin
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Normallly that is definitely the case
Posted by Sounder
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that scenario is both missing all the other outside factors
Posted by assassin
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that's only been true for like 20 straight years. but maybe this year!*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I really like David Mirkovic. He's a psycho and our bull in the China shop.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I'm still waiting for him to get T'd barking at the refs, and I hope it happens in February
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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Oooh good take. He's definitely got some Giorgi in him.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Past Illini on the list of “love him on my team but other fans hate him”?
Posted by biclops
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To win without KB at Purdue and NEB is incredible. This team special potential…. *
Posted by MC
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Prediction. We only lose one more game
Posted by TarheelIllini
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For the rest of the season? I’m in. *
Posted by MC
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I think Morez Johnson has the worst day of his life and we murderball them*
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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Think we'll move up to AP #7. Not looking forward to playing Flop U/Classy U.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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As long we don’t fuck up vs. the Nerds, it’s a game we should all just look forward to.
Posted by OB25
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can’t take NU for granted. First one was a 4 point game with about 6 minutes left*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I fully intend to take NU for granted. I doubt Brad will let the team follow my lead*
Posted by GMAW
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For sure. I want to win the Big Ten so no nights off.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I have grown to hate them*
Posted by Tooldresser
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I'm already pre-mad about the stuff they're about to pull.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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they're our easiest of the big 3 road games and we're going to lose by 12
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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grad school? irrelevant!*
Posted by cpsteine
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she hates absolutely everything about Michigan in general and East Lansing specifically
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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You're surely much larger than her. Tell her: root for Illinois or I will sit on you.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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You'll have to rip those three football and three basketball national championships out of my cold
Posted by ATL
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Field of 68
Posted by biclops
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So much poo pooing from the two bozos on the bottom*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Brad’s best season… and he gets no love in COY talk. He’s been outstanding *
Posted by uofi1998
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if we win the B1G regular season, Undy gets CoY. Otherwise it'll be May or Hoiberg*
Posted by deadpoolOG10
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The conference COY discourse is always so silly.
Posted by CWR10
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We've had a coach win it once since 1993 despite multiple B1G titles
Posted by UIHuskie
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I'm still mad Kruger didn't get it in 1998*
Posted by Blazer
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I've seen multiple clips from CBS March Madness and other major outlets ranking the best freshmen...
Posted by Tuscy
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Did you see Jay Bilas give Wagler a plug in the Brady Bunch grid?
Posted by Potomac
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Conference race
Posted by jdl
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I have a hard time thinking Nebraska isn't seriously in the mix for a share
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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if illini win the mich state game, what would the share % be? near 100?
Posted by Nobster
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Huh? We have a bunch of hard games left. By KenPom, the likelihood of winning
Posted by GMAW
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espn is game by game...and likely not at all as accurate as other stat sites.*
Posted by Nobster
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On ESPN the likelihood of winning all 4 of those games is even less. 30%*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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more t-rank fun: since moving onto the ball after uconn game, Wagler has been the best player in the
Posted by John Coctostan
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Looks like if you just sort by Ortg that the top player is actually…. Jake Davis
Posted by meanjeans
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47% from 3 and a 3/1 A/TO ratio *
Posted by jdl
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I’d love to know the scenario in which Wisconsin wins the title. *
Posted by ATL
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Some kind of mega-tie where their win at scUM is their "in" *
Posted by jdl
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Yeah but I think the chance is for a solo title, right?
Posted by ATL
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No? Sole is shown as 0.0% (middle column)*
Posted by Dilbert
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D’oh!*
Posted by ATL
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Repost: we may be watching the best player in program history. *
Posted by uofi1998
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Enjoy it while you can. :-/ *
Posted by osklister
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Keaton’s 23 points in the second half came on 6 shots. Bananas*
Posted by Blazer
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We didn’t hit a field goal in the last five minutes right?*
Posted by ATL
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Love that my twitter feed is full of fake sounding nerdstats that make Wagler seem elite. BPM?
Posted by gvibes
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ooo
Posted by jdl
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Is Keaton now just consistency in finishing out the regular season away from being a 1st Team AA?
Posted by illinilosch
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1st team all-B10 takes some work, with Smith already a lock at one guard spot*
Posted by Potomac
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He's up to eighth in KenPom's POY calculation
Posted by LWillhite
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Can we talk about the zone set of Wagler, Hummer, Mirk, Z, and Tomi
Posted by BradUnderwoodforprez
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ooo
Posted by jdl Illinois with a massive lineup right now
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Every player height he listed is wrong*
Posted by Mrap24
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ooo
Posted by jdl
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They might be their wingspans*
Posted by LWillhite
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My thought as well.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Nah, just a joke about embellished heights. *
Posted by assassin
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Hoiberg complained about Sandfort getting held and grabbed
Posted by biclops
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LOL. And their moving screens
Posted by Chilango
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Regression depression*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Ridiculous. Wagler got hammered a bunch of times. Quit yer bitchin Fred*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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The no call on Keaton’s bucket to start the second half was criminal*
Posted by Blazer
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Your whole defense is predicated on fouling 3-4 times per possession.
Posted by JFG
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Yes *
Posted by cpsteine
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This*
Posted by Tooldresser
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Can’t call them all if you are continuously doing it. *
Posted by harb
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Literally the motto of the classic Big East. "Can't call them all..."
Posted by osklister
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That top 10 wins since 2019 graphic was off--it's actually 16 after today
Posted by Blazer
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10 out of the last 11 were on the road or at a Neutral site*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Downtown stl hotels for first tournament weekend are pricey*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Latulip breakdown
Posted by biclops
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He's so good at these*
Posted by ilinni11
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Lovely to be in the drivers' seat. Great job, team. Got some vibes, y'all,.
Posted by JFG
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Great game….why they ever switched out of the zone baffles me*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Hey Blazer!
Posted by jdl Brad Underwood on #Illini defensive approach to give up more three-point attempts, says it centers around avoiding giving up layups. pic.twitter.com/mSx8BfY0vj
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Thanks! Walkon and I had an extensive conversation on Twitter about this about a month ago
Posted by Blazer But nice to hear Brad confirm that this has been an intentional shift in strategy.
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It was my question!
Posted by Walkon
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and a great one. and seems like this team is able to listen to the coaches and implement.*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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lol, I just came to post this! Kinley didn't give you credit on the clip
Posted by Blazer
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It was my question!
Posted by Walkon
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I kinda figured that *
Posted by jdl
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I have a feeling Izzo is going to go full on Slap Shot next weekend. Goon the fuck out of the game
Posted by opossum jenkins
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I just hope no one is hurt by those thugs*
Posted by Tooldresser
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The Jeremy Fears Jr flops will be generational*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Replay on FS1 at 1 am tonight*
Posted by Blazer
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9 on FS2*
Posted by illini222
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4 on FS3 *
Posted by jdl
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Ty.*
Posted by Toonces
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Can somebody send that Tomi tip over the shoulder pass to Jake for 3 sequence to the Louvre?
Posted by ATL
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I thought he had a similar one to Mirk in the Purdue game but the 3 was bricked*
Posted by gvibes
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ooo
Posted by jdl This connection needs to be studied 😳 pic.twitter.com/2DQ71EnPMi
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OK the "hang it in the Louve" thing has officially jumped the shark for me
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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It’s cooked and I am here for it*
Posted by Tortillini
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Your use of one cliche to criticize another is *chef’s kiss**
Posted by ATL
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What if we send the video of Fonzie jumping the shark to the Louvre?*
Posted by Illiniphil
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Shh! ATL is trying to be popular!*
Posted by Stu
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Hummer was +12 in 20 minutes. That’s really hard to do when you’re 0/6 with 0 points *
Posted by meanjeans
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Turning into Matt Mayer
Posted by jdl
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But good locker room guy who knows his role. When KB comes back good 8th guy.*
Posted by Toonces
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Fuck matt mayer*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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I’ve never been a fan but I’m glad we have him.*
Posted by Toonces
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You should post about him more.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Sorry if it bugged you, it’s actually a compliment to him*
Posted by meanjeans
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So it's not time to move on?*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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From him shooting 3s? Absolutely. You sound grouchy! Enjoy the win *
Posted by meanjeans
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Hey OB! AP #7 incoming. We pass Nebraska and MSU*
Posted by GMAW
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Was already pondering if we could jump Gonzaga to get to 6, heh*
Posted by OB25
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We should, but won’t, jump Gonzaga and Iowa’s state*
Posted by Mrap24
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Iowa State has fewer losses than us and won two games by 64 points this week
Posted by GMAW
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Iowa State is on a run of destroying teams so I’m fine with them being above us.*
Posted by OB25
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Wagler had 25 points in the second half. Nebraska had 30*
Posted by biclops
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Played 38 min again
Posted by jdl
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Will say I think the stretch between the under 12 and under 8 was key
Posted by Blazer
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Nebraska was beating the shit out of him. Worried me a few times*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Yeah that's a really concern
Posted by jdl
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Michigan State gonna Sissoko him*
Posted by Poldark "But Jesus Christ guys, not every loss is referendum on Brad Underwood"
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Or Scirotto is gonna get him 2 fouls in the first 5 minutes*
Posted by Illiniphil
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didn't the Big 10 fire him previously?*
Posted by Poldark "But Jesus Christ guys, not every loss is referendum on Brad Underwood"
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You’re thinking of his cop job where he was fired for ethics violations. B1G didn’t bat an eye *
Posted by meanjeans
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okay thanks *
Posted by Poldark "But Jesus Christ guys, not every loss is referendum on Brad Underwood"
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I am very worried about that*
Posted by Tooldresser
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KW had 23 in the second half*
Posted by Orangeillini
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Media people on twitter need to stop lying*
Posted by biclops
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It’s funny Brad was still annoyed by that grenade KW was handed in the 1st half
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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MJ would have passed that hot potato right back*
Posted by DocWalk20
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When will Wagler put two halves together?
Posted by gvibes
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Ari wants to know (probably)*
Posted by GMAW
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ROB THE FUCKING BANK
Posted by UIHuskie Our #EVERYDAYGUYS!! 🔶🔷🏀😤
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Up from #7 to #5 on KenPom, defense all the way up to #24*
Posted by OB25
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ooo
Posted by biclops
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On to the next trap game Wed night
Posted by jdl
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Press conf links?*
Posted by OWWDig
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WCIA
Posted by biclops
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Thanks. I should know this by now!*
Posted by OWWDig
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St. Louis, Chicago, Indy*
Posted by Drippy
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I think we’ll have to pass Michigan for the 1 to get Chicago
Posted by Blazer
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But St. Louis for the first two rounds is probably 85% chance of that happening*
Posted by bucktownillini
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Yep. Will be a blast*
Posted by Blazer
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But St. Louis for the first two rounds is probably 85% chance of that happening*
Posted by bucktownillini
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Really too bad we only play them in Champaign *
Posted by meanjeans
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I guess there’s only one thing left to do…
Posted by tvillini
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Would need to win the B1G and somehow pass Michigan*
Posted by bucktownillini
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Are we sure they’d give Michigan the 1 in Chicago as the #1 overall? They feel like DC to me *
Posted by meanjeans
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Never mind there’s going to be a logjam for DC with Duke and UConn on the board *
Posted by meanjeans
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Iowa St could sneak in as the 1 in Houston*
Posted by Blazer
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If it’s the current 1s on the matrix
Posted by Blazer
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Yeah I think you’re right. Oh well guess we’ll just have to beat Michigan *
Posted by meanjeans
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Jinx*
Posted by Blazer
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Although we complain about the refs
Posted by jdl
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Thought they were fine*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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No foul defense. It’s a little embarrassing to be that team but I’m not complaining *
Posted by meanjeans
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All Nebraska shot was 3’s. Hard to get to the line doing that*
Posted by Drippy
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Right, it's just wild to have these numbers on the road *
Posted by jdl
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yep*
Posted by cpsteine
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I'll take that crew every game.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Sirmons is a great ref and while Szelc isn’t elite, he isn’t a homer*
Posted by GMAW
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We’re obviously biased. But NE was so much more hands/hacky. Seemed clear they had a can’t
Posted by John Coctostan
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yeah, early in game it was very evident, IMO*
Posted by cpsteine
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We got a fair whistle*
Posted by GMAW
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We got a fair whistle*
Posted by GMAW
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We have ethical hoopers.*
Posted by Toonces
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Prediction: Keaton will be the 1/1 pick in 3 years*
Posted by bbonb
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Only the 5th team ever with two road wins over Top 5 opponents in an 8-day span*
Posted by UIHuskie
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Let's get 3 in a 15 day span.*
Posted by Phytynlini
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Held them to 4/16 from 3 in 2nd half*
Posted by Mrap24
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Fire Brad
Posted by Blazer
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We never win the big games!*
Posted by Herman Blume
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But his OOB plays! *
Posted by Tuscy
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Nepotism!*
Posted by GMAW
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Ooooooh weeee!*
Posted by Toonces
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Was gonna ask if anyone got that stat. 15 top 10 wins in 6 years. Considering where we came from
Posted by John Coctostan
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ORtg up to 131.0 wow*
Posted by Orangeillini
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This offense is going to break kenpom
Posted by meanjeans
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*jerks in a circle* *
Posted by biclops
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Goodness. Only 2 TOs in the 2H*
Posted by John Coctostan
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defense up to #24 *
Posted by jdl
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Huge*
Posted by Tooldresser
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No idea how true but this dude says KW is first player in 20 years with 2 25+ road wins vs AP top 5
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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He has to be B1G POY favorite now, right?*
Posted by bjl63
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Who had us 3-0 in this stretch?*
Posted by Herman Blume
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I think Michigan State is the least of these opponents, but the toughest matchup*
Posted by GMAW
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I’ll be happy just to make it out of there uninjured, it will be a mugging *
Posted by meanjeans
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Illifuckingnois*
Posted by Mrap24
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Do we have the 2 best road wins in basketball this season? Not counting Nebraska’s over us, ha *
Posted by meanjeans
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Bucky won in Ann Arbor *
Posted by jdl
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How do I put this. “Best wins by a good team?” If you know what I’m saying *
Posted by meanjeans
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ISU at PU. Mich at MSU*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Arizona won at UConn*
Posted by UIHuskie
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valid *
Posted by jdl
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This teams ball movement is approaching 2005 levels*
Posted by HeatMizer
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And are like 5" taller at each position *
Posted by jdl
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Ho hum*
Posted by gvibes
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the hoiberg kid so nails annoying hustledork. he must know it.*
Posted by cpsteine
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And the headband is really the piece de resistance*
Posted by Herman Blume
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He’s legitimately good though, not just hustle dork good *
Posted by meanjeans
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Coach of a son *
Posted by jdl
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Hustledor then. One k short of dork.*
Posted by Stu
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lol, I’ll allow it *
Posted by meanjeans
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yeah. but still plays like a hustledork.*
Posted by cpsteine
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That Tomi tip to Jake for the 3 changed the game*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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That was incredible and such a gut punch for the defense.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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Just unbelievable*
Posted by Blazer
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It’s crazy that entering Andrej was the guy you would have thought could go beast mode like Keaton*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Wagler and Mirkovic have turned all preseason expectations upside down *
Posted by biclops
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Next year he will step up.*
Posted by Toonces
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Really damned impressive *
Posted by jdl
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Second half defense on Sandfort was fantastic. He took what 2 shots? *
Posted by illini
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D in general. We locked in. Super impressive*
Posted by John Coctostan
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D in general. We locked in. Super impressive*
Posted by John Coctostan
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tremendous and our boys did a great job of shutting down the middle.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Jdl I'm getting the lock out and you can't stop me.*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Lock it up Brumby*
Posted by DocWalk20
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A week late is better than never *
Posted by jdl
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Winning at Purdue and at Nebraska without Boswell. Incredible*
Posted by OB25
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fuck yeah! this team has it*
Posted by snipes824
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HELL YEAH.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Let’s gooooooooooo*
Posted by Blazer
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Top 5 Illinois? Many people are saying *
Posted by biclops
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We should be. Will be #7. Somehow Gonzaga will stay above us
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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GIGANTIC*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Filling in for Jeff Frank
Posted by Herman Blume
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1 seed in the matrix? *
Posted by meanjeans
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St. Louis, Chicago & Indy*
Posted by Drippy
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Top 2 seed is my guess
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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I’ll take it. 2 in the Midwest is better than a 1 elsewhere *
Posted by meanjeans
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Hell yes*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Clear fouls. Boooooooooo!*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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That’s bullshit. They can start running whenever they want. Just hand the ball over ref*
Posted by John Coctostan
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were we really excited when Wagler pledged Illinois?*
Posted by bbonb
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This game just won’t end*
Posted by Mrap24
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I mean we’re gonna be here for 10 more minutes*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Good practice for March.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Still scared because of their shooting*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Finish the job. *
Posted by illini
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Obvious foul. Unless hitting a guy in the head is legal now *
Posted by Herman Blume
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Hit his arm too.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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How can you possibly be upset about that. Come on guys*
Posted by John Coctostan
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These road game performances by Wagler are just special*
Posted by OrangeSox
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I can’t believe how good this kid is.*
Posted by Toonces
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Finish this please*
Posted by Mrap24
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now we get to see our great oob plays.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Gotta complain about something, I guess*
Posted by Herman Blume
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At least you'll have something to complain about in a road lead against #5*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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This is such a weird (inaccurate) obsession of yours*
Posted by Blazer
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Cmon. Finish!*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Nebraska fans don’t seem to understand the basketball they are watching sometimes.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Foul on mast first but whatever *
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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We’re fucking good. Nearing great*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I think we’re substantially better than Nebraska and it takes a bonkers 3 performance for them to
Posted by meanjeans
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Our D is so much better
Posted by jdl
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100%*
Posted by HeatMizer
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💯 *
Posted by HeatMizer
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Why jake*
Posted by Mrap24
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so dumb.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Again, was there a foul there?*
Posted by Herman Blume
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stop fouling!*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Mast hammered him to get that board. But still can’t turn around and foul back*
Posted by John Coctostan
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What are you doing Davis?*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Ghost call, but don’t even give them the chance*
Posted by Blazer
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Thanks for continuing to foul the 82% guy*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Ben is the only one on the court under 80% He's 77% *
Posted by jdl
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Galloping Ghost of the FT line!!
Posted by osklister
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These guys don't know how to foul. They just kind of crash into us. *
Posted by illini
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Thanks for that rushed 3*
Posted by shua
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Ben*
Posted by Herman Blume
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One day*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Have we had a game where both Davis and Humrichous are on?*
Posted by biclops
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Saving it for March*
Posted by Blazer
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Please make FT*
Posted by Mrap24
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Nothing worse than having to sit through a timeout before a crucial 1 and 1*
Posted by OB25
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trust in wags.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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I feel like 40% of ben misses are in and out*
Posted by snipes824
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I’d rather he just slowly hand Nebraska the ball to cut down on the chance of a fast break *
Posted by meanjeans
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Just not enough arc. His margin for error is small. *
Posted by Orangeillini
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Yeah he’s had a lot of bad luck*
Posted by bjl63
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They’re all just like that one*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Come on Keaton. Make these out of the TO *
Posted by illini
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Just need you to hit one, ben*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Hummer now 0/5. Even a blind squirrel is going to have one 4/6 day over a season
Posted by meanjeans
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He’s been excellent on defense today. And he still creates spacing for Keaton to get in the lane*
Posted by Blazer
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I just don’t want him shooting 3s, that’s all I’m saying *
Posted by meanjeans
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Can’t argue with that*
Posted by Blazer
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Who is your alternative right now? I guess you could have Z out there with Tomi again.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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I don’t mind him out there, I just don’t want him shooting 3s. We got to a great place where he was
Posted by meanjeans
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He has to take that last one. Wide open off a skip*
Posted by John Coctostan
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What a phenomenal D possession*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Geez Ben*
Posted by shua
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Ben*
Posted by Herman Blume
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at least it didn’t turn into a 3 on the other end!*
Posted by Ari Gold
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C’mon guys, you had the foot on the throat there.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Can we please just close these fucks out instead of doing precisely what they need us to do
Posted by meanjeans
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Was there a foul there?*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Fucking stop with the “hook and hold”. I literally want to punch the announcer*
Posted by ibdoc
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Finally get a missed Frager, bounces right to the shortest Nebrask on the court, then the BS foul
Posted by meanjeans
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Rebound check, 35-20 *
Posted by meanjeans
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I blame you*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Valid *
Posted by meanjeans
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Alright, just don’t let Frager/Sandfort get loose, make everyone else beat you*
Posted by Blazer
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Our offense right now, my word *
Posted by illini
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That was 5 mins of pure liquid sex appeal*
Posted by John Coctostan
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a fucking load, if you will *
Posted by biclops
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Incredible*
Posted by Blazer
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Fucking Frager*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Re: Fucking Frager*
Posted by HeatMizer
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HUMMER!*
Posted by John Coctostan
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His improvement on D is impressive *
Posted by jdl
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And the huge OReb too. Making up for not making 3s today*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Yes yes yes *
Posted by illini
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Pretty impressive fight in this Illini team*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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they don’t really take plays off*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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What’s the most dangerous lead in basketball?*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Curious how both teams hold up. We’re making them play 20+ secs of tough D every trip*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I think the last sequence of TOs and under 8 definitely benefits us
Posted by Blazer
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I also love that we’ve basically forced them to play mast. The other oaf is such a non threat
Posted by John Coctostan
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Taps the sign*
Posted by John Coctostan
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als keeps them from quick runs/momentum*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Alrighty boys. Now we have to sell outing them to run them off the arc
Posted by Mrap24
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Keep Defending. Keep Rebounding*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Each Ivisic with a career highlight play in this one*
Posted by OB25
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Insane insane pass by Tomi. Wow wow wow*
Posted by Blazer
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put it in the Louvre*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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He is so fun to watch pass. That might have been his best ever.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Volleyball pass!*
Posted by ATL
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Holy shit, what a play tomi*
Posted by John Coctostan
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worthy of the announcer hype. that was blind feel*
Posted by snipes824
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Wasn't really sure if it was intentional but yes it was. Amazing *
Posted by jdl
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That’s a like a 99% on the feel but <10% of actually working play. Amazing stuff*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Thank goodness Jake made the shot *
Posted by jdl
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The changes and execution on D have been very good this half. Truly*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Not great place to give tomi the ball*
Posted by Mrap24
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Don’t love giving away the time out*
Posted by Mrap24
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Thought it was perfect actually. Stole a blow for Keaton*
Posted by Blazer
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These fucking people giving a Bronx cheer. Don’t know ball*
Posted by John Coctostan
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You know if it was reversed, would be a flagrant on Illinois*
Posted by ibdoc
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Do they think hook and hold is the only type of flagrant foul?*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Damn, that’s dangerous. Glad Keaton appears to be ok.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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Lucky didn t break his arm*
Posted by OWWDig
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That’s a dangerous play if nothing else, not sure they’ll call it flagrant though*
Posted by OB25
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But the more I watch, that is incredibly dirty*
Posted by OB25
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Yep, classic scrub taking a hard/damgerous foul*
Posted by Herman Blume
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I thought it was just clumsy*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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It’s not a hook and hold you dopes. Just a flagrant*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Yeah why are they so stuck on the H&H? If the ref was reviewing that he'd have said so
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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Exactly*
Posted by HeatMizer
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Yep, so dumb*
Posted by Herman Blume
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he absolutely grabbed and pulled
Posted by snipes824
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GTFO with that last Frager 3. Z could not have been more extended*
Posted by Blazer
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Frager looks meth-y, like that osu player*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Get a flagrant! Good job Underwood asking for review*
Posted by Poldark "But Jesus Christ guys, not every loss is referendum on Brad Underwood"
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Almost RIP Keaton’s elbow*
Posted by JeffFrank
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Well I wish Frager hadn’t played today*
Posted by OB25
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That’s a flagrant*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Shouldn't be*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Laimbeer-esque*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Keaton could have been hurt there*
Posted by Blazer
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So no adjustments. Cool cool cool *
Posted by meanjeans
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That's an impressive 3 by Frager. *
Posted by illini
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Again, our shot quality is overall better than theirs. But they make them*
Posted by John Coctostan
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correct.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Jesus Christ.*
Posted by Mrap24
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Damn that 3 would have been huge. But great effort on the offensive glass again*
Posted by OB25
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Z being able to play center field is huge. They don’t even wanna think of taking a 2*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Given our O efficiency, I'm always surprised how teams guard Andrej.
Posted by Carl Spackler
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It would be totally cool if he could shoot.
Posted by HeatMizer
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Right on cue *
Posted by meanjeans
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Justin Harmon 3 point shooting vibes*
Posted by Ron McDon
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*doink*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Attack on these goobers. *
Posted by illini
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Road boos are such a glorious sound *
Posted by meanjeans
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He’s got that look all the sudden….*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Hummers one good game from 3 is going to cost us so dearly because Underwood is going to green light
Posted by meanjeans
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Smart play ben*
Posted by Ron McDon
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It’s a game of making shots. We aren’t at an equal pace*
Posted by John Coctostan
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lol Ben. No need to foul him there*
Posted by Mrap24
|
They cut so hard*
Posted by Blazer
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That repay out of the break, that just bad iq by Ben. Give him the 2*
Posted by Mrap24
|
rewound and that was a horrific call
Posted by jdl
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I completely agree with you but fouls are 7-4 in our favor and Nebraska hasn’t shot a FT *
Posted by meanjeans
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they have only taken a. handful of shots inside is why they have no FTs
Posted by memyselfandillini
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It’s been pretty shitty. They are incredibly handy all day*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Especially in a game like this, that's just incredibly weak.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Wagler got fouled 3 times on that play where he drove the baseline for a layup*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Just can’t leave them open for 3. Give up the 2. Gotta be disciplined on it*
Posted by Mrap24
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It’s pretty simple - their open shooters are just making them way more than ours are*
Posted by OB25
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that's where i'm at. theirs *are* open. but by and large, ours are too
Posted by snipes824
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We’re getting a little homered here today. That’s a foul, but Keaton is getting mugged out there.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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correct.*
Posted by Ari Gold
|
in a tight game it’s pretty brutal. —*
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
Basketball is a game of runs*
Posted by Blazer
|
0 reason for Ben to leave him there. Cannot do that. So dumb*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Just bizarre to watch us get destroyed by open looks from 3 the entire 1st half, and then we just
Posted by meanjeans
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So they’re gonna force it out Wagler’s hands. We have to kill them in rotation*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Yep. Perimeter passing has to be quicker to get them in rotation
Posted by Blazer
|
So I guess we decided to just keep giving them wide open 3s at halftime? *
Posted by meanjeans
|
Prayed for change...
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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We just aren’t good enough long range shooters*
Posted by Mrap24
|
D adjustment appears to be not to guard #9.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
|
24% from 3. Drills it*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Unbelievable no call on Keaton there*
Posted by Blazer
|
Wagler hammered 3 times on that drive*
Posted by Ron McDon
|
my god, call a fucking foul*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Just caught up at the half. AS just can’t play anymore this game. Not sure how many
Posted by voiceofreason
|
His defensive awareness is just incredibly poor. On the ball or off the ball.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
|
Maybe stayed with the zone a little too much
Posted by jdl
|
Thought Nebraska’s offense was better against our man D the last 4 minutes*
Posted by Orangeillini
|
nice bounce back for the twin towers, 7-7 with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.*
Posted by Ari Gold
|
I think defensively we have to sell out to stop the 3. If the beat is with 2’s, fine
Posted by Mrap24
|
Hasn’t been our scheme this year, unfortunately
Posted by Blazer
|
Agree. Which makes it hard be a team like this*
Posted by Mrap24
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and they don’t look comfortable trying to shoot around tomi or z.*
Posted by Ari Gold
|
This*
Posted by cpsteine
|
Same. If they beat us on 2s so be it *
Posted by meanjeans
|
Jesus f that. Sandfort travels when he comes around on those curls for shots*
Posted by cpsteine
|
He gets rid of the ball in like .2 of a second. When is there time to travel?*
Posted by GMAW
|
Dude took like three steps getting into his shot that took them to 28. Fast steps, but steps*
Posted by cpsteine
|
Every player in basketball does that nowadays. College and pro
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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They made 11 3s. Our backcourt gave us 5 total points. Either of those balance out, we’re good*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Terrible shooting. I like our chances in the 2nd.
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I think the refs (almost understandably) got caught up on the foul count. It’s 6-2 in our favor
Posted by meanjeans
|
11-4 in 3s made.*
Posted by Ari Gold
|
Absurd shooting by them even if most were open. We just need to do better than 4-14 on our end*
Posted by OB25
|
Whatever, it was that nightmare half where your opponent goes 11/19 from 3 and we’re in the game *
Posted by meanjeans
|
I dislike when we de-link the shooting % from the looks.
Posted by Carl Spackler
|
Same problem first game—they were 46% (12/26)
Posted by Blazer
|
Some, but they’ve made at least 4 that were very tough to downright bad*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Nah, you won’t be able to find 4. Might not be able to find 2.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
|
Totally true. Not sure why we collapse on lane. Let em shoot those 1:1*
Posted by cpsteine
|
Yeah the doofy guy with the bum leg is open by 10 feet every time. *
Posted by illini
|
I think at least 3 have been well contested makes*
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
Agree, the defense looked like ass often. Confident we’ll adjust *
Posted by meanjeans
|
I can’t believe Mirk just lost Sandfort on that last 3*
Posted by opossum jenkins
|
If they come back to Earth shooting wise and the refs start calling fouls, UI wins by double digits
Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam
|
We’re fine*
Posted by GMAW
|
What a shitty finish *
Posted by biclops
|
14-2 run after the Jake FT*
Posted by Mrap24
|
Absolutely done with Andrej this game. Give me Ben*
Posted by Blazer
|
Had a nice drive and kick to Jake, needs to do that more *
Posted by jdl
|
For a guy whose dad is a former NBA all-star, he just has no instincts.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
|
really bad *
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
I guess every boy in Nebraska plays basketball now
Posted by bbonb
|
Honestly wasn’t even bad D. If you hit those, we lose and it doesn’t matter*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Sit Dre’s ass. Really bad*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
30 of Nebraska’s 34 points are from 3. We’ve made them chuckers, I like our chances
Posted by meanjeans
|
Now 33 of 39 *
Posted by meanjeans
|
Nightmare game from Andrej so far*
Posted by Blazer
|
he’s a mess.*
Posted by Ari Gold
|
He needs to sit*
Posted by Mrap24
|
They don’t miss*
Posted by Mrap24
|
They're also always wide fucking open
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
|
Yep. We are slow to rotate*
Posted by Mrap24
|
These are good lucks, but so are ours*
Posted by gvibes
|
Too bad we’re not a good 3 shooting team*
Posted by shua
|
Our season 3 pt % is higher than Nebraskas *
Posted by jdl
|
Yeah regardless of our shit, when they shoot like this it may not matter*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
My god he raked his whole arm*
Posted by OB25
|
Just raked across the forearm of mirk*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Hammwred*
Posted by GMAW
|
Maybe back to zone?*
Posted by ab75
|
That’s a rough sequence, but fuck that no call on the loose ball
Posted by Blazer
|
KW been clobbered all day*
Posted by OWWDig
|
Oof*
Posted by illini21
|
hard for Wagler to defend when he’s knocked on the floor*
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
fuck*
Posted by biclops
|
Literally the only thing you can’t allow*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Incredibly painful breakdowns on 3 straight possessions. That’s how you lose winnable games*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Close this out strong, we definitely deserve to be leading at half.*
Posted by OB25
|
Derp.*
Posted by OB25
|
Need to knock down two at a minimum Jake*
Posted by HeatMizer
|
Make your FTs Jake*
Posted by Ron McDon
|
Make the FT Jake*
Posted by Mrap24
|
2 fouls on Lawrence *
Posted by Poldark "But Jesus Christ guys, not every loss is referendum on Brad Underwood"
|
They are terrified of the lane, lol*
Posted by gvibes
|
Get the fuck out of here with those last 2 baskets*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
That was fugly Mirk*
Posted by Ron McDon
|
Hacked*
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
Contact from like three different guys*
Posted by Blazer
|
IDK how this game will end up, but we’re a good basketball team *
Posted by biclops
|
Clearly scouted that
Posted by ab75
|
The second one from Keaton was an unbelievable pass*
Posted by Blazer
|
Z is such a weapon*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
That last shot clock violation was entirely his presence around the rim*
Posted by Blazer
|
And lol at that last lineup. 6’7”, 6’9”, 6’9”, 7’1”, 7’2”*
Posted by OB25
|
It’s an interesting wrinkle and it’s definitely causing them problems on both ends*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Frankly, Nebraska should lose this game based on the number of points in paint they’re giving up*
Posted by opossum jenkins
|
Nebraska is 6-13 from 3 and we’re winning*
Posted by GMAW
|
Frager is a 37% guy, gotta guard him and Sandfort *
Posted by jdl
|
Yep*
Posted by GMAW
|
Gotta mix up out of this zone, they’re getting open 3s from good shooters now*
Posted by Carl Spackler
|
Agreed. Good to mix it in and cause confusion but they’ve solved it*
Posted by Blazer
|
Wagler needs to keep going to the basket. Even if they don’t call it, it’s forcing help
Posted by GMAW
|
yep they send 2-3 guys to collapse on the driving player, leaves the basket open*
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
Yep*
Posted by Blazer
|
our offense honestly looks great. just missing a ton of open 3's
Posted by snipes824
|
agreed - we should be up 10*
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
3-11 from three, 2-5 on FT’s. And up 3. Ivisic bros really playing well*
Posted by OB25
|
And only 1 OReb on the 8 missed 3s*
Posted by ab75
|
Holy shit Z. That was insane*
Posted by Mrap24
|
Ball movement is so damn good*
Posted by HeatMizer
|
Mirk initiating is an interesting tweak. We haven’t had to do it because wagler so good, but mirk
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Don’t think that’s new—we’ve run iso through him backing down all year
Posted by Blazer
|
Correct, that’s specifically what i meant*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
ZVONIMIR!!!!!!!*
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
Insane athleticism by Z. Insane*
Posted by GMAW
|
BIG Z *
Posted by jdl
|
What a fucking play from Z*
Posted by Ron McDon
|
Holy fuck, Z*
Posted by gvibes
|
z!*
Posted by Ari Gold
|
Get ‘em Z*
Posted by biclops
|
Point forward mirk just generated an amazing look*
Posted by John Coctostan
|
Both guys fouled Wagler there*
Posted by OB25
|
second ludicrous mo call on one of his drives
Posted by memyselfandillini
|
They’re not calling much. Helps the Nebraska hustle dork approach*
Posted by cpsteine
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Wagler can’t get a call in the lane today it appears*
Posted by Ron McDon
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ridiculous.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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Wagler still not getting the calls of a lottery pick. Goodness*
Posted by John Coctostan
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prison rules*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Getting good looks*
Posted by Mrap24
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And every rebound right to them*
Posted by ab75
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lol this crowd *
Posted by biclops
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Early shot clock contested 3 from Andrej not ideal*
Posted by Blazer
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Andrej turning into a total non-shooter is the one thing slowing down the offense a bit.
Posted by OB25
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we chased sandfordt first. I did question it at the time, but you can really see that fit now*
Posted by snipes824
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seems like a game where we aren’t going to see many fouls called under the nasket
Posted by memyselfandillini
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What about under the Illinois Illasket?*
Posted by HeatMizer
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nope, dead zone. Like a casket.
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Tomi looks tired. Don’t know how long we can do the two bigs thing*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Get it together, Andrej*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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a lot different than the first game *
Posted by biclops
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D and rebounding been very good. Missed some open shots, couple forces. But we’re ok*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Yep. Keep getting those looks and they’ll fall
Posted by Blazer
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Gotta hit these open 3s boys*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Wagler really forcing*
Posted by Mrap24
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I can’t wait for you to chime in that we’re taking too many threes
Posted by GMAW
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Disagree. Strongly-*
Posted by GMAW
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we get it*
Posted by biclops
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Very strongly, apparently*
Posted by Blazer
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ooo
Posted by jdl
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Disagree. Strongly-*
Posted by GMAW
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Disagree. Strongly-*
Posted by GMAW
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Was that a box and one on Sandfort?*
Posted by gvibes
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Don’t think so, more of a switch sides and follow him to open spaces*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Yeah I think you are right*
Posted by gvibes
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We also just went zone to matchup after they ran their first action that last trip*
Posted by John Coctostan
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So sandfort just doesn’t miss against us. Cool cool*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Andre playing hero ball early on*
Posted by Mrap24
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Terrible matchup for him. They jam the lane. No idea why he’s trying to drive it into their D*
Posted by Blazer
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if he is ready to kick it out, could be good.
Posted by memyselfandillini
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He had 19 points in the first meeting *
Posted by jdl
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On 16 shots*
Posted by Blazer
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I don;t count his 3s :) *
Posted by jdl
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Fair*
Posted by Blazer
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He's looked to pass at least three times *
Posted by larue33
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After dribbling into no man’s land*
Posted by Mrap24
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Driving into the lane and kicking is how you get them in rotation*
Posted by Blazer
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Insane amount of grabbing allowed early on our possessions*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Finally got Lawrence, he’s going with the “can’t call them all” D*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Probably a great strategy at hom*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Their D is so solid*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Tomi first half 3!*
Posted by Ron McDon
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Color commentator hosts a Nebraska sports podcast*
Posted by OB25
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Women’s basketball is the worst*
Posted by timmer
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Good to see that the end of women’s games aren’t any less painful than the men’s version.*
Posted by OB25
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Worse because they have the "call a time out to advance the ball" rule *
Posted by jdl
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TTU coach should be embarrassed. Just inbounds the ball on your end, game is over!
Posted by John Coctostan
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Szelc, Sirmons and Reed
Posted by jdl Today's officials in Lincoln: Paul Szelc, Doug Sirmons and Michael Reed. #Illini #B1G #APTop25
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This is a great draw. Szelc is always whom I want on the road
Posted by GMAW
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I feel like any time I see who the refs will be for a particular game I usually react with disdain
Posted by Ron McDon
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LFG! *
Posted by illini
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Mast not on the injury report. Frager listed as questionable
Posted by biclops
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Go at Fragger relentlessly. See if he really can play*
Posted by ilinni11
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Something I think we’ll see today: Z guarding Hoiberg
Posted by GMAW
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That would be an interesting twist, because I'm not sure how we match up
Posted by Blazer
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I think this is literally the biggest home game in Nebraska history*
Posted by GMAW
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Hope this goes better for us than the last time we played the upstart who was traditionally a power
Posted by tvillini
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Hopefully it's more like when we went there and won on their 400th sellout streak*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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Drawing a blank here—which game are you thinking about?*
Posted by Blazer
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Getting housed at IU 5 months ago.
Posted by tvillini
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Oh right. Let’s not put that thought out into the universe*
Posted by Blazer
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To be fair, I’m pretty sure they’re not 2025-2026 IU football. They’re good, but not that.
Posted by tvillini
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Apparently they are the only Power 5 to never win a tournament game.*
Posted by Toonces
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Tidbits from Brad's Saturday press conference (shorter than usual):
Posted by JFG
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Preview/Review:
Posted by JFG
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This game is all about making threes. We’re going to get opportunities.
Posted by GMAW
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100%. Hate that we are on two days of rest vs. Nebraska having 4 days.*
Posted by JFG
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Line down to +1.5 anyone still seeing 2.5??
Posted by redgrange77
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Yes. Illinois +2.5 with few exceptions*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Seeing exact opposite. 1.5 consensus with a handful at 2.5*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Yep. Vegas insider updated their site since this morning*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Guess I'll put this here. Re: our discussion about the best frosh we've had...
Posted by Tuscy
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Any updates on their injured players?*
Posted by shua
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Mast will probably play, Fragger is a GTD*
Posted by ilinni11
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