July 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 06:57 AM) Not even a courtesy mention of the state school. Thanks again Bruce Weber. Sounds like Illinois would be in the conversation if Weber was still there.
July 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 08:22 AM) Sounds like Illinois would be in the conversation if Weber was still there. Oh well. No more Weber >>>>>>>> one year of Jabari
July 12, 201213 yr I'd rather not get pointlessly strung along and given false hope than get a courtesy mention in his top 10. If it obviously wasn't going to happen I'd rather know now, as I'm sure the staff would as well.
July 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 08:32 AM) I'd rather not get pointlessly strung along and given false hope than get a courtesy mention in his top 10. If it obviously wasn't going to happen I'd rather know now, as I'm sure the staff would as well. That's a good point. I always figured it was a pipe dream to get him anyway, this way Groce doesn't have to waste his time recruiting someone he can't get. It just shows how far Illinois has fallen though, if the top player in the state doesn't even have them in the top 10.
July 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 08:47 AM) That's a good point. I always figured it was a pipe dream to get him anyway, this way Groce doesn't have to waste his time recruiting someone he can't get. It just shows how far Illinois has fallen though, if the top player in the state doesn't even have them in the top 10. This. I think the writing was on the wall the first time Groce met him the Parkers. They basically told him there's no way we can build a relationship in time. It would have been dumb for Parker to come here for a year on a mediocre team anyway. So whatever, focus on Nunn and then get some of the top guys in 2014 and 2015.
July 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 10:13 AM) Do some Illini fans blame the refs for this? I kid cuz I care. Nah, we blame Matt Painter.
July 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 10:13 AM) Do some Illini fans blame the refs for this? I kid cuz I care. I blame Eric Gordon
July 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 10:16 AM) I blame Eric Gordon I blame Bruce Pearl
July 12, 201213 yr I'm not holding my breath...but it's not like there wouldn't be top-tier guys that would wanna come play with him too, making a rather quick turnaround. Better to be on the list than off it at this point, I guess
July 13, 201213 yr QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 02:31 PM) I'm not holding my breath...but it's not like there wouldn't be top-tier guys that would wanna come play with him too, making a rather quick turnaround. Better to be on the list than off it at this point, I guess Its MSU depending on how much Cal pays his AAU coach for him. DePaul would be awesome though.
July 14, 201213 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 12:59 PM) Its MSU depending on how much Cal pays his AAU coach for him. DePaul would be awesome though. No, not really. The Parkers seem wayy different than say Anthony Davis' dad, for example. Sonny and his wife sure aren't gonna be swayed by the Irvins. The outliers on the list reflect the family connections, beliefs, etc. And yeah, the consensus seems to be MSU, with Duke right behind, but who knows?? It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. And my hopes aren't really up at all. I'll go insane if it happens though. I'd even get season tickets again at the ol' AA dump. Some people say Rose was wayy closer to coming DePaul than most people will ever know, but what good does that do us?? That's why I sure as hell am not gonna get excited at all about it unless it actually happens.
July 14, 201213 yr Author I think it will be MSU too. Parker changed his phone number before the whole "unlimited texts and calls" rule last month. Only coach he gave his new number to was Izzo. I think it would be awesome if he went to DePaul. Rose was down to Memphis and Indiana. Would have been even worse for Kelvin and IU had that transpired...
July 30, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 10:18 AM) I blame Bruce Pearl And as if ESPN wasn't already the most awesome thing in the history of sport: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/colle...0,4026177.story
July 31, 201213 yr QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 03:20 PM) And as if ESPN wasn't already the most awesome thing in the history of sport: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/colle...0,4026177.story I wonder if they will ever have him work a game in Champaign.
August 1, 201213 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 03:17 PM) I wonder if they will ever have him work a game in Champaign. Maybe go orange body paint style.
August 1, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 10:18 AM) I blame Bruce Pearl As for Pearl on ESPN, he's absolutely going to kill it. He'll be great for them.
August 1, 201213 yr QUOTE (dasox24 @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 10:09 AM) As for Pearl on ESPN, he's absolutely going to kill it. He'll be great for them. Definitely has the personality for it, but his voice might bother me. It'll probably be better now that he's not coaching, though.
August 1, 201213 yr Having a difficult time reconciling my hate for gottlieb with his prediction that mizzou wins the SEC.
August 2, 201213 yr Having a difficult time reconciling my hate for gottlieb with his prediction that mizzou wins the SEC. I never have a problem reconciling my hate for gottlieb.
August 2, 201213 yr Richard Obert @azc_obert OL Ryan Nowicki just told Illinois coaches he will be playing for them, leaving Penn State
August 2, 201213 yr QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 02:30 PM) Richard Obert @azc_obert OL Ryan Nowicki just told Illinois coaches he will be playing for them, leaving Penn State The basketball team can leave too?
August 2, 201213 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 01:32 PM) The basketball team can leave too? Hahaha f***. Touche.
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