Recent content by bartwa

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    Pregame: Illinois vs Duquesne, Saturday, March 23rd, 7:40pm CT, TNT

    I think I believe Bigguns was right. The guy I’m remembering is Brandon Roy. Kind of a big guard who always seemed to be in control and playing at a different level. Another player that broke my heart was Georgia Tech guard Mark Price in 1985. Totally different player than Roy but still managed...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Duquesne, Saturday, March 23rd, 7:40pm CT, TNT

    Didn’t Washington have a really really good guard?
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Nebraska, Saturday, March 16th, 2:30pm CT, CBS

    I had a similar experience in Costa Rica a few years ago. I was in the lovely oceanside town of Tamarindo with my son. The scenery was stunning, the sunsets spectacular. However I was unable to enjoy what should have been a sojourn in a sea of tranquility. I had brought my first world problems...
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    Purdue 77, Illinois 71 Postgame

    No complaints. Not too many mistake. All in all a pretty good game. Sorry that Illinois lost but not suicidal. Go Illini, beat Iowa, and maybe we’ll see Purdue again in the Big Ten Tournament Finals.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Purdue, Tuesday, March 5th, 6:00pm CT, Peacock

    Krush, How do you know sacraig’s mother in law?
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    TSJ Thread

    he didn’t say smells a little fishy. Coal, your comment may be in the Too Soon category.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Colgate, Sunday, December 17th, 12:00pm CT, BTN

    Thanks for reminding my why this forum is so enjoyable to visit.
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    Illinois 76, Rutgers 58 Postgame

    Tell your mom some Al Green background music might help.
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    Illini Football 2023

    I bet the over of 6.5 for Illinois‘ win total this year. If Illinois manages to win 6 games and get a bowl bid would a victory get them to 7 in the eyes of the betting parlor?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Catastrophizing (spell check doesn’t recognize it) & jeremiads in the same paragraph of your post. Pretty impressive.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Arkansas, Thursday, March 16th, 3:30pm CT, TBS

    How long do you feel a 7 man rotation can exert the intense defensive pressure you are asking for?
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    Penn State 79, Illinois 76 Postgame

    I had the opportunity to attend last night. Great seat, good game, unfortunate outcome. Acknowledging that my grasp of the intricacies of basketball is nonexistent, I want to make a couple observations. I really really (sorry Pruman) don’t like these drawn out confabs refs seem to require to...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Penn State, Thursday, March 9th, 5:30pm CT, BTN

    I had an idea about how we could help contain Jalen Pickett