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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: Miles Leonard on March 21, 2026, 05:53:32 PM
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Just. Win.
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Just. Win.
I have this sinking feeling we will be the only 1-4 seed to not make the S16
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LFG
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I have this sinking feeling we will be the only 1-4 seed to not make the S16
Didn’t you tell people to have faith?!…
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Didn’t you tell people to have faith?!…
That’s for the Broncos and Bears, teams that have never lost to Austin Peay
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I broke my TV after one of those OT games - when did Jake Davis become a starter?
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Tomi fucking balling in the early going
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Need a hockey team
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Congrats underwood
Those 2 2nd weekend appearances you made you beat a 14 seed and a 11 seed
Let's give him a extension!
Go back to the shitter. At least my buzzkill statement was being ironic
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Go back to the shitter. At least my buzzkill statement was being ironic
Your on the beach
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Go ride your bike and yell at more women
I better do it soon because I’m going to Lincoln next week and I can’t tell the women from the men there
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Damn that oop. We'll give them that. All illini here on out. Let's go.
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2nd foul on Mirk and I don't agree with it at all.
EDIT: Looks like it was on VCU. Thank god.
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Surprised the announcers can talk with VCU's dick so far in their mouths
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Networks reaching to deal with the chalky games - VCU has us on the ropes with us up 6
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Surprised the announcers can talk with VCU's dick so far in their mouths
You are more eloquent than me for sure
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This team is so fucking soft
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VCU getting every call but we are playing soft as shit right now.
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Not calling defense the same both ways. Total horseshit…
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Pushing double digit turnovers already
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We haven't played against a defense like this
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VCU is not good, but we don't know how to deal with the tempo.
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Stojakovic is the only one that’s interested
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We do not know how to make quick adjustments on offense. Stojakovic can actually drive it to the rim, but he's not a PG,, particularly vs. VCU's defense.
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Stojakovic is the only one that’s interested
Peja sent word from the stands
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We do not know how to make quick adjustments on offense. Stojakovic can actually drive it to the rim, but he's not a PG,, particularly vs. VCU's defense.
Doesn’t help that Z took that 3 and Wagler took one with nobody in the lane
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Need to be much tougher with the ball vs a handsy VCU defense.
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If Purdue makes the elite 8 by beating an 11 they should fire Painter amirite?
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Need to be much tougher with the ball vs a handsy VCU defense.
Steady diet of Andrej and Mirk
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9-0 run to grab a 7 point lead at half.
Gonna need a heavy dose of Stojakovic to pull this out if we don't start knocking down threes soon.
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If Purdue makes the elite 8 by beating an 11 they should fire Painter amirite?
Hey come on
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They need to call it fair both ways…
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VCU is not good, but we don't know how to deal with the tempo.
Sounds familiar around these parts.
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Wagler needs to step it up
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Well we know what we CAN do, so we’ll promptly get away from it in the second half. Hope the threes fall.
This performance doesn’t bode well for a Houston matchup if we manage to make it through this one. If they think VCU can play D, look out. Especially with this kind of WTF whistle. A Houston type team was exactly what I didn’t want to see in the tournament with this roster and SOP.
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Agree on the refs. That screen call on Mirkovic was absurd with how they're letting them go on the other end.
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VCU is not good, but we don't know how to deal with the tempo.
Pun intended?!
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Someone please let the refs know Texas already advanced as an 11
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Pun intended?!
Bazinga!
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Well we know what we CAN do, so we’ll promptly get away from it in the second half. Hope the threes fall.
This performance doesn’t bode well for a Houston matchup if we manage to make it through this one. If they think VCU can play D, look out. Especially with this kind of WTF whistle. A Houston type team was exactly what I didn’t want to see in the tournament with this roster and SOP.
Lighten up Francis. We win by 20
Last week you said that we got a perfect bracket now Houston is the 95 bulls
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Pun intended?!
It’s a bit of a reacher
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It’s a bit of a reacher
Probably a bit of a Reach….ER
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Did I just see a VCU player grab one of ours and through him 6 feet across the floor and the refs.. go. yeah that's fine
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Did I just see a VCU player grab one of ours and through him 6 feet across the floor and the refs.. go. yeah that's fine
Yep…
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HOLY FUCK Z FROM THE FREE THROW LINE
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LIKE AN EAGLE!!!
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HOLY FUCK Z FROM THE FREE THROW LINE
Gotta love the missed dunk responded to by monster dunk!
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That was fucking hilarious. You miss yours? We’ll shove one right up your ass.
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VCU looks a step slower. Keep pounding it and don't let off the gas.
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Boot on neck please
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They’re out of gas
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Congrats to the illini. We're looking good. Houston is a tough matchup. Hope Underwood earns his pay next Thursday. Was really hoping A&M would win and it wasn't even close.
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Feelin' pretty SWEET for the 2nd time in 3 years.
...until Houston ragdolls us with their physicality next week.
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Can't believe they didn't call a tech on Tomi for hanging on the rim for 10 seconds after his dunk while RJ's against Houston was like 3 seconds max
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Feels great to actually close a team out and get back to the Sweet Sixteen!
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Tomi with 14 and 10 and a great game by that #2 guy
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Lighten up Francis. We win by 20
Last week you said that we got a perfect bracket now Houston is the 95 bulls
I underestimated us
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Can't believe they didn't call a tech on Tomi for hanging on the rim for 10 seconds after his dunk while RJ's against Houston was like 3 seconds max
Thought the exact same thing
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Golden era continues
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Now it’s time for Houston, in Houston…
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Now it’s time for Houston, in Houston…
NC State ("cinderella team" of the '83 Tournament) played Houston Cougars in the Championship game .. & WON!!
I was a PhD student (U of Illinois ELectrical Engineering/Signal Processing/Computer Vision), & gave a paper at the
'83 ACM (Assn of Computing Machinery) SIGGRAPH/SIGART Special conferenece on Motion, Graphics, & Control
http://caltechscience.dreamhosters.com/turk/toronto83.html
I ALMOST asked for an evening event to be "shifted in time", to allow viewing of the CHampionship game.. I NEVER saw it LIVE..
NC State Jim Valvano gave a GREAT interview after the game:
"We've been working on the principle ALL YEAR -- If you put yourself in a position to Win, YOU HAVE A SHOT AT WINNING"
"None of our shots were going in [ 1st half ]. We put them on the foul-line at the end of the game. You have to do GOOD THINGS [ make your free throws ], in order to beat us"
-- CBS interview with Brent Musberger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BPoGVRNqO0
see end of video for interview -- NC State STOLE the (championshp) WIN, over a HEAVILY FAVORED Houston team:
Phi Slamma Jamma
featuring Clyde "The Glide" Drexler & Akeem "The Dream" Olajuwon
Haven't watched Illini this season (until today's game), but Brad Underwood needs to figure out a PLAN:
"Plan your WOrk [ watch videotape of Houston, figure out their WEAKNESSES & ATTACK IT ], WORK YOUR PLAN"
I'm hearing Brad Underwood STILL has this glaring weakness:
FAILURE to make adjustments at half-time
^^^ Is this REALLY TRUE??
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Welcome to the board, chimpanzee!
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That was incredibly satisfying to watch lfg houston youre next
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That dunk sequence where Z blocked theirs then threw it the fuck down on the other end was so good
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I think the "Like An Eagle" dunk by Big Z is my highlight of the year so far. So good. Can't wait for Thursday.
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https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/big-zs-flying-dunk-illinois-leaves-mark-vcu-advances-fighting-illini-march-madness-sweet-16/994eeda871e2fb01c8954bf0
https://x.com/i/status/2035536422975771047
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I wonder what big Z was upset about
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I wonder what big Z was upset about
Dunno, but I bet when he goes to a PRO combine, his vertical is off the charts for a 7'+ guy. Almost every lob it seems his chin is near the rim....Bigs don't normally do that, or have too.