Pregame: Illinois at Michigan, Tuesday, March 2nd, 6:00pm CT, ESPN

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TheFameProtector

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OrangeLife said:
I would love to see Michigan bigs foul out trying to hack Kofi. We would be in trouble without Kofi but without Dickenson we roll Michigan. They should be favored, but I like our chances if Ayo plays. Also, Izzo is still a turd.
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Ann Arbor's Walmart Greeter seems to have forgotten that in order shoot foul shots, somebody on the court has to commit a foul.
 
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CentralILifer

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The thing about Ayo and this injury is his style of play. He goes hard into traffic to finish layups, a lot. He obviously can do the pull up also, which seems like it would be preferable to the hard to the rim approach. I've never played B1G basketball, but getting hit in the face should be a relatively rare occurrence compared to other body parts getting hit.
 
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Lexis20

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Wokker said:
They’re a really good, balanced team. The two transfers (Brown and the PG) are both perfect additions and Wagner has been huge in all phases of the game this year.

Having said that, I think they’re due for a clunker...
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You are right about the transfers, and Dickinson is really good. They may be due for a clunker, but I doubt it is against the #2 team in the conference. They will want to make a statement. I hope it is a big-time performance on national TV. I also hope the officials don't have an effect on the game.
 
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altenberger22

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altgeld88 said:
I'm favorably impressed when an apparent partisan of an opposing team goes out of his way to register on our site (this morning) simply to post snark and disparage the #4 team in Division 1. Exactly what I would expect given my longstanding experience with your sort.

Dan doesn't charge for admission to his site. Reminds me of a fundamental lesson of economics: when one can't tax social flatulence he has no way directly to decrease its prevalence.
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TarheelIllini

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skyIdub said:

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These stats for Kofi suggest that he actually should NOT pass. This year he is shooting 67% and his points/turnover ratio is positive. That's a pretty good argument for not passing. Hunter Dickinson has 18 assists this year, and is considered a good passer. That's less than an assist a game. We likely gain more by having Kofi singularly focused on scoring than worrying about passing, if the benefit of his passing is only, at best, 2 points a game.
 
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BobM34!

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The line has dropped to 6.5 from 8.5 Open. Wonder if this reflects likelihood of Ayo playing?
 
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KnoxIllini2

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robjilla said:
Ayo at shoot around with a black mask
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0:22 in the above clip.
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#MaskedAyo
 
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CentralILifer

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TarheelIllini said:
These stats for Kofi suggest that he actually should NOT pass. This year he is shooting 67% and his points/turnover ratio is positive. That's a pretty good argument for not passing. Hunter Dickinson has 18 assists this year, and is considered a good passer. That's less than an assist a game. We likely gain more by having Kofi singularly focused on scoring than worrying about passing, if the benefit of his passing is only, at best, 2 points a game.
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If he gets triple teamed like he was at MSU. I'd still like him to find an open man.
 
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TheGMan

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Is there someplace that I can make a bet that Grandison throws up a heat check 3 within the first 4 mins of the game?
 
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LostinNebraska

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TarheelIllini said:
These stats for Kofi suggest that he actually should NOT pass. This year he is shooting 67% and his points/turnover ratio is positive. That's a pretty good argument for not passing. Hunter Dickinson has 18 assists this year, and is considered a good passer. That's less than an assist a game. We likely gain more by having Kofi singularly focused on scoring than worrying about passing, if the benefit of his passing is only, at best, 2 points a game.
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Right. If Kofi is catching the ball, he's positioned to go up and score. It's not like he's getting alot of catches mid-range and taking his guy off the dribble. It's drop-step and dunk.
 
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