greasywheels121 Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 11:55 AM) While I agree, I think there will be an adjustment period once White gets back as the teams learns to play together again. I am also really looking forward to Ben Allen getting more minutes. He's definitely a role player, but I think he'll be very good down the road, especially when his confidence to play inside grows. I like the potential I see with IU, but the road will not be without a few bumps along the way. I agree about Allen. He's been a very bright spot this year. I'd have no problem seeing him get more minutes. Allen and Killingsworth haven't been on the floor at the same time much, which I understand, because there's the potential of fouls. However, I wonder if we can ever see 3 big men on the floor at once when DJ's back. With Allen's shot, he'd have no problem playing as a small forward. That'd be fun to see, and I feel it could be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Indiana could very well win the conference if White and Marco stay healthy AND if they get consistent guardplay. But I have been very underwhelmed by the guards Indiana has, so they need to find somebody who can get it done at that spot in conference play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 QUOTE(aboz56 @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 07:50 AM) It was pretty damn funny yesterday at the game there was this IU fan I was talking to about the Big 10. So I say I think the order will go in the Big 10: 1) MSU, 2) ILL, 3) IU. He says, have you ever been to a game at Illinois? I say no. He says, well I have a few friends there who talked all of this crap last year when they had that good team so I finally gave in and went to a game there (pauses for a second) It's funny going there because you look up in the rafters and all they have is a final four banner from 1987 or whenever it was, then the rest is cobwebs. Just a random question; why does every single IU fan play the history card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 05:09 PM) Indiana could very well win the conference if White and Marco stay healthy AND if they get consistent guardplay. But I have been very underwhelmed by the guards Indiana has, so they need to find somebody who can get it done at that spot in conference play. I agree. But I think that will change when Vaden becomes more of a wing player once White gets back and as Ratliff continues to adjust to the broken hand. Ratliff doesn't look real athletic, but the guy can jump out of the gym and I think his upside is huge. How much of that we see this year remains to be seen. I'm optimistic, but you won't see me around here predicting any champinships just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 05:22 PM) Just a random question; why does every single IU fan play the history card? I can give you two answers... pick the one you like the best. 1. Have you ever seen me play the history card? 2. Because we have the card to play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 11:22 AM) Just a random question; why does every single IU fan play the history card? IMO, the history card only applies if you've experienced the history you are talking about. Do you think i play the Hawks history card to Blues fans? They've never won a cup, and we last won one in 1961. I could care less about titles that were won when i wasn't born/was very little and under a completely different regime. Also, we didn't just make a final four we made it to the national championship game. Bad year to do it, as both UNC and Illinois were 2 of the best teams in recent memory IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Loyola hosts Purdue tonight on Comcast Sportsnet at 7. Loyola has a real nice team (that IMO will represent the Horizon League in the dance) and I expect them to win this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Loyola beat Purdue 80-65, pretty much dominating and in control the whole game. Loyola is very talented for a Horizon League team and IMO could definitely win the league, make the dance, and give somebody fits once there. But.......Purdue is amazingly bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Luther at the Illini game in Portland Saturday night....(Rockets had a game at the Blazers Sunday). Great to see him there (was on camera during the game a couple times too) probably my all time favorite college hoops player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 12:56 AM) Luther at the Illini game in Portland Saturday night....(Rockets had a game at the Blazers Sunday). Great to see him there (was on camera during the game a couple times too) probably my all time favorite college hoops player. Plus, I like the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 The Indiana Daily is reporting Mike Davis said that DJ White should see floor time in the December 19 game against Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 ESPN/USA Today Poll 1. Duke (30) 9-0 774 2. Connecticut (1) 7-0 738 3. Villanova 6-0 716 4. Louisville 5-0 654 5. Memphis 7-1 613 6. Florida 9-0 595 7. Texas 8-1 591 8. Illinois 10-0 558 9. Oklahoma 5-1 529 10. Washington 8-0 501 11. Gonzaga 6-2 474 12. Michigan State 7-2 383 13. Boston College 6-2 354 14. UCLA 7-1 330 15. George Washington 7-0 306 16. Wake Forest 7-1 264 17. Maryland 7-2 259 18. Indiana 5-2 237 19. N.C. State 6-1 197 20. North Carolina 5-1 157 21. Nevada 6-1 126 22. Kentucky 6-3 119 23. Iowa 7-3 85 24. Wisconsin 7-1 75 25. Ohio State 4-0 62 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Michigan 58, Syracuse 58, Arizona 47, Pittsburgh 42, Houston 31, LSU 22, West Virginia 22, Bucknell 19, Ohio 15, Xavier 11, Notre Dame 7, Buffalo 7, Colorado 6, Kansas State 5, Air Force 5, Alabama 5, Iona 4, Clemson 4, Northern Iowa 3, Vanderbilt 3, NC Wilmington 2, New Mexico 1, Oklahoma State 1. DROPPED FROM RANKINGS Alabama 19, Arizona 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Not sure how Texas is ahead of Illinois after that abomination of a performance they put in at The Meadowlands Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzynski 12 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Illinois should be #5 not Memphis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 six big ten teams. not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hmm, not even one ISU vote surprises me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Texas is going to get killed by anybody that can shoot 3's. In a game early this year against West Virginia, they got KILLED from beyond the arc and only won because WV couldn't make a free throw in the last minute, and then we all saw the Duke game. Also, how is Kentucky ranked?? They blow. Also, I think we will find out as time goes on that #1 and #2 in this poll are in the wrong order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 01:52 PM) Texas is going to get killed by anybody that can shoot 3's. In a game early this year against West Virginia, they got KILLED from beyond the arc and only won because WV couldn't make a free throw in the last minute, and then we all saw the Duke game. Also, how is Kentucky ranked?? They blow. Also, I think we will find out as time goes on that #1 and #2 in this poll are in the wrong order. Texas will fall again at Hilton Coliseum in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 02:52 PM) Also, I think we will find out as time goes on that #1 and #2 in this poll are in the wrong order. That'd be interesting. I just hope UConn doesn't drop below #2 before, February 4th. UConn is in Bloomington for a non-conference game in the middle of the Big Ten schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 the pollsters will try to keep Duke, NC, Kansas, Kentucky and UCLA around as long as possible. I also think it has something to do with the Louisville matchup this weekend on CBS, two ranked teams sound so much more appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 03:09 PM) That'd be interesting. I just hope UConn doesn't drop below #2 before, February 4th. UConn is in Bloomington for a non-conference game in the middle of the Big Ten schedule. I wouldn't get too cocky. Marcus Williams will be back long before then, which should make UConn very difficult to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 03:18 PM) I wouldn't get too cocky. Marcus Williams will be back long before then, which should make UConn very difficult to beat. Haha, what about what I said was cocky? I just think it'd be fun for IU, being that it could potentially be the second #1 team to come to Bloomington in the span of a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 AP TOP 25 1 Duke 2 Connecticut 3 Villanova 4 Louisville 5 Memphis 6 Texas 7 Florida 8 Oklahoma 9 Illinois 10 Gonzaga 11 Washington 12 Michigan State 13 Boston College 14 UCLA 15 George Washington 16 Wake Forest 17 Maryland 18 Indiana 19 North Carolina 20 Nevada 21 North Carolina State 22 Iowa 23 Kentucky 24 Arizona 25 Houston Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 115, Ohio St. 108, Wisconsin 88, Pittsburgh 63, Bucknell 59, Syracuse 56, West Virginia 47, Clemson 27, Indiana St. 27, Xavier 27, Ohio 19, Iowa St. 16, Iona 14, Alabama 11, N. Iowa 11, LSU 7, Oklahoma St. 7, Arkansas 5, Buffalo 4, Vanderbilt 3, Missouri St. 2, Georgia 1, La Salle 1, Montana 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 02:35 PM) Haha, what about what I said was cocky? OH YOU KNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 The only top 25 action in CBB involved Big 10 teams. #24 Wiscy beat NC Wilmington 54-51. #25 tOSU beat Norfolk State 92-59. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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