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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (October 2017)

    A classic movie! Great pull!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (October 2017)

    I believe I read from an Iowa St writer that all 3 schools supposedly would have in home visits this week.
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    NCAA could not conclude academic violations in North Carolina case

    Wow.....as others have said, not surprised. Really the NCAA is such a joke. Major changes need to occur but they won't as long as the cash cow is still there. Brutal.
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    The Illinois Coaching Search

    I am all for Buzz Williams in terms of his coaching, he would be a great choice. The possible issues at Marquette, that certainly could be an area that he has taken care of and grown as a coach. We have not heard at this time at VT of off the court issues so I am willing to hope that has...
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    John Groce Fired

    KState is IN the NCAA tournament, more than the Illini can say. So to say the program would have been in worse shape if Weber was still around is stretching things a bit. And the reality of whether Alexander, Evans or Thomas would have had interest in Illinois doesn't matter since they never...
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    What would you do vs what Whitman will do

    I think he will stay even though if we don't make the tournament then in my opinion he should go. I agree with a previous poster who stated that Groce is too slow in making rotation decisions, I guess really any decision. I believe most of us saw the need to give Lewis more minutes early on. We...
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    Let's hear it for Malcolm Hill & the seniors

    No question about this! Really a tremendous representative of Illinois and will be missed. Thank you to all the seniors! Certainly Malcolm is at the top, but Tracy for his perseverance and love for UI, and Mav for his hard work and determination, he really has improved greatly these past two...
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    2017 Coaching Carousel

    Manning will not leave Wake Forest and the ACC for us. That is a sideways move and he is making some headway at Wake. We can also cross off Chris Collins. Should not be on any list as we would never grab another Big Ten coach unless they were fired. I am in the Miller camp. I think Keatts is...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2016)

    That was brutal going from such a high to a low. Eddie Johnson hits the baseline jumper to win and all we needed to do was a win on the weekend to be #1. Instead we lose to Ohio St....ugh. At least enjoy this brief clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3j_-XyQJIY
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2016)

    Not sure there are too many people on here that know what movie this is from.....it is an excellent movie. Sir Laurence Olivier, a former Nazi dentist in the movie, did not do us dentists any favors with his method of torture!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2016)

    I am not sure of the competition level Frazier is playing against, but it doesn't matter when looking at the video. A nice outside shot, great body control and touch around the rim, and he attacks the basket. It will be exciting to watch him in the Orange and Blue.
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    NCAA charges Rick Pitino but not Louisville over dorm scandal

    I would think it is highly likely Pitino knew about this. From what I have read, he is extremely controlling about all aspects of his program and wants to know everything that is going on. Some coaches might defer a lot to their assistants and don't need to know all, but it appears Pitino is not...
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    North Carolina 48, Illinois 23 POSTGAME

    This was a frustrating game due to all the penalties and opportunities that we had to stay in the game. I left the game still not feeling terrible and am upbeat about the direction of the program. It was a great atmosphere so I still enjoyed myself. In terms of the game itself. Lunt...as said...
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    Lovie Smith's contract revised

    How about this possibility? They are pleased so far with how Lovie has been doing. You move up the back end payment as a good will gesture. If Lovie is doing well in year 3 or 4 of this contract, for example, I would imagine they would possibly restructure it anyway by increasing the salary as...