WSoxShuf Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Paper Champs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Over my Salukis? What a sham!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxShuf Posted October 28, 2004 Author Share Posted October 28, 2004 Paper Champs!!! first time since 96-97 we got that respect. Â We love our Self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 first time since 96-97 we got that respect. We love our Self You can have your Self. Anday of the week, and twice on Sundays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_Gawn Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Sweet, another choke in the tourney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Gotta love preseason rankings, they mean absolutely nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 How could the #1 team in America not manage to beat an RPI top 25 team last year? Not to mention they don't even go on the road until January 9th, and no, I'm not making that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 How could the #1 team in America not manage to beat an RPI top 25 team last year? Not to mention they don't even go on the road until January 9th, and no, I'm not making that up. Who made their schedule, Jim Boeheim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Hose Jon Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Â Â Â Â They didn't even get the most first place votes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxShuf Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 They didn't even get the most first place votes That is pretty f***ed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagar69 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 illinois should be higher ranked. we should of been 2nd or 3rd. and KU= OVER-RATED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxShuf Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 illinois should be higher ranked. we should of been 2nd or 3rd. and KU= OVER-RATED! Â Who is your interior game by the way, mr. illini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Â Â Â Â Â Â Who is your interior game by the way, mr. illini. dont listen to that; im not sure we're good enough to be top 3 but #5 seems appropriate i guess; our inside presence is augustine anyways and he is going to have a beatly season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxShuf Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 dont listen to that; im not sure we're good enough to be top 3 but #5 seems appropriate i guess; our inside presence is augustine anyways and he is going to have a beatly season I agree and I was not calling out anyone but that guy who posted that. Â you and cheat and addison and whitesoxfan99 all know your s***. Â This guy's comments were dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 dont listen to that; im not sure we're good enough to be top 3 but #5 seems appropriate i guess; our inside presence is augustine anyways and he is going to have a beatly season I agree. Teams can't just be ranked so high because someone is a fan. I think it comes down to if Dee is 100% or not. 5 is pretty solid. I just wonder what the State boys will do. I don't want to see them ranked in the top 10 yet really, I just am glad we don't face the same schedule as last year, because Neitzel would be f***ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 1 through 5 is all the same in the preseason, so don't pay attention to it. History is the only real way they rank them that high up. Â Also, in response to the Illini having no inside game, please save those comments to yourself, as you are making yourself sound stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxShuf Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 1 through 5 is all the same in the preseason, so don't pay attention to it. History is the only real way they rank them that high up. Â Also, in response to the Illini having no inside game, please save those comments to yourself, as you are making yourself sound stupid. Augustine never impressed me, and he spends the entire first half on the bench with two fould most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Augustine never impressed me, and he spends the entire first half on the bench with two fould most of the time. If they make the elite 8 with augustine as the top big man on the team i will be shocked. They did not not address the problem they had last year so that will still have the same problem they will have thyis year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 If they make the elite 8 with augustine as the top big man on the team i will be shocked. They did not not address the problem they had last year so that will still have the same problem they will have thyis year. Why would you say that? Nick Smith added 25 pounds and we added a huge, bruiser type top 75 freshman. I'm sorry but I don't know how you can adrees that problem much better. Â Augustine, going into his 3rd year, grew up a lot last season and big men in college usually see their fouls steadily decline in their junior year. He was also supposely a standout at the top big man camp this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Why would you say that? Nick Smith added 25 pounds and we added a huge, bruiser type top 75 freshman. I'm sorry but I don't know how you can adrees that problem much better. Â Augustine, going into his 3rd year, grew up a lot last season and big men in college usually see their fouls steadily decline in their junior year. He was also supposely a standout at the top big man camp this year. I like nick smith but he is nothing special. Augustine will be our main force defensively in the paint and that is not extremely comforting. I am not sayng won't be good but i think it is unlikely that they will be final 4, elite 8 good. Which i have heard people predict for the illini this year. Â Do any of you guys really think are defense in the paint will be good enough to get farther than last year in the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 If they make the elite 8 with augustine as the top big man on the team i will be shocked. They did not not address the problem they had last year so that will still have the same problem they will have thyis year. Were we supposed to sign a free agent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 I like nick smith but he is nothing special. Augustine will be our main force defensively in the paint and that is not extremely comforting. I am not sayng won't be good but i think it is unlikely that they will be final 4, elite 8 good. Which i have heard people predict for the illini this year. Do any of you guys really think are defense in the paint will be good enough to get farther than last year in the tournament. If our guards didn't play mediocre last year against Duke we may have won that game. I just point this out because i don't think we lost because of our inside defense, really.  Is our inside game a strength? No. Is it terrible? No.  No college team i know of has an absolutely dominant inside and outside game. Teams have their strengths and weaknesses, and we have ours. Will our backcourt make up for it? Will Augustine and Smith improve from last year? I guess we'll find out.  The number 5 ranking is fine with me. Really doesn't matter too much. I think Wake should be #1, but again, doesn't make a difference at this point. Everything is on paper and nothing's been played yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Were we supposed to sign a free agent? If they could have recruited a stud big man or two would have been nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 We got Marcus Arnold, a transfer from ISU, but he has to sit out a year. Pruitt could be decent up front. No we didn't sign any studs, but it's not something you could have 'fixed' for this year, in one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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