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Jeff Jordan was specifically NOT the desired candidate for heroism. Jeff hit a crucial free throw in the final minute of Illinois' victory (yes they won) over Wisconsin (repeating: Illinois won). At 1:12 Bruce Weber pulled Jordan away from the scorer's table, realizing he didn't want Jordan in the game during an offensive possession."He can't shoot free throws!" Weber yelled at Gary Nottingham and Wayne McClain. Jordan returned to the bench. When Jordan reached the charity stripe moments later, I …
| The Big Ten Tournament runs from Thursday through Sunday at Conseco Field House in downtown Indianapolis. If you've never gone, I recommend it. The area is nice and safe, and has interesting hotels and restaurants. You can park without paying a million dollars.
Over the course of a challenging year, I've learned to distinguish between the two varieties of Illini follower. Some want to know all the news. Some want just the best stuff — the good news! Lately I've been harangued for appealing only to the former group. Today, I want to make up for that. GOOD NEWS! All's well with the Illini! For the sixth season in seven, Bruce Weber has led his charges to a winning record. And it's not …
A couple of weeks ago, I agreed with the team's assessment of its anomalous loss to Ohio State: Just forget about it, and move on. The problem with losing to Minnesota at home is that this loss may very well prevent Illinois from moving on. On the bright side, the Illini could get another home game out of the deal. And that's good for those newspapers who can just afford to send their beat reporters to Champaign.
****CHECK BACK WITH THIS STORY SOON FOR UPDATES FROM UBBEN, INCLUDING RICHARD SEMRAU NEWS**** Most of the Illini showed up for the taping of Big Ten Network's Hoops on Campus Thursday night at the ARC (formerly IMPE). Flyin' Illini Kendall Gill joined a crew of eight to ten at the shoot, which took place on the middle of three indoor basketball courts in the northeast gym. The show will air tonight at 9 p.m. CST, just before its time to …
Robbie Hummel attempts a free throw in a game at West Lafayette on Saturday.
Demetri McCamey's evolution is not limited to the court. He's become a bit more relaxed, a bit more personal, a bit less general in his interviews. That's as good for him as it is for us in the media and you among the interested, because Demetri is more introspective and intelligent than you'd think from listening to him repeat typical mantras and coachspeak. In this clip he talks about scouting opponents in his free time, his NBA prospects, his high …
I'm with Bill Cole. Let's just forget about this game, and move on. We learned nothing new. Illinois lost because it made no shots, while Ohio State made every shot. So let's talk about the future instead. The sun will come out tomorrow!
A looseness embraced the Ubben Friday afternoon as the Illini men prepared for Ohio State. Jay Price joined the team for shootaround while media mingled and interviewed. He missed one 3-pointer that I saw. The rest were money. But isn't this typical of the slow, short white guy? Bubba sat for a serious interview. He's a scholarship athlete now. There's a whole new gravitas. Not to his personality, mind you. He's still fun. But don't be surprised if people begin …
Fire Bo Ryan! Last night in Madison, Wisconsin, Demetri McCamey delivered an all-time legendary performance. McCamey fired on all cylinders, and from everywhere on the floor. Illinois beat Wisconsin at Kohl. It might seem old hat to us — Illinois owns three of the six Ryan-era home conference losses — but it's still rare. In fact, you might want to bookmark this link. In years to come, you'll want to remind yourself of this night. In fact, most people have …
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Sometime between now and their first game in this year’s NIT, the Illini need to practice taking a shot before the game clock expires.
Can we please refrain from ever EVER comparing running a marathon to childbirth? Especially when the comparison is made by someone without a vagina? Kthx.
I think we are in. But being blown out again by OSU might give the selection comittee doubts. I dunno anymore.
Mark: You raise some interesting points. I’m impressed by anyone who runs a marathon, no matter their finishing time. It’s the commitment people show to accomplishing a goal they set for themselves that impresses me most. A sign I saw at the Illinois Marathon last year along…
April 9th can’t come fast enough!
Pheidippides wasn’t planning on running a marathon; that’s why he died. If he had known ahead of time that he’d be running 26 miles and followed a good training program for a year, stretched properly before the event, had bands and cheering people along the race route,…
Keep us posted on the latter!
The marathon is certainly a tough distance, but I imagine that it compares to childbirth. In any event, having completed the former, I will agree that it is an excruciating tastk. Should the opportunity arise, I will let you know how the latter compares.
Surprised you think it will take two wins. I think we have a shot to get in with another loss. The bubble is just a disaster this year, and we’ll float to the top even with one win.
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Great article. I’ve always found that by making it in the blender, I can be my typical impatient self and pour tons of oil in at once. It’s very forgiving that way, though not fool proof.
I will be at Danu this evening. And seeing as tomorrow - St. Pat’s - is my birthday, I will be celebrating with tons of green and fun!
Big Blue will actually be on 6-9, despite what is posted elsewhere. Then, hightail it over to Bentley’s!
Ahh - good point - I will plug them in the appropriate sections.
Yeeee! This sounds so fun! Any word on covers for any/all of these? Maybe SP could spring for punch cards and some discounts if we make it to all, eh?
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...and given the lack of smiley emoticons i chose to employ, that reads far more sarcastically than i ever intended (my apologies). i actually find this to be a great article and an interesting discussion, seriously : )
Once it leaves the basement, it is then called what? hmmm…....could it be mainstream? accessible? appealing on a mass-level? POP??? Quickly it will become a fad, over-saturate the media, and piss people off. Then everyone can write articles based on how that shit sucks, too. chickens are…
So John is seeing all comments as being authored by John. I am seeing all comments as authored by me. The first comment was Mysterious McDade who evidently acquired an Optimism Hat and is now seeing how it fits.
No, everyone is me! Muahahaha! I so didn’t make that first comment so I thought maybe someone was trying to get my goat, adding me to the staff. I hope jumping to that conclusion is forgivable. Yeah, uh, I guess I should say that I swear I…
I have reached Nirvana, I guess. Everyone is me.
Something weird is happening.
WTF guys? Does impersonating a user in the comments section run afoul of your commenting policy?
In general, I think music is much more interesting now than in 1995. I definitely am very glad contemporary music has expanded beyond the four-piece rock lineup that dominated much of the 90’s. The point of the above isn’t so much about a sound or an instrument…
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