SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
No great insight here but I definitely expect to see a retooled Michigan squad that will give us their best shot. Just win!
THE BASKETBALL DIARIES
Here is what folks are writing about college basketball:
Jeff Borzello, ESPN.com: “There weren't many programs in the country hotter than Michigan as the 2021-22 college basketball season began. The Wolverines were coming off a season in which they won the Big Ten regular-season title, came within a basket of the Final Four and Juwan Howard -- who was coming off winning the national coach of the year award last season -- had signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. A little over two months into the season, things have unraveled. Michigan, which entered the season ranked No. 6 in the country, has dropped completely out of the top 25 and sits at just 7-6 after losing three of its past four games. The Wolverines have one win over a team ranked inside the top 120 of the NET, and four losses by double digits. Perhaps the only reason Michigan's record isn't worse is the Wolverines went on pause due to COVID-19 issues and saw their home game against No. 10 Michigan State and road trip to No. 7 Purdue postponed this past week. Their next scheduled game is at No. 25 Illinois on Friday, when dropping to .500 overall is very much a possibility.”
After reading Robert's piece, I'm nervous that Kofi's substellar Nebraska performance was a lingering effect of him twisting his ankle at Minny. Would be nice to have him at full power (along with another strong showing by Payne.)No great insight here but I definitely expect to see a retooled Michigan squad that will give us their best shot. Just win!
Imagine thinking veterans Damonte and Grandison are over matchedThis looks like a trap game. We are over matched at the 3 & 4 positions. It is going to be a very tough game.
Do we need to have this conversation again? They are directly related to national exposure, which in turn helps recruiting and revenue. So they actually do mean something. Quite a bit, actually.
Yes, I did. That's the low point of modern Illini basketball IMO; however (and I know it's bold talk), in comparison that Purdue-Michigan game was mesmerizing in the utter incompetence of both teams. I couldn't look away.Did you see us play PSU a few years later? Not even close. The PSU game was barely even basketball.
Illinois vs Maryland (after the Minny game):After reading Robert's piece, I'm nervous that Kofi's substellar Nebraska performance was a lingering effect of him twisting his ankle at Minny. Would be nice to have him at full power (along with another strong showing by Payne.)
Update. Add:For the #RankingsMatter crowd, here’s the ranked team who lost this week:
#24 Alabama
#5 USC
#15 Iowa St
#17 Xavier
#20 Seton Hall
Gotta assume that with a win tomorrow we move up to at least 23.
Right there with ya.I must be the only person who just isn't all that impressed by Dickinson. He's good, sure. But I think it's laughable he was flirting with the draft. But a bunch of people who know more about basketball than me seemed to think it was reasonable, so who knows.
I think Juwan was hedging here. When asked how many players he had, he said that, per B1G guidelines, they have 7 players and one coach. What he's saying is that they meet the guidelines, but I wouldn't be surprised if they actually have more players/coaches available.
Well, I'm hoping for 112-28, so yeah.I think this will be closer than we had hoped but Illinois wins 77-72.
See post #252 above. Illinois 78-69I like to now wait for the alamocityillini post about shark prediction before going out on that proverbial limb........Not too bold , I know , but that's about where I am as far as college BB nowadays.....so unpredictable , but exciting in that same vein......
i believe we are due to snap back with a lot better 3 pt shooting and if scUM leaves Kofi (coffee ? ) 1-1 with Huntie baby that will lead to another beatdown by our big man against the most overrated big in the country....
lets go with ......................
Illini 82
scUM 70
Another double digit b1G win for the beloved and then rest up for that matinee against purdont........Win tonight and we go up in the most important ranking ....B1G record of 6-0.............
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9 1/2 hours till tip off .......Plenty of time for Mr. Coward to abscond from his duty and again be the Cowardly wimp he is ...............
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yep , it's that time again..............Light up or leave me alone.............................
I have a strong feeling he pronounced it incorrectly on purpose....just like when Izzo pronounced Ayo incorrectly after the injury. No way they don't know how to pronounce Kofi and Ayo. Just trying to be disrespectful.How prepared could Juwan possibly be if he can’t even pronounce Kofi’s name. Seriously, after what he did to Michigan last year? He called him Coffee!!??