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The Fighting Illini are going to kick some ass today. :beerbang:
 

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Welp, up 4 with 3:23 left in the first half. We really seem to have a problem with playing down to bad opponents talent level. Though it could be the United Center, since we usually suck playing there.
 

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Late threes for Auburn and missed free throws by us gives us a 2 point win. Like I said, we play down to the level of bad opponents. We beat up on Butler and Gonzaga, but struggle with Gardner-Webb and Auburn.
 

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Have to say Auburn did have a good game. How about Abrams big showing today? Good game to watch.
 

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I'm surprise Illini is 13-1, there team isn't great. They're good, but not good like their record shows.
 

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Late threes for Auburn and missed free throws by us gives us a 2 point win. Like I said, we play down to the level of bad opponents. We beat up on Butler and Gonzaga, but struggle with Gardner-Webb and Auburn.

This.
 

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Lost to Purdue.

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Sucks when you don't have anyone on your team that can dribble or rebound. Groce needs to get his players in the system. Thanks Weber for not recruiting guards who can handle the ball.
 

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Lost to Purdue.

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Sucks when you don't have anyone on your team that can dribble or rebound. Groce needs to get his players in the system. Thanks Weber for not recruiting guards who can handle the ball.

Or the Illini just lack the ability to beat anyone in the Big Ten.
 

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Not with Penn State and Nebraska on the schedule.

Well, of course they'll win some games..but last year they lost nearly all their Conference Games..though whats weird is they beat #5 OSU and #9 Michigan St, but couldnt beat the bottom tier teams at all.
 

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Here's how I see the rest of the year going. I think it's going to be a rough start to the conference season, but the schedule gets easier towards the end.

vs. OSU- L- 13-3 (0-2)
vs. Minnesota- L- 13-4 (0-3)
@ Wisconsin- L- 13-5 (0-4)
vs. Northwestern- W- 14-5 (1-4)
@ Nebraska- W- 15-5 (2-4)
vs. Michigan- L- 15-6 (2-5)
@ Michigan St- L- 15-7 (2-6)
vs. Wisconsin- W- 16-7 (3-6)
vs. Indiana- W- 17-7 (4-6)
@ Minnesota- L- 17-8 (4-7)
vs. Purdue- W- 18-8 (5-7)
@ Northwestern- W- 19-8 (6-7)
vs. Penn State- W- 20-8 (7-7)
@ Michigan- L- 20-9 (7-8)
vs. Nebraska- W- 21-9 (8-8)
vs. Iowa- W- 22-9 (9-8)
@ Ohio State- L- 22-10 (9-9)

That's good for about a 9 or 10 seed in the tourney. Granted they'll probably have some losses that they shouldn't but they'll also probably win some that they shouldn't.
 
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Ok Illini it's time to turn it up. Hit the threes and take out Ohio State.
 

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Way to many threes. I think I saw a stretch with 8 threes in a row. All missed.
 

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12 point lead at half. Not comfortable at all with that lead.
 

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18 point lead with 7 minutes to go. If we blow this, we should just quit playing this year.
 

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If you would have told me Illinois would beat Ohio State by 19 points today I would have laughed at you. Shocking win. Now I don't know what to expect the rest of the year.
 

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It was sloppy at too many times for me. Happy about the win, but they gotta play less selfish overall
 

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It was sloppy at too many times for me. Happy about the win, but they gotta play less selfish overall

I agree. We have spurts where we look unstoppable, and then spurts where we look like we did for the entire Purdue game.

Tracy needs to stop driving into traffic, jumping in the air and either turning it over or getting a traveling call. Happens several times each game.
 

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