*** Official Illinois vs #4 IOWA STATE Game(day) Thread ***

[Cyclonepride]

Just re-watched and caught the post game- Prohm asked Gottlieb if his shoes were okay today lol

 

[NorthCyd]

This team is special folks. Sit back and enjoy this ride cause what we have here is eerily similar to our 2000 team.

At the risk of getting in to a protracted debate over this, I don't think those two teams are all that similar. Certainly not eerily so.

 

[Cydkar]

You think you're special cause you got in at Ill +8.5?

wut? Betting makes nobody special.

 

[cygrads]

I know the players wanted UAB but the win over a Big 10 school will look better on the resume in March.

 

[CysRage]

Just re-watched and caught the post game- Prohm asked Gottlieb if his shoes were okay today lol

Anyone have a video of it?

 

[CysRage]

I know the players wanted UAB but the win over a Big 10 school will look better on the resume in March.

This. Beating a bad UAB team by 50 isn't going to erase what happened last year. Beating 3 P5 schools our in our first 5 wins looks way better on paper.

 

[Wesley]

Agreed. Know who you are and what your strengths are. He doesn't necessarily draw a double team but kick it out if you have to make more than 2 moves to get a good shot.

He can improve his game as far as rim protector goes. A lot of times he is out of position and must swat at the ball.

 

[LindenCy]

3/5 wins against major conference foes and a 4th against a team that is a pretty good mid major. Great start to the year.

And I should have added all 3 wins on neutral floors.

 

[jcisuclones]

Just re-watched and caught the post game- Prohm asked Gottlieb if his shoes were okay today lol

He made a "come on man!" comment during the VT game broadcast referring to his shoes as "manager shoes"

 

[Die4Cy]

And I should have added all 3 wins on neutral floors.

Didn't seem all that neutral based on my TV, but I get what you are saying.

 

[Cyclonepride]

He made a "come on man!" comment during the VT game broadcast referring to his shoes as "manager shoes"

Yep, Prohm apparently caught that. Didn't see what shoes he wore for the championship though.

 

[LindenCy]

Didn't seem all that neutral based on my TV, but I get what you are saying.

That's definitely true :smile:, but will look good on our tournament resume.

 

[Rural]

The polos need work.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Didn't seem all that neutral based on my TV, but I get what you are saying.

ISU fans can't help it Va Tech fans suck. I left out Illinois because there were times in that game that they made just as much noise as ours did.

But really, geographically speaking, ISU was at the biggest disadvantage for fans traveling.

 

[keepngoal]

I think we got ILs best shot, and they petered out, as they played fast and loose for 3/4 of the game. We kept pushing and it paid off.

IL may end up being a good big10 team, but either way our non con should look very good come March.

 

[ISU42]

The polos need work.

Seriously, what are they doing?

 

[isufbcurt]

Sidenote: I saw Jameel announced he is taking a break from twitter. lol

 

[cyclonedave25]

Sidenote: I saw Jameel announced he is taking a break from twitter. lol

ShowTime ‏@ShowTime_McKay 2h
2 hours ago
Going off Twitter for a while nothing's going on just wanna focus on school and making my last year as special as possible see u in Houston



Great, he's transferring to Houston...

 

[cyrocksmypants]

I think we got ILs best shot, and they petered out, as they played fast and loose for 3/4 of the game. We kept pushing and it paid off.

IL may end up being a good big10 team, but either way our non con should look very good come March.

I think Illinois will end up being a pretty good team by year's end. Lewis, Hill and Thorne all seem like really good players. That Nunn dude was a stud. And I think Nunn was out for that Chattanooga loss, wasn't he?

As long as they can stay healthy, they've got some good pieces on that team.

 

[carvers4math]

Surely McKay knows that sometimes matchups dictate who plays and sometimes you need to have people who can shoot free throws on the floor, or else it is going to be a long season.