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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: fucking on December 05, 2021, 11:06:27 AM
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https://youtu.be/RIuAu6jkKII
https://youtu.be/_a6lM3GcVWo
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Goode is a baller.
Will be tough game tomorrow. Iowa has a lot of weapons.
Not sure what to make of the reply to the Curbelo status question.
It was more about what was not said.
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https://illinireport.info/2021/12/the-fighting-frans/
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Don’t feel real great about this one.
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I hope we beat their ass
can't wait for the game!
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We're dogs for a reason. Let's hope that's a motivator. Should be a good watch.
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Can we expect more PT from Hutch tonight?
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I watched Rob ask a parking attendant where he should go. Celebrity sighting.
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I watched Rob ask a parking attendant where he should go. Celebrity sighting.
No picture?
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I watched Rob ask a parking attendant where he should go. Celebrity sighting.
Did he point him to “oversized vehicles?”
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Did he point him to “oversized vehicles?”
Jobu should like this one, one would think.
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LKDog, you're going. Right ?
Good luck.
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No picture?
Was too quick to snap.
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Was too quick to snap.
Have fun tonight, Spark. Bring home a winner.
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Great start. Plummer is on a whole different level right now.
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Payne comes in and 1st thing he does is a moving screen. This dude is an offensive liability
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Payne comes in and 1st thing he does is a moving screen. This dude is an offensive liability
And it wiped out a Plummer 3 😩
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Was too quick to snap.
I feel like Rob should be getting HQers in with the press on these road games.
Shooting well so far, particularly away from home.
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Holy fuck, Plummer is the best shooter in the nation. Dude just doesn’t miss and already has 11. Wow
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Illinois is better with Plummer than Curbelo
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The backup bigs are absolute trash.
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The backup bigs are absolute trash.
Neither Payne or BBV has any resemblance of an offensive skill set.
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Bad Frazier tonight?
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Kofi should have 30 points if Iowa is going to play so small.
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Kofi’s gotten slapped so loud I can hear it in the stands the last couple times he’s touched the ball.
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Kofi should have 30 points if Iowa is going to play so small.
why doesn't someone ever cut to the basket especially the dude whose doubling or tripling kofi????
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Neither Payne or BBV has any resemblance of an offensive skill set.
And if we're playing DW at the same time it's basically 3 v. 5 on offense.
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i don't understand how Iowa doesn't have a more dedicated fanbase
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Kofi’s gotten slapped so loud I can hear it in the stands the last couple times he’s touched the ball.
Some home cookin, huh?
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Welcome to the road. We are shell shocked right now
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19-2 run. Illinois can’t handle the trap
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19-2 run since our subs started rotating in.
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21-2 run. Ouch.
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Get fucking williams out of the p.g
Spot.
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We’re playing like a bunch of pussy bitches!
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Grandison stepping up.
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Refs are letting them be pretty physical with us I’d say. Kofi manhandled as soon as he touches it, just got a turnover by hockey checking Plummer with no call.
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Grandison’s set shot 3 is so awkward looking it’s shocking he’s hitting over 40%
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Damn Plummer just got fucking mauled and no call. They’re beating the shit out of us! Then they call a ticky-tack on us on the other end. Wtf
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Trent just got hit too on the fast break. Wtf. Out of bounds on Iowa. Then traveling on Iowa. These refs are trash. Idgaf that I’m bitching about how terrible they are.
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Yeah I am here. Refs are a little loose.
Grandpa hitting some threes.
Gotta get Kofi going.
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Nice finish to the half after a meltdown by Illini.
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Key to that half was taking Damonte out once they got behind 31-22.
Frazier, Grandison, Plummer, Hawkins, Kofi is the best offensive lineup we can play
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17-5 run. That’s how you finish a half.
Up 3 with Kofi only scoring 3. Plummer and Grandison are money.
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We had 8 threes. I doubt we hit that in second half
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If they’re gonna let them mug Kofi we’re gonna need the other dudes a lot.
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This place is half empty by the way.
Weird. Iowa is good.
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Damn Kofi, you need to finish.
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What's the deal with Kofi? Terrible.
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This place is half empty by the way.
Weird. Iowa is good.
I was wondering what the hell that’s about. It’s filled out a lot since tip but still easily less than 80%.
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What's the deal with Kofi? Terrible.
He’s being hacked like a motherfucker every time he touches the ball, that isn’t helping. Has def missed some bunnies too.
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Refs are letting them be pretty physical with us I’d say. Kofi manhandled as soon as he touches it, just got a turnover by hockey checking Plummer with no call.
Iowa has more tackles in this game than the football game last Saturday night.
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How do u brick a layup frazier?
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You can’t play this lineup! No offense at all!
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That was not a good lineup out there for a couple minutes
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Uh, bank.
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Whole different offensive ball game for us when xxxx misses and can't set up their defense.
We don't seem to be letting shooters as wide open as we have in the past.
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That was not a good lineup out there for a couple minutes
Basically Trent and Grandison for offense. And only Trent can create a shot if needed. Hopefully Underwood switches it up quick.
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Whole different offensive ball game for us when xxxx misses and can't set up their defense.
We don't seem to be letting shooters as wide open as we have in the past.
Them not having Garza is a big part of that. They have no inside presence at all.
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Feed the big fella. They're dropping now.
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My goodness, a foul call against Iowa.
bif 3 for Frazier.
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Take care of the damn ball.
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I wish that jackasz straight across from Iowa's bench would SIT DOWN, freaking annoying.
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Really guys? You can't even get the ball past half court?
And then you foul on a 3. Fuck.
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Three 10 second calls. Then foul a three point shooter as he sinks it. Fuck!
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Were up 62 - 47 with the ball. And now this.
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Delayed whistle. You better call that shit, you clowns.
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I’m liking our guys diving to the basket when Kofi gets it the last 2 possessions.
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Delayed whistle. You better call that shit, you clowns.
Fuck these refs!
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Flopping bullshit.
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We're trying to piss this one away.
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Delayed whistle. You better call that shit, you clowns.
That shit made me mad. Right call but Jesus don’t wait to see if he makes it before you blow the whistle.
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We are really lost against this press.
Hopefully they don't get a run at end here.
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Was Damonte as set as he looked on that screen?
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Was Damonte as set as he looked on that screen?
Yes. He’s looking for a fight afterwards too😂
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Was Damonte as set as he looked on that screen?
Didn't look like much. Other than the flop.
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We are really lost against this press.
Hopefully they don't get a run at end here.
You see a 10 second call once every blue moon. Back-to-back 10 second calls is unheard of and totally inexcusable. I've never seen that in all my years of watching basketball.
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You see a 10 second call once every blue moon. Back-to-back 10 second calls is unheard of and totally inexcusable. I've never seen that in all my years of watching basketball.
And I think 3 for the whole game so far. Quite unbelievable
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Was Damonte as set as he looked on that screen?
Looked like he leaned a little, but I don't think he asked the xxxx guy how classes are going.
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Didn't look like much. Other than the flop.
Williams was set. BS calll
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Plummer!
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Can't make that pass, Trent.
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Where was the contact there?
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Fuck!
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Jeez, take care of the ball
8-0 run
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We’re shitting the bed against this press.
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Jeez, take care of the ball
8-0 run
In only 1 minute.
Quit sucking Murray’s dick Bardo!
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That’s a fucking foul!!!!
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Where was the foul?
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That’s not a foul on Damonte
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FUCK YEAH PLUMMER
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Plummer iced that shit!
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Geez, I thought they were going to pull Plummers arm out getting him off the floor.
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PLUMMER!!
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Great job rebounding by the Illini. 50-23 edge overall and 19-9 on the offensive board so far.
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Great job on free throws too
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That was a quiet 20 points for Grandison
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That was a quiet 20 points for Grandison
Player of the game.
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Player of the game.
Let's see if he can make it 22.
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Great job by LKdog and Spark too. 👍
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Suck it, Iowa.
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Eat it Fran, bitch
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Tough place for us to get a win.
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Good win. That’s a hard god damn place to play. Any big 10 road win is gold.
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Fuck you, Iowa
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Grandison just had to make it interesting by missing the first FT.
I'll never complain about a conference road W. We took their punch and counter punched those fucking farm boys right back.
Fuck you, Fran and your loser farm boys.
Now spend the next few days working on press break please.
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Grandison and Plummer won that game
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Huge game against Arizona coming up. Win that one and we might just have something.
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Tough place for us to get a win.
Nice to get a win the northwest suburb of Illinois.
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Grandison and Plummer won that game
No idea Steph Curry was still playing college ball. Plummer is looking like a helluva portal pick up by the staff.
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Tough place for us to get a win.
Yep. Winning on the road in conference is no easy task. Proud to get that one for Trent and Damonte.
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Down go the chocolate Michael Cera twins
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17 points, 18 boards and 5-6 at the line for the big guy.
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Plummer is everything Aaron Cosby was supposed to be. Excellent 1 year free agent
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Yes.
Great win.
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This is our first 2-0 start in conference play since 2013-14.
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Plummer is looking like a helluva portal pick up by the staff.
We were due.
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Better without Curbelo and Ayo?
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God I love beating Iowa. Frazier needs to stop pissing the ball away with 30 seconds or less on the clock. Shades of Marquette.
Plummer is a stud.
It's early but have to think Kofi's stock is increasing, hopefully validating his reason for returning. Of course it helps to advance far in the tourney something that hurt both his and Ayo's stock this past March.
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Solid road win overall. Great to get 2-0 in the bag and Iowa seems a likely tourney team.
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So that was a lot of fuckin' fun.
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In only 1 minute.
Quit sucking Murray’s dick Bardo!
Murray deserved every bit of that action from Bardo in the last 10 minutes. He was fantastic. Looks like a lotto guy to me, hard to imagine that he had no other high major offers.
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gt!!
Better without Curbelo and Ayo?
Uh, I'd rather have them...
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IDK how that sign emoji got there but I'm leaving it.
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We were due.
Best transfer in for some time. Rice, maybe?
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Best transfer in for some time. Rice, maybe?
Or Feliz
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Plummer, Frazier, and Grandison stepped up! Plummer was a nice get! and FUCK IOWA! This is how I will sleep tonight
(https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/b23/c74/beb5be78b69f95ff1e3a50cc8a6a924153-03-sleep-aid-lede.2x.rsocial.w600.jpg)
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IDK how that sign emoji got there but I'm leaving it.
Please tell us that Rob and you are sharing a Bloomin Onion and a hotel room tonight!
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Please tell us that Rob and you are sharing a Bloomin Onion and a hotel room tonight!
I really hope so.
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Please tell us that Rob and you are sharing a Bloomin Onion and a hotel room tonight!
I don't kiss and tell.
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Well said, Ayo
https://twitter.com/AyoDos_11/status/1468061922318852097
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I feel like Rob should be getting HQers in with the press on these road games.
Shooting well so far, particularly away from home.
I could use the help.
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https://twitter.com/designallaround/status/1468040580861075456?s=21
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dg8vRDM68 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dg8vRDM68)
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That was a quality game!
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Keegan Murray is what we want Coleman Hawkins to be. Coleman shows these amazing flashes and then follows them up with head scratching meltdowns. I think he will turn the corner as the season progresses. The new offense looks so much better.
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I bet it’s been a while since we had four guys with 17 or more points in a game
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Huge game against Arizona coming up. Win that one and we might just have something.
KenPom has us winning by 3. They are #12 and we are #13.
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Fuck you, Iowa
This doesn't make any sense. You're the embodiment of Iowa.
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I watched Rob ask a parking attendant where he should go. Celebrity sighting.
She was competent, and succinct. What a blessing.
I think you're missing the big picture, though. There's no organization at Carver-Hawkeye. It's a disaster.
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Plummer, Frazier, and Grandison stepped up! Plummer was a nice get! and FUCK IOWA! This is how I will sleep tonight
(https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/b23/c74/beb5be78b69f95ff1e3a50cc8a6a924153-03-sleep-aid-lede.2x.rsocial.w600.jpg)
You sleep ok ?
I slept great, and felt like that when I woke up today.
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Very nice win, but, Steve Bardo is so fucking annoying to listen to. I could only take small doses at commercials from MNF.
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This doesn't make any sense. You're the embodiment of Iowa.
Have you looked in the mirror? You’re the dumb, white, fat, corn fed guy, not I. !!!!!!
Oh I forgot inbred too.
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She was competent, and succinct. What a blessing.
I think you're missing the big picture, though. There's no organization at Carver-Hawkeye. It's a disaster.
There's no organization at Iowa period.
I took my son there for a college visit, and the whole day was a clusterfuck. They couldn't handle splitting people up for tours, the student workers seemed bottom of the barrel (maybe not, might just be Iowa), and the chemical engineering lab was a total fucking mess. You would think with a tour group coming through they would clean up a little. Shithole.
They couldn't even hand out pens to people to do their survey in any kind of organized manner.
Just a clusterfuck all the way around.
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Very nice win, but, Steve Bardo is so fucking annoying to listen to. I could only take small doses at commercials from MNF.
I can't stand him either.
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She was competent, and succinct. What a blessing.
I think you're missing the big picture, though. There's no organization at Carver-Hawkeye. It's a disaster.
Yeah, I’ve seen you complaining about it on a couple different platforms already.
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What’s wrong with Bardo? Doesn’t homer it up enough?
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Our first win at Carver since 2017?
Woke up feeling pretty good about this win. Connor and Bohannon pretty much non-factors in this one. Couple of punks.
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What’s wrong with Bardo? Doesn’t homer it up enough?
It’s that he goes so far out of the way not to be a “homer.” It’s very evident to anybody watching. It’s almost as bad as you with your political beliefs due to your white privilege. Just way too much overcompensation for a lot of people’s liking. But hey, to each their own.
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It’s that he goes so far out of the way not to be a “homer.” It’s very evident to anybody watching. It’s almost as bad as you with your political beliefs due to your white privilege. Just way too much overcompensation for a lot of people’s liking. But hey, to each their own.
I can ignore him fairly easily, but his constant reference to "the rock" is a little too much.
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I respect his attempts to not be a total homer, must take a lot of restraint
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What’s wrong with Bardo? Doesn’t homer it up enough?
He just has an arrogant tone. Comes across as someone trying to be a know-it-all. Hummel is much better.
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My kid goes to Iowa.
Last year during Covid was really poorly planned and managed by the entire university.
Total clusterfck.
This year is good.
As for parking, we used one of those spots where people turn their apt. complex lot or front yard into parking spots for the night. 10$ a block away. It was like a game at Wrigley. Have used the regular lots before. It's messy
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She was competent, and succinct. What a blessing.
I think you're missing the big picture, though. There's no organization at Carver-Hawkeye. It's a disaster.
how's the bike parking there?
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He just has an arrogant tone. Comes across as someone trying to be a know-it-all. Hummel is much better.
Hummel is really good.
Saw Trent Meacham on a BT review show the other day.
Didn't know he was on the network.
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It’s that he goes so far out of the way not to be a “homer.” It’s very evident to anybody watching. It’s almost as bad as you with your political beliefs due to your white privilege. Just way too much overcompensation for a lot of people’s liking. But hey, to each their own.
Couldn't agree more.
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Lol
Bardo is excellent. At least he used to be. Haven’t really listened to him in a while.
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Is. Was. But I dont know about now.
Lol.
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Lol
Bardo is excellent. At least he used to be. Haven’t really listened to him in a while.
you missed the game last night?
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Lol
Bardo is excellent. At least he used to be. Haven’t really listened to him in a while.
This is why you catch so much flack. You self-admittedly say stuff like this on every topic, then proceed to tell others your opinion is right and theirs is wrong. See Rittenhouse and many numerous other topics on this board. For not being informed on a lot of things, you’re really knowledgeable 🤔
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This is why you catch so much flack. You self-admittedly say stuff like this on every topic, then proceed to tell others your opinion is right and theirs is wrong. See Rittenhouse and many numerous other topics on this board. For not being informed on a lot of things, you’re really knowledgeable 🤔
Just your every day typical Chicago blow hard
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you missed the game last night?
I watched some of it. I consume NFL football like crack. Im probably going to focus on football more than basketball when I have a chance to win thousands of dollars. I won $1400 on last night’s Patriots/Bills game, and was within 3 points of that being 20k plus.
I record the Illini games, so I can go back and watch whenever I want. I still root for the Illini, but the last 12 years or so really did a number on my Illini passion.
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This is why you catch so much flack. You self-admittedly say stuff like this on every topic, then proceed to tell others your opinion is right and theirs is wrong. See Rittenhouse and many numerous other topics on this board. For not being informed on a lot of things, you’re really knowledgeable 🤔
I’m sorry Stephen Bardo goes out of his way to be professional in his job. And I’m sorry that offends you.
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I remember when Illini nation loved Jay Bilas. Until they didn’t. Always whining about commentators.
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My lineups I had a chance to win big money on were also doing well very early in the game, so yeah. I focused more on that. Flipped back and forth. Plus had to go pick up some Chinese food about 7.
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I’m sorry Stephen Bardo goes out of his way to be professional in his job. And I’m sorry that offends you.
Who said it offends me?! And nice deflection. Noted.
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Who said it offends me?! And nice deflection. Noted.
Apparently it offends you that he tries to do his job professionally, and objectively. Sorry about that.
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My lineups I had a chance to win big money on were also doing well very early in the game, so yeah. I focused more on that. Flipped back and forth. Plus had to go pick up some Chinese food about 7.
Where you get food from and what did you get. Always looking for good Chinese places....
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Where you get food from and what did you get. Always looking for good Chinese places....
My experience with Chinese food is that if the place is super dingy and looks unfit to walk into, they have excellent food.
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I watched some of it. I consume NFL football like crack. Im probably going to focus on football more than basketball when I have a chance to win thousands of dollars. I won $1400 on last night’s Patriots/Bills game, and was within 3 points of that being 20k plus.
I record the Illini games, so I can go back and watch whenever I want. I still root for the Illini, but the last 12 years or so really did a number on my Illini passion.
understandable, but the Illini are a fun team to watch this year! Must see TV for me at least
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Where you get food from and what did you get. Always looking for good Chinese places....
Lao Sze Chuan in Chinatown is legit, get the Tony's chicken! Its like crack
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Lao Sze Chuan in Chinatown is legit, get the Tony's chicken! Its like crack
Been there. Is Tony still in jail?
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My second visit to the Champaign store was disappointing.
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Where you get food from and what did you get. Always looking for good Chinese places....
Nowhere you’d want to go. I live in the burbs now, unfortunately.
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says the guy that never left Shampoo-Banana
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I've lived in DC, Austin and Los Angeles.
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I've lived in DC, Austin and Los Angeles.
oh well then you're a real fucking retard for going back
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It's still possible to visit those other places, you know.
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Game of Runs extended highlights
https://youtu.be/5wWiJWul7E0
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oh well then you're a real fucking retard for going back
Conditions of the trust !
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Nowhere you’d want to go. I live in the burbs now, unfortunately.
What, you live in Romeoville next to McMichael? Dalton next to Tom Dreesen?
Give up the name of the place and what you got. I would drive for decent Chinese food.
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Let’s just say I live close to Les Grobstein.
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Not being sure whether that was a Simpsons character, or maybe John Hughes, I googled him.
Oh, that guy, I thought.
I've met him but didn't know his name.
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Let’s just say I live close to Les Grobstein.
No clue where he lives. What did you order from the Chinese place?
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Let’s just say I live close to Les Grobstein.
Elk Grove Village is far out there. WTF, Tempo?
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Extra spicy shrimp with vegetables, spicy shrimp fried rice, and potstickers for the kid.
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I’m actually in Itasca, but EGV is a driver and a 7 iron away.
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Wayne from Itasca. Doesn't have as good a ring to it.
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I’m actually in Itasca, but EGV is a driver and a 7 iron away.
Far drive to the Golden Nugget Pancake House or a slinger from The Diner on Irving Park Road.
Man, that is a far drive.
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Wayne from Itasca. Doesn't have as good a ring to it.
Sometimes I forget Tempo is Wayne. God, I love that. It's a great name, and rare these days.
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Extra spicy shrimp with vegetables, spicy shrimp fried rice, and potstickers for the kid.
No General Tso's chicken? That can be made spicy.
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Sometimes I forget Tempo is Wayne. God, I love that. It's a great name, and rare these days.
Popular middle name among mass murderers.
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I had a distant family member when I was growing up (long since deceased) named Wayne. I don't think I've ever met another one until you. It's a solid ass name.
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Popular middle name among mass murderers.
You're short-shrifting Wayne Williams here.
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You're short-shrifting Wayne Williams here.
He was set up by the Klan.
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I have an uncle who’s middle name is Wayne. He’s done time in prison.
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I have an uncle who’s middle name is Wayne. He’s done time in prison.
How many people did he kill?
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How many people did he kill?
None!
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None!
yet
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yet
True. He’s pretty old tho. Really lazy too.
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None!
That you know of.
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That you know of.
That’s true.
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My grandpa’s name was Wayne. People used to call him Jake. He killed people in WWII and lost his eye sight in the war.
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We had a kid named Wayne in my high school who had a beer gut at 16 and was redneck hilarious. I think he went to jail.
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My grandpa’s name was Wayne. People used to call him Jake. He killed people in WWII and lost his eye sight in the war.
He's not actually your grandfather.
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He's not actually your grandfather.
Interesting. I’m assuming you’re referring to the use of the apostrophe?
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We had a kid named Wayne in my high school who had a beer gut at 16 and was redneck hilarious. I think he went to jail.
An esteemed member of the Wayne Club.
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When I was the center of the sophomore football team, the QB was named Wayne.
He regularly put his hands on my balls.
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When I was the center of the sophomore football team, the QB was named Wayne.
He regularly put his hands on my balls.
Did you like it?
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It was okay.
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It was okay.
Would you like Tempo to give it a try?
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I guess so. If he can find a willing QB.
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Illinois is better with Plummer than Curbelo
We’re just better without Curbelo period🤣🤣🤣…
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I guess so. If he can find a willing QB.
🤣
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I guess so. If he can find a willing QB.
Well done.
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Illinois is better with Plummer than Curbelo
But you watch and it’ll be just like last year with Ayo…
He’ll come back and chemistry will be gone. 18-12 with a #12 seed if he comes back. 23-7 top 4 seed if he doesn’t…
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Pre-consussion Andre is a unique talent at a position where we are thin. Having him available (and healthy) absolutely gives this team a much higher ceiling if he’s used and coached correctly. Anyone thinking otherwise is a Moran.
The Curbelo we saw earlier (particularly in the Marquette game) was a player we’ve never seen before and never want to see again. I’m hoping this is a combination of Andre’s welfare and a team building exercise.
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I wonder what Andre’s middle name is.
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André Jael Curbelo Rodríguez (born October 13, 2001) is a Puerto Rican college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference.
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I wonder what Andre’s middle name is.
No, it's not "Wayne". Get over yourself.
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But you watch and it’ll be just like last year with Ayo…
He’ll come back and chemistry will be gone. 18-12 with a #12 seed if he comes back. 23-7 top 4 seed if he doesn’t…
Just like last year when Ayo came back and we immediately won the conference tourney?
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Andre Wayne Curbelo
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Alfonso Wayne The Assassin Plummer
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Lol
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Andre Wayne Curbelo
This is canon now.
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Just like last year when Ayo came back and we immediately won the conference tourney?
Yeah I remember when he tried to give away the championship against Ohio state…
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Pre-consussion Andre is a unique talent at a position where we are thin. Having him available (and healthy) absolutely gives this team a much higher ceiling if he’s used and coached correctly. Anyone thinking otherwise is a Moran.
The Curbelo we saw earlier (particularly in the Marquette game) was a player we’ve never seen before and never want to see again. I’m hoping this is a combination of Andre’s welfare and a team building exercise.
Thing is Plummer or Frazier have to be on the bench if Curbelo is in. You wouldn’t want to play all 3 of those guys at the same time. But you def want Plummer to play as many minutes as possible right now.
So it comes down to thinking whether you believe Frazier or Curbelo is better. Frazier is far better on defense and outside shooting. Curbelo is better at creating shots for Kofi.
Since even with Curbelo out, Kofi has still gotten plenty of touches - I think the team is far worse with Curbelo in the lineup and 1 of Plummer/Frazier/Grandison (if you were to play all 3 guards at once) on the bench.
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OK, this is the correct Fuckeye thread and since we won the first game we should use this one maybe??
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Sorry, I’m high and a dipshit. Either way, let’s kick these motherfucker in the balls tonight!
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Illinois Burner
@illinihead21
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Illinois is the only non ACC team to win twice at Cameron Indoor during the Coach K era #Illini.
Hehehe.
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Illinois Burner
@illinihead21
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Illinois is the only non ACC team to win twice at Cameron Indoor during the Coach K era #Illini.
Hehehe.
Good to know!
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Where’s Fran gonna be tonight?!
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Don’t feel real great about this one.
The Huskers gifted Illinois a big opportunity for a piece of hardware. Might as well take advantage.
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Thank fuck useless women's basketball is not gonna delay us.
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Thank fuck useless women's basketball is not gonna delay us.
I was thinking and saying the same thing!
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I looked to see what FS1 had before us.
Good.
Women's hoops. They don't go over 2 hours.
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I actually like Kofi and Hawkins in at the same time because it’s the size duo we’ve been missing…
What does underwhelm do…
Immediately pulls Hawkins for goofy…
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Enough of the and 1 stuff guys…
Just run the plays…
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Smart, Trent. 2 on Bohannon.
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Officials:
Larry Scirotto, Courtney Green, Kelly Pfeifer
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What an out of bounds pass that was 🤣🤣🤣
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Shit start
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Smart, Trent. 2 on Bohannon.
Let's get that little sheet outta there.
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Officials:
Larry Scirotto, Courtney Green, Kelly Pfeifer
Green. Just wonderful.
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Officials:
Larry Scirotto, Courtney Green, Kelly Pfeifer
Scirotto not there. There’s a sub. Probably doesn’t wanna show his face in public after his firing.
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Curbello blows
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Jeez Williams. Can you make it more obvious you fouled him?
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Curbello blows
I second this…
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Box out and rebound!
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On pace to score 50
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It’s the out of control Curbelo show…
Hard to watch…
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Goofy finally contributed…
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Wow Curbelo!
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Curbelo covers for his 1st 4 minutes
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Man, Keegan Murray is really good.
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Iowa is FF contenders at this point…
We’ll be lucky to get out of the first weekend…
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Another stellar illinois offensive performance.
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Twins are dominating. Podz/Goode getting too much pt
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Illini defense stinks big time.
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Going to get run out of the gym. Terrible start and not playing any defense. We still haven't set a screen in the half court yet this game.
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Iowa is FF contenders at this point…
We’ll be lucky to get out of the first weekend…
No. No. They might their 1st round game though. Big Ten blows ass
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Hot garbage
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28 to 13 run
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Game
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Senior Night and this is how we show up. Pitiful.
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Damn, wtf are we doing?!
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We're taking tough shots and hitting 28%. They're taking easy shots and shooting 57%
Funny how that works.
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Illini defense stinks big time.
so does the offense
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Underwood called that timeout about 3 minutes too late. It’s clear they needed one much sooner.
Looking really inspired with a chance to win the Big Ten. SMH
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We’re getting Loyola’d at home…
Screw you Underwhelm…
#1 seed on the line and this is the best he can come up with…
What a joke…
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32-19…Iowa is soft tho. They will let Illinois back in the game
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We're taking tough shots and hitting 28%. They're taking easy shots and shooting 57%
Funny how that works.
You're saying we need to attempt easier shots? That's so crazy it might just work!
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It’s a layup line for Iowa
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I’m almost tired of hearing “this team has all the pieces…”
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I’m almost tired of hearing “this team has all the pieces…”
🤣🤣🤣
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32-19…Iowa is soft tho. They will let Illinois back in the game
Confident we will make a run, just hope it’s not an OSU come up short run.
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Would be a fantastic success to cut this to 6 by halftime.
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It’s a layup line for Iowa
Pretty much…
Worst defensive Illini team I’ve seen in awhile…
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Would be a fantastic success to cut this to 6 by halftime.
Under 10 will be a win at this point…
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Senior Night and this is how we show up. Pitiful.
What you said and a chance to be the regular season champs. Terrible play.
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Anyone else looking forward to our first round ncaa tournament exit?
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Maybe this will be a reversal of last year. Play meh/shitty down the stretch and make a run in the tourney instead. I'm clinging on to that hope, albeit barely.
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Anyone else looking forward to our first round ncaa tournament exit?
So you're thinking Illinois might end up being a dreaded 5 seed, huh.
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Would be a fantastic success to cut this to 6 by halftime.
Mission accomplished.
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Would be a fantastic success to cut this to 6 by halftime.
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Let’s carry that run into the second half!
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Would be a fantastic success to cut this to 6 by halftime.
Hey, whaddya know?!
We needed that little run. Need to play much better 2nd half. Didn’t care about the Big Ten title all year, but now that’s it’s their for the taking will be disappointing if we don’t get it at home.
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Would be a fantastic success to cut this to 6 by halftime.
There it is at 6. Now they gotta come out and play harder.
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Iowa should foul Kofi everytime he gets it in the paint. Make him shoot free throws instead of give him layups
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(https://i.ibb.co/WVNRyDk/Screenshot-20220306-192928.jpg) (https://ibb.co/41w0Ts8)
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Iowa should foul Kofi everytime he gets it in the paint. Make him shoot free throws instead of give him layups
They do. It just doesn’t get called.
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Kofi's 5-11. They can live with that.
We need some balanced scoring. It's Kofi and Plummmer so far tonight.
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They do. It just doesn’t get called.
Graphics said Kofi is fouled 7.3 times/game. If the refs did their jobs it would be 12-14/game. Or even more.
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Kofi's 5-11. They can live with that.
We need some balanced scoring. It's Kofi and Plummmer so far tonight.
Wonder how many times a foul could have been called on his 6 misses?
Should say wonder how many times a foul should have been called on his 6 misses?
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Agreed.
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BLOCK OUT!
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We've upped our game
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Kofi getting raped.
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Now we have some intensity! Hopefully we finally woke up!
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Kofi getting raped.
Every game.
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Take Kofi out in the middle of a run…
Genius move…
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Underwhelm the momentum killer…
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Williams, what are you doing?
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BOX THE FUCK OUT!!!! 😡
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Can we please rebound the ball?
The "in the huddle" with BU saying rebound, rebound needs to be a lot more intense! It's gotta be REBOUND, REBOUND!!
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Thank you RJ!
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Okay I believe the Melendez hype…
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Hey Robb, how about RJ Melendez?!
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I'm not sure We've ever boxed out under Underwood. But you'd think they might understand after watching xxxx get open paths to the rim for rebounds.
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Hey Robb, how about RJ Melendez?!
He needs 3-5 more minutes a game
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Melendez taking the charge!
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Iowa leaves the door open and what do we do…
2 turnovers…A bad Curbelo shot and a missed Hawkins dunk…
Excellent work guys…
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I can't remember a more frustrating team to watch than this illini team.
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It would be nice to see some shots fall for Trent and walk off the floor as a champion
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It’s like they gotta make everything hard.
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That’s an And 1 for Curbelo!!
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They're playing for a championship.
Relax. We expect too much. Me included.
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Both teams at 44% and 10 turnovers. And xxxx has been playing as well as anybody.
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That’s an And 1 for Curbelo!!
Yep, but not with these refs.
Illini just needs to go helter skelter, press all over the court. The Fran's are getting that "Fran look" on the faces, getting flustered.
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2:30 minutes to go…
Let’s not run the clock…
Let Curbelo commit an offensive foul 10 seconds into the clock…
Sit his ass down…
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Fouling a 3 point shooter usually isn't a good thing, but at least Kofi didn't allow a potential 4 point play. Murray didn't come close to getting a shot off. If you're going to foul, make the foul count, right?
Murray missing all 3 FTs made it a great foul, lol.
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Atta boy Hawkins, fight for that ball!
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That was on Curbelo. Took too long to run a play
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Get under control Curbelo.
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How do you allow Iowa to isolate one on one with a bigger guy vs Curbelo…
Why…
Because we’re Illinois…
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Even if we win this game…
So many dumb turnovers, Curbelo BS and stupid substitutions…
Need to clean it up BTT…
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Screw you Underwhelm…
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Iowa has to be point shaving with these free throws lol
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Iowa has to be point shaving with these free throws lol
If you would’ve told me the Murray bros would miss 5 of 6 down the stretch I would’ve called BS…
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Keegan Murray just guaranteed he won’t win POTY with those two missed FTs
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Sure. Toss it into anybody but Plummer or Trent
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Sure. Toss it into anybody but Plummer or Trent
How do you not get that to Plummer?!
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Why was DaMonte on the floor?
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Good job…
Let’s give it to Damonte…
Can we just finish a damn game…
We had it won…
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Fukkn yes
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Choke city for Kris Murray.
Goes 1-7 on FTs and misses a wide open 3 that would have won the game at the buzzer.
Silly court storming
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Thank you god!
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This might be the most overrated Co Big champs of all time…
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Tried really hard to give it away. Thankfully we didn't.
Big Ten Champs!
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!!!!!!
Big ten Champs 2 years in a row!
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There's pandemonium on the floor...at the RAC (Jersey Mike's Arena), lol. Rutgers will be the 4 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament.
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This might be the most overrated Co Big champs of all time…
Kill yourself pedo
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Wow fuck yeah best game in who knows how long!!!!!
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This is fucking awesome!!! B1G champs baby!!!!
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Get Kofi's Mom on staff for a year, with an option for 2. 😁
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Way more stressful than I was hoping for. Good old school Big Ten game. Nice way to cap off a regular season that didn’t always go smoothly. Now go out and play like the team you can be in the post-season.
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Crazy fucking game. Gutsy win.
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10:30 am start on friday
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Curbelo ends up being the 3rd guy in double figures.
Hawkins a point away from a double double.
Melendez was critical with the 3 from the corner.
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Congratulations to the Big Ten (Co) Champs!
Iowa tried to land knockout punches in the 1st half but the Illini hung in there and managed to weather the storm. The 2nd half was hard fought but in the end Illinois made just enough plays to pull out the win. So happy for the team.
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This might be the most overrated Co Big champs of all time…
There will be two co-champs and both be seeded under the 3rd place team
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I'm so happy 😊
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We get the winner of Indiana/Michigan on Friday. I'm not really dying to see Michigan for a 3rd time.
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We get the winner of Indiana/Michigan on Friday. I'm not really dying to see Michigan for a 3rd time.
Howard will be back. :D
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Kill yourself pedo
No offense but you’re celebrating two big titles in a row…
The one last year we didn’t win and got loyola’d…
We shared this one…And it sure didn’t look pretty…
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Howard will be back. :D
Oh right. Bring 'em on then!
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Howard will be back. :D
I hope Underwood slaps that bitch!
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We should have Iowa again next Saturday.
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We get the winner of Indiana/Michigan on Friday. I'm not really dying to see Michigan for a 3rd time.
I am…
We can beat them…
Michigan,Iowa and Rutgers to get to the final…
Or OSU, Wisconsin,Purdue and MSu…We have the easy path
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My guess is Michigan will expend a lot of energy fighting off indiana who needs it for their tourney lives…
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Hawkins just showed he can guard the best F/C this country has to offer. And when we play Iowa again he can do it all over.
Huge game by him, big time props!!!
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I am…
We can beat them…
Michigan,Iowa and Rutgers to get to the final…
Or OSU, Wisconsin,Purdue and MSu…We have the easy path
Didn't you just bury us like a second ago?
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I wonder what Adam Miller is thinking right now…
Oops…
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Thankfully, Iowa missed awide open three
BIG TIME (co) CHAMPS
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Hawkins just showed he can guard the best F/C this country has to offer. And when we play Iowa again he can do it all over.
Huge game by him, big time props!!!
Yep. He picked up only 2 fouls. Keeping Hawkins on the floor, with his height, to mess with Murray was something I didnt expect. Played 37 minutes too. Huge game for him.
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Hang a banner.
Feels fucking great.
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Didn't you just bury us like a second ago?
It’s hard not to as we do a lot of dumb things…
The last few minutes of that game was a train wreck and comedy of errors on both ends…
What you saw as an exciting finish, I saw as like a suck out in poker…We got lucky…
Bottom line…We have a hard time finishing games period and the scouting is pretty clear…Key in on Kofi and let ‘em chuck 3s and unless we’re on like the Michigan game we lose most of the time…
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It’s hard not to as we do a lot of dumb things…
The last few minutes of that game was a train wreck and comedy of errors on both ends…
What you saw as an exciting finish, I saw as like a suck out in poker…We got lucky…
Bottom line…We have a hard time finishing games period and the scouting is pretty clear…Key in on Kofi and let ‘em chuck 3s and unless we’re on like the Michigan game we lose most of the time…
Unfortunately, I have to largely agree with this. Was hoping Curbelo would be playing at a high level by now, but he’s not done much to suggest he will be the best guard on the floor 5-6 games in a row during the tourney.
I’ve become more and more convinced we’ll go as far as Plummer’s shooting can take us.
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It’s hard not to as we do a lot of dumb things…
The last few minutes of that game was a train wreck and comedy of errors on both ends…
What you saw as an exciting finish, I saw as like a suck out in poker…We got lucky…
Bottom line…We have a hard time finishing games period and the scouting is pretty clear…Key in on Kofi and let ‘em chuck 3s and unless we’re on like the Michigan game we lose most of the time…
We just won a B1G Championship you dumb motherfucker! Yes we’re gonna hang a banner.
In honor of Jobu, go suck a cock you POS!
😂
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Its not like we lost today. To Nebraska. ;D
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The good news is we have a lot of aces up our sleeves. We just have to avoid getting shot by the guy across the table (to use an analogy in mediocre fashion).
If Curbelo, Plummer, or Hawkins were to start going off, would be a huge boost to our chances. We’ve got several candidates that could potentially be that surprise star in the tourney.
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We just won a B1G Championship you dumb motherfucker! Yes we’re gonna hang a banner.
In honor of Jobu, go suck a cock you POS!
😂
“In honor of?” Did he die again?
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“In honor of?” Did he die again?
He just disappeared. Not dead. I think.
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Hang a banner.
Feels fucking great.
That’s bc your expectations are low
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He just disappeared. Not dead. I think.
Maybe he died for real this time.
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The good news is we have a lot of aces up our sleeves.
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Maybe he died for real this time.
I’ve come close a couple times this year with this team.
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I’ve come close a couple times this year with this team.
How close were you when Murray put up the 3 from the corner ?
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“Almost.”
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Bohannon put up a bunch of zeroes. No points. No rebounds. No assists. No steals. No turnovers tho, to go with his 3 fouls.
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Was that supposed to be a “gotcha?” Everyone knows we “have the pieces.” It’s just a question of whether or not they “do it.”
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Curbelo needs to quit shooting so much.
Terrible from 3 and really not that good of a finisher either right now.
4-12. 5 fouls. 4 TOs.
Took second most shots tonight and he is our worst shooter.
I think he is very capable of playing us out of a first or second round NCAA game if he is going bad.
Need to keep him on short leash.
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“Almost.”
Yep. There's always hope.
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Unfortunately, I have to largely agree with this. Was hoping Curbelo would be playing at a high level by now, but he’s not done much to suggest he will be the best guard on the floor 5-6 games in a row during the tourney.
I’ve become more and more convinced we’ll go as far as Plummer’s shooting can take us.
The last few sequences should’ve never happened…
2:30 to go and Curbelo runs 10 seconds off the clock up 5, drives to the lane and commits an offensive foul…
45 seconds later still up 5 and Iowa spreads the floor, so only one side of the floor has Curbelo going one on one with an Iowa big…Easy and 1…
Have to have better game management…Never should’ve come down to the last sequence…
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Yep. There's always hope.
Yep. My point was we hear that probably a few times a game, and this team is still pretty erratic. Mostly pretty good, but frustrating they can’t put it all together.
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That’s bc your expectations are low
This…👆👆👆
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Bohannon put up a bunch of zeroes. No points. No rebounds. No assists. No steals. No turnovers tho, to go with his 3 fouls.
Think he'll find a way to come back for his 14th season to redeem himself?
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Yep. My point was we hear that probably a few times a game, and this team is still pretty erratic. Mostly pretty good, but frustrating they can’t put it all together.
That's all pr talk from the announcers tho. I assume everyone here knows we're erratic. We beat one of the teams playing with the best in the country today because they were erratic too. Wisco lost to Nebraska.
There seems to be quite a drop off after the best handful of teams. But a good team can beat a Gonzaga or Arizona if they play a sound game.
Almost all of the Big10 teams can beat any of the top 4 Big10 seeds if they play well.
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Think he'll find a way to come back for his 14th season to redeem himself?
I hope he doesn't have a game to play on Sat.
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I hope he gets punched in the face again!
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Lessgoooooo! B1G Champs baby!
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Damn. I still can’t even believe today happened. That’s all.
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I went to ESPN MBB page and nothing to be found about this that I could see.
I want Trent Frazier on staff when he’s done playing for money. Fucking legend.
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https://twitter.com/JWerner247/status/1500679179666341889
LOL!
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I thought that last three by Murray II was wide open. I watched that sequence about 27 times now and DMW totally altered that shot as he flew by. Murray changed his trajectory at the last instant.
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I thought that last three by Murray II was wide open. I watched that sequence about 27 times now and DMW totally altered that shot as he flew by. Murray changed his trajectory at the last instant.
I agree. It looked more open live. I played it in slow motion and he did a great job of recovering to make it tougher. It still almost went in.
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I went to ESPN MBB page and nothing to be found about this that I could see.
I want Trent Frazier on staff when he’s done playing for money. Fucking legend.
He's such a gamer he went 1-9/0-5 and still had a pretty good game making a double digit scorer a total nonfactor in a game won by 2.
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Alan Griffin@alangriffin_LETS GOO🔸🔸 CHAMPS ‼️‼️‼️ #ILL
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Bohannon put up a bunch of zeroes. No points. No rebounds. No assists. No steals. No turnovers tho, to go with his 3 fouls.
And Connor, in his 24 minutes put up practically nothing as well.
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And Connor, in his 24 minutes put up practically nothing as well.
I'm glad it was Patrick, not Connor, sitting on the bench if a McCaffery was going to be out.
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I'm glad it was Patrick, not Connor, sitting on the bench if a McCaffery was going to be out.
Yep. Patrick actually doesn't act like a bitch, either.
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Underachiever at it again.
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That’s bc your expectations are low
It’s because I’m not a moron.
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Maybe he died for real this time.
Nope. Sorry to disappoint you.
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He's such a gamer he went 1-9/0-5 and still had a pretty good game making a double digit scorer a total nonfactor in a game won by 2.
he also grabbed the game winning rebound :)
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Underachiever at it again.
PaMan seething that we get to hang a banner for something so useless as a B1G championship
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PaMan seething that we get to hang a banner for something so useless as a B1G championship
Fuck that loser!
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PaMan seething that we get to hang a banner for something so useless as a B1G championship
Yes, seething. Big boy teams play for the big tourney banner.
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Yes, seething. Big boy teams play for the big tourney banner.
You’d have to be a miserable son of a bitch to still be grumbling after that.
I’m sure you get a lot of props here from Truth and the dude who’s so pathetic he’s emulating Truth for that kind of take though.
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You’d have to be a miserable son of a bitch to still be grumbling after that.
I’m sure you get a lot of props here from Truth and the dude who’s so pathetic he’s emulating Truth for that kind of take though.
Yeah, fuck that guy too!
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It was a day of who wanted it less. Thanks Wisconsin. Thanks Iowa.
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Iowa crumbling at the FT line (10-22) was just plain bizarre.
But nothing is easy this time of year. We deserved the win and the BT title.
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Anybody who is complaining right now after we won the B1G championship can fuck off actually.
I get concerns and maybe being scared of an early exit from the NCAA tourney, but what Underwood has done this quickly is actually quite remarkable. Just a S16 this year and I’m happy. It’s just one more step of the program building. He’s progressing each year and that can’t be discounted. Even last year was another positive step exiting in the 2nd round. The goal is to get a chance every year to have success in the tourney and he’s doing that.
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Anybody who is complaining right now after we won the B1G championship can fuck off actually.
I get concerns and maybe being scared of an early exit from the NCAA tourney, but what Underwood has done this quickly is actually quite remarkable. Just a S16 this year and I’m happy. It’s just one more step of the program building. He’s progressing each year and that can’t be discounted. Even last year was another positive step exiting in the 2nd round. The goal is to get a chance every year to have success in the tourney and he’s doing that.
Are people besides Truth and maybe tempo actually complaining? God I hope not.
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I had this crazy dream last night where Nebraska went into Madison and beat the Badgers and then we beat red hot Iowa at home in front of a raucous crowd (and several stud recruits) to win a B1G championship for the first time in 17 years.
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I had this crazy dream last night where Nebraska went into Madison and beat the Badgers and then we beat red hot Iowa at home in front of a raucous crowd (and several stud recruits) to win a B1G championship for the first time in 17 years.
did you wake up with a boner?
no homo, just wondering
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Always
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My nephew got some good pics last night.
(https://i.ibb.co/7pzXxbY/0-B70112-F-39-DB-40-CD-90-AE-17-AB6-AEFE6-FB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s1P2ptm)
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Awesome, bet he had a blast.
Does he know yet that our coach is an underachiever?
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Anybody who is complaining right now after we won the B1G championship can fuck off actually.
I get concerns and maybe being scared of an early exit from the NCAA tourney, but what Underwood has done this quickly is actually quite remarkable. Just a S16 this year and I’m happy. It’s just one more step of the program building. He’s progressing each year and that can’t be discounted. Even last year was another positive step exiting in the 2nd round. The goal is to get a chance every year to have success in the tourney and he’s doing that.
Quickly? This is his 5th year and he will stink next year.
Underwood is at best Frank Martin at South Carolina
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Awesome, bet he had a blast.
Does he know yet that our coach is an underachiever?
Yeah he reads the board here so he really wasn’t even excited about the game or the championship or meeting the players
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Quickly? This is his 5th year and he will stink next year.
Underwood is at best Frank Martin at South Carolina
You are one dumbass mthrfucker. Martin has an EE and FF.
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Quickly? This is his 5th year and he will stink next year.
Underwood is at best Frank Martin at South Carolina
Well, you’re definitely one ignorant motherfucker! No debating that, huh
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You are one dumbass mthrfucker. Martin has an EE and FF.
Look at Frank’s 10 years at South Carolina. I doubt many Illini fans would take that. And Underwood obviously hasn’t had even that success in the tourney.
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Quickly? This is his 5th year and he will stink next year.
Underwood is at best Frank Martin at South Carolina
Year three we were a game back of first in B1G. Red hot going into the cancelled tourney.
We actually won it last year if using normal metrics.
Shared it this year and have tie breaker.
We add four more top 100 players for next season. Will probably get at least one difference maker in the portal. Kofi probably won’t be back, but you never know.
What a failure.
Oh wait, you’re the guy who said Curbelo would transfer if he didn’t play by the Arizona game.
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Year three we were a game back of first in B1G. Red hot going into the cancelled tourney.
We actually won it last year if using normal metrics.
Shared it this year and have tie breaker.
We add four more top 100 players for next season. Will probably get at least one difference maker in the portal. Kofi probably won’t be back, but you never know.
What a failure.
Oh wait, you’re the guy who said Curbelo would transfer if he didn’t play by the Arizona game.
Facts are that Underwood lost 20+ games a year without Kofi.
This year, the team should probably be better than what it is considering you have Kofi surrounded by a bunch of experienced guards.
Next year will be a completely new team and honestly without Kofi, Underwood has shown himself to be a very mediocre high D1 coach. He was mediocre in his 1 year at Oklahoma State, awful his first 2 years at Illinois, then he got Kofi and things changed.
In fact, to draw an Illini football parallel, Underwood may end up being similar to Ron Turner. And Kofi= Kittner. Take away the stud QB or stud Center, and there’s really nothing that has been built
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My nephew got some good pics last night.
(https://i.ibb.co/7pzXxbY/0-B70112-F-39-DB-40-CD-90-AE-17-AB6-AEFE6-FB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s1P2ptm)
(https://i.ibb.co/Rg1CD0B/3-E3435-DF-D6-EA-442-E-AAFD-E14-EC86-EEE2-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hgkKmWZ)
(https://i.ibb.co/W2z44XN/2-A5793-CD-405-B-4147-BD10-3-A4-C959-E9146.jpg) (https://ibb.co/S3m44gD)
(https://i.ibb.co/MBq9YJk/402-BD5-F1-73-BC-4-E5-D-AA99-7-ECAA0-E178-E4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nPhRHKM)
That is awesome.
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Iowa crumbling at the FT line (10-22) was just plain bizarre.
But nothing is easy this time of year. We deserved the win and the BT title.
Very bizarre, at least they can't say they got homered by the refs... ;D
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Are people besides Truth and maybe tempo actually complaining? God I hope not.
The only thing I’ve complained about all season is the lack of structure and creativity in our half-court offense.
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Other than offense is half of the game, it looks like KenPom has us #20 in offensive efficiency and #29 in defensive efficiency.
Our offensive efficiency could possibly be higher if Trent, for one, didn't have to work as hard as he does on defense.
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Other than offense is half of the game, it looks like KenPom has us #20 in offensive efficiency and #29 in defensive efficiency.
Our offensive efficiency could possibly be higher if Trent, for one, didn't have to work as hard as he does on defense.
Guessing Kofi and having several good shooters makes it look better than it is.
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Yeah he reads the board here so he really wasn’t even excited about the game or the championship or meeting the players
Sounds about right - has anybody called him a fag or implied you like to fuck him yet?
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Guessing Kofi and having several good shooters makes it look better than it is.
It's not that we have a good offense, it's just that our players score a lot.
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Facts are that Underwood lost 20+ games a year without Kofi.
This year, the team should probably be better than what it is considering you have Kofi surrounded by a bunch of experienced guards.
Next year will be a completely new team and honestly without Kofi, Underwood has shown himself to be a very mediocre high D1 coach. He was mediocre in his 1 year at Oklahoma State, awful his first 2 years at Illinois, then he got Kofi and things changed.
In fact, to draw an Illini football parallel, Underwood may end up being similar to Ron Turner. And Kofi= Kittner. Take away the stud QB or stud Center, and there’s really nothing that has been built
Yes, he took over an empty cupboard and immediately refilled it, completely turning our program around in 3 years.
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Conference games only.
3rd in points behind xxxx and PU. Wisco is 9th.
2nd in margin behind xxxx.
5th in defense. Wisco is 4th. PU is 8th and xxxx is 11th.
Put the 2 together and we have the #1 seed.
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Guessing Kofi and having several good shooters makes it look better than it is.
We are scoring just fine. This isn't Hoosiers where Jimmy Chitwood runs the picket fence anymore.
Our defense is suspect, due to size matchups. If Hawkins and Melendez can show in tourneys that will help.
Kofi actually looked better in his ball screen coverage against Iowa.
We will go as far as the threeball and defense takes us............... Like most teams.
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Yes, we generally score fine. My worry is that when we get into a tough elimination game, the 3s might not be falling, or Kofi might be neutralized or on the bench. We just don’t seem to manufacture offense through sets very well. We don’t space or distribute the ball real well. We’re very susceptible off shooting nights or less than ideal matchups.
Yes, our defense is also vulnerable due to guard size. Hawkins playing well at the right time helps. I just think we’re a bit too predictable on offense. If Curbelo can dial up his A game for a handful of games in a row, that would help tremendously.
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We are scoring just fine. This isn't Hoosiers where Jimmy Chitwood runs the picket fence anymore.
Our defense is suspect, due to size matchups. If Hawkins and Melendez can show in tourneys that will help.
Kofi actually looked better in his ball screen coverage against Iowa.
We will go as far as the threeball and defense takes us............... Like most teams.
I thought that was Kofi's best game defensively. Amazing how he has improved.
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Very bizarre, at least they can't say they got homered by the refs... ;D
Per usual 5 of top 6-7 posts on the Hawkeye report were specifically about officiating.
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Facts are that Underwood lost 20+ games a year without Kofi.
This year, the team should probably be better than what it is considering you have Kofi surrounded by a bunch of experienced guards.
Next year will be a completely new team and honestly without Kofi, Underwood has shown himself to be a very mediocre high D1 coach. He was mediocre in his 1 year at Oklahoma State, awful his first 2 years at Illinois, then he got Kofi and things changed.
In fact, to draw an Illini football parallel, Underwood may end up being similar to Ron Turner. And Kofi= Kittner. Take away the stud QB or stud Center, and there’s really nothing that has been built
The first two years where he purposely tore a perpetually mediocre program down to the studs to rebuild it. Midway through the second year they were starting to show the potential that would really blossom in his third year.
Yeah if you take super star players off of teams they usually aren’t as good. 🥴Brilliant analysis.
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Per usual 5 of top 6-7 posts on the Hawkeye report were specifically about officiating.
Mostly bitching about Kofi's moving screens.
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This thread is busting me up. Well done, men.
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The first two years where he purposely tore a perpetually mediocre program down to the studs to rebuild it.
He’s done a great job here, but this is laying it on thick.
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This thread is busting me up. Well done, men.
Help us understand what part is entertaining to you?
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Help us understand what part is entertaining to you?
Yeah, I was kind of wondering too. Don’t feel like there’s anything special going on here.
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He’s done a great job here, but this is laying it on thick.
I think like a lot of things it is somewhere in the middle of the extremes that are espoused here.
What cannot be disputed is we are BT co champs this year, were BTT champs last year, and finished second in BT conference the previous two years.
Now some may argue we are the tallest midget in a perennially disappointing conference come NCAA time, but we have the best record in BT over the last three years.
That is an excellent accomplishment.
We have a competitive sustaining program again and we are all excited March means something again- and I am pretty hopeful we get to the second weekend this time for the first time since 2005.
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I think like a lot of things it is somewhere in the middle of the extremes that are espoused here.
What cannot be disputed is we are BT co champs this year, were BTT champs last year, and finished second in BT conference the previous two years.
Now some may argue we are the tallest midget in a perennially disappointing conference come NCAA time, but we have the best record in BT over the last three years.
That is an excellent accomplishment.
We have a competitive sustaining program again and we are all excited March means something again- and I am pretty hopeful we get to the second weekend this time for the first time since 2005.
Don’t disagree, just think the “ripping it down to the studs” comment is a bit gratuitous.
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“Successfully overhauled the program” would have been ample and fair.
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Don’t disagree, just think the “ripping it down to the studs” comment is a bit gratuitous.
I mean he kind of did with all the de-commits, transfers, recruiting and so on and so forth, in the first two years. You remember all that? Cuonzo supposedly "owning" us? I know he mentioned numerous times that he had to completely 180 turn some players attitudes around and rebuild the entire culture, those that didn't want to do that were shown the door and a lot of fans bitched and moaned about it at the time.
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I mean he kind of did with all the de-commits, transfers, recruiting and so on and so forth, in the first two years. You remember all that? Cuonzo supposedly "owning" us? I know he mentioned numerous times that he had to completely 180 turn some players attitudes around and rebuild the entire culture, those that didn't want to do that were shown the door and a lot of fans bitched and moaned about it at the time.
Trent Frazier a facilitator in more ways than one....without Trent and to some degree DaMonte, this ship would never have turned around imo.
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I mean he kind of did with all the de-commits, transfers, recruiting and so on and so forth, in the first two years. You remember all that? Cuonzo supposedly "owning" us? I know he mentioned numerous times that he had to completely 180 turn some players attitudes around and rebuild the entire culture, those that didn't want to do that were shown the door and a lot of fans bitched and moaned about it at the time.
I think he probably did what most coaches do when they inherit then turn around a struggling program.
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I think he probably did what most coaches do when they inherit then turn around a struggling program.
rip it down to the studs?
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rip it down to the studs?
Sure, lol.
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Sure, lol.
;D
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The first two years where he purposely tore a perpetually mediocre program down to the studs .....
Trent and DaMonte ?
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Trent and DaMonte ?
Those were the studs.
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Making wholesale changes seems like an obvious starting point for any coach taking over a struggling program, but I guess “ripped it down to the studs” sounds more heroic.
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They mean the same thing, not even I can imagine arguing about it.
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rip it down to the studs?
golds! golds! golds! golds! golds!
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They mean the same thing, not even I can imagine arguing about it.
You’re arguing over Davis vs Cockburn, which is somewhat subjective. So I can maybe see you arguing it.
Point was, every new coach is going to make changes and install his own culture in a struggling program. It wasn’t an extra Herculean task taken on by Underwood. It’s something literally every coach would do.
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You’re arguing over Davis vs Cockburn, which is somewhat subjective. So I can maybe see you arguing it.
Point was, every new coach is going to make changes and install his own culture in a struggling program. It wasn’t an extra Herculean task taken on by Underwood. It’s something literally every coach would do.
Davis vs. Cockburn isn't even a real debate.
"Ripped it down to the studs" and "Made wholesale changes" mean exactly the same thing.
Yes, almost every coach taking over for a failed coach attempts a rebuild. Not many of them succeed to the degree that Underwood has.
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Davis vs. Cockburn isn't even a real debate.
People who have opinions that count more than yours and mine disagree
"Ripped it down to the studs" and "Made wholesale changes" mean exactly the same thing.
Again, it’s something literally every other incoming coach would have done. Just sounds more badass
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Yes, almost every coach taking over for a failed coach attempts a rebuild. Not many of them succeed to the degree that Underwood has.
That was never the point of contention.
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No, the point of contention was that he said "ripped it down to the studs" instead of "made wholesale changes", hahaha
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No, the point of contention was that he said "ripped it down to the studs" instead of "made wholesale changes", hahaha
My point was Custard was laying it on pretty thick to flatter Underwood and make him sound more heroic. It wasn’t necessary.
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It's among the weirdest things I've ever seen someone argue about.
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It's among the weirdest things I've ever seen someone argue about.
Kewl.
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Kewl.
Layin' it on a little thick man.
I'd have said something more like, "Okay".
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😂🤣
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Layin' it on a little thick man.
I'd have said something more like, "Okay".
OK
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Davis vs. Cockburn isn't even a real debate.
"Ripped it down to the studs" and "Made wholesale changes" mean exactly the same thing.
Yes, almost every coach taking over for a failed coach attempts a rebuild. Not many of them succeed to the degree that Underwood has.
Lol sparky actually called Groce a failed coach, yet was supporting him in year 5 of said failure.
And many coaches have won more than 1 NCAA tourney game in 5 years while not managing to have multiple 20 loss seasons in the process
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Can confirm that Underwood did indeed “rip it down to the studs” with pictures I found of his first couple of days at Ubben.
(https://i.postimg.cc/BZNNNHPM/A937-D155-CA15-4377-87-F1-84449-E3-E4731.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z3bnGLjg)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/nhx4JLmC/48-AB7733-155-B-4436-94-A2-41-C37-AF7-EC38.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9rxRPCJh)
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wut
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Oh boy…🤦🏻♂️
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stupid
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You guys are humorless. Bet if someone posted a “3 to 5 minutes” joke you guys would think it was a real knee slapper.
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I lifted the “tore it down to the studs” line from the announcers during the game Sunday night.
I don’t think there’s any doubt underwood’s scheme and aggressive personnel purging cost us games early on.
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You guys are humorless. Bet if someone posted a “3 to 5 minutes” joke you guys would think it was a real knee slapper.
If not laughing at those means I’m humorless I’ll wear it.
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You guys are humorless. Bet if someone posted a “3 to 5 minutes” joke you guys would think it was a real knee slapper.
I laughed. Good job, Tempo.
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I lifted the “tore it down to the studs” line from the announcers during the game Sunday night.
I don’t think there’s any doubt underwood’s scheme and aggressive personnel purging cost us games early on.
He also tore his offensive and defensive philosophies down from the studs after he realized they didn’t work.
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If not laughing at those means I’m humorless I’ll wear it.
They are objectively funny.
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Can confirm that Underwood did indeed “rip it down to the studs” with pictures I found of his first couple of days at Ubben.
(https://i.postimg.cc/BZNNNHPM/A937-D155-CA15-4377-87-F1-84449-E3-E4731.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z3bnGLjg)
LMAO!
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He also tore his offensive and defensive philosophies down from the studs after he realized they didn’t work.
It seems like you’re making this a criticism 🤔 or some sort of “gotcha” moment. I’m confused the purpose.
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It seems like you’re making this a criticism 🤔 or some sort of “gotcha” moment. I’m confused the purpose.
I have allergic reactions to hyperbolic praise.
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I have allergic reactions to hyperbolic praise.
Is it deadly?! 😜 😂
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Is it deadly?! 😜 😂
No, just causes mild bitter beer face and slight annoyance.
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Well FWIW, I had a close friend who has had collegiate AA's, and guys in the NBA, and is an assistant college coach assess Underwood's defensive scheme when he arrived.
I asked him if it would work in the BT at this level and he said no way.
It was same D he had used at SFA with success, and OKST with not very much success where they were 155th in country.
To his credit he changed it and he had what was arguably his best team (IMO) and best coaching job with the Feliz group.
Dunno about the tearing down to the studs metaphor, but we have a program that looks like it is sustainable at a competitive level now and he is figuring things out and seems to have a decent staff.
We need to take the next step and get to a S16 this year.
If we get upset in first weekend that will be a disappointment.
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Well FWIW, I had a close friend who has had collegiate AA's, and guys in the NBA, and is an assistant college coach assess Underwood's defensive scheme when he arrived.
I asked him if it would work in the BT at this level and he said no way.
It was same D he had used at SFA with success, and OKST with not very much success where they were 155th in country.
To his credit he changed it and he had what was arguably his best team (IMO) and best coaching job with the Feliz group.
Dunno about the tearing down to the studs metaphor, but we have a program that looks like it is sustainable at a competitive level now and he is figuring things out and seems to have a decent staff.
We need to take the next step and get to a S16 this year.
If we get upset in first weekend that will be a disappointment.
Fair enough, but what impresses you about Underwood more? His pecs? Or his abs?
(https://i.postimg.cc/8zmgH6mL/CA54372-B-7-F90-4488-9-BFC-2-DC7-BB3165-F1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZWnQY0gq)
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Fair enough, but what impresses you about Underwood more? His pecs? Or his abs?
(https://i.postimg.cc/8zmgH6mL/CA54372-B-7-F90-4488-9-BFC-2-DC7-BB3165-F1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZWnQY0gq)
I think for everybody it’s the BIG dick, amirite?!
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I think for everybody it’s the BIG dick, amirite?!
Incredible oversight on my part. You are 100% correct.
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Not really seeing it in that pic, though…
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Well FWIW, I had a close friend who has had collegiate AA's, and guys in the NBA, and is an assistant college coach assess Underwood's defensive scheme when he arrived.
I asked him if it would work in the BT at this level and he said no way.
It was same D he had used at SFA with success, and OKST with not very much success where they were 155th in country.
To his credit he changed it and he had what was arguably his best team (IMO) and best coaching job with the Feliz group.
Dunno about the tearing down to the studs metaphor, but we have a program that looks like it is sustainable at a competitive level now and he is figuring things out and seems to have a decent staff.
We need to take the next step and get to a S16 this year.
If we get upset in first weekend that will be a disappointment.
Yeah you can argue it’s sustainable if you find another Kofi.
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Seems a near 100% certainty that when Kofi committed here, Truth was adamant that he would never be good at this level doesn't it?