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    2026 NBA Draft Thread

    Any time you can use a top 10 pick on a player whose range is described as "rim finisher" you have to do it.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

    Morocco-Brazil was fun for about 50 minutes. After that both teams slowed the pace to a crawl, trying not to lose.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

    Italy is Indiana. They keep insisting they're relevant but haven't accomplished anything large scale for 20 years.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

    Fun article about the World Cup as explained by college basketball: https://www.basketunderreview.com/the-2026-world-cup-explained-by-college-basketball/ TLDR: Each team is compared to a college basketball program Group A Mexico - Tennessee (always in the tournament, never goes deep) South...
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Landon Davis, Jason Jakstys, Blake Fagbemi have new bulletin board material.
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    The Brendan Sorsby debacle could trickle down to affect Illinois' game against Texas Tech:
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Michigan 3, Illinois 4, MSU 8....I think that's 3.
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    The thing about the B1G is you can be 10th best and still a clear tournament team at this point. I'm not completely sold on USC yet, though. I think they're closer to 10th than 4th.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Stop treating the sportsbooks like they're a source of information or expertise. They're more interested in gauging public opinion and money and coming down in the middle, and are completely divorced from actual analysis or statistical projection of how a team will actually perform.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I keep seeing the argument of "But Ty was a starter 3 years ago on an elite 8 team, he must be good enough to crack the rotation this year" Ty's numbers from 2024 would have been good enough for the 9th best player on the team last season, below Z (and Jake and Ben). Keeping 5 players from...
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    NBA Draft

    Dybantsa just did a 42" vertical jump, so Drej's only 2nd on the list now. Dreams of Drej being a top 10 pick are fading.
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    NBA Draft

    I remain a bit concerned for Keaton that his measurables will damper his draft stock a bit, but that's encouraging for him staying in the top 8 for sure.
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    NBA Draft

    Fun fact, Yaxel is a month older than Josh Giddey, who is going into his 6th year in the league.
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    NBA Draft

    The Bulls have the easiest pick in the top 5. Just wait for whichever of the top 4 falls to you and call their name. The only way it gets even remotely complicated is if one of the top 3 makes an incredibly stupid pick and you get to choose from 2 of the top 4.
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    NBA Draft

    This would be what I think would be a slam-dunk draft by the Bulls FO: 1. Hope the top 3 drafters are wowed by Peterson and Wilson's athleticism, so Boozer falls to them at 4. 2. Use what other capital you have to try to get a second pick in the top 8. 3. Use that pick to draft one of the 4...
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