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QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 24, 2011 -> 12:23 AM) Hinrich's going to Atlanta. He's going to stick out there compared to rest of the team.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 12:37 AM) Malcolm Lee please. What's the infatuation with Lee? He's been a bust at UCLA so far.

QUOTE (hitlesswonder @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 04:44 AM) I think Mike Davis falls into the category of getting too much crap, too. Overall he's had a solid season. He's thoroughly reviled on message boards but if people look over his career he's been a good player for Illinois. I understand that given his height and jumping ability people want more, and he never really added aggression going to the hoop but Illinois was lucky they managed to pick him up late in the recruiting cycle. He and Tisdale are bad fit together, I think. In fact, the whole Illinois team is less than the sum of it's parts. It's funny that until 4 years ago the opposite was usually true. Illini fans are in love with the "back-up quarterback" syndrome this year. They keep asking to see more of Leonard, Head, and Bertrand...but after they see them play, they realize why they're not getting a lot of playing time. But yes, there's way too much talent to being player as poorly as they are.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 04:19 AM) Thomas has been an absolute disaster against teams not named Illinois in Big 10 play. Yep, given his "is he losing the game on purpose" first half against Purdue. Lauderdale plays solid defense and let's face it.....do you want to be the person who tells him he's no long starting?

Tu Holloway on Xavier is pretty fantastic. Pretty sure he was an Indiana recruit before Sampson left.

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 01:47 AM) My guess is that Richmond hates McCamey because McCamey doesn't play hard. I hate these 4 seniors (although Davis has been playing much better) I still think Tisdale gets way, way too much crap from Illini fans. You really want Leonard on the court more? Tisdale is what he is...great shooter, weak interior offensively, mediocre defense. Better than Leonard who contributes negatively on the court right now.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 12:44 AM) You have a hard-on for any negative report about Richmond. Did he steal an ex-girlfriend of yours or something? Weber's halftime interview pretty much sums it up. He's lost this team. Oh, and it wasn't me who stated on here that he's having academic issues.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 12:44 AM) You have a hard-on for any negative report about Richmond. Did he steal an ex-girlfriend of yours or something? Weber's halftime interview pretty much sums it up. He's lost this team. Actually, it's more about McCamey being an ass. But yeah, I hate Richmond. He's a piece of crap. The stuff he said last year to a coach after a game was enough for a handful of coaches to try and get him eliminated from Mr. Basketball voting. True story, and if you really care, I'll be happy to pm you the details.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 01:36 AM) Does Demetri hate Richmond? Everytime they are on a fast break together, McCamey never dishes the ball to him. Rumors are that they actually do dislike each other.

A friend of mine at work said he got called today asking if he wanted to buy season tickets. He had been on a waiting list for the package for 11 years, and wasn't even close to being at the front of the list last season. The ticket rep said they're way below expectations at this point.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 02:15 AM) You say this all the time. Just because the supposed strength of the team underachieved doesn't mean you can't compensate in other areas. Kotsay was a joke. Everybody knew it before the season. He reinforced that with his pathetic performance. Thing is I'm not mad at him. That was all Ozzie and KW.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 01:55 AM) I actually thought you were serious in the "this team is so bad and disappointing that once they finally reach the point where my expectations couldn't be any lower, they beat some ridiculously talented team" mindset. Hell no, they've absolutely quit. Things have gotten so ridiculous with the program that members of the AD openly talk about who the next coach will be in front of Hewitt at AD meetings. Hewitt is gone around March 11th.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 02:41 AM) Coach K gets a T, and then GT gets 5 straight fouls called on them. Shocking. No fouls called in final 10 minutes of first half against Duke. And I don't think there's enough green in the world for my "GT will win tonight". They could have J. Jack, Thad Young, Favors, Bosh, and Morrow on the court and Hewitt would still find a way to lose.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) Im with this. If Duke wins tonight, I wouldn't be shocked to see them #1 even though it would be a sham. Mark my words, Duke will lose tonight.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 08:08 PM) Exactly what I was thinking fathom. He is the reason OSU is down right now. If there was ever a play on the take, it's Thomas in this game. His missed FT couldn't have been more of a brick, and for a guy shooting 83 percent on the year, that was very interesting.

Deshaun Thomas is playing like he's on drugs in this OSU/Purdue game.

The more I watch Illinois, the more I feel they are way too overcoached. As Hubert Davis said at halftime, there's way too much talent on the court for so many players to be timid.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 09:23 PM) Well, at least we scared Mizzou. If next year's team, the one that will have Chris Allen and Royce White and actual talent, plays as hard as this year's, they are Top 25. I just hope Baylor is the 5 seed in the Big 12 tourney. I keep telling you not to get that excited with Chris Allen. He basically was a bust at Michigan State. White's the one with the exciting potential, IMO.

Goodness, what the heck happened to the office the past few weeks? This season had been going well.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Feb 18, 2011 -> 01:34 AM) He's an ace in his mindset, if his arm agrees even 50%, he's in good shape. Um, no. As he proved at times last year, if he's not healthy and throwing in the 92-94 mph range, he's a mediocre pitcher. I'm skeptical at what KW was trying to get across when talking about Peavy's health issues today.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 08:58 PM) Yep. Today is a sad, sad days for those of us who value starting pitching. Yeah, I was kinda puzzled by all the people agreeing with the move at the start of this thread. He either should be the closer or he should start the season as a starter. Kinda makes the money on Ohman seem more excessive.

No, it doesn't lead to more revenue for Jerry. From people close to JR, he couldn't have been more pissed off about Ozzie/KW drama last year. And don't worry, the Cubs 2011 season might as well be known as "The Pujols Recruitment Year"

QUOTE (hitlesswonder @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 04:45 AM) I'm shocked Illinois didn't lose. I hate watching Weber's teams on offense (actually, defense too but they are better there). They need to bring in an offensive coordinator...burning off the shot clock with a bunch of looping slow passes (slow enough to allow constant double-teaming that generated turnovers) to take a worse shot than you could have gotten by just chucking at the beginning of the set is ridiculous. And it's clearly not the players choice...you can tell they would rather run. I only saw last 20 seconds, but read elsewhere that Richmond had some attitude issues again. Someone needs to tell him to knock if off, as he needs to back-up his attitude on the court with his play.

Damn, that would have been a hell of a shot by Michigan to win it. Illini fans at least can't blame the seniors tonight.

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 09:00 PM) McCamey will be drafted. I know he has sucked lately but if you look at the garbage that goes in the 2nd round, he'll fall in there somewhere. Not much of a market for a 4 year player with attitude issues. Recent draft reports on him have not been favorable. He'll need a strong postseason to get himself back into good standing with scouts.