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20 ft attempts in 16 minutes

Is Egwu not allowed to hold his ground? What the f***. That's three times on him tonight.

Illinois has no chance when msu is guaranteed two free throws each possession

A game illinois could have easily stolen on the road. Unfortunately Paul ls awful play started a 14-0 run and eviscerated a 10 point lead. Can't wait to get different players in the program.

I was there last year for a bachelor party and for 4 days the only time I didn't have a drink in my hand was when I was asleep. It's booze, food and boobs down there, all in a 4-5 block area. Nearly heaven, in other words.

Those pictures prove nothing. I demand a New Orleans landmark + a newspaper with today's date.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 03:27 PM) Israel allegedly attacked Syria today. UN hilariously cant determine if it happened due to "bad weather". http://blogs.aljazeera.com/topic/syria/un-...anes-over-golan "Allegedly attacked" and "flew over an area" seem like radically different things, no?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 12:29 PM) The north was one of the best divisions last year. Last year meaning this season? Not sure what division you were watching. The Lions were terrible, the Bears were terrible, the Vikings were average and lucked into the playoffs, and the Packers were good but not great.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 12:23 PM) The 49ers play the Cardinals twice. The Patriots play the Jets twice. The Broncos play the Raiders twice. Do those teams have "f*** it I'll throw 5 interceptions this game" Cutler? (it was mostly a joke, but I do think playing in what ended up being a pretty bad "central" helped those numbers)

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 10:37 PM) Not to skip past Michigan, but Indiana is 4-0 on the road. Impressive. But....... Next 5 road games: Illinois Ohio State Michigan State Minnesota Michigan Getting back to Michigan... Saturday's home date with the Wolverines is quite important. Is that a joke? They should trounce Illinois by double digits. If they break a swear I'll question their Final Four chances.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 12:04 PM) They lose 1 receiver, and he was hurt all year anyways. Donald Driver had like 8 catches this year - he doesn't count. Also, D sucks? Are you just saying s*** to say s***? 11th in points, 11th in total yards, 4th in sacks, 11th in interceptions. But you can certainly still run a diverse offense passing even 70% of the time, can't you? Short, medium, deep, left, middle, right. If you run, you can't just "run long." Unless, of course, you're referencing their incredible rushing attack from this season, a year in which they when they won the NFC North. We're not talking about the Super Bowl here. We're talking about beating the Bears, Vikings, and Lions. They can (and will) do that. They played the Bears twice. Scewed stats. Nuff said.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 09:54 AM) Why cant these guys wear a condom? I would have so many of them all over the place if I was a pro athlete or super rich./ She probably took a pin to it. "Oh yeah Dan, I have one right here in my drawer..."

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 10:19 AM) http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/0...45_percent.html I find Yglesias' series on how amazon is the most terrifying company in the world humorous. I'm sure there were some good signs in amazon's report but it is funny to see Apple's p/e below microsoft and a bunch of companies that seem far less likely to put anything together. I'd imagine investors see long term potential with Amazon as the biggest and best online retailer taking over/spearheading new markets (Kindle, Prime, etc.)

Sorry, I guess i'm assuming the "don't say gay" bill meant that Tennessee was trying to literally ban kids from saying gay in school (i've never heard of it before)? If not, disregard my prior post.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 11:51 AM) They should secede. This is what you get when you try to restrict speech.

Caught up with the first two episodes of The Following. It's....interesting. Obviously you have to suspend belief and accept the stupidity of the FBI (and the likelihood that the nanny got the job that started the whole thing). But the series has potential, and i've always had a thing for that actress that plays Caroll's ex-wife (check her out in Hung. Yowza).

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 29, 2013 -> 12:30 PM) Apparently there were a hack of a lot of people in the wrong mood to see it. Is this the worst rated movie of all time on RT? http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/movie_43/ Yeah, it's getting crushed. But I've seen movies that are universally praised that I think are awful (Little Miss Sunshine is my go to), so i'm sure there are exceptions to terrible movies as well. Either way, a train wreck movie can still be funny for being comically bad. I'll never pay to see this, but if it ends up on a movie channel I might.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 27, 2013 -> 06:23 PM) Academy Award winner Halle Berry no longer can cite "Catwoman" as the low point of her career. In "Movie 43," she initiates a game of "Truth or Dare" on a blind date — and that leads to Berry making guacamole by mashing avocados with her bare breasts, and inserting a turkey baster filled with extra-hot sauce into herself. And then things get REALLY ugly. My God, do they get ugly. Apparently Hugh Jackman and Academy Award winner Kate Winslet thought they'd be showing off their carefree, comedic sides by playing a blind date scene in which Jackman's character has a realistic-looking scrotum dangling from his chin — which seems to escape the notice of everyone but Winslet. They were all wrong. Very, very, very wrong. From "National Lampoon's Animal House" to "Stripes" to many of the Judd Apatow R-rated comedies to "Ted," I've long been a fan of rude-crude-lewd films — IF they're also smart and we care about the characters and there's a lit bit of an emotional investment in their fates. But I don't see a redeeming molecule in a movie that has Chloe Grace Moretz getting her first period while teenage boys and grown men react like Neanderthals, or Kristen Bell playing Supergirl, who becomes the butt of jokes about her crotch, not to mention the humiliation endured by Faris, Berry and Watts. The men in this movie are jerks, idiots, dolts and fools. The women have it much worse. Ebert review of Movie 43, suntimes.com It looks bad, but it also looks like one of those movies that if you're in the right mood it could be hilarious. I'm guessing Roeper just didn't get "it," but perhaps it is truly that bad. Although I must say, using "Howard the Duck" as an example of a terrible movie he wishes to forget severely hurts my 8-10 year old self's feelings. That movie rocked back in the day.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 28, 2013 -> 12:43 PM) What is Downtown Abbey about? I see I have access to it on amazon prime. A story about an aristocratic British lord and his family, and also the butlers/servants/maids that work for them, at their gigantic estate (Downton), all set in the early 20th century. It's basically a "good" soap opera, as there's lots of drama/overacting, but the characters are fun and it's a cool look into that world. Last nights, btw, was great. Tough to blame Lord Grantham. That's a tough choice to make given the likelihood of failure with Clarkson's recommendation. Also, Mary's complete non-reaction was so perfect. God I hate her.

umm, what?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 28, 2013 -> 11:33 AM) Weber left a lot to be desired, but I do not believe Richardson/Paul/Bertrand are bad players. We should be getting more out of them and we should have had it last season and before as well. I actually believe Abrams has progressed from last season, despite having slowed down since the beginning of the season. He plays an important role on a team where he is the only PG and he is our most productive dribble-drive player (Sorry Brandon, all we can hope for on your drives is a foul instead of a terrible shot/turnover). With that said, Weber has left us with VERY little in terms of the last couple recruiting classes. Egwu should become a good player and I've already mentioned Abrams who IMO is solid, but beyond that there is nothing. Groce has to provide very good players immediately because the recent recruiting has been terrible and the best performers (albeit underperformers) are graduating. Tough spot. At this point, I still find some culpability on the part of Groce but it is unclear how much of the problem is from some of these players having had poor coaching for too long. You can see fits and starts against these good teams where we play like we're well coached, but we always lose it. Also, Groce can shove that hedging on screens up his ass. It is very easy to scheme against and we have no defensive rotation to make up for it. Likewise with the constant switching, how many times do we need to see Egwu rack up fouls guarding a PG? Yeah, or you end up with Richardson or Abrams guarding a center on the switch. That was stupid, and again, a lack of adjustment. Leonard leaving really hurt too. Had he stayed, this is an entirely different team.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 28, 2013 -> 10:48 AM) Paul hasn't regressed from last year, he is the same player he has basically always been. Incredibly streaky and inconsistent on offense and good for at least 1 or 2 really stupid turnovers per game. His defense has also slipped in Big 10 play. And considering Weber single handedly destroyed Illinois basketball despite taking the program over when it was one of the two best programs in the Big 10, inheriting a ton of talent with the 2004-2005 team getting as much hype and media attention as any in the last 10 years, and the quality of the team for this year and next is mostly tied to Weber it is fair to talk about how awful he is. If we suck in year 3 under Groce then Groce will rightfully get all the blame. He should have been fired 3-4 seasons ago. Like with football, the firing came too late and the effect is a longer rebuild.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 28, 2013 -> 10:33 AM) Brandon Paul is the 2nd leading scorer in the B10 but he's regressed? Sounds like Malcolm Hill is legit. I'd stop worrying about what Weber did. Nunn is going off for Simeon the past few weeks as well. What happened to Mike Shaw? Since he committed as a junior, he hasn't done anything. High school or Illinois. And he had 4-5 terrible turnovers yesterday. He's not the same player he was in December.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 28, 2013 -> 10:03 AM) Weber can't recruit and has no idea how to build a roster. He runs a system that is predicated on 3 pt shooting and yet he recruited one guard in his entire tenure at Illinois that came in as a great 3 pt shooter and that was Jamar Smith in his second recruiting class. Kansas State will be struggling to make the tournament by year 3 of Weber's tenure there. The 3 ball is the issue for Illinois btw. We have no post presence (or even a big man that the other team really has to guard) and none of our guards are good passers when they go to the basket (Bertrand and Paul never even look to pass and Abrams rarely does which is consistent with what those guys have always done) which means in most basic terms that your two ways to score are making 3s and driving to the basket and we don't have anyone good enough to beat opposing teams by taking the ball to the basket on a consistent basis. Which leaves 3 point shooting which is the only reason Illinois was ever successful this year. Unless they start making a bunch of 3's like they did early in the season this team will be bad for the remainder of the year. Time will tell with Weber. I think what he admitted to during some of those last press conferences - that he coached and recruited not to lose/get the fans upset - are problems he won't have to deal with at KSU. I think they'll be a Purdue-like program in that they take character guys over skilled guys and after 2-3 years they develop into good players. Finishing in the top half of the conference will be much easier to do, and tourney appearances will be much easier to come by. But I guess we'll see in three years. And yes, obviously the three ball is an issue. My point was more that it just doesn't matter anymore. Unless they're hitting 60% of their threes, they're still not good enough to beat the top 4-5 teams in the big ten. If they hit 40% of their threes against Michigan, Minnesota or Wisconsin, they still lose those games. Everyone in the conference knows they're weak inside and they don't run an offense at all. They've been exploited just like last year. Groce is to blame for part of that. I'm not seeing much adjustment. I mean, at some point it's just a lack of execution. But why aren't they running more designed plays? They've reverted back to last years offense where they just stand around and wait for someone to throw up a brick. Weber used to say they were fine when option A worked but they sucked at options B and C. Well, they're that same team again.