icengineer
- Southern Illinois
Outstanding news! I hope he comes along nicely with no lingering issues.
Pregame: Illinois at Indiana, Tuesday, January 19th, 6:00pm CT, ESPN
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Yes, but he had 2 good knees then.
HoopCity
- Huntsville, AL
After watching the Iowa State / Oklahoma game last night I can't forget how our team was coming around during the Providence game and the Iowa State game when Big Mike got hurt. We were right there and hopefully Black is not far behind and we need to win that B1G tournament !!
I don't expect Black to play again this season.
Based on what? I haven't seen any news regarding his rehab or if he is practicing.
Illinois at Indiana, Tuesday, January 19th, 6:00pm CT, ESPN
Reading some Indiana threads and they're not taking this one lightly. Some IU fans are even saying they're due for a bad loss and it may come tonight w/ Illinois being desperate for a W. I don't see us winning at assembly hall, but if Nunn and Hill play well, they could make this uncomfortable for the loosiers...it would probably take that and a step-up performance from someone like Finke or JCL to come away with an upset.... I ain't optimistic, but I hope it's not a blow out.
Reading some Indiana threads and they're not taking this one lightly. Some IU fans are even saying they're due for a bad loss and it may come tonight w/ Illinois being desperate for a W. I don't see us winning at assembly hall, but if Nunn and Hill play well, they could make this uncomfortable for the loosiers...it would probably take that and a step-up performance from someone like Finke or JCL to come away with an upset.... I ain't optimistic, but I hope it's not a blow out.
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It makes more sense to redshirt Black IMO, let him fully heal and then have him for 3 more years
True that, but the knees are a concern at any weight. Also, do we know if his knees were involved in his previous medical redshirt?
This:
Thorne wanted to come here for 1 season as a grad transfer, he doesn't want to hang around, rehab and spend another season in C-U. And I don't blame him.
Leron is a different case, he's going to be around for several years.
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This is seared on their psyche even more than on ours. We were on a long losing streak and they were number 1. Even though this one is at their place, they haven't really trusted their team since Maui, and they realize we still think of Indy-Illini as a rival game even if they don't.
I don't think we can pull it off, but it sure would be nice if we did.
This will be a difficult game for us, no matter how many minutes Thorne might be able to play, but I think it has all the hallmarks of a trap game for Indiana. They have no particular reason to be "up" for this game, and if we are hitting our shots, we can certainly hang with them.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
annnnnd i just spent a half hour watching the Griffey game. for some reason it made me sad. really thought that game was the beginning of something special with JG
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
I'm not looking forward to this one at all.
Indiana in 1st place in the B1G
Students first game back, first chance to yell.
We'll not able to keep fast players in front of us.
But I'll be watching anyway
Indiana in 1st place in the B1G
Students first game back, first chance to yell.
We'll not able to keep fast players in front of us.
But I'll be watching anyway
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Rivalry games are always hard to predict - we could win by 5 or lose by 15
Quote: Originally Posted by Soxfreak64 I don't think advanced stats are necessary to determine who is the better player in this case. The eye test is more than enough. The team is better with Khalid on the floor, his minutes bear that out....
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Vegas line moved to Illin + 11.5 pts.
Soxfreak64
- Bloomington
No matter how hard I look, I can't find a win here. Indiana is already high scoring with some quick and strong-shooting guards...I don't think our defense can hold up.
They've got Troy Williams and Thomas Bryant to rebound, we have a single-legged Mike Thorne.
The only place I see a clear advantage is turnovers. Indy, by 14. Hope I'm wrong.
They've got Troy Williams and Thomas Bryant to rebound, we have a single-legged Mike Thorne.
The only place I see a clear advantage is turnovers. Indy, by 14. Hope I'm wrong.
My lineup, plus a few sub patterns:
1 - Tate starts and Lewis gets most of the time
2 - Nunn and JCL
3 - HILL! finally in the right position and JCL
4 - Finke, also in the right position and DJW
5 - Morgan starts and Thorne finishes
I see a whole lot of zone for this lineup. We are big underdogs, but this is definitely a trap game for them. They have no reason to get up for a 1-4 opponent. We do. We caught Maryland in a similar position last year. It's possible!
1 - Tate starts and Lewis gets most of the time
2 - Nunn and JCL
3 - HILL! finally in the right position and JCL
4 - Finke, also in the right position and DJW
5 - Morgan starts and Thorne finishes
I see a whole lot of zone for this lineup. We are big underdogs, but this is definitely a trap game for them. They have no reason to get up for a 1-4 opponent. We do. We caught Maryland in a similar position last year. It's possible!
This made me laugh out loud.
This will never get old.
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