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Title: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on February 11, 2025, 09:24:48 AM: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401721419/ucla-illinois

Hold Dailey and Johnson in check, we win going away. UCLA is a starter's only team for the most part. Create some T/O's, continue to drive the ball to get fouls and easy hoops, shoot the "right" amount of 3's for the win.

Illini 88 - UCLA 73
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Chickengeorge on February 11, 2025, 06:58:32 PM: LFG!
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 07:49:56 PM: Last 5 minutes of the half were not great.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Custard on February 11, 2025, 07:54:41 PM: Just got done having dinner with the CRO of our company in downtown Indy. He’s a Duke grad and couldn’t care less that this dinner was intruding on the Illini game. Now trying to find a bar that has Peacock to watch the second half and it isn’t going well. Might be watching it on my phone
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Chickengeorge on February 11, 2025, 08:20:37 PM: Might be getting some home cookin
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on February 11, 2025, 08:24:41 PM: That's ok. A good crowd tonite.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 08:32:30 PM: Would be nice if we didn't keep leaving Bilodeau wide open.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 08:39:48 PM: Tomi really is the most important guy on our team it would seem. He's even our most reliable 3 point shooter.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 08:53:49 PM: 16 point lead just a few minutes ago. Now it's clench time. FFS
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Chickengeorge on February 11, 2025, 09:04:51 PM: Ugly finish.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Custard on February 11, 2025, 09:09:04 PM: (https://i.ibb.co/yF0zf968/IMG-8991.png) (https://ibb.co/Mknz2vcR)

This team is bad for my health.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on February 11, 2025, 09:09:22 PM: A good win. Boswell was 8-8 and the team was 18-20 on free shots.
Next up is Sat at 7 vs MSU.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 09:10:55 PM: Quote from: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 08:39:48 PM
Tomi really is the most important guy on our team it would seem. He's even our most reliable 3 point shooter.

And saved the game for us with a clutch tap back on a missed FT in the closing seconds. You deserve a nice expensive dinner tonight, Tomislav.

Less than desirable finish aside, very nice win over a red hot UCLA team. Consecutive wins for the first time in just over a month.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: illinicalvin on February 11, 2025, 09:33:09 PM: 2 separate dry spells to end the halves and 14 t/o. Should've won by 20 but we're still down a key guy and they both shot well and play solid pressure defense.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 09:41:30 PM: On another note, it was awesome seeing Mick Cronin lose his fucking mind.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Custard on February 11, 2025, 09:51:51 PM: Quote from: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 09:41:30 PM
On another note, it was awesome seeing Mick Cronin lose his fucking mind.

I thought that was his default mode
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: ThePAMan on February 11, 2025, 11:42:11 PM: Listened to the UCLA radio while on the treadmill with 7 left to go in the 2d half. They claimed that illness ran through their locker room last week and they were still recovering and lamented their free shot shooting, the T, and their 2 on 1 fast break where the guy with the ball ran towards his own player. They did claim the State Farm Center was an intimidating place to play....
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on February 12, 2025, 07:23:29 AM: Luigi came to town to check out the Italian restaurants and Big10 hoops.

Illinois basketball hosts Italian Center Luigi Suigo for Official Visit - Armchair Illinois
https://armchairillini.com/illinois-basketball-hosts-italian-center-luigi-suigo-for-official-visit/
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Jobu on February 12, 2025, 08:10:12 AM: Quote from: No one in Mn on February 12, 2025, 07:23:29 AM
Luigi came to town to check out the Italian restaurants and Big10 hoops.

Illinois basketball hosts Italian Center Luigi Suigo for Official Visit - Armchair Illinois
https://armchairillini.com/illinois-basketball-hosts-italian-center-luigi-suigo-for-official-visit/

Did he ride into town on a dinosaur's back? And how many coins did he have?
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on February 12, 2025, 08:28:36 AM: Quote from: Jobu on February 12, 2025, 08:10:12 AM
And how many coins did he have?
And how many NIL coins will he have ?
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Jobu on February 12, 2025, 08:31:11 AM: Quote from: No one in Mn on February 12, 2025, 08:28:36 AM
And how many NIL coins will he have ?

Maybe Nintendo can sponsor him
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: ridingthegrange on February 12, 2025, 08:50:15 AM: Quote from: Miles Leonard on February 11, 2025, 09:41:30 PM
On another note, it was awesome seeing Mick Cronin lose his fucking mind.

Yep. I was thinking he'd look right at home wearing green and prancing along the sidelines at a Notre Dame game.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Chickengeorge on February 12, 2025, 10:11:48 AM: KJ is a great player but he needs to dial back the turnovers. Credited with 5 last night, but a couple that Tomi got were due to bad passes from KJ.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: ILLove1997 on February 12, 2025, 01:00:55 PM: watched this game late, we would have won my 20+ if not for all the stupid turnovers

good game though
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: bringbackself on February 12, 2025, 02:06:30 PM: I have peacock, tuned in for 2 minutes then tuned out.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Miles Leonard on February 12, 2025, 02:12:53 PM: Quote from: bringbackself on February 12, 2025, 02:06:30 PM
I have peacock, tuned in for 2 minutes then tuned out.

If Peacock isn’t good enough for Jasn, then it’s not good enough for me.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: illiniray on February 13, 2025, 11:02:46 PM: (https://i.ibb.co/2YRWj0P4/Screenshot-20250213-001325-2.png) (https://ibb.co/Xk6jzfpR)
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Custard on February 13, 2025, 11:37:59 PM: Saw that earlier, pic is wild.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: ILLove1997 on February 14, 2025, 01:09:49 AM: Damn is he like 7'4 or what
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Custard on February 14, 2025, 08:23:30 AM: Quote from: ILLove1997 on February 14, 2025, 01:09:49 AM
Damn is he like 7'4 or what

7’3”
Title: Re: ILLINI vs UCLA Peacock -6.5
Post by: Jobu on February 14, 2025, 09:25:16 AM: I bet he has a bitch of a time in those tunnels. Especially when assholes like Bowser are launching fireballs at him.