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So there are rumors that Sam Maniscalco is going to transfer to Illinois from Bradley next year to finish out his college career. He has one year of eligibility left (medical redshirt for this year) and IIRC he can be immediately eligible if Illinois has a grad program that Bradley doesn't that Mansicalco enrolls in. I think this would actually be a really big get for next year because it would take a ton of pressure of Abrams and give Illinois another ball handler and shooter. When he was healthy he was a very good player for Bradley his sophomore and junior years.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 10:05 PM) Is that for real? I feel like it had to be photoshopped. How does that happen? Ingram hasn't played for Illinois since '05. Yeah it is legit and what is really crazy about that is it isn't like those pictures even correlate to any particular team or year. McCamey never played with any of the other 4. Ingram only played with Carter and McBride. Just bizarre.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 05:30 PM) I was thinking that earlier too, not that it matters a whole lot but still seems off. There is a 4 way tie so you look to head to head among the 4 teams. Illinois was 3-2 against MSU, PSU, and Michigan. Michigan was 4-1.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 10:53 PM) If they haven't figured it out yet, they're just not going to. I'm sorry but they're just not as good as everyone(myself included) thought, talent be damned in this case. I still wonder how that team would look running the triangle (or any form of offense really) where everyone is involved. I still don't think there is any doubt the talent, role players included, is good enough to win a title. But something is definitely missing, and the last week has me really doubting the Heat as well.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 05:25 PM) Missouri St always gets jobbed on SOS, lol Don't lose to every decent team you play in the non-conference and it wouldn't be a problem.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 04:21 PM) Sycs win. Never in a million years would I have thought that InSU would be the representative this year for the Valley. God this league sucks. Yeah I was looking at Missouri St.'s resume to see if they had a chance at an at large bid but their resume is absolutely awful except for their RPI. No top 50 wins and only 3 top 100 wins for the entire season just doesn't give you any chance.

Could be a fun finish in the MVC championship game. Missouri St. has been horrendous in the 2nd half but just hit a big 3 to get within 1 with a little under 30 seconds left.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 03:36 PM) I don't think I've ever seen a team so talented disappoint so often. Oh, and hey Spoelstra - RUN A DIFFERENT OFFENSIVE PLAY EVERY NOW AND THEN. I get that LeBron is amazing and can create his own shot with a dribble/drive, but s***, you can be a bit more creative than that. They run no offensive sets at all. I'm not the biggest Phil Jackson fan in the world but if you gave him the Heat's roster they would be basically a lock for the title.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 03:34 PM) The call on Miller was the right one, prolly should've been one on Noah though as well. Too bad so sad, Rose was getting mauled all game and they weren't calling s***, so oh well. I agree Rose didn't get calls, but I disagree about that being the right call. You had 3 guys going for a loose ball and Miller nudged Deng if anything.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 03:31 PM) Wow refs really let them play at the end, great win. I'm shocked they didn't call Noah for that bump when they called the really weak loose ball foul on the other end. I thought any contact would be whistled there.

That was a really weak call.

If the Bulls lose I take full blame for this one.

I don't want to jinx anything, but Miami Heat=Illinois basketball (albeit obviously way way way more talented even comparatively to the levels they play at). They can't win close games and they don't handle prosperity well at all (see the numerous big blown leads since the all star break including today).

Look at this http://bracketproject.50webs.com/matrix.htm. Look at the resumes of the teams behind Illinois and then get back to me. They are in easily right now unless a lot of crazy things happen in the conference tourneys. If they win on Friday they are an absolute lock.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Mar 5, 2011 -> 01:59 PM) Honestly, I think they need more than winning today and against MSU/UM winner. You are absolutely crazy. Illinois is in easily right now and would need a ton to go wrong to not get in even with a loss on Friday. If they win on Friday they are as big of a lock as you can be.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 5, 2011 -> 01:22 PM) Pretty much what I expected from this frustrating senior class. In their last home game, they come out and absolutely dominate and show what could have been if they always showed this much effort. Illinois gets the MSU/UM winner in the 4/5 game on Friday. Win and they are definitely in the tourney, lose and its gonna be another nervous Selection Sunday. They really aren't even close to the bubble with a win today. If they don't get in it would be an absolute joke.

And I'll also say this about Mike Davis, for as much as he drove me nuts for the first 3 and a half years of his career (and the occasional "Mike Davis" play since then) if I could have one senior back next year it would be without a doubt him.

Illinois playing really well again so far today. Seniors are playing great and if they had played the way they have the last 3 games all year long I don't think you would see anywhere near the hatred of that group of seniors as you do from Illinois fans. The inconsistent effort of that group has driven people nuts for 4 years but if they can continue this play for the next couple of weeks they still have a chance to make a bit of a run in the tourney.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 03:45 PM) I take the afternoon off both of those days every year and everyone is aware of why. I've only been at my firm for a month and half so not sure I feel comfortable doing that yet. My boss is a huge basketball fan just like I am though so if he does it and I don't have a lot of work (like today where I am sitting at the office doing nothing) I might be able to work from home those days.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 03:18 PM) I personally think somewhere in between lies the truth. Oh, and Michael Jordan > All. The thing is I could bring up tons of moments showing that Lebron is "clutch" (game winner against Orlando, 29 out of Cavs final 30 points against the Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals) or tons of moments to show Kobe is not clutch (airball in the playoffs last year, 6-24 in Game 7 against Celts last year etc) but those were individual events that don't tell the whole story. People have selective memories and if you don't like Lebron you will remember and point to his failures in the clutch and ignore his many successes. If you buy into Kobe being clutch you will remember his run of game winners a couple of years ago and forget the many times he has failed in the clutch. I've seen Lebron take and make game winners, I have seen him pass out of double teams to hit open teammates in key spots only to see them miss big shots and people have criticized him for that even though Jordan did the same and is praised for it (as he should be), and I have seen Lebron miss big shots. The best indicator of whether a player is clutch is their body of work and people who have way more time on their hands then I do have objectively looked at Kobe, Lebron, and the rest of the NBA's performance in the clutch and that evidence shows Lebron is really no more or less clutch than any other star player and neither is Kobe. The thing is, I actually agree that I don't want Lebron taking the last shot. But only if that shot is a 3 pointer. And I wouldn't want Wade taking that shot either. And I especially don't want Bosh taking that shot. Your best option in that situation is try to get a look for one of the guys on your team who can consistently knock that shot down, in the Heat's case Miller and now Bibby. Just like for the Lakers during their title runs it was Horry and Fisher. And I disagree about Jordan>All. Jordan>>>>>>>>>All.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 01:54 PM) No way we can keep up that defensive intensity in the 2nd half but that was the most fun I've had watching a half of Saluki basketball in forever. Keep it up guys! Ugh, this is the worst part about finally being employed. No more having weekday conference tourney watching marathons and I'm not sure how much of the first two days of the NCAA tourney I'm going to be able to see.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 01:25 PM) I totally agree about it not being a masterpiece. I understand the part about waking up if you die in a dream. It also makes some sense to go to limbo if you die in a dream because you can't wake up out of a sedative. The part that baffles me, though, is waking up from limbo by dying. How does that take you out of the sedative when it didn't in the regular dream? That's about the only real question I had with the movie, but I'm fine with it. I think we actually agree on this, I was just pointing out how inconsistent it was.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 01:03 PM) I won't hold the rules being ridiculous against the movie. The concept of the movie requires it to be absurd, so at least they followed their own rules. It just seemed odd that dying in one dream while under sedation would result in going to limbo, but dying in limbo brings you back. Obviously the entire movie required significant suspension of disbelief (as do most sci-fi movies) so the rules being ridiculous wasn't a huge issue, but it is absurd that if you die in the dream but you aren't sedated you wake up, if you die in the dream and are sedated you go to limbo, and then if you die in limbo while you are sedated or in a coma or whatever you wake up? It was an entertaining action movie with some cool visuals and I give credit to Nolan for at least not creating formulaic movies but I just don't think it was a masterpiece like a lot of people did.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 12:45 PM) I'm not sure if spoilers are necessary, but I did it anyway. I agree with everything in this post. I enjoyed the movie, but the rules for the dreams were frankly ridiculous and I love that even though there were two sets of actors credited for the kids that people still argue that the kids were the same at the end as they were for the other sequences.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 12:30 PM) Yeah I thought it was pretty straightforward. But the top didn't fall...*rolls eyes*