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Illinois is only up 9 at the half. Refs are giving Wisconsin the game. That coming from a Purdue fan probably speaks volumes about how bad the officiating has been. I have no idea since I'm just following on line, but I have a feeling it's a good thing Wisky is shooting so poorly otherwise we'd be in full riot mode.
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Should be on 590 in St. Louis, but I of course can't seem to pick it up in my office.
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Lunardi still has Illinois in as the last at large. I'll be shocked if it stays that way unless they win at least 1 game and maybe 2 in the BTT.
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Small point, but championship teams don't get built on 1st round picks. Yes, they're important, but they get built by finding great value in your 3rd, 4th, and 5th round picks. Guys who aren't necessarily superstars, but guys who start and contribute for a decent period of time and don't cost a ton of money.
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Philly also signed TO and did they get that tackle from the Bills in a trade or FA? Those were both pretty high priced FA acquisitions.
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I PM'ed reggie as well and haven't heard anything. If I don't hear back from him by early tomorrow I'll make a pick then.
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And none of those players are ball handlers. Bertrand is apparently lacking in this area as well. Unless we take a PG for 2010 it'll be a lot of JJ. I've heard just the opposite. From what I've seen it sounds like Bertrand, while not a true PG, has the best handles of any of the guys brought in this year. That could be wrong, but it ounded like he was going to get the backup PG minutes this year has he been healthy.
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I can't wait until Hightower isn't allowed to ref anymore. He makes my life miserable. Not only is he an awful official, he's my wife boss.
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I think one of the Illini may have to get anally violated on the court to get a call. This game has been terribly officiated, and while OSU has gotten the better of the calls, it's been bad both ways.
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I wouldn't have had a problem with Ohno getting DQ'd if there was some consistency. The race he lost out on a medal in, he got pushed much harder than he "pushed" the guy last night, but because his balance was better and he stayed up, the guy didn't get DQ'd when he should have been. Even though Ohno didn't fall, the bump/push certainly cost him a medal. Just a little consistency would be nice, although when you change the head judge because his life is getting threatened, I guess things may be looked at differently.
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The way you're describing it really sounds like they may just be exhausted from a lack of depth and being so young and not used to a longer, more physical season. I have to think that's at least part of it, because giving up certainly doesn't strike me as being the MO of a Crean coached team.
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After the debate about the Purdue game earlier, I just want to make it clear that I'm not an Illini home when it comes to reffing. Michigan got screwed a couple times, most specifically when Tisdale banged into a guy shooting a layup and there was no call. They weren't a s bad a Aldrich dump trucking that guy from Colorado with no call, but they were definitely fouls.
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scarey, you were watching a different game than I was if that's what you saw. I'm normally not one to piss and moan about reffing, but it was bad in that game. The overall physicality that Purdue was allowed to play with and not get called for versus the fact that if somebody looked at Hummel wrong when he was in the post it was a foul was inexcusable. I'm not saying it was the determining factor in the game, but a lot of those call came at key moments that really hurt Illinois' momentum. Plus, nobody this side of Duke flops around as much as Kramer to get calls. That combined with how physical he plays and his constant "Who, me?" when he does get called just pisses people off. You're not getting sympathy about anything he does from anybody who's not a Purdue fan.
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I don't care where it is, I'd much rather have a 10 seed than an 8 or 9, regardless of who a 2nd round opponent might be.
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There were 4 or 5 calls in that game that really changed the complexion of the last 5 minutes. The 2 terrible blocking calls on Cole (only 1 was late), the charge call against DJ, the illegal screen against Davis, and probably a couple others I'm forgetting because I was throwing [expletive] at the TV I got so pissed. Those really made a huge difference in momentum and the way the last 5 minutes played out. If you think differently, you weren't paying attention, I don't care who you root for.
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Syracuse missed the tournament once with 10 Big East wins and I believe Penn State or someone else missed the tourney last year with 10 Big Ten wins. Syracuse doesn't ever count when they're on the bubble because they play 14 D2 teams in non-conference every year. I really think they'll get in at 11-7. Whether they beat Minny and Michigan or lose one of those and beat UW I don't think matters. Also, possibly one of the most homer reffed games I've ever seen today. Absolutely awful.
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I saw that. The only thing I noticed at a quick glance was the loss to Michigan and I was like, wait, we haven't even played them yet. Also, that traveling call on Iverson when he got under cut was amazingly BS.
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The easy thing is to go to a game, it's incredible. But if you can watch poker for longer than hockey, then maybe you are beyond help. Going to a game may just reinforce his hatred for watching it on TV since the experience live is so much better than TV. I think either you love hockey or you don't. Personally I don't love it, but there is no better sporting event to see live than a well played, hard hitting hockey game.
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Aside from all the stupidity on this page, Illinois probably wouldn't have won today with the way they played, but they don't get blown out of the gym if both teams shoot a normal % from the field.
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Aside from all the stupidity on this page, Illinois probably wouldn't have won today with the way they played, but they don't get blown out of the gym if both teams shoot a normal % from the field.
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Nothing to see there. Except for the Illini again not getting home court from the refs. Plus they're playing like ass.
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When this team brings it, it as good or better than any Big Ten team perhaps, they're starting to figure that out. It's an amazing difference when you have offensive skill at more than 2 spots. I have faith that Weber will get these guys to continue to play better defense as the season finishes, and if he does, there's no reason they don't get into the tourney and have a decent shot at the second weekend.
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Jut select the stuff you pasted in and click the code button. It's really pretty easy.
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ETA: Sorry, couldn't read it the other way.
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Not going to lie....This makes me happy. Gives us a fighting chance on Saturday instead of no prayer. If they can pull it off, it's good win for the resume, Lucas or not.