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Illini in Italy
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And ScUM goes down šŸ˜Ž
 
#160      
Thaillini22
ImGonnaBeILL said:
Agree could be a big part of it. He can't play the game with a budget ranking last in Big Ten. Like it's not even competitive. For reference , the Illini budget is THREE times of Purdue basketball. Unless they upgrade that NIL budget substantially.....he's gotta get out. I think he's got another 10+ good years left in coaching. Serious reservations that's at Purdue w/o a huge increase in NIL budget

He's getting a DePaul budget. And being expected to competitive in Big Ten. ....

Eye opening: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...ending-value-tiers-ncaa-hoops-2026-27-season/
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Crazy that *Purdue Basketball!* is the same as friggin' *Arizona State Basketball!* at least by this measurement.
 
#162      
HereSoIDontGetFined
RockfordIllini said:
I think the issue is Paint doesnā€™t want to play that game. Itā€™s adapt or die in modern college sports, and heā€™s had the luxury of not having to adapt last 6 years.

Agree heā€™s a great coach but heā€™s not going to sustain his level of success if heā€™s unwilling to play the game at least a little bit.
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Painter's been in this league for too long and had too much success for me to doubt him. I'll just be happy to get the wins we do get for now.
 
#166      
HoopsterMan
illinibbcz said:
TNT game halftime

They have Chris Webber, paid cheater for Michigan, Jamal Mashburn, ( paid cheater for Kentucky?), Jalen Rose caught in crack house and Bruce Pearl ( need I say more). What kind of panel is this for TNT for the Michigan-UCONN game.
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That was a heavy UM studio, lord. I wonder how they scout - Jamaal Mashburn has some of the worst takes I've ever heard. Most recent was that Cooper Flagg would go 6th in last years draft.
 
#167      
HoopsterMan
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Purdue plays Illinois St next.

Not a particularly bad opponent (#110 on Kenpom).
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Personally see Painter's deep tourney runs coming to a dramatic pause, at least for awhile. Him digging out 3* in the cornfields and developing them won't work in today's landscape. They're just not throwing enough $$ at good players.
 
#168      
HoopsterMan
EmeraldCityIllini said:
Really think the Najai Hines love affair, including on this board, needs to calm down until he can remotely show hes capable of avoiding foul trouble.
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Hines was incredibly ineffective. Even when not fouling, he looked half a coma out there and couldn't even rebound.

Hard to tell in a game the refs wanted to be center stage, but UConn looked very beatable. The only two players that stood out were Demary and the freshman, who is a load. The defense wasn't great and the offense wasn't what we've seen.

The Mullins hype is a bit much. He's a nice college player, can hit a three. I'm yet to understand what he does well otherwise. His profile is a dime a dozen.
 
#169      
EmeraldCityIllini
ChiTown said:
Maybe he just doesnā€™t fit in our offenseā€¦.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2118885854097576318
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Some of us will always be in Brandon Lee hive...

we had many on this board say "if he (Lee) was playable last year then he would have played."

gonna be a lot more of these kids tbh. Our talent level is going up, therefore theres gonna be some guys who dont play who can absolutely play.
 
#171      
mysterio2525
EmeraldCityIllini said:
Some of us will always be in Brandon Lee hive...

we had many on this board say "if he (Lee) was playable last year then he would have played."

gonna be a lot more of these kids tbh. Our talent level is going up, therefore theres gonna be some guys who dont play who can absolutely play.
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he was a dawg and wanted him to stay but happy for him now. go get it!

plus the endless Crow meme ability of his name will always be special to me
 
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