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Title: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: frankiew on March 11, 2024, 08:56:28 AM
vote
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: ThePAMan on March 11, 2024, 10:42:57 AM
We cannot discuss? Only vote?
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: OskeeWowWoe on March 11, 2024, 11:00:40 AM
19 year Sweet Sixteen drought ends now!
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Judge Judy on March 11, 2024, 11:20:20 AM
I’ll/I said Elite 8. The potential is there, but do we live up to it?! History is not on our side, but I’ll go with my heart instead of my head.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Jobu on March 11, 2024, 11:28:21 AM
2nd round exit. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, fuck me in the ass.

Not in the mood to get assfucked.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 11, 2024, 12:39:29 PM
I'll let you know once the brackets are out

and then still get it wrong
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Lkdog on March 11, 2024, 01:40:49 PM
Tough call. We are likely locked into a 4 seed.
We really should make second weekend. Will play a 5 at best, or a 12, in R32 and they are all beatable.
If we can avoid PU/Houston/Uconn in S16 game we have an outside chance to make EE.

I would like to know how Wisconsin (3-8 in last 11 games) is still considered a 6 seed and how MSU is a 9 seed. 

Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: illiniray on March 11, 2024, 05:43:16 PM


I would like to know how Wisconsin (3-8 in last 11 games) is still considered a 6 seed and how MSU is a 9 seed.

noise that Gard is losing his team again.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 11, 2024, 06:10:39 PM
I just hope for one fucking time we get some favorable matchups
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Custard on March 11, 2024, 07:49:26 PM
noise that Gard is losing his team again.

Clearly.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: No one in Mn on March 12, 2024, 06:29:11 AM
It was nice to see some defense again at xxxx. Keep it up.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: murphstahoe on March 12, 2024, 12:28:53 PM
2nd round exit. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, fuck me in the ass.

Not in the mood to get assfucked.

+1
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Custard on March 12, 2024, 12:39:20 PM
One of these two scenarios are likely:

We’ll get a terrible draw, getting a 5 seed with top 10 metrics like Houston (Auburn this time) in the second round, then bitch about our draw.

Or we’ll get a cakewalk draw, inexplicably lose in second round, and then bitch about what could have been.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Jobu on March 12, 2024, 01:00:03 PM
One of these two scenarios are likely:

We’ll get a terrible draw, getting a 5 seed with top 10 metrics like Houston (Auburn this time) in the second round, then bitch about our draw.

Or we’ll get a cakewalk draw, inexplicably lose in second round, and then bitch about what could have been.

There's always the first round upset option. Less likely, but certainly not impossible.

I don't think it would happen, but I wouldn't be shocked if it did.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Custard on March 12, 2024, 01:01:47 PM
I agree but think it’s less likely than first two.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: ThePAMan on March 12, 2024, 01:03:42 PM
There's always the first round upset option. Less likely, but certainly not impossible.

I don't think it would happen, but I wouldn't be shocked if it did.

I never not laugh at this meme
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Jobu on March 12, 2024, 01:10:45 PM
I agree but think it’s less likely than first two.

It's certainly probably less likely
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Lkdog on March 12, 2024, 01:48:01 PM
Hard to take much away from the Iowa game. Neither team was sharp. We played with more energy on D which was good, but they were ice cold and missing wide open looks and dunks.
Found a way to grind it out on the road which is always good, but our defense is still a major work in progress. Harding actually picked us apart.
We can't stay in front of any decent point guard really.

We will be a tossup in the R32 game. I think we make enough plays to get to S16. Maybe we get a wide open draw and then have chance to get to EE.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Reacher on March 12, 2024, 02:43:19 PM
I never not laugh at this meme

Of course, because it’s lame.
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: Reacher on March 12, 2024, 02:44:14 PM
Round 2 then choke away a lead, so, the “usual.”
Title: Re: How far will Illini go in NCAA tourney
Post by: murphstahoe on March 12, 2024, 06:20:28 PM
Round 2 then choke away a lead, so, the “usual.”

The usual is getting an ass whooping, Loyola Chicago style