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QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 4, 2005 -> 10:07 PM) Other teams will get stronger an Ill doesn't have anybody coming in. With a wife and kids, I'm gone. Absolutely true. They are only ahead of MSU and Northwestern in recruiting in the Big Ten. They're all the way at 132 overall in the nation. Hell, Tim Floyd probably has a better recruiting class at USC than the Illini have. I don't remember the last time a losing team in the championship game getting blue chipper recruits in the next 2 years that wasn't already a huge program. I honestly, don't see Illinois getting better recruits than they did when they had Lon Kruger there.

Like MJ and the Bulls said after their 72-10 reg season in 96. It don't mean a thing without the ring. The same applies here. Even though I'm a huge Illini fan, you don't get a 37 wins banner or rings or trophy. The one game that mattered, they didn't win, so I can't give them propz. It's killing me too.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Apr 4, 2005 -> 09:58 PM) He ahs been a pimp all year and i wish the best of luck to him in the nba. I am not gonna blame this game on any one player. It was a team effort good or bad. I won't blame him. I think he just missed them. Everyone equates missed shots in the 4th with being a non-clutch player. He was clutch. The shot just didn't fall. If anyone I blame is Dee Brown for being wwwaaaaaaaaaaaay too damn passive in the last 5 minutes. He had two open 3's and didn't have the balls enough to shoot or even look to shoot them. btw, for the DeRon thing, I'm just saying, that's just me. And no, I'm not saying that because I'm mad he's leaving. If I seriously had his ability and came that damn close, I'm going for it all again, one more year.

Oh yeah, 12-38 from threes. 38 FREAKING THREES. That's not good.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Apr 4, 2005 -> 09:36 PM) Please, I would take the money too. The best thing he could do for HIMSELF would be to go pro and support his family IMO. He gains nothing from staying in college another year. He's on a free ride anyway? You're implying that his family is poor for some reason. Do you have any inside info?? Are they poor. Seriously, coming that close and knowing I have another year of eligibility left and that I could go one more year without living in a huge mansion or having that range rover, I wouldn't think twice. Unless my family was piss poor, I would stay. Maybe that's the competitive spirit in me.

I'm not going to school tommorow. I'm sooooo depressed.

Homecourt advantage and we couldn't get the job done. I wish DeRon would say, "F this, I'm coming back and we're going to win this" Too bad he wants the money.

Missed. Game over. They had a very nice look there too. Just for some reason it isn't falling. Congrats on a good season. Hopefully one day, they get the talent of UNC one day.

They need to let it go down to about 12 seconds and then get an open 3 unless there is a wide open 2. I have a feeling there will be a jump ball.

Told you they would F it up. OMFG. We all saw it once 4 UNC players were playing defense by looking at Luther's eyes.

Waste some time.

Illinois just can't hit a shot. They need to create somehow inside and unless the three is wideopen, you just keep it inside. You're only down by 2 with 50 seconds left, not by 5. I have a feeling they're going to "F" this possession up, hugely.

Tipped in by an Illini player from what I saw. Take some time.

So much for hold and getting a good possession.

Hold and get a good possession.

Get a stop. I don't know how. I just hope somehow it happens.

They need to continue to shoot the 3 from the top of the key against that 1-3-1 zone. That's going to be the best shot they have and time is ticking.

3 from top of key.

PUSH OFF????????!!!!!!!!!!!! C'mon, he has to be able to bump May back.

We need at least 3 good stops.

UNC has ice in their veins.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Apr 4, 2005 -> 09:06 PM) This is where Illinois is missing Randle..... and possibly regretting not getting Shaun Pruitt more minutes this year. They wanted Pruitt to red shirt. Did he actually? If he didn't then Weber just wasted him.

QUOTE(Nokona @ Apr 4, 2005 -> 09:05 PM) Since Everyone else quit. I L L I N I

With May coming back in, the Illini need to set pick and rolls with Powell. Make him come out and if he don't take a shot. Powell could sink it.

Augustine gives the Illini nothing. They need to bump and bump him hard.