Pregame: Illinois vs Ohio State, Sunday, February 2nd, 12:00pm CT, CBS

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Second place is 1st loser
skyIdub said:
I'm pretty sure if any of us had Fletch access during and after mono, our recovery arc would look incredibly different.
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Not sure how Fletch protects the spleen? He can keep TI hydrated, he can make sure he's comfortable, keep the muscles in some sort of shape, but ultimately....it's a virus that effects an organ. He's an extraordinarily good trainer, but he's not a virologist.

I'm not trying to be wise a$$, but short of keeping his muscles loose and potentially keep him from losing 20 points....Fletch is at the mercy of nature.
 
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steveinspringfield
SescIllini said:
Piper's question was fair. Very fair and w/out an agenda. BU initial response was right and accurate. Him going on a personal attack was not cool. Piper strikes me as a straight forward honest person, BU owes him an apology.
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If Brad wanted to talk about someone who wasn't a very good player, he only needed to mention the guy that sits next to him on the bench. Yeah, that guy, Tyler Underwood. Making matters worse, TU doesn't seem to be much of a coach either.

Someone mentioned that this team is "built for March." My question: Which March?
 
#181      
jmm
hiberto said:
come on Brad, stiill bashing Piper?
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Was piper the one he was taking shots at after the Nebraska loss in the presser? Something about even he could have made those open shots and he heard how bad he was a basketball? I couldn’t tell who he was talking to.
 
#182      
blackdog
I like how people as strangers are taking Brad's comments way more personally than Piper is. Those guys have actually known each other for years and have a personal relationship. If people heard some of the stuff my friends say to each other they might think they were worst enemies.
 
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altgeld88
blackdog said:
I like how people as strangers are taking Brad's comments way more personally than Piper is. Those guys have actually known each other for years and have a personal relationship. If people heard some of the stuff my friends say to each other they might think they were worst enemies.
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It's much easier than writing and posting a strongly worded letter to management.😂
 
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Birdus
Second place is 1st loser said:
With mono, there are two issues. 1)As you noted, feeling better is obviously a big deal. If you feel like crap, regardless of illness, you can't play. However, there's 2)how is the spleen? When I had it, that was always the concern. There's feeling better, then there's being better.

That's leads us to 3)what type of shape is he in? Assuming 1 and 2 are resolved, thank heavens, getting to a point where he's playing high level ball in front of 15,000+....where's he at?

I'm not asking if you know this, it's just my train of thought when dealing with something like this. It's just one of those crummy illnesses that takes time to resolve itself. That said, I can't say that I've ever personally known a world class athlete with cutting edge technology taking care of anyone daily.

I really hope he can be back in the next couple of weeks, but more importantly free of the illness regardless of basketball.
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Mono can set some people back for months.
 
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illinifan1987
LvilleILL1 said:
He's feeling way better. It won't be a season ender
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#194      
Snoopy
DICKnaggie said:
I just don't get why, if he is sleeping 16 hours a day, he is traveling with the team and shooting half-courters before the game. No way he is getting his 16 hours of sleep on travel days.
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It is just a weird illness and impacts everyone differently. At some point I know I felt very normal during the hours I was awake, I just had to sleep a lot still. Now whether he'll be 100% on the court during that stage, I sort of doubt it. But I'm sure he is getting much more professional attention than the none that I had during the recovery as far as diet and exercise. And given the lack of other 7 footers on the team, 75% percent of normal Tomislav might really help this team. I could see him come back with very managed minutes even if he still needs to sleep a lot. I suspect the classwork stuff will be taken care of somehow.
 
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1970 John
Oracle21 said:
Ohio State has wins over Purdue and Kentucky this year. They are def capable of some good play. They’ve also lost to Maryland and Auburn by 30+. Never know what you will get from them.
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Jeez, maybe we’ll win by 60.
 
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