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To diminish a player based on his appearance and/or his name is bush league. Whether or not you like him or the Illini, he is a tenacious competitor and an all B1G player. Having said that, if we can defend him well, and make his contributions unimportant in this game, that’d be great, and would...

Guess entitled priority only takes you so far!🙂 We are not even that many rows up. I’ll be easy to spot. Will be wearing MN hoodie.

Coleman Hawkins is (IMO) the soul of this Illini team and will give the Gophers fits. Payne not able to guard him, and he is much stronger than Garcia and can take him outside. As others have mentioned, we do not match up well at guard. Would need Christie to grow up quick. I will DVR because...

Well, I couldn’t have been more wrong on this (other than Tominanga not being a factor). We did not match up well, Gary was the dominant post player, and Garcia and Hawkins did not show mature leadership at the end. illinois will be even tougher with Coleman Hawkins and Shannon, 2 of the best...

Of course, in order to rack up assists, your teammates have to score.

Yes, but they are also better.

We stay out of foul trouble and Carrington (again) shuts down Tomaninga, we match up pretty well against the Huskers. Then Garcia and Hawkins give us the winning edge to overcome Nebraska home court advantage.

Apologize for not being clear, was referring to height/strength differential between a Arrington and Thornton. I believe Thornton is slightly taller and certainly stronger tan Hawkins. And yes, very good point about the 3s

Yes. I agree this is a key to the game. Thornton is much stronger than Hawkins and dominated him, taking him to the hoop in the first game. Putting BC on him would be a good move, as Braedon is about 4 inches taller and maybe nearly as strong. In addition, little question that Ben (and Garcia)...

In some ways the days of paper tix were far better. You could almost always walk up at or near game time and get a good deal on tix outside the arena. Miss the days of guys standing on the corner of Univ and Oak scalping tix.

So what section are you in? “Dying” to know. Party, party! Hey, I have an idea. How about if all GH contributors wear Gopher hoodies or t-shirts, either maroon or gold? That way we can identify each other. It will be like a club. We can high five each other and stuff. 🙂

True, not suggesting they were not good in the past. I have followed college basketball for a long time. This was one of the greatest wins in their program history and this year’s team is one of their best. All I am saying is that they are on the way back up to the top tier.

Last night Creighton beats UConn by 19. As we know, Wayzata h.s. star Jackson McAndrews headed there next year. Looks like he’s joining a program on the upswing.

So what section are you in? “Dying” to know.

Did you never listen to a post-game interview? Google the definition. Rick definitely fits the profile. I’m not going to write up a psychological report, just stating my opinion that the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Could not stand the guy and I know people associated with the program...

Section 124 is the lower bowl, just the corner. From past experience going to B1G tournaments, teams are assigned sections. My number is not that low. You have blessed friends. You must indeed be a holy man.

Yes, mens, (love the ladies, but not that much.) Agree it is frustrating! I called the ticket office about a month ago and was told the same thing. I actually never was notified. I just kept checking my Goohers app on my phone. Checked today and there they were: Under “future events.”

I don’t give him a pass on these comments, certainly not because of his age (younger than me, and I wouldn’t expect to be allowed to rip my friends, co-workers, or employees just due to senior status). IMO, Rick Pitino is a narcissist. Narcissistic parents tend to raise narcissistic kids. We...

I’m a season ticket holder. Our lower level package for the tournament are in the corner in Sec 124. They were supposedly assigned based on gopher Loyalty score. I have a reasonably low score, but those who also have football tix or give mega bucks have lower scores. The best seats are always...

Career game for Payne. He played with a lot of confidence and poise, not just on O, but on D, too, without silly fouls. Also thought Garcia, again, played great defense. Really was a team effort. Of course gotta clean up those late game lapses that give us all nightmares, but they played like...