| Pennsylvania @ Illinois (-30.5) Thu 11/5 7:30pm FS1*
Posted by biclops
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on November 5, 2026, 12:33:01| No change in the AP pole--lost our two first place votes, but gained in points overall*
Posted by Blazer
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Previous Message| We’re -2 at TT. I figured we’d be substantially bigger favorites*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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| It's just too early to be focused on big hoops games. I'm focused on UCLA.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Meh. The main attraction is in action now and is top 3 in the country. Never too early.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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| I'd feel better if we were at full strength. Although TT is obviously without their best guy too.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Agree with that. I can’t wait to see Mirk added to this mix.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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| I’ve got a bad feeling about this one. We very unexpectedly became a super young team.
Posted by OB25
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| they're off to an extremely poor shooting start
Posted by assassin
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| I think there’s a good possibility we lose this one, Duke, and UConn. It will make us better
Posted by voiceofreason
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| That's about right. Kenpom has us by 1, and he doesn't account for injuries*
Posted by Blazer
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| Factoring in no Mirk I would imagine*
Posted by illinilosch
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| Funny story everyone will appreciate: driving up to the football game tonight, my 17 year old
Posted by Blazer
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| hi jdl!*
Posted by Ari Gold
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| Man that guy sucked *
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| Miznoz back to eating shit.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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| SLU is probably pretty good this year*
Posted by Blazer
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| Probably. But Mizzou eating fecal salad is always good for a laugh*
Posted by uofi1998
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| oh 100%*
Posted by Blazer
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| San Francisco! Cocksuckers!*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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| I’ve seen like 5 mins of Crowe. More than enough for me to know he ain’t it
Posted by John Coctostan
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| Pretty awesome to see Bruce interviewing Roger*
Posted by OB25
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| That interview was awesome. So special.
Posted by illinilosch
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| Yeah that was a pretty awesome moment. Rog is a good dude*
Posted by tuffy7
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| Indeed. Exciting finish to each OT. Flipped over from our dull game *
Posted by Potomac
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| I am watching it too. Worlds colliding. Incredible stuff.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Rogggggg *
Posted by illini
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| VALPO!!!!*
Posted by John Coctostan
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| winning shot by a JOLIET WEST TIGER*
Posted by Poldark "leading into a long history lesson about why I still hate Bruce Weber."
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| Brandon Lee dropped 26 on Kentucky tonight *
Posted by jdl
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| Purdue off to a slow start vs Valpo Powell Jr.*
Posted by biclops
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| First 0-2 start for them since 76-77
Posted by illini222
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| Really awful defense by Purdue letting him get a good look on his own*
Posted by RVA
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| Boiler down *
Posted by biclops
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| 2OT*
Posted by biclops
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| Imagine going to OT at home against Valpo*
Posted by biclops
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| Imagine only scoring 58 points*
Posted by John Coctostan
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| Like not even in a half. For the WHOLE GAME*
Posted by biclops
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| Tied with 1:33 left *
Posted by biclops
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| This isn’t Braeden Smith’s offense *
Posted by biclops
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| I truly don’t understand our court system.
Posted by OB25
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| Kicking mizwhos ass without him. I think Crowe is like the exact antithesis of what BU wants in
Posted by John Coctostan
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| 8 points on 17 shots*
Posted by John Coctostan
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| SLU still up 11 at half on Miznoz*
Posted by OB25
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| The NCAA should up the stakes for schools doing this
Posted by Quiz
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| College Sports Commission (what's that?) says there's no roster place for him at SLU
Posted by assassin
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| I’m sure he’ll use the time to catch up on the class work he’s probably behind on*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| well Texas Tech just used it to pick up a guy to face us
Posted by assassin
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| I’m right behind you, Stillwell!*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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| ooo
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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| Fun, averaged 12 and 8 at UCF last year. So that’s probably 3 lawsuit guys in their starting 5
Posted by OB25
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| And DGL!*
Posted by biclops
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| ooo
Posted by jdl
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| ever see a man say goodbye to a shoe??
Posted by assassin
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| Are those special unis, or did UMass change their colors?*
Posted by Sammich
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| A shoe, yes. Both shoes? No. That’s both hilarious and ridiculous *
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Maybe I’m not paying close enough attention, but other than Q I had no idea
Posted by AintHatin
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| There was quite a bit of summer buzz about Brown
Posted by jdl
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| Man i just can't keep these guys straight. I thought Zens was supposed to be the best of the three
Posted by illini21
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| Both Zens and Brown should be extremely valuable 3 year players (at least)
Posted by CWR10
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| Davis has potential too. Good size, skills, and moves well. Just seems more like a typical freshman
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Davis reminds me of an Izzo guy that would become a pain in the ass his JR/SR year.
Posted by OB25
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| Hoping Davis can at least turn into Ben Humrichous in 2-3 years*
Posted by illinilosch
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| he was the highest ranked, after the summer it seemed like he was 3rd
Posted by assassin
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| The Sam Vecenie comments on him in their preseason pod were eye opening*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| Brown becoming a poor man’s wagler in a sense of under recruiting super processor but who
Posted by John Coctostan
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| Brown and Coleman are locks. And it seems they really like Zens.
Posted by JFG Morillo, Davis, and Fagbemi HOPEFULLY will be in the last 10-15 minutes of blowout games to save some legs.
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| More shot selection porn
Posted by biclops
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| Would love to see something like that for Michael Jordan's career*
Posted by CoronaTheirAss
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| This article has a few different shot charts…
Posted by shua
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| Incredible exchange here
Posted by CWR10
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| Our offense wants to hurt people. *
Posted by assassin
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| Wow. LSU women won 131-22*
Posted by bjl63
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| lol at Quentin finding out Caitlin Clark was at the game
Posted by ECEIllinois
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| Feel like Q could become an immediate all-time fan favorite here.
Posted by illinilosch
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| Lincoln Williams is my guy for beloved future alumnus*
Posted by uofi1998
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| His defense and athleticism bodes very well for him*
Posted by illinilosch
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| That’s great*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| And you thought our floor was slippery…
Posted by OB25
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| Not quite as good but OK
Posted by jdl
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| Watching Penn screen to open up 18 footers was painful.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| Apparently Brad was bigly mad at halftime*
Posted by Blazer
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| Texas Tech with a 9 point second half lead against Bethune Cookman*
Posted by Blazer
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| We should win easily if Toppin doesn’t play*
Posted by bjl63
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| Don't think he's even close to being ready *
Posted by jdl
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| Didn't realize BC was coached by
Posted by jdl
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| Not sure what is going on with Darrion Williams
Posted by OB25
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| 6 pts now*
Posted by Blazer
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| I really have to give the Underwood’s credit for the boldness of this strategy…
Posted by OB25
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| Not the biggest blowout in basketball tonight
Posted by biclops
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| Eff Kim Mulkey*
Posted by ATL
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| Put us in striking distance of Houston on kenpom*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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| Ken has us favored in every game except @Duke now *
Posted by jdl
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| 112 pts in 84 possessions (1.333). 10-27 from 3, 33-46 from 2, 16-23 FT. 15 OR, 19 TO*
Posted by Orangeillini
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| rebounding in our first two games 65-21 and 62-33*
Posted by Orangeillini
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| Felt sloppy and like we didn’t actually play that well, and still put up 112
Posted by Blazer
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| Freshman played 53% of our minutes tonight and scored 59% of our points*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| Great stats . *
Posted by rozoben
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| Looking forward to playing a real team next Tues *
Posted by jdl
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| By comparison, Florida only beat Jacksonville University 88-57.*
Posted by ATL
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| Solid performance. *
Posted by harb
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| Roughy’s mad it’s not 11x-6x*
Posted by ATL
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| Once you score over a 100, the 70 by the opponent still looks miniscule*
Posted by illinilosch
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| Especially considering the team on the court for the last 3+ minutes. *
Posted by harb
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| Coleman/Brown/Zens/Williams are 20/26 from the field and 7/12 from three*
Posted by OB25
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| Is Penn predicted to win the Ivy?
Posted by tvillini
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| yes*
Posted by Orangeillini
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| lol they are playing as if they are only leading by single digits....Love that*
Posted by rozoben
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| Props to Penn’s Lueth, he’ll be a nightmare in their conference*
Posted by PapaDels
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| Yep. *
Posted by harb
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| The Ayo slip spot*
Posted by OB25
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| Wipe the floor!*
Posted by Blazer
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| Kind of expecting 100 every game now *
Posted by jdl
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| 110 is the new expectation for me vs. the mid majors. 100 is chump change*
Posted by OB25
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| Yikes. Another potentially nasty slip and fall.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| my gawd this team*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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| Big Z. *
Posted by harb
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| Ethan Brown's release is just insanely fast.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| reminds me of the uconn kid.*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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| This is so fun to watch*
Posted by PapaDels
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| 11x-7x ?*
Posted by rozoben
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| Good call*
Posted by PapaDels
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| when will Tyler be considered the best offensive coach in the game
Posted by Nobster
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| Remains to be seen how it translates against top competition, but at minimum…
Posted by OB25
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| 13 turnovers - Vaaks has 5 of them*
Posted by Orangeillini
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| Maybe it’s just the pace, but it seems like guys are slipping and falling on this floor
Posted by Blazer
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| They cant get the north end wiped down before theyre back here*
Posted by illini222
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| That really could be it. Case in point Q just now*
Posted by Blazer
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| True story. *
Posted by harb
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| Some of these outlet passes are going to be turnovers against better teams.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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| Or just won’t be made. See comments earlier about not being able to play this pace / style to this
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Ayo, Kasparas, Quentin. Wake Forest fans must hate us*
Posted by OB25
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| Coleman is such a dude *
Posted by biclops
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| He plays downhill from the top of the key, but in control*
Posted by PapaDels
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| Tomi guarding Levine is cracking me up*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| This lineup lol.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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| Vaaks with a steal and run out for the dunk. *
Posted by harb
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| The cutting without the ball….mercy.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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| It’s real and it’s spectacular*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| LOL at Tomi’s And 1 mixtape sequence*
Posted by OB25
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| 7 feet of #whitechocolate*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Yep. That was fun. *
Posted by harb
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| We have our PG *
Posted by jdl
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| 1.26 ppp that half on offense*
Posted by Blazer
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| I don’t really get why we had Tomi bulk up if we’re playing like this.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| It’s a head scratcher for sure
Posted by Blazer
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| Maybe it’s to guard Sean May*
Posted by assassin
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| checks out*
Posted by ab75
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| When's the last time we ever scored on 3 dunks all in straight succession?
Posted by illinilosch
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| Penn fouls. A lot.
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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| they look tired *
Posted by rozoben
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| It’s really nice to have a team that looks “ok”
Posted by ab75
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| Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun. But this doesn’t feel like a pace we can play for 30+ games
Posted by OB25
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| Kinda extreme tonight because penn running too*
Posted by John Coctostan
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| I don't think we'll be able to
Posted by jdl
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| I’m terrified of injuries. Guys are flying around like crazy*
Posted by Blazer
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| If healthy we can, especially if we can play 10*
Posted by ab75
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| Maybe, but the “if healthy” caveat is also challenged by playing at this pace.
Posted by OB25
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| Not to mention just wear and tear, strains, pulls, etc from over exertion*
Posted by Blazer
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| Here we go *
Posted by jdl
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| What were you referring to?*
Posted by Blazer
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| Remembering the Wagler minutes consternation last year *
Posted by jdl
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| Fair point*
Posted by Blazer
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| Would be cool to deploy it like a no huddle offense in football. Step on the gas at
Posted by voiceofreason
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| What a terrible half (scores 53)*
Posted by biclops
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| 53 points in 40 possessions (1.325). 7 turnovers and a missed front end kept it down a touch.*
Posted by Orangeillini
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| A paltry 1.325 ppp *
Posted by jdl
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| Sad*
Posted by Nobster
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| I like Zens a lot*
Posted by Blazer
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| He’s mine; you can’t have him*
Posted by Stu
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| He's Davis-ing well tonight *
Posted by jdl
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| Lincoln Williams seems to have very good athleticism*
Posted by Orangeillini
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| Springy!*
Posted by OWWDig
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| Can we stop running into guys and forcing violent collisions!?!?*
Posted by OWWDig
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| oooof, Z got postered*
Posted by Blazer
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| Did things start to turn when we went with two bigs?*
Posted by biclops
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| wow Brown *
Posted by rozoben
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| big Z just got posterized*
Posted by Ron McDon
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| If history holds true to form, Vaaks will become our defensive stopper and shoot 26% from 3*
Posted by OB25
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| 5/7 the other night, I’m not worried*
Posted by Blazer
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| Also would appear he doesn’t yet have his conditioning up to the level of this pace*
Posted by OB25
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| Lulz*
Posted by OWWDig
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| That escalated quickly*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Back to back to back dunks*
Posted by Blazer
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| Impressed that Z caught that pass from Q.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Tell me about Ethan Brown*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| He shot a man in Reno just to watch him die*
Posted by biclops
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| There are some who call him...........Tim
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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| Smart, doesn’t make mistakes, good shooter
Posted by Blazer
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| Tall. White. Shoot. *
Posted by assassin
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| Mostly played like shit on offense, on pace for 100*
Posted by OB25
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| Even left like four layups on the board and Vaaks 0-3 from deep
Posted by Blazer
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| Love the halfcourt trap*
Posted by Blazer
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| Ethan Brown really struggling to keep up on the defensive end.*
Posted by OB25
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| Yep. Was the same against Baylor. He’s a disaster on defense*
Posted by Blazer
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| Just sloppy shit*
Posted by John Coctostan
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| Our D and Vaaks jacking up off balance 3s is already annoying me.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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| Make a fucking layup*
Posted by Ron McDon
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| I like Zavier Zens stroke*
Posted by OWWDig
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| So what do we think about Jackstys coming in before Zvonimir *
Posted by biclops
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| Very impressive from Penn on the defensive end. Refs also allowing quite a lot of contact*
Posted by OB25
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| They’re out pushing us in transition
Posted by Blazer
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| Looking a little rougher against better competition
Posted by Blazer
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| nm*
Posted by Blazer
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| Underwood a tad irritated with our defense *
Posted by biclops
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| Underwood a tad irritated with Williams *
Posted by biclops
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| Tomi warmed up in Jake’s jersey*
Posted by Blazer
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| oooo
Posted by Blazer
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| Peja Stojakovic is in attendance
Posted by biclops
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| Can this fucking guy wear Illini gear one fucking time?*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| As is Caitlin Clark*
Posted by OB25
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| Didn't we beat her the last time she played at SFC?*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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| Still dating one of the FranKids?*
Posted by Blazer
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| Lincoln Williams gets the start #WinningWith3Stars*
Posted by OB25
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| Mirkovic is sans scooter, still in das boot
Posted by biclops
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| Doing some recruiting
Posted by jdl
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| Oh great UConn at Michigan is on right before our game *
Posted by biclops
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| (Women’s)*
Posted by OB25
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| THANKS DEMOCRATIC VOTERS*
Posted by biclops
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| I'm finding it really interesting going into this game if Vaaks is starting.
Posted by illinilosch
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| Vaaks prefers to come off the bench - at least for now*
Posted by bulldogmba
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| I think Zens starts *
Posted by jdl
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| Given how well Zens works with Vaaks -- I'd guess it will be LW instead, if able*
Posted by Quiz
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| he had a team-best time on the koan drill*
Posted by Sammich
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| Good stuff from Ayo
Posted by jdl
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| had a team high 21 and 6 assists last night in a win over the Rockets*
Posted by assassin
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| Bulls should have paid him and shipped Josh Giddey to Siberia.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Ayo is a winning player. Giddey is not*
Posted by bjl63
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| Bulls miss his leadership and culture building as much as the on-court stuff.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I'm just glad he's on a good team
Posted by assassin
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| I love the Bulls and will never quit them. But you aren't wrong.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I want them to be good, I just want Ayo to succeed more. *
Posted by assassin
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| francon!*
Posted by Ari Gold
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| Sleepers Preview video:
Posted by JFG
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