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Fellas….and ladies ….I'm hammered
Still laughing about the Duquesne guy's prediction.
Fellas….and ladies ….I'm hammered
The Canadian in himThe best part about this is Q kept his composure, and then the next time down the floor put a put back dunk on the guys head
Kenny and Clark were indeed showing love . Charles , not so much , and he pivoted to some other team , I forget whoThis is the first time I noticed the CBS big boy panel having good things to say about Illinois at halftime. Either Kenny or Clark said that Illinois could win the tournament. And the other said that TSJ was not one of the top ten college players, but one of the top three players. Amazing! Finally some love!
Per Werner & Piper, Hawkins was agitated re a call against him and was riding the ref. Brad yanked him & said not to do that up 30. W & P were chuckling while shaking their heads & said it was a pretty typical exchange between the two of themThere was a point in the game (second half, I believe) when Hawkins came out of the game and was clearly agitated, big time. Brad was standing over him trying to calm him down, took a while. Anyone know what this was about?
One hundred percent agree with you, and every official know this as well. Except that when they work a B10 game, they are explicitly told/evaluated/whatever to ref in way that keeps games close and there is, in every game, an agenda to the way games are called based on standings/expectations/whatever suits the league best in its eyes.I have to say I was very happy with how relatively uninvolved the refs were in this game, compared to our terrible B1G refs constant overinvolvement, calling ticky tack crap, especially at key moments. Makes the game WAY more fun when they stay out of the way.
I'm thinking there are a ton of folks who can't see the keyboard yet. Maybe a bit too much celebration.Penn State post game thread had double the posts currently this one has where we made the freakin' S16.
If you're gonna criticize the team heavily (I was one of them in that thread) keep that same energy when our guys deserve all the praise in the world.
Anybody else see those Duquesne band nerds jawing at TJ right before this pic was taken, and he gave them a "keep on talking" sign as he quietly walked away? That was when I knew I was going to be happy with our boys giving this no-name would-be Cinderella team a thrashing.
I have also been critical, at times, but it is because everyone could see the potential this team has. This site allows us to vent frustrations - within reason - with what we see during games/postgame when they haven't lived up to expectations based on that potential.Penn State post game thread had double the posts currently this one has where we made the freakin' S16.
If you're gonna criticize the team heavily (I was one of them in that thread) keep that same energy when our guys deserve all the praise in the world.
Uneducated band nerds - lot of people out there simply are lazy and go with the narrative they want to believe. So glad that band got to see their team get destroyed.Anybody else see those Duquesne band nerds jawing at TJ right before this pic was taken, and he gave them a "keep on talking" sign as he quietly walked away? That was when I knew I was going to be happy with our boys giving this no-name would-be Cinderella team a thrashing.
Can you really be considered a Cinderella if you don't make it past the second round, though?Anybody else see those Duquesne band nerds jawing at TJ right before this pic was taken, and he gave them a "keep on talking" sign as he quietly walked away? That was when I knew I was going to be happy with our boys giving this no-name would-be Cinderella team a thrashing.
That's why "would-be" was the operative descriptor there.Can you really be considered a Cinderella if you don't make it past the second round, though?
He said the Illini fans were scared, didn’t he? Lots of Sweet 16 angst before yesterday.To the previous poster who wondered if announcer said Illinois was "scared" before Duquesne game. I am here to say I am watching replay and the dunce, know-nothing, talking bobblehead actually said that. Yes, he did.
Have a nice day! Smiley thing inserted here.
Just watched the game video again, enjoying it in all its glory. Paid close attention to the panel when at half-time, Kenny Johnson said, “As impressive lately as UConn or Gonzaga, Illinois is just as good. Shannon is on a roll…Shannon is a Top 3 guy with his ability to get to the rim, but now he can hit the three. His ability to get a basket is special.”This is the first time I noticed the CBS big boy panel having good things to say about Illinois at halftime. Either Kenny or Clark said that Illinois could win the tournament. And the other said that TSJ was not one of the top ten college players, but one of the top three players. Amazing! Finally some love!
Absolutely nothingWhat did the refs do after this? I never heard or saw any discussion. Anybody there see how it was handled?
Pretty much every loss thread is huge and filled with "this is why we wont do anything in march" posts. Hope some of them dudes learned something.Penn State post game thread had double the posts currently this one has where we made the freakin' S16.
If you're gonna criticize the team heavily (I was one of them in that thread) keep that same energy when our guys deserve all the praise in the world.