Recent content by IlliniCub 16

I understand not wanting to actively root for Hurley and UConn, but I don't understand how any Illinois fan in their right mind could have been rooting for Michigan. A Big Ten team hadn't won a title since 2000? Great! If it's not Illinois winning, why would I want to see anyone else in the Big...

Tarris Reed basically put the team on his back to keep the game from slipping away until they actually did hit a couple threes. They have also defended well this half.

Pearl shouting Go Hawks before picking Illinois should count towards repelling the curse. Clearly, his heart wasn't in his pick, and the basketball gods can see right through him!

Which school do you think would have a better shot at landing May, UNC or Kansas?

Not really related to this year's coaching cycle, but what is the temperature of the seat of Dennis Gates? He's obviously been more successful than Cuonzo and has had them in the tourney three times in four years, including some big wins over teams like Kansas last year and Florida this year...

Kofi was good, Coleman was ok, and Plummer was awesome in the second half; everyone else was terrible. I realize Trent had pink eye, but he and Damonte were a combined 1-9 from the field. Which is why the "Trent and Damonte would never let us lose like this" argument we saw on the board...

In late December, Rutgers shot 3-21 from three against Penn and got outrebounded 42-29...and still won 80-79.

I understand why he wouldn't play much at Duke as a freshman, but I'm surprised he was such an afterthought on a bad Virginia team last year too.

Pretty exciting finish to the 4A state semi between DePaul College Prep and Benet. The first three quarters had me looking forward to the shot clock coming in next.

I rewatched the game at Oregon last year for some positive vibes, here were some fun takeaways that I discovered. -DGL and Jake Davis were on absolute heaters in the first half, very fun to see, especially in hindsight. -Despite eventually scoring 109, we were losing 7-2 at the first media...

As the tweet says, they are deep and talented enough to withstand this, but it puts a ton of pressure on Cadeau, as they are really thin at point guard now. Their depth is really more in wings/bigs variety. If he gets dinged up or in foul trouble, that would cause big problems for them. A...

If anyone is interested in the highlights of Mason Martin and Cole Kelly winning a regional title over Ray J Dennis' alma mater. https://www.nctv17.org/sports/neuqua-valley-cruises-to-boys-basketball-regional-plaque-over-oswego-east/

It's crazy how deflating last night's game was for my excitement about the Michigan game. Michigan is also no longer ranked number one, and the Big Ten title chase will be over when they beat Minnesota on Tuesday. I think the biggest thing that has everyone concerned is that from the end of...

No idea if he plays tomorrow and honestly I probably lean towards that he doesn't. But I imagine it is a bit more on the mild side as high ankle sprains go since apparently he finished the MSU game after injuring it initially. He was also the player made available for media at practice last...