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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Yes. The meltdown has begun! Love it! Just think about what next year could be like. We have only just begun.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Not concerned about Blackwell. After reading all the posts concerning Quinton and Vaaks, I went in and watched a lot of their tape and came to the conclusion that I am absolutely STOKED for next year. Quinton is absolutely a baller. Vaaks played on a cruddy team. For Vaaks, if he continues...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    yes he was. Got taken 12 or 13 in the draft I think. Seems like yesterday. 89 and 05 really hurt. Good to see this program under an Athletic Director and Head Ball Coach that know what they are doing.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    really like where we are at this point. The last 3-4 years have been especially fun with all the drama of portal season. Underwood has built a great program. I've been a fan for a long long time and I see a lot of momentum right now. Just to give you an idea how far I go back, anyone ever...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    How would you know?
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Houston, 9:05pm CT, TBS

    HOUSTON YOU HAVE A PROBLEM! Bring it on! Fired up and ready.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Glad we did not get Starr. Sarr is another story. Duke swept in with the BIG $. Most of the time, they will get what they want. My take is that if we are competing with Duke and BYU for players, we are doing pretty good.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Houston, Thursday, March 26th, 9:05pm CT, TBS

    I like this take. Many of these podcast talking about this being an elite8 game. I like the fact that we have time to prepare for this one. If we play hard nosed, we have a great chance to take this one.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs VCU, Saturday, March 21st, 6:50pm CT, CBS

    I live in Virginia. VCU has a BIG following. They do travel well. They feel like they belong and most folks I know even (N.C) alumni felt that VCU would beat them. I work with Kevin Madden who played at N.C. with M.J. and I think he may have felt that way also. Sure VCU is an underdog...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Penn, Thursday, March 19th, 8:25pm CT, TNT

    Screw all of that. Let's see what happens with this year. If Underwood gets to the final4 or championship game, all is forgiven for the moment. If he Wins the championship, he will probably get a bronzed dipped statue.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Penn, Thursday, March 19th, 8:25pm CT, TNT

    4. Pittino won with Louisville and Kentucky. Everyone on ESPN screaming about St. John's draw. Maybe they did get screwed.
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    The Selection Show

    Couple of interjections here before I start filling in the ole bracket. First of all, I don't think Michigan wins their bracket. I'm penning in Iowa State there. I also think that outside of the probability of playing Houston, no one concerns me in the South. I think we beat Florida...
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    The Selection Show

    UNC may get knocked off. I live here in Virginia and believe me, they are down the pecking order in the ACC. Duke-N.C. is a rivalry. VCU is good and can beat UNC without Williams.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Wisconsin, Friday, March 13th, 1:30pm CT, BTN

    We did not play great against Wisconsin the first time. I think we win this time. As far as Michigan goes, if we play to our potential and they are off a bit, we can and should win. May is a better in game coach than Underwood is but if we are hitting our shots, we have a SHOT. Michigan...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Wisconsin, Friday, March 13th, 1:30pm CT, BTN

    I for one like the idea of us going through St. Louis to get out west with Arizona. That would be idea! Stay away from Duke and we will have a much better chance of getting through the elite 8.
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