Just another ROAD GAME. Against poorer teams than in the BIG. Refs are always a concern with Kofi.
Pregame: Illinois vs Chattanooga, Friday, March 18th, 5:50pm CT, TNT
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Good thing the NCAA didn’t know about this. They surely would have had us playing Thursday to minimize recovery time as part of their “universe revolves around Bracketology that screws a team who has played in two tournaments in 10+ years”.
This was EXACTLY my first though. Every word. How does anyone think this is
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I’m excited. But, like others have said… that probably means we lose in the first or second round…
Oh the life of an Illini fan…
He *was* a 5* stud. Then college came.
Last year also plays into my apprehension....can you blame me?
I may be mistaken, but I believe he was getting about the same minutes on that team as Payne is on ours. He wasn’t dominating the roster.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
I'm referring to Trent as "pork guard" for the remainder of the season. A good cause to donate to.
OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
Damn it. I figured someone would make this reference.
Is there anybody on their team better than Coleman Hawkins? Yes, I see Malachi Smith, and yes, this is a serious question.
While I agree with you that if we're afraid, we don't belong in the tournament, that doesn't mean it's not a bad draw. We struggle against teams with size, and/or super athletes. Well, that's exactly what we got pitted against.
OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
Please no one bring up the 2006 tournament when Illinois was last a 4 seed.
Wonder if Bill gave him Pink Eye while he was at Kansas
Are there a lot of teams out there who say “we really don’t match up well with short teams with poor athletes”?
It really doesn’t matter who we drew, these are all teams that are playing to stay alive. You have to beat “the very best” to stay and continue playing. If you don’t play them this round, you will play them in the next round. At this stage of play, you can’t afford to have a “bad game” or your season is done. You cannot try to look forward to the next round or you will get your butts kicked and be done in this round.
Go Illini…. Just play lights out and kick-butt!!!
Go Illini…. Just play lights out and kick-butt!!!
OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
Just win. That's all that matters.
The team worked its butt off and got a little luck to be the number one seed in the big 10. Everything fell in place. Then we lost in the first round of Indiana. Seeding is important but it's not the end I'll be all.
I believe if the Illini bring their A game they can beat anybody and that includes houston. But the Orange and Blue got to bring the A game. This will include decent ball handling and plumber having his average game from behind the art
I believe if the Illini bring their A game they can beat anybody and that includes houston. But the Orange and Blue got to bring the A game. This will include decent ball handling and plumber having his average game from behind the art
Did we, though? Check my post on the previous page. Don't take the selection show's comments at face value. They play three forwards. That doesn't necessarily mean that it'll be like playing Arizona or Maryland again, and it's not like Plummer needs big spacing from a 6' guy to get a good shot off.
OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
By the way, I think this is the third consecutive time we've played on Friday in the NCAA tournament.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Until Arizona.
But not a bad 5-seed to be with.Vegas gives us the second best odds of the four seeds (UCLA vs Akron), with Vermont and SDSU being the toughest, as others have called out.
Because I'm a nerd and pretty much watched all(or some) of the conference tournaments. The Chattanooga one stuck out because 1)They threw in a 35 footer to win it and 2)I remember seeing DeSousa. Isn't he the kid that left Kansas after that brawl? They didn't look overly big, but they sure seemed athletic....though it was against Furman.
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