GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
I'd add Mady "The Thug" Sissoko to that list.
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Talor Battle. Adam Haluska. Jon Diebler. Jordan Taylor. Denzel Valentine.
(Oh I get it, guys who are gone after this year. I was like "why is that list so recency-biased" lol)
(Oh I get it, guys who are gone after this year. I was like "why is that list so recency-biased" lol)
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I’m pretty sure Tominaga has another year of eligibility. Did he announce he won’t be returning?
He played 2 years junior college and is now in his third year at Nebraska.
skyIdub
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Your posts are so informative FOTNM.
These posts have convinced me you are either the most productive employee at your company....or the least productive.
I don't see how there's a middle ground!
That would be awesome if we pull off the victory in that fashion. I'll be there. I don't get to games often, and the last one was also there...the drubbing in 2019 where Iowa shot over 70% from 3. My biggest takeaway from that game (other than getting stomped) was that I realized right away during warmups how SMALL we looked. And sure enough, they just kept draining 3s over us. Looking forward to finally being able to see the length we have now in person.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Hahaha, I’ll let the mystery live on!Your posts are so informative FOTNM.
These posts have convinced me you are either the most productive employee at your company....or the least productive.
I don't see how there's a middle ground!
Your posts are so informative FOTNM.
These posts have convinced me you are either the most productive employee at your company....or the least productive.
I don't see how there's a middle ground!
A wealth of detailed and instructive posts.
Just another demonstration of the fact that Illini Nation has the smartest and most intelligent fan base of any sports-related organization on the Planet.
And that work production for anyone should always be secondary to anything Illini-related. Priorities.
When it's all said-and-done for each of us... we won't care about what kind of performance reviews we ever got. We'll be thinking about all the great roundball we got to watch. And the great times and memories.
Again... Priorities.
I have 2 of these guys far above the rest. Not Tominaga, Walker or Edey because they didnt actually beat us enough on my opinion. And without going to far down a rabbit hole for stats here, even when Purdue beat is, it wasnt because Edey dominated. And I know we beat Tomonaga far more than he beat us, if he even did. And we have had MSU’s number it feels like these last few seasons.
But it is very hard for me to pick Young or Buie over the other, but I will go with Buie. I hate Maryland since they joined the Big Yem because we cant seem to beat them and Young has played a big part in that recently. But Buie plays for Northwestern. 1.) F Northwestern, there is no reason we should ever lose to Northwestern in basketball. Period. And 2.) while we likely have more wins against them during his career (again, not gonna stat dive), when we do lose, its because he just goes OFF and we have no answer. Or at least it always seems that way.
IIRC Buie is something like 2-8 against us, so he hasn't really gone off to any real effect.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Niccolo Moretti getting bigger role with Illinois basketball
Moretti was a beneficiary of the Illini's extended bench in a win over Iowa.
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DGL's mom:Niccolo Moretti getting bigger role with Illinois basketball
Moretti was a beneficiary of the Illini's extended bench in a win over Iowa.www.stltoday.com
DB11Headband
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DGL's mom:
theNewGuy
- Dallas, TX
I'll take anything over a morning gameAh, good catch ... definitely explains why they'd avoid an Iowa game that day of all teams, too!
I am bummed because we are talking about the end of conference play which means we are getting to the end of college basketball season, especially the joy and pain of watching the Illini. Where'd it all go?
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
I'm in the camp that enjoys the ride more than the end. My enjoyment of sport comes from the season more than it does the post season. There is simply more time to enjoy it, and I appreciate quantity.
I'm also in this camp. I enjoy every single game (except if we lose horribly, then its less enjoyable, but that goes for postseason play too).
I really miss the 90s because I could tune into a Bulls game 3-4 times a week and it didn't matter if it was the playoffs or not- Michael would show me something new & different every time I tuned in. I have similar memories of many Illini teams.
illinoisgrad1990
- Bloomington, IL
Great concept article here, asking 44 basketball notables and Illini greats to sum up Coleman in one word. Kudos to Jeff D'Alessio from the N-G for pulling together this collection (including Bubba Chisholm! ) and a big ole Brad Underwood fart noise to the guy who chose this moment to call Coleman a crybaby. One the whole, the comments are very positive and recognize that although he is a complicated human being with flaws like the rest of us, overall the good far outweighs the bad.
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) and a big ole Brad Underwood fart noise to the guy who chose this moment to call Coleman a crybaby. One the whole, the comments are very positive and recognize that although he is a complicated human being with flaws like the rest of us, overall the good far outweighs the bad.
May we have a word about ... Coleman Hawkins?
Baller. Warrior. Rollercoaster. Polarizing. Seems everyone has something to say about Coleman Hawkins. Editor Jeff D'Alessio rounded up a panel of 44 former Illini, fans, media and others to give
Tell us how you REALLY feel, TJ.Great concept article here, asking 44 basketball notables and Illini greats to sum up Coleman in one word. Kudos to Jeff D'Alessio from the N-G for pulling together this collection (including Bubba Chisholm!
May we have a word about ... Coleman Hawkins?
Baller. Warrior. Rollercoaster. Polarizing. Seems everyone has something to say about Coleman Hawkins. Editor Jeff D'Alessio rounded up a panel of 44 former Illini, fans, media and others to give
I just don't want to hear 'BooBooie' from any announcer anymore. It's like an earworm tunneling into my brain.
I think what I liked most was seeing what all these personalities/players are up to now. Had no idea Rice was still playing in Taiwan.Great concept article here, asking 44 basketball notables and Illini greats to sum up Coleman in one word. Kudos to Jeff D'Alessio from the N-G for pulling together this collection (including Bubba Chisholm!
May we have a word about ... Coleman Hawkins?
Baller. Warrior. Rollercoaster. Polarizing. Seems everyone has something to say about Coleman Hawkins. Editor Jeff D'Alessio rounded up a panel of 44 former Illini, fans, media and others to give
Agreed. I sometimes think about what happened to Rob Judson. I thought he was much older and probably retired. Although I guess he is no spring chicken but still active as a coach. One reason I sometimes wonder is that I think he was interested in the Illinois head coach position around the time of Groce's hire. Or maybe there were people, probably on Loyalty, who were putting his name out there as a possibility. Or both. I think a lot of people were willing to take a chance as he is a former Illini great (or near-great?) who would bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the program. Also, he was an assistant coach at Illinois from 1996-2001. I believe he was head coach at NIU at the time of Groce's hire. I seem to remember the people talking about him as a possible replacement for Weber admitted that he didn't have enough experience. But probably would've done better than Groce. Maybe. Maybe not.
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I’m in the camp of most wins. Tournament or conference I enjoy the wins. Actually probably enjoyed tournament more last year as I just watched great basketball rather than living or dying with the team. Just haven’t learned to enjoy “good loss”.
Great concept article here, asking 44 basketball notables and Illini greats to sum up Coleman in one word. Kudos to Jeff D'Alessio from the N-G for pulling together this collection (including Bubba Chisholm!
May we have a word about ... Coleman Hawkins?
Baller. Warrior. Rollercoaster. Polarizing. Seems everyone has something to say about Coleman Hawkins. Editor Jeff D'Alessio rounded up a panel of 44 former Illini, fans, media and others to give
For me it's over-performer. I think the criticisms he gets are overblown. When he came in as a freshman, I saw a skinny, plodding player with a ton of versatility and good all around skillset. Never thought he'd develop so well. He's on several mock drafts, and he's a swiss army knife of a player. Great character, very coachable, really blossomed, and stuck with the program throughout. If he does get drafted, IMO that's a huge win for everyone involved.
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