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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1607064" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-ncaa-crunched-numbers-downplayed-victories-while-seeding-mizzou/article_3db874ae-502f-5913-a28c-18179efc8097.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Interesting article on Misery's fate in the dance..............</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8136[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Nice thoughts from another reporter on the Illini....</p><p><strong>Myron Medcalf</strong>, <em><a href="http://espn.com/" target="_blank">ESPN.com</a>:</em> “During a three-game stretch late in the season, Illinois beat Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan -- the latter by 23 points in Ann Arbor. <strong>Ayo Dosunmu</strong> (20.9 PPG, 6. 2 RPG, 5.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 40% from the 3-point line), the Wooden Award contender and NBA prospect, did not play in those games. Illinois weathered late-season drama without its star, but now that Dosunmu has returned, the Big Ten tournament champion Illini possess the talent and depth to handle any team in the field. <strong>Kofi Cockburn</strong> made 66.4% of his shots inside the arc during Big Ten play, the top mark in the league. But the emergence of freshman <strong>Andre Curbelo</strong>, who averaged 15.7 PPG in his last four regular-season games, has only enhanced this program's potential. It has been 16 years since Illinois lost to North Carolina in the national title game in 2005, but this group has a chance to make a similar run.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1607064, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-ncaa-crunched-numbers-downplayed-victories-while-seeding-mizzou/article_3db874ae-502f-5913-a28c-18179efc8097.html[/URL] Interesting article on Misery's fate in the dance.............. [ATTACH type="full" alt="0b46b5eaf14c7870d8751d312aeb90d0.gif"]8136[/ATTACH] Nice thoughts from another reporter on the Illini.... [B]Myron Medcalf[/B], [I][URL='http://espn.com/']ESPN.com[/URL]:[/I] “During a three-game stretch late in the season, Illinois beat Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan -- the latter by 23 points in Ann Arbor. [B]Ayo Dosunmu[/B] (20.9 PPG, 6. 2 RPG, 5.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 40% from the 3-point line), the Wooden Award contender and NBA prospect, did not play in those games. Illinois weathered late-season drama without its star, but now that Dosunmu has returned, the Big Ten tournament champion Illini possess the talent and depth to handle any team in the field. [B]Kofi Cockburn[/B] made 66.4% of his shots inside the arc during Big Ten play, the top mark in the league. But the emergence of freshman [B]Andre Curbelo[/B], who averaged 15.7 PPG in his last four regular-season games, has only enhanced this program's potential. It has been 16 years since Illinois lost to North Carolina in the national title game in 2005, but this group has a chance to make a similar run.” [/QUOTE]
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