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Mike Walker turns into f'ing Reggie Miller when he sees an Illini jersey. That guy hit some ridiculous shots today.

Syracuse new unis are unbelievably terrible.

http://www.nbc.com/Spiderman/ NBC right now has a 7 minute long video of Spiderman 3 video. Much watch for those who are anticipating the movie. It takes a while to load and there are some spoilers there just so you guys know.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Mar 1, 2007 -> 10:37 AM) Dukie V last night during Maryland game. Not exact quote "Duke is right in it for a one seed, this game is huge". Shut up richard. Dick Vitale and Mike Patrick is the worst announcing team in the history of mankind.

That really should be an intentional foul there. You shouldn't be able to just grab a guy from behind in that situation.

I missed the last 5 minutes tonight. Can some one send me a message telling me what happened?

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Feb 28, 2007 -> 12:31 AM) I gotta admit, I'm not a big fan of the RPI either. IMO it factors in scheduling too much and skews the rankings. I just think anything that spits out Kentucky or Duke as a top-10 team or Arizona anywhere near the top can't be THAT useful. You can rack up a pretty impressive RPI by playing a lot of decent but not stellar mid-majors and one or two strong teams, espcially if you play in a decent conference (cough* Duke cough cough*). Plus, as Boeheim said just before that, a team gains about as much by losing to a good team as the do winning against a mediocre to poor team, and it doesn't account for teams that get better or worse as time goes on like Louisville or Oklahoma State. I can't take any complaint that Jim Boeheim makes seriously until he actually schedules a game outside the state of New York in their non conference schedule.

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Feb 27, 2007 -> 10:07 PM) I'd take Drexel. Illinois is the worst twenty win team I can remember seeing. Any team that loses that many games in the sludge that is the Big Ten, and beats no quality teams outside the Big Ten, doesn't need to go to the dance. If 5 Big Ten teams get bids (the max in my opinion), Purdue is more deserving (since they ripped Illinois by 17 points and had to play OSU/Wisc more than twice). Although if Illinois would get a bid, that would make it possible for Kansas to eviscerate them in the first round. I have the impression that several posters here would find that quite entertaining. Tons wrong in this post. First off, if Illinois is the worst 20 win team you can remember than you don't watch any college basketball. 2nd the Big 10 is the 4th ranked conference. You may not like the style of play, but the Big 10 is a solid conference. Since Michigan won tonight, Illinois has not lost to a single team that is outside of the top 50 in the RPI. You can make a case for Purdue, but they beat Illinois at Purdue and we all know how different road vs. home games are in the Big 10. Purdue only faced Wisky once and loss. Purdue didn't have to travel to MSU and only had to play Iowa once. They got to face the 3 doormats of the Big 10 twice each, Illinois got 5 games vs. those teams. Purdue lost at Minny which is just an awful loss. They also lost at Indiana St. which is another bad loss. Contrary to what Doug Gottlieb will tell you Purdue's conference schedule really was not a lot harder than Illinois. QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 27, 2007 -> 10:16 PM) Mario Boggan just went up and headbutted a KSU player right in front of the ref with a 16 point lead and 30 seconds left. What an idiot. He's their leading scorer and will likely be suspended now just when OSU needs some wins. He better hope it is just against Baylor and Nebraska and doesn't extend into the tourney. With the way they play on the road I wouldn't be surprised to see them lose those games.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Feb 27, 2007 -> 09:49 PM) I got it from an article on CBS.sportsline. And yes, it is flawed. I would probably go with team Illinois as well. Drexel has those nice out of conference wins though. The mid-majors should be rewarded for playing all those road games though. They also lost to Rider and William & Mary. That cancels out any big wins they had in my mind.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 11:08 PM) Heads, Self is going nowhere, it was a rumor started by an arkansas web site. Though if he loses in the first round again, he can leave. Just as I predicted a close game against a team playing on senior night with Kelvin Sampson in the crowd. OU played the old thug ball, which is fine. A close game and a win is a great remedy, need a few close ones on the road to glory. Why the hell would he go down the coaching ladder and go to Arkansas. KU is about as good a job as your can get. The only way I could see Self leaving voluntarily for Arkansas is if they offered him just an absurd amount of money. Even then I would be really surprised.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 07:05 AM) here's a story on illinois recruit quinton watkins: newspaper this game was last monday. since then he's scored 29, then 30 points in his team's playoff wins. dominguez (the third seed) next plays second seeded artesia on tuesday. artesia has a few d1 kids, so it will be a big test. Artesia is loaded. 2007 James Harden 5* going to ASU. 2008 4* Malik Story going to USC and then super soph Renardo Sidney. And then if Dominguez somehow wins that game they have to play Mater Dei whose only 3 losses are to Artesia, Oak Hill Academy and Lake Oswego (Kevin Love). I'm not sure how the California prep playoffs work, but man is that a loaded bracket.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 05:16 PM) haha what a joke, lets go rush the court after almost losing at home. REAL programs dont rush the court, have never seen Duke, Kentucky, KAnsas or UNC do that. Duke rushed the court on Dockery's shot last year.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 09:34 PM) Keeling and Shaw are foul machines. I don't think it is possible for either to enter a game and not commit a foul within a minute. MSU within two. Shaw needs to sit his ass on the bench. He is out of control with too many fouls and unforced turnovers. Sure, but this conversation isn't about one win. Wasn't from the beginning. I know

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 09:25 PM) Not to me. They are playing well and destroying teams. The things they are doing against the Colorado's and Iowa State's would translate against better teams. I get your point for the most part. But everyone kills Colorado. They are one of the worst teams in the country, not just one of the worst major conference teams. New Mexico beat them by 41. They lost to NC Wilmington who is 3-14 in the colonial by 12 pts. Colorado would struggle against a good HS team.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 07:42 AM) i'd agree with that. i also am not real confident in either of these two final games. we never play well at iowa (even the dee, deron, lu team struggled there) so i would almost write that one off. even penn state is shaky in my mind. that same group is essentially the one that beat us last year in champaign. and although they're record blows, they have played better of late. but, nice win last night. good to have a game to talk about for a day or two. They won by double figures at Iowa in both 03-04 and 04-05. The game they actually struggled against Iowa was in Assembly Hall.

QUOTE(fathom @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 01:37 PM) I think he should have been kicked out his freshman year. Then, after the DUI, he should have been suspended for the entire non-conference. Weber was way too lenient with these criminal acts in the past, and now he's in a situation where if there's another issue, he's gone. Fair enough

QUOTE(fathom @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 01:16 PM) If he punishes McBride more severly, then maybe he sends more of a "zero tolerance" message to his team. This was nowhere close to Jamar's first issue with alcohol at the school, and that's why I don't buy this is his first mistake. I'm still of the opinion though that Head, McBride, and Spears should have been thrown out of school, and likely into jail, for their burglary. So you are saying that punishing McBride for say 8 or 10 games instead of 4 that would have deterred the actions of Jamar. I don't see it.

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QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 12:56 AM) Also, great to see the Illini just win today and get it over with under those circumstances. Frazier is such a weird player, he has NBA lottery pick skills at everything but shooting, but can't shoot at all. I love Chester but he doesn't see the floor as well as lottery PGs do. If he ever can develop a jump shot he will be a great college player though. He has forever earned my respect just playing through the injuries and now with his family situation. Guy is an absolute warrior and the exact type of player I love to cheer for.

I loved the sticker dunk and I thought Green was solid. Tyrus sucked and Nate Robinson should never be invited to do a dunk contest again.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Feb 17, 2007 -> 05:02 PM) What about when Corey Bradford was a freshman and they were towards the bottom of the conference? Not even close to one of the worst years of Illinois basketball in terms of play. The injuries and off court stuff has moved well beyond being ridiculous.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 16, 2007 -> 02:55 PM) Well, I don't think it's fair to say "White People". I think anybody not of the race being possibly descriminated against doesn't have a right. Very true

QUOTE(SnB @ Feb 16, 2007 -> 11:14 AM) You would think the opposers of the chief would maybe try and increase native american population on this campus and ya know, actually do something productive. The dance wasn't racist. If FSU can do it, we should be able to do it, period. White people have no right to determine what is racist to group of people and what isn't. I didn't have strong feelings either way, but I think it is time for the chief to go. The Chief being a long lasting tradition is not a good enough reason to keep it around.

QUOTE(fathom @ Feb 14, 2007 -> 11:31 PM) Since the information I've been reading is on the pay part of the sites, I'm just going to wait a day or so to see what comes out. Like I said earlier, I hope everything turns out fine and the rumors are bogus. Hope so to. Kent Brown stated that Jamar did in fact call for an ambulance from the apartment complex. So it isn't like he just left Carlwell in the car for no reason. LINK

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Feb 14, 2007 -> 07:25 PM) The guy drove home and left his buddy in the car in the parking lot of his apartment complex. His concussion either was so bad he didn't know what was going on, but able to find his way home with, if you look at the pictures of the car, his 6'11" friend only inches from him, or he was smashed and scared out of his mind. Who knows what would have happened to Carwell if someone hadn't spotted Smith in the lot. He's hired a defense lawyer, so apparently the hammer is coming. I have the feeling you won't be seeing Smith in an Illini uniform for a long time, if ever again. Hiring a defense lawyer doesn't necessarily have anything to do with drugs or alcohol though. Smart to hire a lawyer in a case like this regardless. There are reports that Smith contacted 911 so that could be one of the reasons he returned home. Well that and he had a concussion so there is no way he was thinking straight at the time. I hate when people rush to crucify public figures in these situations (not referring to you, I'm sure I've been guilty of this at some point).