Home
Forums
New Posts
Illini Basketball
Illini Football
Sports Talk
Log in
Register
What's new
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Sports
Illini Basketball
Illinois 79, UCLA 70 Postgame
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MDchicago" data-source="post: 1819724" data-attributes="member: 10594"><p>Second true taste. The dominating performance the game before (leading by 31 points at halftime, and setting tournament records for assists (24 on 34 baskets), steals and 3FGs in a game) against #24 Gonzaga (Adam Morrison, Ronny Turiaf era) was just great basketball vs. a top 25 team and a precursor of what was to come.</p><p></p><p>"We were thoroughly dominated today, in every phase of the game," Bulldogs coach Mark Few said. "There were times it didn't appear we belonged out there on the court." <a href="https://buffalonews.com/news/article_df57f3cb-b613-59c8-9347-027cf0fcdef5.html" target="_blank">Link</a></p><p></p><p>To tie it into a UCLA thread (<a href="https://writingillini.com/2010/06/05/talking-john-wooden-and-illinois-gonzaga-in-the-04-wooden-tradition/" target="_blank">Link</a>), game was in the Wooden Tradition:</p><p></p><p><em>"After ripping through the #24 ranked Bulldogs, leading by 31 points at halftime, the Illini were presented with the Wooden Tradition trophy by none other than Wooden... On that day Wooden reaped rare praise for the exploits of the Illini, noting along the lines that he had not seen such a solid and selfless performance from a team in a long time. Wooden congratulated the efforts of players like Luther Head, Dee Brown and Deron Williams, and told Bruce Weber that he had himself quite a fine team. Despite the age gap, the Illini players soaked up Wooden’s respect for them, with Brown – the face of Illinois basketball – even genuinely hugging the old man."</em></p><p></p><p>Fear at the time was that they can't possibly play that well again the next game vs. #1 Wake Forest, but they sure did. Good times!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MDchicago, post: 1819724, member: 10594"] Second true taste. The dominating performance the game before (leading by 31 points at halftime, and setting tournament records for assists (24 on 34 baskets), steals and 3FGs in a game) against #24 Gonzaga (Adam Morrison, Ronny Turiaf era) was just great basketball vs. a top 25 team and a precursor of what was to come. "We were thoroughly dominated today, in every phase of the game," Bulldogs coach Mark Few said. "There were times it didn't appear we belonged out there on the court." [URL='https://buffalonews.com/news/article_df57f3cb-b613-59c8-9347-027cf0fcdef5.html']Link[/URL] To tie it into a UCLA thread ([URL='https://writingillini.com/2010/06/05/talking-john-wooden-and-illinois-gonzaga-in-the-04-wooden-tradition/']Link[/URL]), game was in the Wooden Tradition: [I]"After ripping through the #24 ranked Bulldogs, leading by 31 points at halftime, the Illini were presented with the Wooden Tradition trophy by none other than Wooden... On that day Wooden reaped rare praise for the exploits of the Illini, noting along the lines that he had not seen such a solid and selfless performance from a team in a long time. Wooden congratulated the efforts of players like Luther Head, Dee Brown and Deron Williams, and told Bruce Weber that he had himself quite a fine team. Despite the age gap, the Illini players soaked up Wooden’s respect for them, with Brown – the face of Illinois basketball – even genuinely hugging the old man."[/I] Fear at the time was that they can't possibly play that well again the next game vs. #1 Wake Forest, but they sure did. Good times! [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Sports
Illini Basketball
Illinois 79, UCLA 70 Postgame
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…