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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 13, 2011 21:28:15 GMT -6
High scoring game, fun to watch. The game got a bit scary after the 23 point lead got cut down to 10.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 13, 2011 21:29:29 GMT -6
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Rawls
Junior
Everyone's Entitled To My Opinion
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Post by Rawls on Jan 13, 2011 21:33:35 GMT -6
Good game, definitely better offensive game, though the D wasn't as good as it can be. Especially in the post; too many 2nd/3rd chances. Tone & Ryan's alley-oop was amazing.
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Post by buppie05 on Jan 13, 2011 22:33:29 GMT -6
This is the type of games we should have been enjoying all year consistently with the level of talent on this team. I'm beginning to believe that as Kaylon Williams goes, so goes the team, as has been mentioned by someone else previously. Kaylon did his best Jimmer Fredette impression at the end of the half, and passed the ball pretty well all night. Maybe instead of taking open 3's at the edge of the 3 point line Kaylon should stick with guarded 27-30 footers  , of course what do I know, I was the same guy that said he wouldn't mind if Tony didn't take another 3 earlier in the season. Impressive Alley oop, I'm glad Allen is seeing more PT because we need his athleticism. Shake off that botched dunk Kelm, it happens to the best of us. As some mentioned, the defense wasn't the best in the world, as UIC had some stretches where they were getting a lot of open looks. That being said, our offense was our best defense tonight. The game wasn't as close as the score would indicate. Nice to see Rob let the guys be athletic and push the ball up when the opportunity presented itself, and also a huge kudos to the inside/outside balance we showed tonight. Great win all around, lets take care of business on Saturday and get back to being a winning team! |
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Post by Super King on Jan 13, 2011 23:41:23 GMT -6
Here's an excerpt from the book Fab Five about how UIC assistant coach Donnie Kirksey -- he was the one in the purple suit -- once used Juwan Howard's circuslike recruitment to Michigan as a means to make himself rich and circumnavigate NCAA recruiting regulations.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 13, 2011 23:47:44 GMT -6
Just finished watching the game.
Why are we taking digs at UIC? Our only concern at the moment should be our own program.
This team really needs to finish games better. I would have liked to have seen Kaylon return to the floor sooner as the margin approached single digits.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 13, 2011 23:53:41 GMT -6
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Post by jhart05 on Jan 14, 2011 0:04:37 GMT -6
"Shake off that botched dunk Kelm, it happens to the best of us."
The defender got a piece of the ball and knocked it slightly out of his hands.
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mwu
Sophomore
I am U-Dub U-M
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Post by mwu on Jan 14, 2011 0:24:00 GMT -6
jeter was right on when he stated the the boys could have finished the game better. we definitely took the foot off of the gas in the couple of minuets. against a stronger opponent ( or even if we didn't have the large cushion) we could have lost this game. let's hope the coaches beat that point home in the 36 hours or so before we play Loyola.
good game overall; nothing gets the crowd hype like an awesome jam/half-court shot at the buzzer!
kind of an endless debate around here but the students were even more absent than normal tonight.
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Post by Super King on Jan 14, 2011 0:56:06 GMT -6
I like UIC's story about the game. It acknowledges the loss and the mistakes UIC made, but makes certain to highlight some of the positive aspects of the team's performance. Also of note from this game: Zavion Neely was ruled academically ineligible for the rest of his senior year sometime before the game. He was at the Cell and even wore his pregame warmups, but ended up sitting in the crowd. |
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Post by PantherU on Jan 14, 2011 1:12:14 GMT -6
Zavion's a junior.
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Post by tyrunner0097 on Jan 14, 2011 9:44:04 GMT -6
Read JS today. FRONT PAGE plus pic of Allen's dunk, plus the 3 first small paragraphs! Awesome exposure!
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 14, 2011 10:18:11 GMT -6
The Panthers are now averaging 80 points in their wins and 50 points in their losses.
Wow! Call this group Team Extreme!
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Post by PANTHERfan on Jan 14, 2011 10:18:53 GMT -6
Fun game last night. It's great to see excitement, and a little swagger, back at the Cell. I hope the returning student body and general public take notice.
What a bizarre year of highs and lows. Despite that, I am convinced that this is a talented team. And the last five games have proven that they're a talented team worth watching.
Let's take care of Loyola before the schedule gets hairy.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 14, 2011 10:48:18 GMT -6
Of course there's talent on this team, my friend.
After all, only a handful of teams across the country have had seven players score 15 or more points in a game this season.
The team's issue seems to be its approach. As some friends here have suggested privately, this is an offensive-oriented team that at times has had a defense-first mindset thrust upon it.
Let these guys loose and let it rip. The way this squad played last night is the way it must play to be successful.
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, of course what do I know, I was the same guy that said he wouldn't mind if Tony didn't take another 3 earlier in the season. 
