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He also worked as a probation officer in Chicago from 1977-1983 before taking the UofI asst job. That is part of the reason he knew his way around Chicago. Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk

Are they misspelling it "Miller"?

I find it hard to argue with the team's effort, especially Hill, who, according to the radio announcers, was pretty banged up (possible groin injury). If anything, I commend the guys for their fight the last 8 games. They could've folded the tents and given up on the season and gone into a...

JW would probably have to announce something soon, probably no later than Monday (after its "official" that we haven't made the dance) and its most likely that Groce is gone. I have to say that, to the end, Groce has carried himself well and has not stooped to the level of Weber by throwing...

Good stuff. If you have a little more time, could you add the 1970's, as that was probably our most "down" time (prior to this decade).

IIRC, we did the same thing with Snacks after Weber was fired before the NIT. Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk

Yep, you're right. It may be a tossup between Frazier and Abrams. I think Frazier is probably quicker and a better shooter than Abrams, at least coming out of HS, but he won't have the experience the Abrams has. As to the rankings changing, it can happen (see Mark Smith), and Scout certainly...

Last I checked the 2017 rankings we're not final and I fully believe that Frazier will be inside that magical Top 100 that everyone gets so excited about. Regardless, TJL was ranked lower than Frazier and we've seen how much better the offense (and defense) runs with him at the point. Finally...

Are we hitting our 3's just because we're unusually hot or are we hitting them because we're getting better looks. I think it's more of the latter. It seems like Mav is getting better at passing out of the double team ( evidenced by his 4 assists last night) and that, along with TJL, makes the...

Unless you're the Flying Illini Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk

I don't think anyone is arguing that fact. Call it bad luck, poor decision making or whatever, it did take Groce a long time to land his PG. But, now that he has his PG and his system is working and starting to point us in the right direction, with better recruits/athletes coming in next year...

I think the pro-Groce crowd's agenda is just this "we have our PG". Yes, it took 5 years and several misses to get him, but its clear that we are a better team when we have a legitimate PG to lead us. Plus, we may have an even better one coming in next year, if all the reports are true. That...

Except that TJL averaged 21 minutes per game in JANUARY, which is pretty significant, but don't let the facts get in the way of your agenda.

I think most people expect us to take a step back next year, no matter who the coach is. Having guys like Tilmon and Frazier can help ease that. If we lose Frazier and Tilmon, the next coach will have to land some quality talent and fast, as this fanbase expects results and quickly. I don't...