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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Why did it have to be a choice, though?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Blackwell is Blackwell but Coleman could be anything… he could even be a Blackwell!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Glad we went with Coleman over Blackwell. Coleman could be anything… he could even be a Blackwell!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Why not all three if this is a legitimate Final Four program?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    You evidently didn’t get the marching orders. Just last week, we all loved Blackwell and considered him critical to putting us over the top. But now we don’t need him and will be champs without him because… uh… we just will, OK!? Don’t question it; just fall in line, comrade. The edict hath...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    There are a lot of dubious premises baked into this. For example: “The day Andrej agreed to return, we fell out of the running with Blackwell.” “The timing hints that either one or or both of Andrej and Coleman would not be on next year’s team if the staff continued to pursue Blackwell.” “I...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    This. Feels like a giant gaslighting operation. Not two weeks ago the consensus was that Blackwell was the missing piece to put us over the top — “retain and add Blackwell” was the refrain everywhere you looked. Now, suddenly, we don’t need him at all, and we’re somehow going to win a title...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Why aren’t we trying to sign Blackwell again?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    We know Blackwell will put us over the top. And it’s just money. Why not get him?
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    Pregame: Illinois vs UConn, Saturday, April 4th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    $125 per person for the pregame? Could it possibly be worth that?
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    Pregame: Illinois vs UConn, Saturday, April 4th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    I'll be at the game Saturday (and hopefully Monday). Where's the place to be pre-game? Is tailgating a thing? If you can't tell, I'm new to this. Thanks in advance!
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