Illinois 81, Washington 77 Postgame

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JKR
AndyKaufmanstutor said:
Good to see names of familiar buildings. I played high school ball at Moline. Wharton Field House is an absolute gem. The Quad Cities had a CBA team back in the 80s-90s and they played at Wharton. I remember seeing Kenny Battle playing after he was out of the NBA. Great memories. I also played at Davenport Central’s gym.
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Dike Eddleman played there for the Tri-City Blackhawks in the early '50s.
 
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JKR
Ga65 said:
Seems like Rez is often fumbling the pass giving the defense time to react. Can’t be strength by the way he rebounds. Don’t understand why but is holding down his scoring.
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Otherwise known as Big George Montgomery syndrome.
 
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JKR
Ga65 said:
Don’t know numbers or how to find them but post defense seems much better than last year. Think Ben gets some of the credit along with Tomi and Rez. Layups are consistently challenged and percentages would tell the story but I think Tomi doesn’t get enough credit for his defense. Michigan will be the test with two scoring bigs.
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Well, last year was the Hawkins experiment in the post. Not pretty.
 
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thefalcon5
Oranges said:
I’ll be surprised if Rez’s minutes increase much as the year goes on. Seems pretty clear at this point Brad wants shooters out there if at all possible
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Scares me going forward because I love Morez, but I agree until he shows he can be an offensive threat I don’t think he’s getting much more tick.
 
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Frank
Ga65 said:
Don’t know numbers or how to find them but post defense seems much better than last year. Think Ben gets some of the credit along with Tomi and Rez. Layups are consistently challenged and percentages would tell the story but I think Tomi doesn’t get enough credit for his defense. Michigan will be the test with two scoring bigs.
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I admittedly have not watched much of Michigan (because...why?), but I am excited for that matchup. Seems like a showdown of two very different philosophies, especially defensively. One a bit more old school, one more modern. How much we're able to punish them from outside at the 4 and 5 spots will be a deciding factor in that one.
 
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hoopsfan47
PNWIllini said:
Wow. So I start being a fan in 1970 when dad got his position with the U of I. I’d heard of the slush fund. Blows me away to think $35 a month was enough to wreck Illini sports for over a decade - my entire childhood fandom years.

Success can be so fragile for this university. Like many of you I am over the moon happy to be nationally relevant again.
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To me, another significant attribute of the slush fund outcome was that both Michigan and Purdue, who for years had slush funds of their own, slunk away quietly into the darkness and let Illinois take the fall alone.

They will forever lack any credibility in their ability to educate the youth who entrusted them for a quality education.
 
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Brosky
JKR said:
Dike Eddleman played there for the Tri-City Blackhawks in the early '50s.
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Aya! The era of the Whiz Kids. That is still the only Illini team to win a national title, based on (some probably crude) available polling. IIRC, Dike was named one of the top ten athletes of the first half of the 20th century.
 
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21ChampaignSt
Brosky said:
Aya! The era of the Whiz Kids. That is still the only Illini team to win a national title, based on (some probably crude) available polling. IIRC, Dike was named one of the top ten athletes of the first half of the 20th century.
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Actually 🤓 the national title that we recognize was from 1915, some 25-30 years before the Whiz Kids and Dike Eddleman.
 
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Brosky
21ChampaignSt said:
Actually 🤓 the national title that we recognize was from 1915, some 25-30 years before the Whiz Kids and Dike Eddleman.
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I recognize the one from the '40s, courtesy of the unbeaten whiz kids. There was a tournament, but some of the whiz kids were drafted into military service so Illinois chose not to participate. Nevertheless, the primary (and probably only) poll still had Illinois as #1 at season's end. Dike did not play for that team; he came a few years later. It was my pleasure as a youngster to meet him and actually had a short chat with him. He was like a god to us kids.
 
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PNWIllini
Brosky said:
I recognize the one from the '40s, courtesy of the unbeaten whiz kids. There was a tournament, but some of the whiz kids were drafted into military service so Illinois chose not to participate. Nevertheless, the primary (and probably only) poll still had Illinois as #1 at season's end. Dike did not play for that team; he came a few years later. It was my pleasure as a youngster to meet him and actually had a short chat with him. He was like a god to us kids.
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Funny how Illinois manages to lose out on great teams being recognized because of global events. WW II, or Covid…

FWIW the world I’m growing up in features quite a few grown ups promoting both the Whiz Kids as well as Dave Downey in the 60s. And probably a week didn’t pass without Tate saying something positive in print about one or the other or both.

Sure beat worrying about Harv Schmidt not delivering the goods, or Benedict Bartow, or now this new guy from New Mexico with the toupee.
 
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bleedorange and blue
hoopsfan47 said:
To me, another significant attribute of the slush fund outcome was that both Michigan and Purdue, who for years had slush funds of their own, slunk away quietly into the darkness and let Illinois take the fall alone.

They will forever lack any credibility in their ability to educate the youth who entrusted them for a quality education.
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Michigan was part of taking Illinois down. Back in the day it was Ohio state and Illinois as top dogs not Meechigan. Everyone had funds for athletes. Called scum for a reason
 
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uofi7477
PNWIllini said:
Funny how Illinois manages to lose out on great teams being recognized because of global events. WW II, or Covid…

FWIW the world I’m growing up in features quite a few grown ups promoting both the Whiz Kids as well as Dave Downey in the 60s. And probably a week didn’t pass without Tate saying something positive in print about one or the other or both.

Sure beat worrying about Harv Schmidt not delivering the goods, or Benedict Bartow, or now this new guy from New Mexico with the toupee.
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I thought it was an extreme comb-over?
 
#339      
Brosky
PNWIllini said:
Funny how Illinois manages to lose out on great teams being recognized because of global events. WW II, or Covid…

FWIW the world I’m growing up in features quite a few grown ups promoting both the Whiz Kids as well as Dave Downey in the 60s. And probably a week didn’t pass without Tate saying something positive in print about one or the other or both.

Sure beat worrying about Harv Schmidt not delivering the goods, or Benedict Bartow, or now this new guy from New Mexico with the toupee.
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I played with Downey in high school (Canton). Actually, I should say I was on the team with him. As far as PT, I was stuck pretty far down the bench. He was truly a great player there and later for the Illini.
 
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chiefini
Brosky said:
I recognize the one from the '40s, courtesy of the unbeaten whiz kids. There was a tournament, but some of the whiz kids were drafted into military service so Illinois chose not to participate. Nevertheless, the primary (and probably only) poll still had Illinois as #1 at season's end. Dike did not play for that team; he came a few years later. It was my pleasure as a youngster to meet him and actually had a short chat with him. He was like a god to us kids.
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Totally agree with you, @Brosky.My father-in-law played with Dike, and together they never won the NC, just third place victories.They were great friends, and it’s fitting that their honored jerseys hang side by side. They were both wonderful men who made the Illini proud.
:illinois: :hailtotheorange: :illinois:
 
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JKR
Brosky said:
Aya! The era of the Whiz Kids. That is still the only Illini team to win a national title, based on (some probably crude) available polling. IIRC, Dike was named one of the top ten athletes of the first half of the 20th century.
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Arguably the greatest Illini athlete. Player of the year in B10 basketball, Olympic silver medalist in track and punter for a Rose Bowl winning football team.
 
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