Illinois 94, Minnesota 63 Postgame
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He’s gone. The young man did exactly what he said he would do when he was at the Jordan store on signing day. He’s brought us back.
It did have that feel like Gonzaga and Wake that year where just every single thing you do as a team seems to come up golden.
I always considered Derek Harper to be the best, most talented Illini player I ever saw. Now, for me, it’s Ayo.
altenberger22
- South Carolina
No worries. He gone.
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
Curbelo's behind the back bounce to Kofi and the 180 spin to feed Ayo on the breakaway: Gold
Man, frosh keeps amazing all of us.
Man, frosh keeps amazing all of us.
Ayo looks NBA ready, very bad scouting if he falls after 15th pick.
His shot and handles are much improved. His size and wingspan make up for average hops.
He also handles himself much better than most young NBA players. Very professional all around.
His shot and handles are much improved. His size and wingspan make up for average hops.
He also handles himself much better than most young NBA players. Very professional all around.
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
Put that shirt under lock and key and make sure nothing happens to it. Break it out next game!
altenberger22
- South Carolina
I forget...........but was it perhaps Dakich who said, "Winning the Big 10 title will count for at least something in the POY voting."
groces first year..
Going into the kennel and smackdown'ing the zags after weeks of people talking about how hard it is to win there. Vaulted us to top 10 i believe
And bonus points for the zags studnet section getting BP3s number and texting him all week leading into the game and him doing the "call me" motion to them after the game
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
We broke it?
Ayo's future riches are also growing! What do lottery picks make these days, anyway?
JazzNBluesIllini
Texas City, TX
All you worry worts just sit back and enjoy this. It was a good day.
Houston and Iowa on the NET, too. Let's see what this win does and the margin.
sacraig
- The desert
I guess. They're #1 in AdjO but #91 in AdjD. We are 8 and 10 respectively. Yet somehow they're ranked #3 in overall efficiency. I like advanced metrics and KenPom specifically but this one really boggles the mind.
Got to hand it to all the guys today, Ayo Silver, Starbucks Kofi, AceWolf Ventura, Curb Appeal, Giorgi (Can I Buy a Vowel Please Vanna) Bezhvanishvili, Jake the Snake, DMFW, and Blazin' Frasier. Heck, there was even a Bossman ForDunk sighting at the end. Everyone who saw the floor worked their asp off. Great team win.
Illini are 6-0 since I switched my COVID Illini mask from Navy blue to the gray version. Gonna keep sticking with it. Can’t mess with a streak.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
There aren't many feelings better than that game. I'm so euphoric that insightful comments fail me. I like this feeling. Was that the basketball equivalent of pot?
To be clear, I didn't think there was a chance he'd be back even pre-double-triple-double
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