whitesoxfan99 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) Bill Cole has committed to the Illini 4* on Scout (only have their top 50 up) 4* and #85 on Rivals Edited December 13, 2005 by whitesoxfan99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Iowa State has the potential to be REALLY GOOD next year. They return everyone with the exception of two seniors who avg less than 5 pts a game, while getting the #2 Minnesota player and the nation's highest scoring player from last year, Lawrence Westbrook with 41 ppg. I'll be a little surprised if ISU doesn't make a tourney run if they aren't among the favorites in the Big 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 09:48 PM) Bill Cole has committed to the Illini 4* on Scout (only have their top 50 up) 4* and #85 on Rivals YAYAYA Gordon+Cole+Rose in 1 class??? WOW Edited December 13, 2005 by WHarris1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 10:28 PM) YAYAYA Gordon+Cole+Gordon in 1 class??? WOW Gordon is good, but I'm not sure he is good enough to add twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 10:36 PM) Gordon is good, but I'm not sure he is good enough to add twice f***in finals studying - screwin' with my head. Lemme try again... Gordon+Cole+ROSE= Just gotta land Rose now. Edited December 13, 2005 by WHarris1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Now if we just get Rose, we'll be in real good shape. Good stuff on the recruiting front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 another great get for coach weber. welcome to the family bill. good to see the recruiting tide turning. i'm sure 10-0 after 37-2 doesn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Alrighty, Buckeye fans, what can I look forward to this Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 10:38 PM) f***in finals studying - screwin' with my head. Lemme try again... Gordon+Cole+ROSE= Just gotta land Rose now. But Bruce can't recruit!!! :rolly I think the Illini are going to get Rose as well, and that is some kind of recruiting class.....the cupboard is filling up in a hurry. (Btw, that comment wasn't directed at you WHarris, just a general comment towards the Weber haters). Edited December 13, 2005 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 New Bracketology up...don't know how many of you pay attention to this, but it's always interesting to see how things could shake down: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/...ts/13397268.htm Rotating days over for Big 10 tourney Chicago or Indy will be stable site starting in ’08. By Pete DiPrimio Memo to cities wanting to host the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament — if you’re not Chicago or Indianapolis, forget it. “It’s just those two sites,” Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said. “I don’t want to give others false hope.” That means cities such as Detroit and Minneapolis and Columbus, Ohio, won’t get a shot when conference officials meet this spring to decide where the tournament will be held after the current contract expires in 2007. Chicago and Indianapolis have rotated hosting the four-day tournament for the last five years. Indianapolis will host it this March at Conseco Fieldhouse. Chicago will get it in 2007 at the United Center. But those rotating days appear to be over because of the desire to improve tourney attendance. “I think we’ll have one site for a period of time, say, four to eight years,” Delany said. “We weren’t growing as much as we wanted. Maybe we contributed to that by not having a stable site. We’re hoping for a hard sellout.” Chicago would seem to have the edge because of the United Center’s 23,509 seating capacity compared with Conseco Fieldhouse’s 18,996, but that’s not etched in stone. “It depends on what our coaches, athletic directors and presidents think,” Delany said. “We’ll consider the cost and location. “Chicago is the biggest city that is most friendly to college sports. Indianapolis has a great venue and it’s hosted Final Fours.” Attendance peaked in 2001, when the tournament drew a record 109,769 in Chicago. That was an average of 21,954 for the five sessions. Last year’s event, also in Chicago, drew 109,250. That stopped a three-year attendance slide, and much of it was due to the success of Big Ten champ Illinois, which was ranked No. 1 for much of the season and didn’t lose until the final game of the regular season. Last year was also the first time the Big Ten tourney had led the nation in attendance. It out-drew similar events in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference. “It was a great year,” Delany said, “and a lot of it was tied to Illinois’ success. We want to (lead the nation in conference tourney attendance) every year.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 05:28 AM) Alrighty, Buckeye fans, what can I look forward to this Saturday? i'm not a buckeye fan but i live out here so i'm pretty familiar with ohio state. their best guy is terence dials, a 6-9 post player. dials is a beast and is among the best big men in the big ten along with davis, augustine and killingsworth. complementing dials is some pretty good outside shooting. osu had 10 threes in the second half last night against a dogs*** norfolk state team. the best outside shooting is guard sylvester mayes, although he comes off the bench. mayes is a juco transfer playing his first year. you should also keep an eye on je'kel foster, a very strong outside shooter and a good "glue" player for them. osu's point guard is jamar butler. he's good and talented and runs the team well. he's also offensively talented but not always asked to do that. i'm not sure how good osu is this year because they haven't played anybody. their best wins are over virginia tech and st joe's, and an overtime win over butler. the isu game will also be osu's third of the week. they played norfolk last night, belmont wednesday then come back with isu saturday. this is by far their busiest week so far. also, osu just finished finals, so they won't have that distraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Well, tOSU will get to shoot all they want against the 2-3 zone. The game is on ESPN2 this Saturday. Watch for ISU sophomore Rahshon Clark (the guy on the left in my sig) - he is one of the most exciting players to watch in the nation. Shooting something over 60%, over 40% from 3pt and was just Big 12 player of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 Yeah, as it looks right now, tOSU is the best shooting team in the B10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Let's hope a little Hilton Magic travels south to Des Moines. Greasy, you still working on your end of the Indiana - ISU home and home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 02:47 PM) Let's hope a little Hilton Magic travels south to Des Moines. Greasy, you still working on your end of the Indiana - ISU home and home? Haha, I've had these things called finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 02:01 PM) Haha, I've had these things called finals. No excuse. Sounds like I may have to watch the Illiana games this season. Any on national tv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 02:09 PM) No excuse. Sounds like I may have to watch the Illiana games this season. Any on national tv? One is ESPN the other is CBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 02:11 PM) One is ESPN the other is CBS Eh, I have to punch in two digits for ESPN as opposed to one for CBS. Looks like I'll only watch the CBS one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 10:22 AM) http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/...ts/13397268.htm From this casual observer. There appears to be far more people in attendence when it's held in Chicago. It looked pretty desolate last time it was in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 04:10 PM) From this casual observer. There appears to be far more people in attendence when it's held in Chicago. It looked pretty desolate last time it was in Indy Yeah, I'd obviously prefer it to be in Indy, but I'll be surprised for it to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 DePaul Blue Demons vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Tuesday, December 13th, 8:00 p.m. CST Winston-Salem, NC Television – ESPN – Announcers – Dave O’Brien & Rick Majerus Radio - WSCR AM 670 Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 03:10 PM) From this casual observer. There appears to be far more people in attendence when it's held in Chicago. It looked pretty desolate last time it was in Indy Obviously there are a ton of Illinois grads in Chicago, but from what i hear there is a pretty good group of Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio St grads as well...maybe a few more schools but i'm really not too sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Bill Cole has been compared to Brian Cook because they are post players who can dribble and shoot threes. I would be happy if he turned out to be Brian Cook II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinilaw08 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 04:44 PM) Bill Cole has been compared to Brian Cook because they are post players who can dribble and shoot threes. I would be happy if he turned out to be Brian Cook II Yeah, Cole is a very nice commit, don't get me wrong, but Brian Cook was Mr. Basketball in the state of Illinois his Sr. year and was Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Could Cole develop into as good of a player as Cook, absolutely. But to compare them at this point is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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