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QUOTE (Brian @ May 10, 2010 -> 06:58 PM) You should of forgotten Sam Thompson. Way too much of a freak athlete to not be a top 100 type player. My (slightly homer) list would be something like 1. Blackshear 2. Davis (haven't seen him, but until I see otherwise I guess I'll buy into the hype) 3. Egwu 4. Randle 5. Henry 6. Abrams 7/8. Shaw/Thompson (both have the potential to be NBA players, but neither has produced anywhere near the level their talent level suggests they should) 9. Boatright.

Mycheal Henry from Chicago Orr to Illinois (class of 2011). Really good SF prospect. The depth in the 2011 class in Illinois is just ridiculous, Blackshear and Anthony Davis are likely top 20 players, and then you have Egwu and Randle who are very likely top 50 players and additionally you have Abrams, Sam Thompson, Henry, Boatright and Mike Shaw who are all top 100 players. And I am likely forgetting someone.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 10, 2010 -> 05:00 PM) I hope enough schools say no so that Iowa State gets an invite. Unless the Big 10 is expanding to 20+ schools not a chance. Iowa St. brings nothing to the table for the Big 10 either from an academic or athletic perspective.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 10, 2010 -> 04:49 PM) Well regardless of finish, Illinois was the 6th best team when it came to the tournament committee. Of the 5 teams that made it over Illinois, only OSU/Wisconsin may be worse. Of those 2 teams, OSU brings in amazing players, and Wisconsin has proven to be one of the most consistent teams in the Big 10 year in and year out. To just assume that Illinois is going to jump MSU/Purdue/OSU/Wisconsin/Minnesota is drinking the kool aid. Let alone to assume that Illinois is going to be a top 4 seed. That is just in the Big 10, we arent even talking about other conferences. So unless the Big 10 has 5 of the top 16 teams (unlikely as they will all have to play each other and will give each other losses) it is a real stretch to say that the measuring stick of Illinois this year is a top 4 seed. Maybe I will be wrong, but there is just nothing statistically to suggest that Illinois will make a much bigger improvement than the other teams listed. In fact Id be worried about NU. (That one is for Zoom) I think OSU/Purdue/MSU are likely all top 10 type teams and as I've said before those are my top 3 teams in the Big 10 with Illinois finishing 4th. I also think the Big 10 is going to be the best conference in America next year and that up to 7 teams could get tourney bids. Freshmen to sophomore is usually the biggest jump and Illinois had a lot more freshmen minutes than Minnesota and Wisconsin which are the two teams I'm expecting them to jump. Minny lost Westbrook and Johnson who were two of their best players and didn't have a recruiting class near as good as Illinois and also had far fewer freshmen minutes. Wisconsin loses Hughes and Bohannon and the only guards they have to replace them are two freshmen, neither of whom are particularly highly regarded. I like Jordan Taylor and love Leuer but there is very little outside shooting on that team unless someone makes a shocking jump and I'm not sold on their guard play outside of Taylor. Wisconsin is very consistent and they will be good as they always are next year but I would be surprised if they finish higher than Illinois.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 10, 2010 -> 03:49 PM) A more reasonable stance would be to hope that Illinois is one of the top 5 teams in the Big 10 next year and makes the tournament. Disagree entirely, they finished in the top 5 of the Big 10 this year, lose absolutely nothing, add a McD AA, a top 30 C, and Crandall Head who is as talented as either Richmond or Leonard. Then when you factor in the usual freshmen to sophomore jumps for guys like Griffey and Paul there is no excuse for that team not to be a top 4 seed type team.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 10, 2010 -> 04:33 PM) As a Big 10 graduate/fan Im extremely meh on these schools joining. Syracuse brings basketball, but not sure what the others do besides bringing numbers. While I have no love for ND, they would bring in a ton of revenue and their football program is solid.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 9, 2010 -> 11:05 AM) Good to see that McCamey and Davis feel playing their season year at Illinois is a better decision than being undrafted. I actually thought McCamey might stay in the draft. Illinois has no excuses to not be a very solid team this upcoming season now. I've said it on here before that while I support Weber, if they aren't a legit top 15 type team next year it is time for him to go. I'm not saying he has to make the Sweet 16 because you just never know what will happen come tourney time but they need to be a top 4 seed type team the entire season.

Wow the Suns sweep the Spurs, every game was pretty close but San Antonio just could never get the big bucket or the big stop when they needed it. Duncan, Ginobili, and Jefferson look old out there.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 9, 2010 -> 04:14 PM) So happy we brought Jenks back this offseason, this past offseason looks worse every single f***ing day. It is too bad he wasn't traded 2 years ago when he still had a lot of value but it was clear he was on the decline.

Jenks is a f***ing joke.

Rios is a beast

It is absolutely amazing that a team can have 3 guys producing at the level of Jones, Konerko and Rios and still have such a s***ty offense.

Rios is looking damn good and if he continues to play like this he is worth every penny of that contract.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ May 9, 2010 -> 12:21 AM) Looks like MSU @Duke and UNC @Illinois next year for the challenge. Where are you seeing this?

Wow Utah gets away with an obvious foul and gets the ball back.

Carlos Boozer sucks. He is completely incompetent defensively and doesn't finish worth a damn against good interior defenders.

Why do people still dive into first base? So freaking stupid

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 8, 2010 -> 12:54 PM) They're actually 22-7. And what's an even scarier proposition for the rest of the AL is that other than Crawford and Longoria, there's nobody in their everyday lineup that you can say is playing up to their full capabilities. In fact, a couple of their key guys (mainly Zobrist) are underachieving. Of course, when your starting rotation is a combined 18-3 with a 2.41 ERA you don't need that much offense. And the Yankees are pretty much in the same boat. 20-8 overall, 19-4 in games not started by Vazquez, getting great starting pitching besides Vazquez and scoring runs despite Teixeira not hitting at all, Nick Johnson not hitting at all, Granderson struggling and ARod hitting well below his capabilities. Those two teams are by far and away the class of the AL.

DMac and Davis returning to Illinois, Johnson and Moore returning to Purdue.

Cue Chelsea Dagger X6!!!!!!!!!!!

Toews again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Burrows is such a little b****.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 7, 2010 -> 09:39 PM) Just saw this nugget of retardation on a certain managers kids twitter. I'm surprised he can even put sentences together. What a dumbass.

Toews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 7, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) I've seen enough of Jenks. He's been playing with fire all year. I still wish he would have been traded after the 2008 season.