Heads22 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 QUOTE (JuiceCruz16 @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 01:07 PM) Probably so, and that may account for more respect being given to his feelings toward Iowa State. The people who are familiar with Iowa State and Ames in general, where his parents work and he has had relationships with the program are the closest. I doubt Barnes would like to alienate or act disrespectful to the possibility of being a Cyclone to them. Hey, I would never say never, but it seems from most following his recruitment thet Iowa State is more a familiarity thing and he is showing them respect, but not a top contender. I would much rather see him there then Duke though, so good luck if UNC can't win him over to wear Carolina blue. Barnes has kept it pretty close to the vest about his feelings to this point though, so I wouldn't be shocked to see him end up anywhere left on his list. His dad isn't really a big part of his life anymore. His mom works in the music department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuiceCruz16 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Barnes, Mcadoo and others will have a big weekend at Carolina along with their current verbals as the alumni game to celebrate the 100th year is drawing big intreset. The rosters are pretty impressive for the game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Should be an amazing weekend for Barnes. BLUE TEAM Shammond Williams Ed Cota Ty Lawson Vince Carter Dante Calabria Jawad Williams Wayne Ellington Rashad McCants Brandan Wright Sean May WHITE TEAM Brendan Haywood Raymond Felton Bobby Frasor Jackie Manuel Jeff McInnis Danny Green Marvin Williams Rasheed Wallace Antawn Jamison Jerry Stackhouse "Coaches expected to attend include Larry Brown, John Kuester, George Karl, Dave Hanners, Pat Sullivan and Phil Ford. A host of other former players, including Ademola Okulaja, Hubert Davis, Eric Montross and Julius Peppers are expected to attend but will not play." Michael Jordan will also be in the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 10:31 PM) People close to the program: Both. People close to Barnes: ISU slightly more than Duke. Why be Elton Brand when you can be Marcus Fizer? Why be Shane Battier when you can be Fred Hoiberg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuiceCruz16 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 16, 2009 -> 12:32 PM) Why be Elton Brand when you can be Marcus Fizer? Why be Shane Battier when you can be Fred Hoiberg? I hope he is thinking like that! Duke appears to be the leader but the normally tight lipped Barnes and family are openly impressed about their trip to Carolina for the alumni game. He mentioned sitting 15 feet from Jordan and watching Vince Carter put on a show during the game, and how his family was wowed with all that the Carolina "family" has to offer. The Heels are making a big impact on the Barnes family, but he still seems to be Dukes' to lose at this point. Edited September 16, 2009 by JuiceCruz16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 QUOTE (JuiceCruz16 @ Sep 16, 2009 -> 01:55 PM) I hope he is thinking like that! Duke appears to be the leader but the normally tight lipped Barnes and family are openly impressed about their trip to Carolina for the alumni game. He mentioned sitting 15 feet from Jordan and watching Vince Carter put on a show during the game, and how his family was wowed with all that the Carolina "family" has to offer. The Heels are making a big impact on the Barnes family, but he still seems to be Dukes' to lose at this point. He had a great in home with Roy last night, leading to a lot of good feelings about UNC's chances. It seems to be down to UNC and Duke with Kansas behind now, with UNC in the lead and visits to Duke and Kansas to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuiceCruz16 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Sep 16, 2009 -> 04:00 PM) He had a great in home with Roy last night, leading to a lot of good feelings about UNC's chances. It seems to be down to UNC and Duke with Kansas behind now, with UNC in the lead and visits to Duke and Kansas to go.I hope you are right, but I still think Duke is in the best position at this point. I see UNC cancelled their home visit with Jones though. Roy is amazing with his recruits, I hope we have another "surprise" like when Brandon Wright verballed at late night with Roy! Edited September 17, 2009 by JuiceCruz16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Well crap. Ryan Hare suspended indefinitely from the Salukis squad for some incident. Downer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 26, 2009 -> 10:58 AM) Well crap. Ryan Hare suspended indefinitely from the Salukis squad for some incident. Downer. Beat somebody up for messing with his girl. Fay also got a drinking ticket this past weekend so we'll see if anything happens with him. All of our players are banned from bars for a while now too which is a good thing considering Nick Evans and Carlton Fay spend almost as much time there as I do, and that's not a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik22 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 30, 2009 -> 01:28 PM) Beat somebody up for messing with his girl. Fay also got a drinking ticket this past weekend so we'll see if anything happens with him. All of our players are banned from bars for a while now too which is a good thing considering Nick Evans and Carlton Fay spend almost as much time there as I do, and that's not a good thing. Maybe Nick will have more time to practice not dropping rebounds and dribbling, as well as shooting. He was talking a lot of s*** at the rec today, he's cocky for someone that's proved nothing except being tall. I really do hope he will back it up this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 New book by ESPN uses Sagarin rankings to rate best all-time college basketball programs...the kicker...Illinois is 6th. Sagarin rankings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (Takes a breath of relief after checking to see who sat at #5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Oct 5, 2009 -> 05:24 PM) New book by ESPN uses Sagarin rankings to rate best all-time college basketball programs...the kicker...Illinois is 6th. Sagarin rankings I may be an Illini hater and all but how can you put them over any school that has multiple championships. Duke has 3 titles and still is below Illinois? Doesn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 If any of you were wondering. Getting UCONN season tickets, even as a student, is f***ing impossible. f***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Oct 5, 2009 -> 08:12 PM) I may be an Illini hater and all but how can you put them over any school that has multiple championships. Duke has 3 titles and still is below Illinois? Doesn't make sense to me. There are three teams in the Big Ten that are behind them don't deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Oct 5, 2009 -> 08:12 PM) I may be an Illini hater and all but how can you put them over any school that has multiple championships. Duke has 3 titles and still is below Illinois? Doesn't make sense to me. Because it is based on win loss record and the strength of teams you have played. Probably a similar formula to the RPI. Just shows how much Illinois has underachieved in the tournament more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 5, 2009 -> 11:38 PM) Because it is based on win loss record and the strength of teams you have played. Probably a similar formula to the RPI. Just shows how much Illinois has underachieved in the tournament more than anything. Sagarin talked with Katz yesterday and they discussed Illinois. Basically they've been a good program throughout the span of this report (from '38 to last year), so that's why they're really high. It's all about consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Oct 5, 2009 -> 10:36 PM) If any of you were wondering. Getting UCONN season tickets, even as a student, is f***ing impossible. f***. You go to UCONN? That place is f***ing awesome. Can't wait to get out there again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 09:47 AM) Sagarin talked with Katz yesterday and they discussed Illinois. Basically they've been a good program throughout the span of this report (from '38 to last year), so that's why they're really high. It's all about consistency. Duke was s***ty before Coach K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuiceCruz16 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 11:31 AM) Duke was s***ty before Coach K.I hate Duke, but they were far from s***ty before Coach K. They had some down times, for their standards, but other then Carolina, UCLA, and Kentucky along with possibly Kansas and Indiana nobody matches up with the consistency of Duke being a legit national championship contender throughout the history of their program. Edited October 6, 2009 by JuiceCruz16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Jeff Jordan will be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Wow, Iowa #10, interesting. They won't see that ranking any time soon cause they got s***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 So can any Illini fans tell me about Nnanna Egwu? Looks like he just committed. The Illiniloyalty board is acting like we just landed Patrick Ewing. All I know is this guy has only been playing ball for a few years and is extremely raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 10, 2009 -> 02:47 PM) So can any Illini fans tell me about Nnanna Egwu? Looks like he just committed. The Illiniloyalty board is acting like we just landed Patrick Ewing. All I know is this guy has only been playing ball for a few years and is extremely raw. Very raw, but a ton of talent. Perfect fit for the Illini IMO because he's a guy that needs coaching and development, and Weber and his staff should be able to do that. The 2009 class for Illinois is really good, the 2010 class is even better, but the 2011 class might be the topper if done properly. As for the obligatory talk about my school part of the post since everybody else did it, NIU should rebound this year after 3 horrible seasons. We won the MAC West in 2005-2006 and Sporting News predicts we will do it again this year, which I could certainly see happening. Of course, the MAC West absolutely blows, but I'll leave that small detail out . We should have one of the, if not the best backcourt in the MAC with Jake Anderson (first team all MAC player), Xavier Silias (Colorado transfer) and Tony Nixon (true freshman). Need somebody other than Sean Kowal to step up in the frontcourt though, and our free throw shooting percentage needs to go up and turnovers need to go down. Our first two games are at Northwestern and at Illinois (wow that will be weird for me, as will be the football game there next season). I am hopeful I can get to one of them if not both. Edited October 11, 2009 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Bradley Beal, number 7 recruit in 2011 class has decided to attend KU's late night over Illinois. I expect him to sign soon with KU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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