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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: Miles Leonard on March 19, 2026, 06:47:28 PM
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Sweet 16 path is there for us. Get it done. No excuses.
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Just win, baby
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Gonna have to wait a bit longer…
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Gonna have to wait a bit longer…
This OT makes me a lot less worried about either of these teams.
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No easier path for Illinois to sweet 16 than a 14 and 11 seed…
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No easier path for Illinois to sweet 16 than a 14 and 11 seed…
Given our love of blowing double digit leads maybe we got the wrong opponent
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Given our love of blowing double digit leads maybe we got the wrong opponent
No excuses this year damnit!
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13 point lead down to 4. I've seen this episode before and I don't like it very much.
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13 point lead down to 4. I've seen this episode before and I don't like it very much.
Truth
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We could use more 1st chance points instead of 2nd chance
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We look pretty flat so far. Penn is terrible.
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I'll live with a 10 point lead going into half. CANNOT let Power get going.
Also, how did we not foul there with fouls to give???
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I'll live with a 10 point lead going into half. CANNOT let Power get going.
Also, how did we not foul there with fouls to give???
Analytics
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Outside of Mirk.....really bad half of ball for us.
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Outside of Mirk.....really bad half of ball for us.
Yeah thank god for Mirk otherwise we'd be fucked right now.
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Wouldn't mind seeing a 2nd half starting 5 of Wagler, Boswell, Mirk, Andrej and either Tomi or Big Z....Z kinda needs to be in there when Davis/Humrichous are in though imo.
Let Andrej free up some other by driving...this Penn team is terrible, undersized, and lack of depth....get to the line dammit
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We're playing like ass but dominating the boards and the fouls. Need to keep exploiting that athleticism and size advantage in the 2nd half. Not a game to keep chucking 3s.
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And FFS, tell Z to stop camping out in the corner shooting threes. But we all know Brad won't do that because he thinks every three pointer is going in no matter who shoots it.
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Drive the ball and get the damn win…
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Morez hit a three today
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We can't possibly blow a 30 point lead with 7:45 left, right? RIGHT??
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Up 28 and Penn can't keep up with us. Rest the starters Brad. Let these guys chase Brandon Lee around.
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Up 28 and Penn can't keep up with us. Rest the starters Brad. Let these guys chase Brandon Lee around.
Truth. Well - Jake can play. But if Mirk or Wagler or Boswell get hurt someone needs to be fired
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Thank God we actually put a boot on someone. Here's to keeping this up vs. VCU.
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Truth. Well - Jake can play. But if Mirk or Wagler or Boswell get hurt someone needs to be fired
+1
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Up 28 and Penn can't keep up with us. Rest the starters Brad. Let these guys chase Brandon Lee around.
Yeah NET rankings and metrics don't matter anymore. Let AJ Redd chuck up another bad three or two.
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+1
And just like that the first shot after commercial is those three on the deep end of the bench
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I think we got this guys
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Brandon Lee gets the 100th point. Nice touch
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Hah we give up the last second FT
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Hah we give up the last second FT
Yep, damn subs...LOL
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That's a good start. Do it again Sat.
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Thank God we actually put a boot on someone. Here's to keeping this up vs. VCU.
Better show up with a heavier boot....VCU ain't no joke. Like 17 in a row.
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Too soon to offer Mirk all the BAG for next year....Damn we better keep that kid.
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Last Meeting: December 3, 2016 (Illinois 64, VCU 46). Lets hope Saturday same result...higher score would be nice.
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2nd half Illini tonight will run VCU out of the gym Saturday
1st half Illini tonight will get run out of the gym by VCU Saturday.
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Too soon to offer Mirk all the BAG for next year....Damn we better keep that kid.
100% this. Mirk is a fucking DAWG.
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2nd half Illini tonight will run VCU out of the gym Saturday
1st half Illini tonight will get run out of the gym by VCU Saturday.
Agreed 85. pts a game vs like 85 pts per game, rebounds are like 38 vs 40. We have to out rebound them not by a little either, and we have to protect the ball. We cannot let their two main players get hot Hill averages like 14 and got 34, Lewis is Boswell type...he is a rugged player.
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We needed a game like this. So did Fran.
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That was fun. That was a second half similar to what we did in our 12 game winning streak. Hope they keep it up.
I mean can you imagine, 2 S16 in 3 years after going almost twenty years between them before 2024.
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Little nervous there when nothing was going in but nice second half. Even Tomi got to see one go through the net. Hope we didn’t use them all up this game and that it’s indicative of being well rested and settling in.
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No easier path for Illinois to sweet 16 than a 14 and 11 seed…
The stars are aligning just like they did in 2024. Right down to the 2nd round opponent being from the A10 - Duquesne then and VCU this year.
And the Sweet Sixteen (should we get there) would be against (in all likelyhood) Houston, a Big 12 opponent. Just like Iowa St.
Which then means we're eating another 30-0 run in the Elite Eight, this time from the defending champ Florida.
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The stars are aligning just like they did in 2024. Right down to the 2nd round opponent being from the A10 - Duquesne then and VCU this year.
And the Sweet Sixteen (should we get there) would be against (in all likelyhood) Houston, a Big 12 opponent. Just like Iowa St.
Which then means we're eating another 30-0 run in the Elite Eight, this time from the defending champ Florida.
I’ll…take it?
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I personally am glad with the seeding/bracket and how it's all worked out. We've had our share of shitty brackets and worse seedings imo, AND we also have had our share of bad performances as well. I will take the win and the bracket aligning this way.
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The stars are aligning just like they did in 2024.
You just sent out the Jeff Frank bat signal.
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I personally am glad with the seeding/bracket and how it's all worked out. We've had our share of shitty brackets and worse seedings imo, AND we also have had our share of bad performances as well. I will take the win and the bracket aligning this way.
Fair.
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Has anybody seen ThePAMan since he had already had a few and got ahold of his Badger buddies ?
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https://youtu.be/szSdQJ3TtUc
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LOL Badgers. Hope they keep Gard.
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In their last 4 TOTTM appearances the Badgers have lost to a 12 seed twice and an 11 seed once.
Their other loss came as a 3 seed when they lost to a 6.
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You just sent out the Jeff Frank bat signal.
Look at Ivisic. Then look at Ivisic. Now look back at Ivisic.
At least this team might actually be going to Houston
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Moving very slowly this AM. Need to hit the shower and get to Wrigleyville for today's games.
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Moving very slowly this AM. Need to hit the shower and get to Wrigleyville for today's games.
Go softly, but don't turn around to look at Ivisic.