Pregame: Illinois vs Indiana, Thursday, March 7th, 7:00pm CT, FS1

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BMoreIllini

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TheGMan said:
Anybody know what Giorgi's FT% has been since his brother came and changed something in his shot? The eye-test seems like it should be quite a big difference
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Davit's first game visiting was Nebraska, Giorgi went 0-4 from the FT line in that game. Since then he's gone:
MSU 4-6
Rutgers 7-8
OSU 1-2
WI 0-0
Penn St. 6-8
Purdue 0-0
NW 8-8

Total 26-32; 81.25%

Prior to Davit's visit, Giorgi was shooting 59% from the FT line. On the season he is now 66.7%.
 
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TheGMan

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BMoreIllini said:
Davit's first game visiting was Nebraska, Giorgi went 0-4 from the FT line in that game. Since then he's gone:
MSU 4-6
Rutgers 7-8
OSU 1-2
WI 0-0
Penn St. 6-8
Purdue 0-0
NW 8-8

Total 26-32; 81.25%

Prior to Davit's visit, Giorgi was shooting 59% from the FT line. On the season he is now 66.7%.
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Thank you. Glad to see that my eyes weren't lying to me. Hopefully, it wasn't all because of Davit's input and the actual coaches and Giorgi's own work had something to do with it, too. If he (and Davit/the coaches) can make that much of an improvement within the season, it gives me a lot of hope that he might actually develop a little face up game over the off-season if he really focuses on it. At which point, watch out.
 
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The Dave said:
As someone who grew up on the Illinois-Iowa border (45 minutes from Iowa City, 3 hours from Champaign) and who attended The Beloved when Bruce Pearl started his underhanded dealings (note: continues to today) in order to screw us, I can assure you Iowa is Arch Enemy#1!
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I couldn’t agree more, Dave. I graduated in 86 but certainly remember the LaPhonso Ellis recruitment and sleazy Bruce Pearl. This all happened when the Illini were peaking as a program with the Flyin Illini. In my opinion we were on the verge of becoming a blue chip program and Pearl set us way back. I will never forgive and I will never forget....
 
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NScale said:
Actually, all the other B1G teams plus Miznoz have their own arch enemies. No one treats Illinois as theirs. So we have to reach out to ... Indiana? Northwestern? the Ohio State in football? Iowa? Even that team in Columbia?
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Well, when we don't field a competitive team in either of the two revenue sports for 6+ years, that's what happens.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

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winthiscentury said:
Well, when we don't field a competitive team in either of the two revenue sports for 6+ years, that's what happens.
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Yep ... I remember running into an article around 2004 where an IU player was talking about how Indiana-Purdue will always be a big rivalry, but lately the series' with Illinois and Michigan State were just more meaningful. When you suck, people forget about you. They'll remember soon. :) But seriously, around 2005 and 2006, I was starting junior high ... I can ASSURE you that there was no team in the Big Ten Iowa wanted to beat more! We also had a very good rivalry with Wisconsin for a few years.
 
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The Dave said:
As someone who grew up on the Illinois-Iowa border (45 minutes from Iowa City, 3 hours from Champaign) and who attended The Beloved when Bruce Pearl started his underhanded dealings (note: continues to today) in order to screw us, I can assure you Iowa is Arch Enemy#1!
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With all due respect, sounds like I'll be cheering harder than you..... I've had to deal with indiana fans my whole life. They used to be alot thicker around here than they are now. In 2005 I made a point to only wear in public my oldest, holiest Illini gear, cause it seemed like everyone else's Illini gear around here was brand new in 05.
 
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clusterbuster75 said:
With all due respect, sounds like I'll be cheering harder than you..... I've had to deal with indiana fans my whole life. They used to be alot thicker around here than they are now. In 2005 I made a point to only wear in public my oldest, holiest Illini gear, cause it seemed like everyone else's Illini gear around here was brand new in 05.
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I was the same way. 86-89 gear for all my pick-up games. When Knight was throwing chairs, I had to sport UI gear daily.
 
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Johnny Lawrence

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JIllini said:
I expect Indiana to bring their A game. They're coming off a big confidence-building win and this is pretty much a must win for them if they want a shot at making the tourney. Big game for us too since the loser will most likely be stuck playing Wednesday in the BTT.
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I like that they're coming off their biggest win of the season. I don't want to beat them because they're worse. I want to beat them because we're better.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

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clusterbuster75 said:
With all due respect, sounds like I'll be cheering harder than you..... I've had to deal with indiana fans my whole life. They used to be alot thicker around here than they are now. In 2005 I made a point to only wear in public my oldest, holiest Illini gear, cause it seemed like everyone else's Illini gear around here was brand new in 05.
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If you’re from near a border, you’re going to hate that team most. QC fans with Iowa and Metro East fans with Mizzou, etc. However, I’d wager a bet that your average Illini fan from a more “generic” place (say, Champaign or Chicago or Peoria) hates IU above all else. Their fans are literally unbearable.

Let’s beat ‘em.
 
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Illinois B1G Order of Hatred

Seriously, We Really Actually Hate You Division

1. Loosiers- It has been decreed. It is law.
2a. scUM- You beat the greatest college basketball team in history with the greatest nickname in college basketball history. Die.
2b. I diots O out W andering A round - That sort of says it all.
4. Ohowihateohiostate- You tarnished 05' and you don't even like basketball.
5. NW- Don't you have a test to study for? Why do you even have sports? Just get out of our state annoying genius' and take your stupid screaming girl with you.

We'll Pretend A New Rivalry Is Beginning Division

6. Minny- Your court is stupid.
7. Wisconsin - We know you hate us and it doesn't really bother anybody.
8. MSU - Actually, begrudgingly, we sort of have to respect. It's fun to watch your coach's face.
9. Purdue - You're like the ok neighbor we don't mind having a drink with in the backyard, but only to make fun of our other neighbor.
10. Penn St. - I actually, literally forgot you were in this conference. Sorry, not sorry.
11.Nebraska- Could you just go ahead and trade conferences with Miznoz so we can make them #2c on this list?
12. Maryland- I guess turtles are kinda cool?
13. Rutgers - You're actually not going to be here much longer. The American Athletic Conference is on line 2. Sorry.
 
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As someone said, the rivals thing is dependent on personal geography, time in school, and how good Illinois was at the time of your peak fandom. I was in school from 04-12 so I saw...a lot. I’m From southern Illinois, so you know.

Mizzou
Indiana (Eric Gordon)
And MSU (in 04 I thought we were peers who would battle it out for B1G supremacy each year LOL)

Now kids must think...Rutgers? NU? Yikes.
 
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Jamaal3

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J Smith has been playing well the past couple games, but AJ is going to be goin hard for a W.
 
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thehass

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I believe this game is a complete tossup and will depend on which teams show up.
 
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skyIdub said:
Illinois B1G Order of Hatred

Seriously, We Really Actually Hate You Division

1. Loosiers- It has been decreed. It is law.
2a. scUM- You beat the greatest college basketball team in history with the greatest nickname in college basketball history. Die.
2b. I diots O out W andering A round - That sort of says it all.
4. Ohowihateohiostate- You tarnished 05' and you don't even like basketball.
5. NW- Don't you have a test to study for? Why do you even have sports? Just get out of our state annoying genius' and take your stupid screaming girl with you.

We'll Pretend A New Rivalry Is Beginning Division

6. Minny- Your court is stupid.
7. Wisconsin - We know you hate us and it doesn't really bother anybody.
8. MSU - Actually, begrudgingly, we sort of have to respect. It's fun to watch your coach's face.
9. Purdue - You're like the ok neighbor we don't mind having a drink with in the backyard, but only to make fun of our other neighbor.
10. Penn St. - I actually, literally forgot you were in this conference. Sorry, not sorry.
11.Nebraska- Could you just go ahead and trade conferences with Miznoz so we can make them #2c on this list?
12. Maryland- I guess turtles are kinda cool?
13. Rutgers - You're actually not going to be here much longer. The American Athletic Conference is on line 2. Sorry.
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#5....We really have no room to talk when it comes to NW. They've pretty much owned us in the last few years(they actually went to a tournament) and in football, they pretty much spank us year in and year out. We win one every now and then.
 
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skyIdub

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winthiscentury said:
#5....We really have no room to talk when it comes to NW. They've pretty much owned us in the last few years(they actually went to a tournament) and in football, they pretty much spank us year in and year out. We win one every now and then.
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Yes...exactly why they even deserve our hatred. And purple. Prior to any of that they would be in the other division.
 
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foby

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skyIdub said:
Illinois B1G Order of Hatred

Seriously, We Really Actually Hate You Division

1. Loosiers- It has been decreed. It is law.
2a. scUM- You beat the greatest college basketball team in history with the greatest nickname in college basketball history. Die.
2b. I diots O out W andering A round - That sort of says it all.
4. Ohowihateohiostate- You tarnished 05' and you don't even like basketball.
5. NW- Don't you have a test to study for? Why do you even have sports? Just get out of our state annoying genius' and take your stupid screaming girl with you.

We'll Pretend A New Rivalry Is Beginning Division

6. Minny- Your court is stupid.
7. Wisconsin - We know you hate us and it doesn't really bother anybody.
8. MSU - Actually, begrudgingly, we sort of have to respect. It's fun to watch your coach's face.
9. Purdue - You're like the ok neighbor we don't mind having a drink with in the backyard, but only to make fun of our other neighbor.
10. Penn St. - I actually, literally forgot you were in this conference. Sorry, not sorry.
11.Nebraska- Could you just go ahead and trade conferences with Miznoz so we can make them #2c on this list?
12. Maryland- I guess turtles are kinda cool?
13. Rutgers - You're actually not going to be here much longer. The American Athletic Conference is on line 2. Sorry.
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I would put Penn St. as 5a. The hell they have given us over the past 10 years is enough to justify.
 
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