10th preferablyLet's make Boo Buie the 6th best player on the floor.
Last...10th preferably
Isn't this about his 7th year?Let's make Boo Buie the 6th best player on the floor.
We play like tonight, we easily handle nw. Imo.We can win. We’ll need someone to be red hot and some other luck to shock Purdue, but we can beat NU if we play like tonight.
Ill be there rocking in row 4 booing Bouie.We can win. We’ll need someone to be red hot and some other luck to shock Purdue, but we can beat NU if we play like tonight.
I believe, one way or another.We play like tonight, we easily handle nw. Imo.
Purdue, not sure that was happening at Mackey with TSJ.
But they took down Purdue..Well, we're certainly better than Chicago State, and they took 'em down.
10th would made him the last best player on the courtLast...
Rubber meets the road type game. I'll be honest, I don't know quite what to expect. It's one thing for bench guys to come alive vs FDU, but conference games are another animal.
I'm like Fox Mulder. I want to believe. But I'm hesitant to base much on last night. I think decades of being an Illini fan tends to lend itself to hoping for the best but definitely expecting the worst.
Yeah it’s hard for me to put much stock in the FDU game (though I would feel much worse if we played poorly). NU is apparently the type of team who can beat or lose to anyone. We should still be favored, but I have no idea what to expect for this one.
On the contrary, I'm buying Illini stock now. Last night showed metal, focus, unity, and most importantly....a metric crap ton of skill.
This team deserves your buy in.
I'm thinking 8th. Ugh...Isn't this about his 7th year?
Call me cautiously optimistic
7th year sophomoreIsn't this about his 7th year?
Poker House had plenty of those when I was on campus7th year sophomore
I love the optimism, but I don't see us winning by nearly 20. I do see victory.I got jumped on for saying we are still a final 4 caliber team, but I truly feel this way. A few years back we were one-dimensional with Ayo, and Loyola took us down since everyone was looking for Ayo to do something. If we can have that many players stepping up in double figures, we are going to be hard to beat. Would we rather do this with TSJ? Of course. But this gives Harmon, DGL, Dainja, etc a chance to shine. Instead of looking to TSJ, everyone will be looking for their shot. To me that makes us a dangerous team.
Illinois 87
Kitties 68