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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Interesting…if Weber was a great recruiter and still lost so consistently, he must just be a bad coach, not a bad recruiter.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Michigan, Friday, February 27th, 7:00pm CT, FOX

    Apathy is better for sure…unfortunately, I don’t think fans have it in them.
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    UCLA 95, Illinois 94 OT Postgame

    Full length of court for a layup at the buzzer. Is this de ja vu? How was our defense this bad tonight? WTF???
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    Week of 2/2 Games Thread

    We broke them. They’re shells of their former selves.
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    Pregame: Illinois at Michigan State, Saturday, February 7th, 7:00pm CT, FOX

    I can't think of a more dangerous and intentional action. He braces his arm before delivering the blow to the opponent's exposed neck. Crushed windpipe? It's one thing (and still dirty) to trip a player hoping to gain an advantage; it's quite another to violently attack an opponent's exposed...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Washington, Thursday, January 29th, 8:00pm CT, FS1

    My eyes are fine. You seem to have taken offense and written a rambling defense of your argument. I graduated in 89. I played in a couple of pickup games with several from the team (Nick, Gill, Bardo, Smith) including one featuring a Nick vs. Mitchel Wiggins battle. None of that has any...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Washington, Thursday, January 29th, 8:00pm CT, FS1

    The bolded is, shall we say, a bold statement and not supported by the eye test. If you watched the 89 team, they were a force that few college teams could match. They could "turn it on" on either end of the court in a moment because of their individual and collective grit, coupled with...
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    Illinois 88, Purdue 82 Postgame

    Mirk’s defense was key to that turnover…might have even got away with a mild hold. 😎. Love that result and it was nice being on the other end of a late OOB play.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

    Z packed a lot into his half. 0 points, 0 rebounds, 2 fouls, 1 TO in 1 minute of play. Wow! :D
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    Illini Basketball 2025-2026

    Deon wasn’t prop 48…he was put in a box his freshmen year by the NCAA and Bruce Pearl.
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Northwestern

    Do you think it would have been much better if they had called a timeout? Serious question, because I’ve been incredibly surprised by how bad the shots we tend to get out of timeouts.
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Northwestern

    Tomi’s energy is so much better than it’s been the last several games.
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    Illini Basketball 2025-2026

    Well…you are correct. That would be quite amusing. All that pent up energy finally released, a new supercharged Ben!!
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    Illini Basketball 2025-2026

    I’m sure you’re right…and the thought of Ben becoming super basketball Ben after 20+ years of abstinence is very appealing. Alas…that’s not as funny. 😁
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    Illini Basketball 2025-2026

    Not a great idea mid season…weakens legs. 😎 Congrats Ben and Adalia!!
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