Announcers: say one nice thing about the other team
Weirdos on Loyalty: "Can you believe how pro-other team the announcers were!?"
My dude, these guys were singing the praises of Jake and DGL. They're allowed to also talk about the other team.
Illinois 109, Oregon 77 Postgame
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Weirdos on Loyalty: "Can you believe how pro-other team the announcers were!?"
My dude, these guys were singing the praises of Jake and DGL. They're allowed to also talk about the other team.
band camp
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Welcome back my guy.
I took it as Illinois is good but not good enough to explain a 32 point loss at home. He’s not wrong. As much as this was a joy to watch, it’s not our norm nor should it be expected. I say that because there are going to be fans that expect that to be our level of play now and will throw a fit if we shoot like our season average. We’d win every game from here on out including the national championship if we played like that every game.
This.
So many people have this want or need to feel aggrieved. Not everything is a personal shot or necessarily meant disrespectfully.
So many people have this want or need to feel aggrieved. Not everything is a personal shot or necessarily meant disrespectfully.
Been watching Illini basketball since the early 60's, and I honestly don't ever remember the Illini beating a top ten ranked team so handily and on their own floor...last night was about as impressive win (esp on the road) that anyone could have imagined...I'm sure there's some not so stellar games that are yet to come this year....but boy...last night had to make the college basketball world take notice
band camp
- STL City
Yes.
Yeah, I think you nailed it.
Based off the Louisville film (and that entire team's dynamic), I was worried Tre would be a bit of a chucker, but he's done a magnificent job taking what the defense gives him and, as the announcers mentioned yesterday, cutting to the basket at the right time. He has such a great skill set to complement our more 3-ball heavy players, putting pressure in the area inside the 3-point arc all the way to the rim and snagging timely long rebounds.
Can I sign up for that somewhere?
MDchicago
- Lake Norman NC
I did. Only once. In late 1989. It was a mirage.
This time it's not.
Enjoy every minute of it.
Recall thinking in spring 1989 after the Final 4 that next year's team could go as far (or dare to dream, further) if Nick returned. Returning 3 starters off the Final 4 team (Gill, Bardo, Anderson), with two McD AAs (Liberty and Deon) replacing the two graduating starters (KB, Lowell). Quality bench with Smith getting plenty of minutes, Kaufman providing offensive punch, and Jones/Small/Kpedi providing a physical presence.
Wasn't meant to be, with Nick going pro (wasn't as obvious then as it would be today), Deon and Smith sitting out (i.e., 3 of top six players in my envisioned rotation going poof), and the NCAA cloud hanging over the staff and program the entirety of the 1989-90 season. Still remember trudging to a newspaper box in my first year of law school to get the news about Nick, and slow drip torture of NCAA investigation news the rest of the year. Fork Iowa.
They were fine but I do miss Benetti. The absolute best.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
lol. And this is exactly why Kirk Herbstreit left Columbus for Nashville and then, when he decided to move back to Ohio, ended up no closer than Cincinnati.
Speaking of Oregon's former basketball floor and not being able to see the forest for the trees.
Please try to enjoy this golden era of Illini sports, my friends!
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
)We played really well, but I think we shell-shocked Oregon with that run in the second half that put us up 16 before the timeout. Took two minutes of the second half and after that, the defensive lapses started to pile up for them. They did make a mini-run to go from 21 down to 12 down but we snuffed that out in a hurry.
I also thought we had some incredible defensive sequences where Oregon was running some really crisp and impressive motion, but we were there every time, barely keeping up, but keeping up all the same and they'd end up taking another free-throw line jumper or a contested layup. Bozwell does a better job of fighting around screens than I've seen an Illini player do in some time. Terrence was maybe better at it, but was also long enough that he could go under a screen and still defend the three. Boz just seems to understand the positioning concepts better.
I also thought we had some incredible defensive sequences where Oregon was running some really crisp and impressive motion, but we were there every time, barely keeping up, but keeping up all the same and they'd end up taking another free-throw line jumper or a contested layup. Bozwell does a better job of fighting around screens than I've seen an Illini player do in some time. Terrence was maybe better at it, but was also long enough that he could go under a screen and still defend the three. Boz just seems to understand the positioning concepts better.
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
I saw GFR at the old Kiel center in St. Louis soon after this album came out........their warm up band was Iron Butterfly......wowsa....
my old band played around 10-12 songs from those 2 bands in our 3 set program........great memories.....it really really is......
We aren’t THAT good. Or at least we hadn’t shown efficiency like that before. We had an incredible game against a tough opponent. Hats off to the team and hopefully we can continue to improve and thrive. But won’t see me putting money on us having another game that dominant against a team of that caliber. We were hitting on all cylinders and their defense wasn’t great at times.
We got a season high from a guy people have been clamoring to have pretty much glued to the bench. We got a career high against a P5 opponent from DGL in essentially one half. We got 12 points in 11 minutes from a guy who had 14 points going into the game, and people here have been wondering why he’s been getting the minutes he has been. We’re a very good team and hopefully that game means we’re taking the next step. But I don’t expect to see that kind of offensive explosion again this season. We scored 66 against NW in OT and 64 against Tenn. so what happened in those games if we are indeed THAT good?
I actually liked this iteration of the floor. Not nearly as oppressive as past iterations.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
Yep, I've been playing this song since 1974 in the various bands I've been in. A classic that doesn't get the attention of American Band or Footstompin' Music . . .
13. plucked
Floor is better but the neon colors are still way too much for my eyes.
Great to see you back Pru!!....hope last nights win was like a magical potion for all your woes....you were missed....you really really were
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