I'd almost take that action. Wonder if I can get my Hoosier co-worker to give me 12.5? But my history of betting on the Illini is not good.
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I'd almost take that action. Wonder if I can get my Hoosier co-worker to give me 12.5? But my history of betting on the Illini is not good.
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[FONT="]Illini fans shouldn't anticipate 25mpg, 13ppg, 8rpg Mike Thorne when he returns. He's up to 282 lbs. Played at 268 [/FONT]
[FONT="]Illini fans shouldn't anticipate 25mpg, 13ppg, 8rpg Mike Thorne when he returns. He's up to 282 lbs. Played at 268 [/FONT]
He's a banger.
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With some mash.
Holy schamoley. Your freshman fifteen should be behind you, Mr. Thorne!
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Smultronstallet
- Urbana, IL
I would love to see Thorne come back in Bloomington, even if it's for 5 minutes!
BillyBob1
- Champaign
When you see him on the bench and in street clothes, he doesn't look bigger than before.
Huh? He's huge. Not healthy and cut huge, just huge. I thought he had a run at limited minute(s) vs Neb. .... fully to see him on the floor soon...in real limited time up and down the court.
For no reason at all I'm picking an Illini win.
Unfortunate he/they couldn't keep the weight gain down during the layoff (through the diet), but my guess is the diabetes complicates that a great deal, especially for someone his size. Hopefully, we can get some serviceable time on the court for the next several weeks as he gets himself back in a reasonable condition, for a late season surge and rally to winning the B1G tourney! (Sorry, got carried away there). His injury is really a bummer.
I remember people saying the same thing to me about Dee Brown!..and I lived in Florida at the time. :thumb:
I just spent Friday-Sunday in New Orleans. Between all of the Cajun and Creole food, mardis gras, and beverage intake, I probably put on 14 pounds over the weekend!
Big Mike has done a great job only putting on 14 pounds since Thanksgiving. :thumb:Deleted member 11241
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I just spent Friday-Sunday in New Orleans. Between all of the Cajun and Creole food, mardis gras, and beverage intake, I probably put on 14 pounds over the weekend!
+1. I just got home from 5 days in the Dominican Republic at an all inclusive resort. I bet I gained at least 7-8 lbs easily. Not very hard to put on weight and for Big Mike to have only gained 14 in the time he was out isn't bad considering his diabetes. I am diabetic as well (although not as severe as him) and you can control it some with a diet but the best thing you can do to keep sugar levels down is exercise. Unfortunately, due to his injury he wasn't able to. Had it been a hand injury he could have maintained his weight better. But 14 lbs isn't a lot and I'm sure the staff will try to get him back down as much as they can
Although the Nebraska loss was a huge momentum killer, a win here would be even more significant. Road wins are much more valuable to the committee, but even without tourney expectations, I'd rather have a team lose a couple bad ones if they can pull off a couple of major upsets. That shows a higher ceiling, while the losses can be attributed to inexperience instead of lack of talent.
Committee?? Committee??
It's a long shot for sure, but I wouldn't rule anything out with Thorne being back.
Illini_1979
- Oregon
My big concern is that the extra weight will negatively impact his knee - it's just that much more wear and tear.
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