Recent content by orangekoolaid

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    The Illinois Coaching Search

    There's a zero percent change of Brey or either Miller coming here.
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    Nebraska 31, Illinois 16 POSTGAME

    A couple points, overall encouraged by the improvement I saw from 2 weeks ago. 1. We were in a really good spot in the 3rd quarter. Their offense wasn't effective and we just needed to get the ball back. The horse collar tackle and the phantom pass interference calls gave new life to Nebraska...
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    Illini Basketball 2016-2017

    No way Tracy only plays 15 minutes. If he's is healthy, he will play between 25 to 30 minutes per game. The drop off between him and our second best option is just too drastic. The other 10 to 15 minutes will be split between Lucas and Tate, with Tate getting more of that share around the...
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    Pregame: Illinois at Nebraska, Saturday, October 1st, 2:30pm CT, ESPN2

    I feel bad for the guy who took us at over 4 wins this year. Best case scenario is a push and that is looking very unlikely.
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    Illini Basketball 2016-2017

    You're right, 15 might be a tad low for Finke, it might be closer to a 20/20 split for Finke and Black. However, I find it hard to imagine a scenario where both Morgan and Thorne are on the bench. By all accounts, Thorne is our 2nd best player on the team only behind Malcolm and Morgan has shown...
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    Illini Basketball 2016-2017

    I think Black starts ahead of Finke. Minutes at the 4 will probably be split 25/15 in favor of Black. We need his rebounding and Finke can come off the bench as a stretch 4 in order to take advantage of a matchup. I'm not buying that Thorne/Finke will automatically be better Thorne/Black because...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July-August 2016)

    Option 2. We take Frazier next week and we then convince Wilkes and Scruggs to join Tilmon as the 3 headed monster to lead us to glory in a newly renovated SFC. Goodwin who?
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    Jordan Goodwin commits to SLU

    So he had to take care of his family huh? If that's the case, he made a huge mistake compared to the money he can make by making the NBA. Groce and the resources and exposure he gets at the University of Illinois is order of magnitudes better than what SLU can provide. Heck, I wouldn't be...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July-August 2016)

    As long as our true insider Lefty says he's still coming, I have nothing to worry about. He's been on the money every single time.:hail:
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    Illini Basketball 2016-2017

    Groce and Co.'s ability to develop talent has been nothing short of extraordinary as evidenced by Hill and Mav. I would have never imagined Mav being a solid player after watching him for 2 years and now he's more than capable as Thorne's backup. Hill was a 3 star recruit and after 4 years under...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July-August 2016)

    If those are his only 3 visits, then I have to like our chances.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (April-June 2016)

    If you think billion dollar franchises are betting their future by drafting these kids based off of what school they went to, then you are pretty much out of touch with reality. It's one thing cheer for our players, but this is completely delusional.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (April-June 2016)

    He was a special case as a 1 year transfer and he wasn't a 5 star player
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (April-June 2016)

    When have we outrecruited blue bloods for a player in recent memory? He gawn
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-March 2016)

    Also take a look at the development of Malcolm. He came in as the #66 RSCI recruit in his class and next year he's in contention to win Player of the Year award in the Big Ten. I know a lot of you think this staff does nothing right, but player development has been quite solid during Groce's...