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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: fucking on January 02, 2021, 12:27:05 PM
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Texas just throwing the ball in the air, waiting for it to sail through the net.
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Bill Self is graying around the temples. His toupee is not.
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Is Self going for a Lou ‘do?
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Not at all. But he's going to need to do something different. Maybe Cindy could help him dye his hair?
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Bruce only down 14, practically kicking their butts
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6 Kansas at 2 Baylor starting now on ESPN
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Not surprised. KUs overrated just like us.
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Baylor reminds me a lot of 04-05 Illini
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Baylor and Gonzaga are just way ahead of the field
Jasn88Cubs: GoNzAgA iS ALwAys OvErrATed
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That’s a brutal beat if you had BU @-8.5
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That’s the first thing I thought when that three banked in.
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Gonzaga is usually over rated, ;D but they have beaten a few people this year so far, and actually have a legit PG this year. Will likely be undefeated heading into the tourney.
At this point I give Baylor a slight edge.
Agree everybody else is on the outside looking in, but that is why they play the games.
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Alot of people will disregard Baylor due to Scott Drew but I think hes a fine coach
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We kinda need Mizzou to keep winning. And they’re playing Auburn. Ugh.
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We kinda need Mizzou to keep winning. And they’re playing Auburn. Ugh.
Yeah this is one where you hope the stadium blows up. I watched a few minutes of it and couldn’t stand it, and had to turn it off.
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Too complex, I suppose.
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Too complex, I suppose.
Yeah, sure. Just not enjoyable to watch, but don’t let that stop ya from being a dumbass.
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I switched over to the Belushi documentary on showtime2.
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Since about 1976, America has had the power to determine What's On.
Nevertheless, we tend to watch what's on.
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I switched over to the Belushi documentary on showtime2.
Why, was the game too complex for ya?!🙄
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I switched over to the Belushi documentary on showtime2.
I just finished watching Band of Brother’s again on HBOMax and now gonna rewatch The Pacific. Such great series.
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Since about 1976, America has had the power to determine What's On.
Nevertheless, we tend to watch what's on.
I think about this pretty often because I marvel at the stuff people willingly watch just because they were scrolling around and saw something maybe they’d heard of or sounded remotely interesting. Or perhaps worse, something they’d seen 1000 times and knew they liked so weren’t interested in maybe trying something new.
I usually am very intentional about what I want to watch. I then locate it and put it on. However I had surgery two weeks ago tomorrow and have been bored out of my damn mind so I’ve done things I’m not proud of
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It's worthy of a dissertation. I'd be mildly surprised if it hasn't been dissertated already.
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Over decades, I've collected months, possibly years worth of top grade A/V material.
Yet I'm likely to watch YouTube's next suggestion, even though Tristan Harris explicitly told me not to do it.
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However I had surgery two weeks ago tomorrow and have been bored out of my damn mind so I’ve done things I’m not proud of
You are going to leave us hanging?
Creating the Bill Gates mult?
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I've heard that knitting and crochet can be very relaxing.
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Ugh where to start?
I have watched The Ladies Man, The Ugly Truth and Rambo in full. This wasn’t even the first time I’ve seen two of the three of those movies.
Watched bits and pieces of a lot of bad basketball games and other bad movies. Binge watched a National Geographic documentary on the 1980s a few nights ago.
One night last week I was so bored I went to a grocery at 8:30 and wandered around just to get out of the house for a while. I didn’t need anything but ended up buying a bottle of wine that I like on sale even though I really can’t nor should I be drinking. But at least I have it for a future occasion.
I ate a carton of ice cream which is probably more ice cream than I’d eaten cumulatively in the last ten years.
Also tried to find the bulldog gif that rob was talking about a while back.
Speaking of that I received a very inappropriate (but inoffensive) photo and short video clip, perhaps on accident, perhaps not, from an old acquaintance.
I cannot taken any credit for the Bill Gates character.
On a side note...
Normally terrible/overtly predictable movie plot lines annoy me to the point I can’t even enjoy whatever decent humor they may contain. The Ladies Man seems like it should fall into that category but I found myself frequently laughing out loud. Might have been the narcotics.
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https://m.imgur.com/uMLDTL5
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Bruce gets to play Baylor in Waco tonight. 24 point dogs. This is the type of game he sometimes pulls out of his ass. Don’t see it happening tonight.
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https://m.imgur.com/uMLDTL5
I was joking 😳
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Baylor up 41-7 on Kansas ST wow
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(https://i.ibb.co/MS4xqq5/Kansas-State-coach-Bruce-Weber-watches-the-final-moments-of-an-NCAA-college-basketball-game-against.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Jt4wXXF)
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That is brutal. Wouldn't mind seeing Baylor do the same to Kansas, too.
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What's next for Brooth? Retirement or Southland?
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Baylor doubled the already enormous spread with that 48 point margin of victory. Don’t think Bruce’s ego will let him retire quite yet.
If he can find the right pre-made squad to inherit somewhere in low level college or maybe even high school, it’s possible the third time he quits while he’s ahead.
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Wow. That is serious beat down.
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Obviously Bruce is snakebit.
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Hot balls, probably.
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He practically kicked their butts
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Obviously Bruce is snakebit.
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/1354648996283883520
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I wonder if Gonzaga players ever get tired of kicking the shit out of their conference opponents night in and night out? Seems like it might be time to join the PAC or something.
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Adding BYU made the West Coast Catholics a little more competitive, and a little less Catholic.
The problem, of course, is not boredom. It's getting pummeled in March when they remember, too late, what real competition is like.
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I almost feel bad for Duke. ..
Almost ;D
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Jesus H. Christ.
Duke is terrible.
I saw Bilas before game nuthugging and bemoaning how young they were.
I think Ratfckface is going have to cancel conf season now and also get those losses assigned to assistants.
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Zags 2H -12
Winner
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Switched over to Texas and OkSt and the quality of play is night and day difference to what I just watched. Also this camera angle is way high. Cade Cunningham having a rough day.
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Cunningham finishing strong. Texas loses 3 in a row. Was fun hearing a loud announcer and fans in the stands.
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WTF is Houston doing playing an NAIA team???
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K state now 1-10 in Big 12 play. 5-15 overall.
Bruce Weber kicking some serious butt again.
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The broad similarities between his tenure here and there are uncanny.
—Win at high level with previous coach’s players while struggling to recruit.
—Have big drop off when original players leave.
—Finally recruits some players someone has heard of, which restores some hope.
—Has a couple decent teams with his own players (but nowhere near the quality of teams he had with previous coaches’ players)
—Devolves into hot garbage
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IU shoots 26% from 3, 36% overall, 62% from the line...and beats Iowa.
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For those of you not watching the Kansas-Kansas State game, Coach Snakebites just got T'd for mouthing off to a ref and was huffing deeply into his face mask after. God willing someone will have it the latter in GIF soon because it's the Bruciest thing I've seen in a bit.
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GoEmaw is fun lately.
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Weber's buttkickings of Self are neverending
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Any time you hold a ranked team under 60, that's a win.
Plus, they scored over 40. So that's two wins.
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A neverending disdain for Bruce Weber is the one thing that can unite all of us.
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Any time you hold a ranked team under 60, that's a win.
Plus, they scored over 40. So that's two wins.
That should do wonders for the Matto points
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A neverending disdain for Bruce Weber is the one thing that can unite all of us.
As well as the disdain for those who supported him to the end, those who still support him, and those who buy his custard.
..m
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As well as the disdain for those who supported him to the end, those who still support him, and those who buy his custard.
..m
and those that appreciate his lawn-mowing prowess.
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Nobody said he was good at it.
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iowa up 9 on badgers
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It would be nice if Wisconsin Athletics returned to its rightful spot at the bottom of the B1G.
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Just got back to my room and checked scores. Is the entire Big 12 on Covid protocol?
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Presumably, a significant amount of it has no power.
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Fuck Bruce
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Why is my stream skipping and jumping?
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Both Michigan and Ohio State playing some good ball.
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I wonder if Archie will get on the plane.
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Kelvin Sampson is a hot name again
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Do you think Huggins uses FOP, or is he a Dapper Dan man?
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WV made two great blocks in the last minute
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Baylor looking to eek one out.
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Who else is tagging on a few while rooting for the Hoosiers ;D
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Kelvin Sampson is a hot name again
Bad news for him. The NCAA changed its texting rule.
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This is hilarious watching Michigan flat out RAPE Izzo.
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UTEP up 38-23 on Kansas right now.
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UTEP up 38-23 on Kansas right now.
They just threw that on the schedule as a friendly to stay sharp I think.
Not working out so great.
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They've been about as hot as anyone in the Country the last month. But UTEP is the perfect trap game. Pretty sure Self wanted something like this to happen. Could be the perfect learning experience for his young team right before the tournament.
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They looked damn good vs Baylor. Would not wish to see them in S16 1/4 game really.
Its one point game now.
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KU wins. They are darkhorse team if they score a little better.
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Pace picked up second half. Kansas is dangerous. They have the look and feel of a top 5 team. They defend.
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Pace picked up second half. Kansas is dangerous. They have the look and feel of a top 5 team. They defend.
Yes. They will give themselves a chance against most anyone.
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It’s been interesting watching this season evolve. It looked like Zaga and Baylor would be 1a 1b all season, but several teams have really rounded into form. There may be more teams playing at a high level right now than at this time last year.
Really speaks to the difficulty of limited prep time/assimilating new players into the lineup, playing in empty arenas, living in a bubble without much access to family and friends, pauses, quick turnarounds.
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It’s been interesting watching this season evolve. It looked like Zaga and Baylor would be 1a 1b all season, but several teams have really rounded into form. There may be more teams playing at a high level right now than at this time last year.
Really speaks to the difficulty of limited prep time/assimilating new players into the lineup, playing in empty arenas, living in a bubble without much access to family and friends, pauses, quick turnarounds.
It is a weird season. I am officially admitting that I don't what the fck might happen on a given night in the NCAA between two Top 25 teams and that includes Gonzaga who hasn't played anybody really any good since December 19th.
Illini could win the whole thing, or they could get bounced in R32.
Same might be said for about 4 or 5 other teams.
If we guard like we did vs UM, we have a shot.
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It is a weird season. I am officially admitting that I don't what the fck might happen on a given night in the NCAA between two Top 25 teams and that includes Gonzaga who hasn't played anybody really any good since December 19th.
Illini could win the whole thing, or they could get bounced in R32.
Same might be said for about 4 or 5 other teams.
If we guard like we did vs UM, we have a shot.
I’ve studied a lot of Illini game film and I’ve determined that the key to our tourney success is to be seeded into the bracket with the most teams that have the most white guys/light skinned black guys.
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You may recall that one if our recent teams had special Lightskin Powers.
It didn't help.
https://youtu.be/WL9DiIYSzso
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This is different. Trust me.
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Marcus Carr goes Ofer 39 minutes plus. Drains a 3.
Going to OT with Rutgers
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I flipped through Loyola-Chicago vs Drake.
Holy fuck, Loyola’s center #25 looks like his name is Stan Krzwzkwziak (his mom calls him Stash) and he’s been patrolling the same beat for 30 years and is getting ready to retire.
Scratch that - he literally looks like a Large Farva.
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Do you not remember that guy?
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This Michigan Michigan St. game is interesting cus I hate Michigan and I hate Michigan St.
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Michigan keeps messin around and their lock #1 might not be a lock.
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And the Illini win the B1G regular season title by half a game.
Hang a banner!
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Frankly I'm all for us bowing out of the big ten tournament. Way too high of a risk for us with absolutely no reward. 8K people all under 1 roof for 4 straight games has to be the dumbest fucking idea yet from Kevin Warren and company.
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Typical good news; bad news. Good news is fichigan lost. Bad news is fizzo won.
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Illinois got the conference title at 14-3 and Michigan was 16-4, Michigan fans would lose their fucking shit. Kevin Warren continues to do a shitty job as commissioner.
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Brad has it right, really. The regular season “title” doesn’t really mean anything. They finished half a game behind us. We have more good wins. We finished stronger. We dominated them on their home court. We have a stronger SOS. We will be ranked above them tomorrow. But they won the regular season.
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I thought about the games ahead earlier also.
If they would have tested out, and Warren says percentage, so be it. They didn't test out.
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Frankly I'm all for us bowing out of the big ten tournament. Way too high of a risk for us with absolutely no reward. 8K people all under 1 roof for 4 straight games has to be the dumbest fucking idea yet from Kevin Warren and company.
#2 seed Illinois gets 2 byes in the Big Ten Tournament (as do the other Top 4 seeds). So the Illini would have to win 3 straight games to claim the championship.
While I understand why you might think that way, the team needs to play a few games in the Big Ten Tournament to stay sharp. If I was head coach, I would not make winning the conference tournament championship a priority at this point. If it happens, it happens. Rather, I'd want to make sure the rotation is set and key players are rested & healthy. Oh, and work on free throw shooting.
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And hope the team doesn’t get COVID or their face broken. They should just cancel the damn thing
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And hope the team doesn’t get COVID or their face broken. They should just cancel the damn thing
Um.
No!
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And hope the team doesn’t get COVID or their face broken. They should just cancel the damn thing
Agreed. The team has to do what is necessary to keep their 1-seed secure though. I guess they could forfeit their first game. Wonder how the selection committee would treat that?
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IMO the only way we could maybe drop out of a 1 is if Iowa wins BTT by drubbing us and MI along the way. But they very well might take MI’s #1 rather than ours in that scenario. I just don’t like this whole BTT setup.
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Do you not remember that guy?
No. I know he was on the FF team, but I don’t know why I don’t remember him. He’s a pretty good player.
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IMO the only way we could maybe drop out of a 1 is if Iowa wins BTT by drubbing us and MI along the way. But they very well might take MI’s #1 rather than ours in that scenario. I just don’t like this whole BTT setup.
I think you're right it would be difficult to lose. Outside of Iowa, Alabama, or Kansas winning their conference tournaments, I don't see how there's even a discussion over it. Even so, I have no problem being a #2 seed or even a 3# seed at this point.
The good news is Illinois plays the 9th game of this tournament. So there could be issues with other teams before they even get to our game. So this could help protect our exposure if it indeed does become an issue.
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https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cameron-krutwig/1503
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I honestly think the Illini can manhandle Gonzaga. Kofi would dominate Timme. Kispert and Suggs haven’t seen defensive pressure like Frazier and DMW are applying right now. Plus the Illini have been flawless against skilled teams composed of mostly white and light skinned guys.
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Wow, Iowa State is terrible. Just watched their game against Oklahoma. Tuned in for some former Illini connections. Lon Kruger is still a great coach. Glad we no longer have Coleman-Lands and didn’t get Conditt. It’s incredible how much our talent level increased once Groce got the fuck outta here.
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It's not on yet, and I won't watch anyway, but .......
After losing to Baylor by a total of 79 points in 2 games, KSU gets another shot at the Bears today.
Five fingers. One fist. 🖐👊
Looks like a good stat sheet for Alan Griffin yesterday.
12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, no turnovers, 2 blocks and 1 steal.
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It would be hilarious if someone in Vegas bet $100k on KState to win.
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Some good games on today to get the pump primed for the weekend. Always love a good 5 fingers make a fist reference.
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31044751/duke-acc-tournament-positive-covid-test-team
How much you wanna bet Ratface and the media use Covid as the reason he didn’t make the NCAA tourney this year? Anything to not tarnish his record.
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Really would have loved to see that happen to Izzo first. Hopefully we get through today into tomorrow with no positive cases. Really concerned about tomorrow. If we can through all of friday and no teams have any positives, then we should be home free.
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Mich St getting ran off the court 30 point swing in this game. went from up 12 to down 18.
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is this real, please tell me this is not real
https://twitter.com/StephenM_Brooks/status/1370030104349450240
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please tell me this is not real
I've tried.
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The fightin' Webers are showing some moxie.
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Gofs down 4 to tOSU with 30 sec to go, and brick a 3.
Down 1 with 9 sec. Bucknuts almost turned it over. Bucknuts call time out.
79-75. Poor gofs.
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The fightin' Webers are showing some moxie.
Bruth is kicking somebody's ass again!
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Moral victory time for the emaws.
This is the kind of game Bruce either pulls out of his ass and wins, or makes very close.
Accurate.
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Hilarious
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OK ST scares me
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OK ST scares me
Yeah I really hope they aren’t in our region
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You mean one of those Underwood's old school vs his new school games ?
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You mean one of those Underwood's old school vs his new school games ?
Would have preferred IL vs KSU
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Georgia vs Mizzou is interesting at end
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https://twitter.com/jlkurtz/status/1370143428797927428?s=21
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https://twitter.com/jlkurtz/status/1370143428797927428?s=21
That's funny
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could Bruce possibly look like a bigger dork?
https://twitter.com/KStateMBB/status/1370184972846387203
I don't think its possible
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I hadn’t realized he had taken to wearing a Bea Arthur wig this season
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Ohio about to punch their ticket to the dance.
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Yep the same Ohio that gave us quite the scare. Could easily pull an upset in the first round at least.
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Those guys haven’t had it so good since they had John Groce!
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I haven't paid any attention to the SEC this year, but this is some ugly basketball.
I hope Alabama is the #2 in our region.
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I still have flashbacks to that beat down Alabama put on Groce and co in the NIT when they showed up pouting they didn’t make the tourney.
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I still have flashbacks to that beat down Alabama put on Groce and co in the NIT when they showed up pouting they didn’t make the tourney.
That was embarrassing.
If you're old like me, you will also remember Bama knocking Illini out with a buzzer beater in 1986.
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I still have flashbacks to that beat down Alabama put on Groce and co in the NIT when they showed up pouting they didn’t make the tourney.
In the assembly hall ffs
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I was 5, don’t remember it.
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Member when our old pal Jamall Walker got hit with a 2 game tourney suspension way back in 2013?
He will now finally serve that suspension in 2021 with Grand Canyon.
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Must be a huge relief
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Member when our old pal Jamall Walker got hit with a 2 game tourney suspension way back in 2013?
He will now finally serve that suspension in 2021 with Grand Canyon.
No statute of limitations?
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It was two games. He might carry the second for another 8 years.
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No statute of limitations?
It was tolled until the next post season appearance when Walker was a coach or assistant.
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That really puts GCU at a decided schematic disadvantage
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That really puts GCU at a decided schematic disadvantage
excellent 2000th post sir
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excellent 2000th post sir
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