2/25 Weekend Games

Combo · Feb 25, 2023

The Galloping Ghost said:
Everything about what's happening today shows how wide freaking open this season is. Everybody is vulnerable. There's no reason why we can't get hot at the right time and go for a ride to the Final Four. We have the veterans that can take control of a game. We have the defensive stoppers that can shut down other teams' stars. Why not us?

Thing is there’s probably 30+ teams that could get hot and make the FF.

Baskins Tiger · Feb 25, 2023

Glad Nance transferred... that comeback may of happened the other night.

HailtotheChief · Feb 25, 2023

AyoDos11 said:
We have officially entered the best 5-6 weeks of the year

Took off for the first week of the tournament as always plus St Pattys is on Friday! Gonna be a blast and I hope we play Thursday and Saturday ! lol

Illini in Italy · Feb 25, 2023

Boomauer said:
Was hoping Fran would take a couple more steps forward. That was a d*ck move.

Isn't his first name Richard, nicknamed Dick?

WeWillWhen · Feb 25, 2023

The Galloping Ghost said:
Everything about what's happening today shows how wide freaking open this season is. Everybody is vulnerable. There's no reason why we can't get hot at the right time and go for a ride to the Final Four. We have the veterans that can take control of a game. We have the defensive stoppers that can shut down other teams' stars. Why not us?

Why not? Three point shooting.

Goillinikobd · Feb 25, 2023

QCIlliniFan73 said:
While talking about the Iowa / Michigan State game at dinner tonight this comes from my 10 year old daughter - “Fran McCaffrey and Tom Izzo are the craziest coach I know of. When they play each other..that’s a lot of crazy going on”.

No disagreeing with that statement.

You have taught her well

WeWillWhen · Feb 25, 2023

This Purdue/IU game is entertaining.

Dee_4_Three_83 · Feb 25, 2023

Oldskoolkoach said:
Lord, I mean board, please forgive for what I'm about to say.

That last 1:23 for Iowa was about the most impressive thing I've seen in a college basketball the past 10 years. The Squawkeyes scored more points in the last minute than we did in the FIRST HALF Thursday night. Now, if they could lose every game by 50 for the next 50 years, cannula maybe be happy once again.

And this is why teams keep fouling being down 10 with a minute to go. All sparty had to do was make one free throw, one dribble to avoid a travel, or one rebound and the game was over even with that miraculous display of 3 point shooting. Just one of those things. Oh, and actually defend the 3 point line.

Amazing to think that this is the same Iowa team that was 2-832 against Northwestern.

Just a crazy year in basketball. I may just pick a 16 seed to win it all. I'm only half joking.

AyoDos11 · Feb 25, 2023

HailtotheChief said:
Took off for the first week of the tournament as always plus St Pattys is on Friday! Gonna be a blast and I hope we play Thursday and Saturday ! lol

After the last two tourneys I definitely don't want Illinois to play Friday-Sunday

doowink · Feb 25, 2023

TJD with 0 pts. in the 1st half at Purdue.....

Married At First Sight Reaction GIF by Lifetime

Navy_illini · Feb 25, 2023

Scoregasm said:
Lost in the madness was the Fran staredown of our favorite ref, Kelly Pfeifer.

I would love to see the coaches rankings of the best to worst big ten ref and their reasoning. I think it would be interesting to see if the coaches agreed or not

roger murdock · Feb 25, 2023

I think we know where Fran stands

PassingBy · Feb 25, 2023

Baskins Tiger said:
Glad Nance transferred... that comeback may of happened the other night.

With Nance, NW had a worse record. So, statistically, NW may not have had an 18-point lead at the half (if Nance was on that team).

Navy_illini · Feb 25, 2023

doowink said:
TJD with 0 pts. in the 1st half at Purdue.....

IU beating PU with TJD playing bad is interesting. I was thinking if TJD had an off night they would be eliminated in March but their other players are playing well tonight

Goillinikobd · Feb 25, 2023

Illini in Italy said:
Isn't his first name Richard, nicknamed Dick?

Hey, that’s my nick name, don’t lump me in with hIm.
but
i did have the in-laws of a fired employee invade my office and call me a dickhead, which lead me to change my name to Richard.

OrangeAndBlueBlooded · Feb 25, 2023

IU has outscored Purdue 31-14 in the first 12 minutes of the second half.

Second place is 1st loser · Feb 25, 2023

Purdue is in a world of hurt right now.

IlliniGman7795 · Feb 25, 2023

Is this where the refs take over and give it to Purdue? I mean, I'm fine if that's the case. Would rather put IU behind us in the standings at this point

WWWWRocU · Feb 25, 2023

Pretty inspiring game going on here.

azillini1 · Feb 25, 2023

Schifino having a terrific game for Hoosiers ... over 30 points. Freshman really has been scoring a lot more lately.

Illini8420 · Feb 25, 2023

Indiana might actually be better with JHS as their top scoring option

kyillinifan · Feb 25, 2023

Hard to listen to Gus Johnson. Jay Hood as Jackson calls him. You see how to attack Edey. Pull up 2’s. Hood is doing the right thing.

Illini in Italy · Feb 25, 2023

Purdue screws us yet again . . . .

azillini1 · Feb 25, 2023

Purdue has not played well the last 4 to 5 games. Maybe we have a fighting chance the last game of the season at their place. Of course, we have to contain Edy like Indiana did tonight and not have the rest of the team go wild from 3.

illinitiger · Feb 25, 2023

Navy_illini said:
IU beating PU with TJD playing bad is interesting. I was thinking if TJD had an off night they would be eliminated in March but their other players are playing well tonight

Hood-Shifino beating them from mid range. Edey just let's the 8- 10 footers go wide open.

Shannon can do the same thing but I'm afraid he will try to go to the basket and he will get stuffed all night by edey next week.

2/25 Weekend Games

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