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Title: Cant get excited
Post by: frankiew on October 06, 2021, 05:15:34 PM
After last year debacle in tourney game,  I dont know if I can get excited for this year.  Anyone feel the same?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 06, 2021, 05:26:40 PM
After last year debacle in tourney game,  I dont know if I can get excited for this year.  Anyone feel the same?

I remain skeptical, so yeah. I'll believe it when I see it. Not going to get ramped up given the complete ineptitude against Loyola..
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Custard on October 06, 2021, 06:07:05 PM
I think team will be better than last year’s. More shooters to spread the floor and no waiting around for Ayo to do something.

Payne should give us a quicker athlete to defend guys like Liddell and Krutwig and Baylor’s front line that gave us fits last year.

We might not have a better winning percentage overall but I think the roster is much better prepared for a deep tourney run.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 06, 2021, 08:25:06 PM
I'm with Fart.

It's pick your poison with the Curbelo to Kofi as the main attraction.

I had a great time yucking it up with Omar and Coleman last week. Great personalities.

Everyone seems to think Plummer is the team's assassin, and he's been hitting 46% plus from the arc. Theoretically the aforementioned Hi-Lo combo will give him better looks than he got at his previous stop. But they also said his step-back is unstoppable.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 06, 2021, 08:30:29 PM
I think team will be better than last year’s. More shooters to spread the floor and no waiting around for Ayo to do something.

Payne should give us a quicker athlete to defend guys like Liddell and Krutwig and Baylor’s front line that gave us fits last year.

We might not have a better winning percentage overall but I think the roster is much better prepared for a deep tourney run.

+1
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 06, 2021, 08:31:01 PM
I'm with Fart.

It's pick your poison with the Curbelo to Kofi as the main attraction.

I had a great time yucking it up with Omar and Coleman last week. Great personalities.

Everyone seems to think Plummer is the team's assassin, and he's been hitting 46% plus from the arc. Theoretically the aforementioned Hi-Lo combo will give him better looks than he got at his previous stop. But they also said his step-back is unstoppable.

Thanks for the info. Good to hear.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 06, 2021, 10:49:53 PM
After last year debacle in tourney game,  I dont know if I can get excited for this year.  Anyone feel the same?

try Viagra?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Lkdog on October 07, 2021, 12:05:45 AM
I said I thought we could be better team without Ayo and got crucified here a few months ago.
As Custard states- this will be a more balanced offensive team with better shooters and an actual point guard who knows how to run a team.

Only questions are:
1) At what point in season does Hulka get them to play hard team defense? It has taken awhile in both of last two seasons, but they were pretty good teams when they did.
2) Can they teach Kofi to throw a basic skip pass from block to opposite side. Or any kind of pass to anyone open for that matter.

If they do both well, we could win six games in March. We sure as hell will win more than one.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 07, 2021, 07:18:45 AM
I said I thought we could be better team without Ayo and got crucified here a few months ago.
As Custard states- this will be a more balanced offensive team with better shooters and an actual point guard who knows how to run a team.

Oh I remember. Think that was all PMan.

*Page one of the NBA Draft thread.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on October 07, 2021, 08:43:52 AM
I've heard the we'll have better shooters story for years.
Then we play teams that defend, rather than chase, and we've seen what happens.
Show the team film of last year's team playing defense, and not playing defense. See if they notice a difference in our offensive performance.
I'll wait to see what one of the top 10 paid coaches does.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 07, 2021, 09:38:10 AM
Oh I remember. Think that was all PMan.

*Page one of the NBA Draft thread.

Yep, the ole we will be better without the best player bit that is common to Illini fandom.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 07, 2021, 09:38:53 AM
I've heard the we'll have better shooters story for years.
Then we play teams that defend, rather than chase, and we've seen what happens.
Show the team film of last year's team playing defense, and not playing defense. See if they notice a difference in our offensive performance.
I'll wait to see what one of the top 10 paid coaches does.

Scathing post!
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 07, 2021, 12:35:55 PM
“Excited,” might be a bit strong. Hopeful, interested. Sure.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 07, 2021, 12:37:09 PM
I think team will be better than last year’s. More shooters to spread the floor and no waiting around for Ayo to do something.

Payne should give us a quicker athlete to defend guys like Liddell and Krutwig and Baylor’s front line that gave us fits last year.

We might not have a better winning percentage overall but I think the roster is much better prepared for a deep tourney run.

Ahhhhh, the old “once the All-American is gone, we’ll be a better all-around team” take. A classic.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 07, 2021, 01:07:06 PM
Ahhhhh, the old “once the All-American is gone, we’ll be a better all-around team” take. A classic.

we could potentially have 2 on this year's team

and before yall go crazy I said POTENTIALLY
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 07, 2021, 01:49:08 PM
Ahhhhh, the old “once the All-American is gone, we’ll be a better all-around team” take. A classic.

So what happens if we are actually better than last year and go farther in the tourney?

Are we AOTC on it or what?!
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 07, 2021, 02:11:20 PM
Ahhhhh, the old “once the All-American is gone, we’ll be a better all-around team” take. A classic.
It's almost like Illinois won the Big Ten the year after Derek Harper or Kiwane Garris left.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 07, 2021, 02:12:09 PM
https://twitter.com/mrwagner25/status/1446136689659891716?s=21

Guess Curbelo isn’t afraid to say it.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on October 07, 2021, 04:53:49 PM
https://twitter.com/mrwagner25/status/1446136689659891716?s=21

Guess Curbelo isn’t afraid to say it.

Gotta love Belo....I really liked Garris as well...both seem to have fun and have a chip all the time. Love it. Speak the truth Belo!!
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 12:30:59 AM
So what happens if we are actually better than last year and go farther in the tourney?

Are we AOTC on it or what?!

For what would probably be the first time, yes.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 12:32:59 AM
It's almost like Illinois won the Big Ten the year after Derek Harper or Kiwane Garris left.

It happens, we also replaced great players with more great players in those days. But the old “addition by subtraction” take has been trotted out a large handful of times the last 15 years or so. It’s been a while since it worked.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 12:37:05 AM
So you wouldn't be surprised if it happened, but it probably won't?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 01:04:53 AM
So you wouldn't be surprised if it happened, but it probably won't?

It happens, but not as often as the fucktards around here seem to think it does.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 04:55:00 AM
So when Brian Cook graduated in 2003, and the team won its first outright B1G championship in 50 years in 2004, that was yet another anomaly?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 07:13:04 AM
So when Brian Cook graduated in 2003, and the team won its first outright B1G championship in 50 years in 2004, that was yet another anomaly?

I think you answered your own question.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 07:51:57 AM
It happens, but not as often as the fucktards around here seem to think it does.

So are you really AOTC betting against the Bears or Illini as you seem to claim. 90% of the time that’ll be true.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:03:40 AM
So when Brian Cook graduated in 2003, and the team won its first outright B1G championship in 50 years in 2004, that was yet another anomaly?

It’s possible it could happen, it would be the first time that particularly take will have been correct probably since the earliest incarnations of Illini message boards if it does. And usually, you’re not “better because someone left,” you’re better because other players improved. Do you think this team would be “worse” with Ayo? Doubtful.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:04:53 AM
So are you really AOTC betting against the Bears or Illini as you seem to claim. 90% of the time that’ll be true.

And yet, somehow, I’m “always wrong.” Your opinions are perhaps the most worthless on the forum.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:05:54 AM
I’m not betting on anything when it comes to this years’ Illini Basketball team, but what I am saying is Ayo’s departure doesn’t “make us better.”
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:07:22 AM
Is the ‘98 team “better” if Kiwane Garris is still there? Almost certainly.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 08:09:08 AM
And yet, somehow, I’m “always wrong.” Your opinions are perhaps the most worthless on the forum.

No one said “you’re always wrong.”

And thanks. Here that’s a compliment.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:10:18 AM
Did the 2003-4 team get “better” because Brian Cook was left? That’s absurd. That team is in the Final Four with Brian Cook.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:11:07 AM
No one said “you’re always wrong.”

And thanks. Here that’s a compliment.

Oh they didn’t? Cool.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:13:20 AM
Again, so “fucking” can understand it. No one is saying you can’t have a better team after an All-American leaves, but you rarely get better “because” they left.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 08:14:03 AM
Oh they didn’t? Cool.

For you not really watching anything, knowing anything, or following anything, you sure act like you’re an expert. Or you “play dumb” quite a bit. And people say I play the victim a lot. Sheesh 🙄
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:18:04 AM
Were the Illini better in 2004 because they “didn’t have to wait around on Brian to do stuff?”
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:23:14 AM
I’m sure people had the same “we’ll be better because we won’t have to stand around and wait on Dee to do stuff” take in 2007.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:24:33 AM
This team is better than 2007. But it won’t be because we lost Ayo.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 08:26:57 AM
And so be it.

The board Messiah has spoken!

Please see sig below and hit subscribe 👇🏼
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:38:53 AM
For you not really watching anything, knowing anything, or following anything, you sure act like you’re an expert. Or you “play dumb” quite a bit. And people say I play the victim a lot. Sheesh 🙄

I watch the overwhelming majority of Illini Basketball games. Not really sure what you’re getting at.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:39:22 AM
And so be it.

The board Messiah has spoken!

Please see sig below and hit subscribe 👇🏼


We get it, you’re obsessed with me.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:40:15 AM
And so be it.

The board Messiah has spoken!

Please see sig below and hit subscribe 👇🏼

Do you think “we’ll be better because we won’t be standing around waiting on Ayo to do stuff?”
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 08:44:35 AM
We get it, you’re obsessed with me.

Kinda like your boyfriend is with me. You’re jealous aren’t you. Lol
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 08:45:13 AM
Nah, I’m not much for jealousy.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 08:46:40 AM
Do you think “we’ll be better because we won’t be standing around waiting on Ayo to do stuff?”

I do think the offense will flow better because there was a lot of standing around. I think we’ll miss Ayo closing out games and just how clutch he was. When he went out last year, you saw a glimpse of what could be this year and it was pretty nice.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:02:13 AM
If the offense looks bad because of a great player, that’s on the coach.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 09:04:33 AM
2007 was the year Weber's abysmal recruiting first showed results. So you can't compare that to a team whose success will depend on Orlando Antigua's prized recruits.

Perhaps the post-Antigua years will begin to look like Weber teams.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 09:06:08 AM
Did the 2003-4 team get “better” because Brian Cook was left? That’s absurd. That team is in the Final Four with Brian Cook.

This is exactly the sort of "truth" that exists only in your mind. It's a perfect Tempoism.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:08:53 AM
2007 was the year Weber's abysmal recruiting first showed results. So you can't compare that to a team whose success will depend on Orlando Antigua's prized recruits.

Perhaps the post-Antigua years will begin to look like Weber teams.

But shit like that was said. I promise you. Most people didn’t realize yet that Brian Randle and crew just simply weren’t all that good.

Again; the point is, we’re not getting better by losing Ayo.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:10:02 AM
This is exactly the sort of "truth" that exists only in your mind. It's a perfect Tempoism.

You’re a “fucking” idiot.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:11:44 AM
All non sequiturs on this forum could be called “Robisms.”
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:14:37 AM
This is exactly the sort of "truth" that exists only in your mind. It's a perfect Tempoism.

You don’t think Brian Cook on the 2004 team makes that a strong Final Four contender?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:16:05 AM
And more importantly, do you think Brian Cook on the 2004 team makes them worse?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 09:29:10 AM
Do you want Cook to take Luther's minutes, or Powell's?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:32:37 AM
He could take some of James’.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:33:12 AM
Only a rube would argue the 2004 team isn’t better with Brian Cook.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 09:34:18 AM
Do you want Cook to take Luther's minutes, or Powell's?

Ding ding ding 🛎 we have a winning post!
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 09:36:22 AM
All those guys plus Cook failed to make the second weekend.

Yeah, I guess they were a Final Four lock.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:38:48 AM
All those guys plus Cook failed to make the second weekend.

Yeah, I guess they were a Final Four lock.

So you don’t think those guys (particularly Deron) were better players as sophomores and juniors? Deron was clearly a better player when he came back from the jaw injury.

And yes, I think that team would have been ok giving Augustine, Randle, and Ingram minutes to Brian Cook. Are we really having this discussion?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:39:29 AM
Ding ding ding 🛎 we have a winning post!

Not surprised you side with the dumb take.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:42:17 AM
Adding an All-American with size to a group of undersized sophomores (and a couple juniors) a controversial take, I know.

You seriously compare an underclassmen (freshman laden) team to a team a year older and with Brian Cook added in? You’re a basketball moron. You’ve been around the program long enough to understand how this works. 
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:46:04 AM
Surprise, surprise. Freshmen and sophomores got better as they got a year older. Who sees shit like this coming?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 09:48:48 AM
Not surprised you side with the dumb take.

So what the fuck exactly makes you right?! 🤔

Results prove they were better without him. You’re arguing your stance from a hypothetical scenario. Which in turn CANNOT be proven right OR wrong per say.

It’s called Tempoism.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:53:20 AM
So what the fuck exactly makes you right?! 🤔

Results prove they were better without him. You’re arguing your stance from a hypothetical scenario. Which in turn CANNOT be proven right OR wrong per say.

It’s called Tempoism.

So you think everyone was just as good in the beginning of their careers as they were in the middle of them? That’s clearly not the case with Deron, Roger, Luther, or James. Dee was probably the same player freshman/sophomore year. Only an idiot thinks just because the name is the same a sophomore or junior isn’t usually better than a freshman/sophomore.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:55:44 AM
And we’re talking like there’s some major uptick in 2004. The 2003 team was pretty good, too. One loss to a hot shooting team in the tourney doesn’t change that. ‘04 went one game further, not three.

Both teams were 4 seeds IIRC
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 09:57:43 AM
Of course you can’t “prove” a hypothetical, but only a basketball moron thinks replacing Augustine with Cook doesn’t almost certainly create a better outcome.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 10:04:28 AM
Of course you can’t “prove” a hypothetical

Yet here you are trying to do exactly that🤷🏻‍♂️
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 10:05:13 AM
To think that you’d somehow be worse by adding a great player that provides something a current team doesn’t have, and couldn’t quite take full advantage of when they were younger, and not quite as good is a special kind of dumb.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 10:06:07 AM
Yet here you are trying to do exactly that🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s a more than reasonable take. Certainly better than “Brian Cook makes the more experienced Deron team worse.”
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 10:10:30 AM
I can’t believe I have to make the case that a nucleus gets better (almost always) as it matures. As did certainly the Deron Williams led Illini.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 10:12:16 AM
I mean, why didn’t they go 37-2 every year Deron was here? Pretty much the same team, amirite?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 10:17:49 AM
Person A: If you added 2005 Deron Williams to the 2021 Illini, they’d have been even better.

Person B: You can’t know that!
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 10:20:58 AM
2005 Luther Head is probably an even better fit.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 10:23:10 AM
Maybe if you say it enough it’ll come true! Is that what you’re thinking?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 10:58:43 AM
I, for one, am excited about this new JudgeJudy-Rob alliance. The possibilities are endless.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 11:10:36 AM
I, for one, am excited about this new JudgeJudy-Rob alliance. The possibilities are endless.

Oh I can assure you there’s no alliance.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 11:11:28 AM
Same.  It's gonna be awesome, hearing of Rob and Judy at the Custard Cup exchanging ideas and thoughts.

Hey I thought you were coming too?!😔
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Custard on October 08, 2021, 11:13:18 AM
-The team deferred a lot to Ayo. Ayo wasn’t a great outside shooter. Trent is going to pick up a fair amount of the void left by Ayo and we already have the proof he can do it.

-The results when Ayo was out speak for themselves. The Michigan beat down was probably the best performance of the entire season. And Michigan fared the best in the tourney of any B1G team.

-We have added shooters with length. And Plummer, while short, is a known quantity at the P5 level. He more than replaces AcePuppy.

-We have added a lengthy athletic rim runner that can defend mobile and undersized bigs which was a huge weakness for the team last year

-I’d bet that the staff (Tim Anderson, who develops prospects for the NBa draft, most likely) has worked really hard on teaching Kofi to pass to these new shooters we have.

All these guys are a year older. Curbelo is going to be incredible. From all reports it sounds like Hutcherson will contribute. Grandison was really solid down the stretch last year and hasn’t even really been talked about in the off season because so many of the other pieces have been getting the attention.

The core of this team learned how to win tough games last year but also stubbed their toe big time in the tourney. Kinda like Virginia did the year before they broke through. You know that loss to Loyola has to be motivating them (and the staff) more than anything they could point to at this time last year.

-Losing Ayo doesn’t make us better. It’s all these other things that I think will make us better despite losing Ayo.

Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 11:18:09 AM
-The team deferred a lot to Ayo. Ayo wasn’t a great outside shooter. Trent is going to pick up a fair amount of the void left by Ayo and we already have the proof he can do it.

-The results when Ayo was out speak for themselves. The Michigan beat down was probably the best performance of the entire season. And Michigan fared the best in the tourney of any B1G team.

-We have added shooters with length. And Plummer, while short, is a known quantity at the P5 level. He more than replaces AcePuppy.

-We have added a lengthy athletic rim runner that can defend mobile and undersized bigs which was a huge weakness for the team last year

-I’d bet that the staff (Tim Anderson, who develops prospects for the NBa draft, most likely) has worked really hard on teaching Kofi to pass to these new shooters we have.

All these guys are a year older. Curbelo is going to be incredible. From all reports it sounds like Hutcherson will contribute. Grandison was really solid down the stretch last year and hasn’t even really been talked about in the off season because so many of the other pieces have been getting the attention.

The core of this team learned how to win tough games last year but also stubbed their toe big time in the tourney. Kinda like Virginia did the year before they broke through. You know that loss to Loyola has to be motivating them (and the staff) more than anything they could point to at this time last year.

-Losing Ayo doesn’t make us better. It’s all these other things that I think will make us better despite losing Ayo.

Poetry.

I’m glad you typed all that out because I sure as fuck wasn’t.

Now is where I say I agree with all of it and the “cool kids” of the board all say, “well that dumbass Judy agreed, so you must have know you’re wrong.” Lol
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 11:18:42 AM
Sure, but not all the time.

Hey my girlfriend says that too…
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Lkdog on October 08, 2021, 11:19:40 AM
I see the this board is ramping up pre season workouts to get ready for the season.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Chickengeorge on October 08, 2021, 11:35:43 AM
I see the this board is ramping up pre season workouts to get ready for the season.

Well, we are Illannoy fans, right?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 11:45:51 AM
Of course you can’t “prove” a hypothetical, but only a basketball moron thinks replacing Augustine with Cook doesn’t almost certainly create a better outcome.
Yeah. Who needs rebounds?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 08, 2021, 11:53:54 AM
Brad says they have whole practices where Kofi is not allowed to dunk/shoot.

He's only allowed to pass.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 08, 2021, 12:05:03 PM
I see the this board is ramping up pre season workouts to get ready for the season.

we better be, this off season and football season have been trash
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 08, 2021, 12:05:33 PM
Brad says they have whole practices where Kofi is not allowed to dunk/shoot.

He's only allowed to pass.

I'm guessing that they didn't do that last year at all?  lol
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 12:37:38 PM
Poetry.

Ok, I laughed.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 12:50:48 PM
Ok, I laughed.

That’s the correct response, asshole
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 01:29:39 PM
That’s the correct response, asshole

I was laughing at you, jackass. "Poetry." What a douchebag you are. Do us a favor and go jackoff to Custard's post instead posting "Poetry" again. What a dork.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 01:37:33 PM
I was laughing at you, jackass. "Poetry." What a douchebag you are. Do us a favor and go jackoff to Custard's post instead posting "Poetry" again. What a dork.

You’re the douchebag tool. But you’d know that if you’d get that dick outta your ass. So serious tough guy.

It was a fucking joke, but you gotta be tough to keep up appearances lol
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 01:44:09 PM
You’re the douchebag tool. But you’d know that if you’d get that dick outta your ass. So serious tough guy.

It was a fucking joke, but you gotta be tough to keep up appearances lol

Sure it was, dork.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 01:45:53 PM
Sure it was, dork.

Shut up, bitch.

That’s your new name and how I’ll refer to you on this forum from now on. You say something to or about me and this will be the response going forward.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Chickengeorge on October 08, 2021, 02:04:30 PM
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Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 02:28:28 PM
Yeah. Who needs rebounds?

Augustine only averaged more rebounds than Cook’s senior year one time, his senior year. And Cook was the far superior all-around player. Especially when James Augustine was a sophomore. You’re really dumb about basketball for a guy who spends so much time around it.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 02:32:05 PM
And you still had Augustine and Powell there behind him (if Cook played on that team). Brian Cook was 7th all-time Illini in rebounds(not far from 3rd). He could rebound.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 02:35:28 PM
The idea that if Senior Brian Cook was in front of sophomore James Augustine, somehow the team wouldn’t be as good is laughable.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 02:36:27 PM
I was laughing at you, jackass. "Poetry." What a douchebag you are. Do us a favor and go jackoff to Custard's post instead posting "Poetry" again. What a dork.

I usually don’t like reading 7 paragraph posts. Cliff’s Notes version?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 02:43:03 PM
I usually don’t like reading 7 paragraph posts. Cliff’s Notes version?

Maybe he should’ve broke it down into 7 different posts so you could comprehend.

Now who’s the dummy. I seriously can’t make this shit up.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 03:10:49 PM
Shut up, bitch.

That’s your new name and how I’ll refer to you on this forum from now on. You say something to or about me and this will be the response going forward.

Waaaaaaaahhhhhh. Fucking crybaby loser POS. Go visit the daughter you abandoned, fuck face scumbag.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 03:11:59 PM
Waaaaaaaahhhhhh. Fucking crybaby loser POS. Go visit the daughter you abandoned, fuck face scumbag.

Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 03:13:17 PM
I usually don’t like reading 7 paragraph posts. Cliff’s Notes version?

It's "poetry." Custard is Shakespeare according to JudgeWhiner. They will be studying that post for centuries. Was written in iambic pentameter. You must read it
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 03:14:01 PM
Shut up, bitch.

Tell it to your daughter the next weekend you get to see her, scumbag.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 03:19:59 PM
Maybe he should’ve broke it down into 7 different posts so you could comprehend.

Now who’s the dummy. I seriously can’t make this shit up.

Maybe I’ll go back and read it. Maybe I won’t. Probably won’t. But I’m guessing it’s a convincing argument of why you’re better when you have lesser players.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 03:24:14 PM
It's "poetry." Custard is Shakespeare according to JudgeWhiner. They will be studying that post for centuries. Was written in iambic pentameter. You must read it

Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 03:24:34 PM
Tell it to your daughter the next weekend you get to see her, scumbag.

Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 03:25:47 PM
Maybe I’ll go back and read it. Maybe I won’t. Probably won’t. But I’m guessing it’s a convincing argument of why you’re better when you have lesser players.

Maybe. You should ask him to break it down. Custard’s a pretty nice guy.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 03:32:48 PM
Shut up, bitch.
Poetry.

I’m glad you typed all that out because I sure as fuck wasn’t.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 04:42:49 PM
Poetry.

I’m glad you typed all that out because I sure as fuck wasn’t.

Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 08, 2021, 04:46:33 PM
Shut up, bitch.

Poetry.

I’m glad you typed all that out because I sure as fuck wasn’t.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 08, 2021, 04:48:35 PM
Maybe. You should ask him to break it down. Custard’s a pretty nice guy.

He did break it down. Into 8 small paragraphs.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 08, 2021, 04:55:07 PM
I usually don’t like reading 7 paragraph posts. Cliff’s Notes version?

🤷🏻‍♂️
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 09, 2021, 10:18:55 AM
Sidra is here at the open practice, with Jeff Frank. They tell me that Tempo snores, real bad.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 09, 2021, 10:25:23 AM
Guilty, a lot of people snore. It’s not really a personal choice. Unlike being a douchebag.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 09, 2021, 10:29:20 AM
Trying to think of when Sidra would have heard me snore. But anyway. I confess. I got it from my father, unfortunately.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 09, 2021, 11:06:27 AM
Guilty, a lot of people snore. It’s not really a personal choice. Unlike being a douchebag.

Tell this to your butt buddy PMan
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 09, 2021, 01:15:15 PM
Guilty, a lot of people snore. It’s not really a personal choice. Unlike being a douchebag.


Smoked!
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Chickengeorge on October 09, 2021, 01:51:59 PM
Guilty, a lot of people snore. It’s not really a personal choice. Unlike being a douchebag.

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Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 09, 2021, 06:28:29 PM
Tell this to your butt buddy PMan

You are still a fucking loser piece of shit who fucks his own daughter.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 09, 2021, 06:35:24 PM
You are still a fucking loser piece of shit who fucks his own daughter.

You’re a lunatic who needs to get his life together instead of being a dumbass on a sports message board. Like it’s borderline insane. You being so angry to the point you say shit like that is ignorant.

Edit- Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Lkdog on October 09, 2021, 08:49:55 PM
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Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 09, 2021, 11:50:35 PM
You’re a lunatic who needs to get his life together instead of being a dumbass on a sports message board. Like it’s borderline insane. You being so angry to the point you say shit like that is ignorant.

Edit- Shut up, bitch.

Leave your daughter alone. Stop touching her.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 10, 2021, 12:36:00 AM
Trolling Judy is one of life's simplest free amusements.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 10, 2021, 06:29:02 AM
Leave your daughter alone. Stop touching her.

Wait, I thought I abandoned her? You’re a fucking retard.

Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 10, 2021, 06:50:19 AM
Wait, I thought I abandoned her? You’re a fucking retard.

Shut up, bitch.

Stop being a pedo.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 10, 2021, 10:03:39 AM
Stop being a pedo.

Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 10, 2021, 10:10:19 AM
Are we going to have to create a PAMan vs JJ forum?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 10, 2021, 10:11:20 AM
Are we going to have to create a PAMan vs JJ forum?

Just tell your husband to quit acting like a child and grow the fuck up and we’ll be good.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 10, 2021, 10:36:14 AM
Just tell your husband to quit acting like a child and grow the fuck up and we’ll be good.

Our affair is extramarital.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 10, 2021, 10:58:52 AM
Our affair is extramarital.

Well then you really better get him to stop or else I’ll eat you two gay fuckers out.🤷🏻‍♂️😂
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 10, 2021, 12:26:54 PM
or else I’ll eat you two gay fuckers out.🤷🏻‍♂️😂

What are you even trying to say? Is another one of your "jokes?"
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 10, 2021, 12:38:45 PM
What are you even trying to say? Is another one of your "jokes?"

Promise?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 10, 2021, 12:47:18 PM
What are you even trying to say? Is another one of your "jokes?"

Shut up, bitch.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 10, 2021, 12:48:49 PM
Hahaha, stupid autocorrect changed the word “rat” to “eat” apparently. 😂 Oh well
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 10, 2021, 05:44:54 PM
Damn, I quoted the wrong person. Wanted JJ to promise he’d eat us out.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 10, 2021, 05:47:54 PM
Damn, I quoted the wrong person. Wanted JJ to promise he’d eat us out.

I know what you meant lol. Just like if we’re being honest you know what I meant as well.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 11, 2021, 11:33:57 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbR_MjKDXd4
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 11, 2021, 11:34:43 AM
https://youtu.be/OdSe_MZTA9g
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 11, 2021, 12:27:48 PM
Wow Rob actually did some editing!

Maybe those blue jeans strapped over his schnoz are finally allowing some oxygen to get up into that gigantic head of his
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 11, 2021, 12:38:32 PM
So Rob has gained 40 pounds and has the Larry Fine hair rocking, and wants to make fun of people for snoring?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 11, 2021, 12:44:09 PM
So Rob has gained 40 pounds

I'll take the over on that
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 11, 2021, 12:54:37 PM
I'll take the over on that

Me too, but I wanted to be fair.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 11, 2021, 12:55:47 PM
Me too, but I wanted to be fair.

You are nothing if objective and fair.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 11, 2021, 01:05:08 PM
You are nothing if objective and fair.

Poetry.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 11, 2021, 01:06:23 PM
Poetry.

Hahaha
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 11, 2021, 01:08:50 PM
Poetry.

Shakespearean
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 11, 2021, 01:44:33 PM
Probably more like 60. And until I found a doctor that was willing to pay attention, I didn't have a diagnosis for the major problem.

It's mostly around the L5 vertabra
 Compression fracture, spondylosis, bone spurs. Arthritis.

But in fact, since I began physical therapy, I'm probably down a few pounds. It's great when professionals can offer relevant advice.

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that I'm old and fat, though. Tempo's attempt at shaming seems as effective as CT's dumpster diving attack.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 11, 2021, 01:46:32 PM
Probably more like 60. And until I found a doctor that was willing to pay attention, I didn't have a diagnosis for the major problem.

It's mostly around the L5 vertabra
 Compression fracture, spondylosis, bone spurs. Arthritis.

But in fact, since I began physical therapy, I'm probably down a few pounds. It's great when professionals can offer relevant advice.

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that I'm old and fat, though. Tempo's attempt at shaming seems as effective as CT's dumpster diving attack.

The boards’ premier shaming artist wants to call out others for shaming.

Poetry.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 11, 2021, 01:54:41 PM
Did I?

I'm not ashamed. After I passed my mid-forties, I kind of didn't care whether I was a sex object. I enjoyed it for a good long run, though.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: IlliniGolf on October 11, 2021, 02:00:05 PM
No wonder McLassie is so afraid of the covid !
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 11, 2021, 02:02:14 PM
Exactly.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Reacher on October 11, 2021, 02:04:59 PM
No wonder McLassie is so afraid of the covid !

Not proud of it, but I laughed.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 11, 2021, 02:05:25 PM
Did I?

I'm not ashamed. After I passed my mid-forties, I kind of didn't care whether I was a sex object. I enjoyed it for a good long run, though.

Rob, this is signature material here.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ILLove1997 on October 11, 2021, 02:41:03 PM
Probably more like 60. And until I found a doctor that was willing to pay attention, I didn't have a diagnosis for the major problem.

It's mostly around the L5 vertabra
 Compression fracture, spondylosis, bone spurs. Arthritis.

But in fact, since I began physical therapy, I'm probably down a few pounds. It's great when professionals can offer relevant advice.

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that I'm old and fat, though. Tempo's attempt at shaming seems as effective as CT's dumpster diving attack.

I fractured my L2 Vertebrae snowboarding on new years eve 2 years ago... sucks for sure

did you fracture your L5 from smelling your own farts too hard?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 13, 2021, 02:58:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29rEdCTe-o0
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Judge Judy on October 13, 2021, 04:34:58 PM
I know I'm late to the party here, but this might be the most amazing post I've ever seen.

😂 eat was supposed to be rat, but autocorrect changed it to the *eat*

The rest is history….😂🤷🏻‍♂️
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 13, 2021, 04:56:33 PM
We all try, once we've sobered up, to cover up for our most embarrassing drunken moments.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Custard on October 13, 2021, 09:44:28 PM
Holy shit that JJ post and Rob’s outfit have to be front runners for POTY, and coming within hours of each other in the same thread.  🤯
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 13, 2021, 09:47:46 PM
Is it the sandals?
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Custard on October 13, 2021, 10:50:28 PM
Is it the sandals?

It’s everything.

The smallish wrinkled dress shirt that looks like it’s buttoned wrong but probably actually isn’t. The 90s khakis. (At least they aren’t pleated). The lanyard for your press badge restless atop your collar.

But rocking the taupe blazer and slides while barefoot really ties the room together. I feel like this is how The Dude would dress for a job interview. Minus the jellies, obvi.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: fucking on October 14, 2021, 04:10:18 AM
Yeah, I've been thinking about pulling the trigger on some-a-them solar-powered khakis.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: IlliniGolf on October 14, 2021, 11:17:25 AM
McLassie did you get dressed in the dark ?!?!

I always knew Judge Judy was a fag
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: ThePAMan on October 14, 2021, 01:32:57 PM
McLassie did you get dressed in the dark ?!?!

I always knew Judge Judy was a fag

Hilarious.
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: OskeeWowWoe on October 20, 2021, 06:35:32 AM
After last year debacle in tourney game,  I dont know if I can get excited for this year.  Anyone feel the same?
At this point, yes. 
Title: Re: Cant get excited
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on October 20, 2021, 07:26:40 AM
Other than back to back road games in early Feb at Indiana and PU, the schedule looks to be relatively favorable.
The wheels can fall off for any team at any time, but I'm not seeing a 4-5 game stretch in the schedule where that may happen.