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QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Nov 26, 2006 -> 06:43 AM) Its amazing how bad of a coach Bill Self became to Illini fans when he left Champaign. If he was so bad, why was everyone so angry he left? Charlie Villenueva would have looked pretty good in their line-up. I'm guessing they missed him because they didn't know any better. Then they got a guy who is winning at a record pace with an astounding .850 winning percentage, and therefore, Self becomes a bad coach. That said, I don't think much of Self either. His teams are always sooooo undiciplined.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 26, 2006 -> 06:12 AM) I want both teams to lose. I'm with Heads.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 26, 2006 -> 05:27 AM) Also, Chester Frazier dribbles way way too much. I 100% agree. So does Meachum. It's the motion offense you have to keep on passing and passing and passing. Dee Brown dribbled even more than Frazier though. I guess it wasn't all his fault though, as no one would get open for him.

It's a long season, but my call on Wichita State as a Final 4 team is looking better every day. Of course, they screwed over my otherwise perfect bracket last year. They better not fail me again or there will be hell to pay.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Nov 26, 2006 -> 04:50 AM) How did Pruitt look? It may been because of Bradley having a small interior, but Pruitt dominated on the offensive end. He hit turn-around jumpers multiple times tonight. Not many 6-10 power forwards can do that in college basketball. Weber seemed to get frustrated with him on the defensive side of things tonight, but I did nott notice anything to problematic.

I'm pretty sure buying gifts for girlfriends that aren't cliche is impossible.

Just got home from the Chicago Invite: -Richard McBride is still awful. He simply does not fit into a motion offense. He is pretty much useless for the Illini, especially on nights he cannot shoot. -Chestar Frazier runs a better game than Dee Brown ever did. -Without Jamar Smith, Illinois is not much of a team. -One of the refs simply wanted to give the game to Bradley. Of course, he kept on getting overturned by the other refs. -Bradley is legit. They will still be up there with So. Ill, WSU, Creighton, UNI and MSU in the valley. -Daniel Ruffin got his points, but he still cost Bradley. He was miserable on the shooting end. -Jeremy Crouch is an absolute stud. Took awhile for Illinois to stop him. -Bradley still needs an inside defensive force. Four guards won't cut it for too long.

George Mason is playing Creighton now. Should be fun.

The Winter Meetings haven't even happened yet....

Is it just me or is everyone signing early this year? We're still in November.

I'm probably the only one who, on Thanksgiving, watched Virginia Tech-Western Michigan over the NFL games. Anyways, some notes on the Old Spice trouney so far: - Minnesota is BAD. I see them competing only with Northwestern this year in the Big Ten. -So. Ill is one of the best defensive teams in the country, no doubt. That said, their offense is just as bad as their defense is good. If they plan on making any noise this year against major teams, their simply going to have score more than they are now. Right now, I would put them behind Wichita State and Creighton and maybe even MSU. -Patrick Beverly does not look like your typical basketball player, but he is a flat-out stud. He'll contend for SEC FoY. -Western Michigan is not very good either. How Va Tech lost to them is beyond me. -Jared Jordan fits the mold of a March hero. The Red Foxes are good enough to win a game in March. -I'm sticking to my previous statment on that West Virginia will still be a decent game. They will beat Western Michigan later today, book it.

Hofstra plays Hawaii tonight in the Great Alaska Shootout. What a disapointment they have been. They have top 25 talent but have yet to win and with losses at Charlotte and at Manhatten. Two tough places to play, but two places they should have won at. Also, anyone look at the GAS bracket this year. How horrible. Remember when this tournament was on the level of the PNIT, CvC and Maui? Old Spice Classic also tips of today. It's funny how the championship is being played as the first game of the tournament, So. Ill vs. Arkansas. Anyway, Some quick picks: Arkansas over So. Ill Marist over Minnesota Va Tech over W. Michigan West Virginia over Montana So. Ill over Minnesota Montana over W. Michigan Arkansas over Marist West Virginia over Va Tech Minnesota over W. Michigan So. Ill over Montana Va Tech over Marist Arkansas over West Virginia Whoever wins game one of this tourney will end up taking the tourney, I do believe. Marist is an interesting team. They have a ton of talent, and it will be interesting to see how well that talent translates against big-conference teams. West Virginia lost A TON, but they'll be better than most people think.

OT: But why did the PS3 thread get closed?

Playing the likes of the Savannah States of the world could end up costing Illinois a higher seed or maybe even a bid.

2k Sports announced a MLB game for the wii. Can't wait to play an actual baseball game with these controls. QUOTE(BobDylan @ Nov 21, 2006 -> 06:23 AM) I think you do some sort of motion with the controller for both. The PS3 controller has a motion sensor too, but I've never read, nor heard how it works. Ps3 has no motion sensing, just tilt sensing. Basically, it has the power of the Wii Nunchuck, not the actual controller.

Kind of related, but I'm having trouble getting my Wii online through it's built in Wi-Fi thingy. I've been told I have to edit my router settings, but I don't know what that means.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 21, 2006 -> 02:05 AM) I got a hunch that Depaul is going to take down UK. I don't.

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 20, 2006 -> 08:25 PM) if you only play sports games, the wii probably isn't the best choice. It remains to be seen whether or not it will be the best choice for sports games overall, but Madden Wii beats the pants of any of the other versions.

QUOTE(Chisox_10 @ Nov 20, 2006 -> 02:03 AM) If it were the Sox that signed him half the people on this board would be doing cartwheels they would be so happy. The fact that they may have over paid means nothing if they have unlimited purse strings right now. Get ready my fellow Sox fans, it may be a long summer for us. These guys mean business and it is only November! What is they get Zito and Schmidt!!!! The Cubs are below us now. Who cares what they do anymore? I'll admit I do atleast a little, but it will not bother me so much if they do well. I'll still know for sure that we are the better franchise.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 08:35 PM) Man I struck out this morning. I hope retailers will be getting steady shipments of Wiis and not just a big opening day amount. EDIT: Nevermind. You're not from Chicago. Heard retiailers will get a 2nd shipment as soon as tommorrow and every 3 to 4 days from then on.

LAWL

Wii sports Tennis is a ton of fun. Simple control that anyone could handle. Baseball- the ideas were good, the effort was not. Swinging a bat should feel more real with the remote. Hopefully MLB2k7 fixes all this(Not that I expected Wii Baseball to be as advanced as that). Golf- Fun. Again, could have been deeper, but it's still fun. Boxing- By far the best of them. The only problem is that it is so fricken' tiring! Haven't played bowling yet.

It was cold, but I picked up 4 of them this morning.

QUOTE(3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 06:37 AM) Maybe call ahead, but I would try some place like a Sears or Kmart that might get a small number in but are irrelevant to people. I have seen numbers from every local store around here. You don't want to go to either. I realize people won't think of it to go to these places, but they have an extremly few units coming in. You're better off taking you chances at one of the bigges stores. The good thing about K-Mart though is that it is a lottery where they pull your name out of a hat or something. So anyone who shows up at opening has the same chance as everyone else.

First person in line at Toys R Us midnight launch not to get one. Yay. Also, contrary to what I have been saying, this thing will not be easy to get at all.