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QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:19 AM) Dear Illini, When they jump you out on the wing, you back cut. It's elementary basketball. Don't just stand there/move further away from the basket. Sincerely, Fan who thought this s*** would end when we fired Bruce Weber Their PG play so far has been bad, real bad.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:17 AM) Illinois hasn't taken the time to get a quality look on offense yet. I've seen this movie before. Need to go right at Hulls.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:09 AM) The team has never made the big dance in the history of NW basketball. It isn't just Carmody. Understandable but 13 years of status quo should be enough to try something else. There is bball talent all around the state of IL that leaks into MAC schools that they could keep home. I think you need someone who can actually recruit.

If you stop the ball out higher you eliminate that throw back 3 that Watford constantly gets.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 10:14 AM) Realistically, who better are you going to get to take that job? That is probably one of the most impossible jobs in the entire country. I dont know if I agree with that. Bball teams have such limited schollies there should be enough talent even in this area to go around. I think Carmody's system has hurt his recruiting efforts.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 08:55 PM) I'm pretty amped to see Spring Breakers. I've gotten a glimpse at those girls in their "costumes" and I like it.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 09:24 AM) My wife has a tradition of taking our kids out to a movie and lunch on their birthday. My youngest turns 3 on Monday. My wife is debating between Wreck-It Ralph or Rise of the Guardians. Both are available at a theater n Bloomingdale. Thoughts??? Wreck it Ralph is fantastic.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 08:24 PM) He's not a senior??? Son of a bithc! Nah, junior. He has a young daughter so I assumed he would be gone but reports are mixed.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:21 AM) They should really go in a different direction. I like Bill Carmody, seems like a great guy, but it hasn't worked out. It will be weird to see Northwestern run a different system, though. There's no reason they can't be competitive. He's been there 13 years with really nothing to show for it. Time to move on.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 03:25 PM) Oh, could've sworn he was a senior this year. Nah. That class will be even better for us though. Then 2015 has the chance to fill out the 3 class reload.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 01:28 PM) Depends entirely on who goes pro. The conference could be pretty bad next year if a lot of the underclassmen that will be first round picks leave. You could conceivably have Oladipo, Zeller, Thomas, Harris, Payne and Burke all go pro (and it wouldn't be completely shocking if guys like Hardaway or Robinson III take a crack either) which would leave you without a single top tier team in the Big 10 for next year. All the stuff we've heard is Thomas is on the fence if he doesnt get a lottery grade. We are pulling in two scorers in Loving and Williams. Loving should get immediate minutes. OSU shouldnt have any drop off defensively, offensively is WAY up in the air.

Minny is so predictable. s*** they were top 10 at one point. With that home court advantage they really should finish better than they do every year.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 01:03 PM) Paul was awesome in the stretches I watched today. Everyone else, not so much. Thanks for the win Brandon. He can be such a good player at times. Really impressive.

Woo what an ending. Tubby Smith please pick up your pick slip at the front desk.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 12:45 PM) Even though it's not going to make as much bank worldwide, in the end, Oz: The Great and Powerful is better than Alice in Wonderland. Franco's on quite a roll again now. And Michelle Williams just improves with age. When she was on Dawson's Creek, I hated her. Never would have seen it coming that she would end up the best performer of all from that show in the end. I heard it was a visual kid movie with no plot.

I watched the fighter again last night. That movie is just fantastic to me. Even down to Mark Wahlberg's exact duplication of Ward's in the ring mannerisms.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 11, 2013 -> 09:32 PM) Depressed Dirty Dancing...?? Very good, but not quite great, either. The dancing was a side show compared to the exploration of emotional disorders which I liked quite a bit.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 11:28 AM) I'm a big Thomas fan. Wish he had been wearing candy stripe warmup pants the past four years! There have been reports on him staying another year and then some on him going lottery. I wouldnt mind seeing the kid jacking up shots one more year thats for sure. I never thought he would develop as a team player the way he has this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 11:12 AM) Anderson never did play every day... Nor should he have.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 11:19 AM) Am I missing something obvious? I have no idea what this is supposed to mean, good or bad. It was a joke.

I like how BTN says contact your provider to get BTN2Go, oh yeah Comcast is VERY interested in my opinion.

I think its pretty safe to say Richardson and Pauls careers at UI will end with a thud.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 10:16 AM) Except for the part where he questions Crean. NEVER QUESTION THE ABILITY OF COACH JESUS CREAN. What's everyone's prediction for the tourney? Mine is Illinois gets beat by Minn, Indiana loses to Michigan and Michigan State loses to Michigan in the final. Burke is the MVP. I heard that IU boosters think of him as the second coming of Lane Kiffin.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 10:29 AM) Anyone know if these games are streaming online somewhere? Thanks. Comcast is a bit crappy with BTN. There may be a mirror somewhere.

Alot of folks counting out the team that has appeared in the last four BTT title games.