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  1. bukie
    Call me crazy, but I have to think the 27 shot FT difference was caused, in large part, by 1 team going to the hoop aggressively and 1 team not at all. Illinois made 12 layups, Indiana 14. Both made the same amount of threes. Illinois made 5 extra 2 point jumpers, and took 8 additional shots (9 threes, IU had one additional 2-point attempt than Illinois).
  2. bukie
    The Illini typically don't get into foul trouble. Other than the Minny OT game where Leonard fouled out on the single worst play of the year, the highest # of fouls Illinois has been called for was 18. Today? 30. Nobody's saying Illinois should've shot more FTs. Just constant bailout calls kept Paul and Leonard on the bench for 10 minutes each. Call me crazy, but I have to think the 27 shot FT difference was a major deciding factor in the game.
  3. bukie
    No, they didn't. 42 free throws and 28 fouls suggests they got away with nothing. You may not want to hear it, but it was one of the more one-sided officiated games of the year. How else were they going to call it? Over 1/2 of Illinois shots were jump shots over 16 feet. Over 1/2 of IUs were layups. Illinois let IU to the rim at will. How do you even up the FTs in a game like that. Not agreeing with the original post. Don't think Illinois got away with anything, but it's not like IU was hacking guys at the rim because Illinois didn't even try to get there for the most part....while on the other end, they did nothing to stop Hulls and Oladipo. Hulls and Oladipo had full confidence after the first 5 minutes that any time they drove the lane, even if the shot didn't fall they'd get bailed out with a foul call. Every time.
  4. bukie
    Feet set or not, you can't throw an elbow into the defender and initiate contact. Anywhere but Bloomington it's an offensive foul.
  5. bukie
    No, they didn't. 42 free throws and 28 fouls suggests they got away with nothing. You may not want to hear it, but it was one of the more one-sided officiated games of the year.
  6. bukie
    That game was like Arizona 2001 all over again. And there is no Penn State game at home.
  7. bukie
    Forty free throws. FORTY.
  8. bukie
    Archer came in at around 63, I believe. Okay, okay, but other than Lee and Archer, what have the Romans done for us?
  9. bukie
    True, that's the one former Cub prospect in the top 100. I was mostly going for top 5 overall and the Cubs.
  10. bukie
    The game will be won or lost on which of Zeller/Leonard can rebound more Brandon Paul misses.
  11. bukie
    The only one that's really clear is the White Sox at 30th.
  12. bukie
    Also, Law's Cubs top 10: 1. Anthony Rizzo, 1B (36) 2. Brett Jackson, OF (89) 3. Javier Baez, SS (95) 4. Trey McNutt, RHP 5. Zach Cates, RHP 6. Welington Castillo, C 7. Dillon Maples, RHP 8. Josh Vitters, 3B 9. Reggie Golden, OF 10. Matt Szczur, CF
  13. bukie
    ESPN's top 100 by Keith Law (Insider) Notables: 1. Mike Trout, LAA 2. Bryce Harper, WAS 3. Matt Moore, TB 4. Manny Machado, BAL 5. Shelby Miller, STL 36. Anthony Rizzo, CHC 89. Brett Jackson, CHC 95. Javier Baez, CHC EDIT: He didn't rank Darvish or the Cubans.
  14. bukie
    Grant Wahl just tweeted that the USMNT has scheduled a friendly against Brazil on May 30 in Landover, MD. He also mentioned that the new CONCACAF president wants to change/eliminate the Gold Cup, and combine efforts with the CONMEBOL Copa America in an effort to provide more consistent challenges for the better CONCACAF teams (basically USA and Mexico).
  15. bukie
    "Look, guys, the NBA is totally viable here in New Orleans! See? Will Ferrell!" - David Stern
  16. bukie
    Hawaii is as far west as you can get, and it's very mountainous. Not your best work. I'd have mentioned San Diego State, but they're leaving. Hawaii is the biggest outlier in the MWC going forward, being nowhere near the Mountain time zone. Alternately, Fresno, CA isn't so much mountainous either.
  17. bukie
    Keith Law ranking the MLB farm systems. (Insider) Spoiler: Not a fan of the Cubs system, but hates the White Sox system.
  18. bukie
    They're going to show him the center field home run celebration diorama, aren't they.
  19. bukie
    At this point, the only real accurate conference name is Conference USA, mostly by default. Big Ten - 12 teams Big 12 - 10 teams Big East - Now accepting SMU and Houston Atlantic Coast - Now includes Pittsburgh Pacific 12 - Now with Utah and Colorado Southeastern Conference - I suppose Missouri is southeast of a few states. Atlantic 10 - 14 teams Mountain West - I suppose technically Hawaii is in the west, and it has a volcano... Western Athletic Conference - Louisiana Tech in in the western half of Louisiana, I suppose Heck, even the Sun Belt conference includes Western Kentucky.
  20. bukie
    The Big East. Emphasis on the big.
  21. bukie
    you don't sound like you understand what you're talking about You say that like it'll stop him from mocking things he doesn't understand.
  22. bukie
    Fine, next time I'll just lay it on a little thicker.
  23. bukie
    Because in the current system you don't get a chance to slip up. Even one loss in the middle of the year can blow your chance at winning your conference division, at which point you can just write off your chance at playing for the championship.
  24. bukie
    Thus marks the best football idea the Big Ten has had since it decided to pursue expansion.
  25. bukie
    This one was on the defensive gameplan. Just terrible.
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