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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I think that when we play teams that don’t know all of our “stuff”,
we’ll be much better off. Depending on matchups, I can still see this team
winning twice in the NCAA tournament. Strangely, I think two wins in that
tournament might be easier to come by than two wins in the BTT. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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oskee-bounces@heins.net [mailto:oskee-bounces@heins.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>gtillini95@aol.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 08, 2009 2:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> oskee@heins.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oskee] Sigh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>You make valid points
John. Guess I'd say "tinker" may be a stronger word
than "mess" when describing the adjustments I'd like to see
made;-) <br>
<br>
Maybe it all depends on how we became successful this season and if that
translates into postseason success. An element of the Henson years that
bothered me is that we had successful regular seasons and flopped in
March. Purdue fans during the Keady era had similar issues. Many of
the Purdue teams manufactured success, but really weren't playing
well enough to win outside of the conference. <br>
<br>
The NU game at Evanston bought us some more time at the top, but it highlighted
real flaws too. The difference between top and bottom in the Big Ten is
razor thin. I hope I'm wrong, but we've gotten by at times this year with
smoke and mirrors. Better than expected, of course, but tournament play
is a completely different bird. I say tinker!<br>
<br>
OWW!<br>
<br>
GT <br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: John Livengood <jdlive@yahoo.com><br>
To: Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List <oskee@heins.net><br>
Sent: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:51 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Oskee] Sigh<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Not sure why you want to start messing with what has been a
pretty successful thing? 23-8, the loss to PSU was the first time we'd lost 2
in a row all season, and we really didn't play that poorly vs MSU or PSU. Brock
played more minutes Thursday anyway and played well. I don't think it matters
that much who starts, he'll get more minutes if that's the more effective
lineup. If Meacham isn't hitting shots, Brock is probably the best option to
get more time. <o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> "<a href="mailto:gtillini95@aol.com">gtillini95@aol.com</a>"
<<a href="mailto:gtillini95@aol.com">gtillini95@aol.com</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:oskee@heins.net">oskee@heins.net</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 6, 2009 8:51:07 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oskee] Sigh<br>
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Maybe playing on a neutral court from here on out will make a difference,
but the offensive inconsistency we've seen from the current starting five
doesn't lead me to believe we're going to see anything beyond the second
round in either upcoming tournament. <br>
<br>
Maybe it's time to send the kids a message. The beauty of the
BTT is that it gets everyone into a one-and-done mindset before the Big
Dance. It's March and timid isn't going to cut it. What if we plug
Calvin into the starting lineup? Crank up the defense, get a few
additional points and light a fire under the zombies. <br>
<br>
What's the worst that can happen, we score 32 points? <br>
<br>
Time to light a fire coach. Shake things up an start Calvin.<br>
<br>
OWW!<br>
<br>
Geoff <br>
<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: DJField <<a href="mailto:djfield0@yahoo.com">djfield0@yahoo.com</a>><br>
To: Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List <<a href="mailto:oskee@heins.net">oskee@heins.net</a>><br>
Sent: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:58 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Oskee] Sigh<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Yes, a real downer there. We do need something positive to
happen in the B10 tournament to get a little momentum going. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have to wonder how the big dance is going to be
officiated. Only the big ten seems to be intent on letting the guys bang
it out. Other conferences like to see free throws. The thing that keeps
nagging at me is that we are a very good defensive team, but if we start
mixing it up big ten style, and getting into foul trouble we'll have
another UI/Washington (2006) disaster. And I still don't trust our free
throw shooting to hold up.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Our "balanced offense" is very misleading. Yes
we get scoring from all corners, but it seems like when it stalls out for
some, it stalls out for everyone. A couple of wins in the dance will happen
only if the whole team is hot.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Still time to build some optimism. And a week off might
not be a bad thing at this point.<o:p></o:p></p>
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--- On <b>Fri, 3/6/09, Robert Mingee <i><<a href="mailto:mingee@swbell.net">mingee@swbell.net</a>></i></b>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: Robert Mingee <<a
href="mailto:mingee@swbell.net">mingee@swbell.net</a>><br>
Subject: [Oskee] Sigh<br>
To: <a href="mailto:oskee@heins.net">oskee@heins.net</a><br>
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 9:59 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Talk
about ending the regular season with a whimper. Just when I feel like
we've turned the corner and can finally close out tough games, we fall on our
face like this. I just knew Davis was going to blow that FT. I
like his skill improvement a lot obviously, but IMHO he's still got a ways to
go in the area of mental toughness. Even with a little help from the
refs (basically 4 points spotted to us in a very short period) we just
couldn't get it done. I think at this point I'd have to agree with
Lavin and give the nod to DeChellis as BT COY, but Bruce is a close second.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Overall,
I'm thrilled with the way the season has turned out, because I'd have laughed
at the idea of finishing top 3 in the conference at the beginning of the
season, but it's still pretty clear that this team has limitations that will
keep it from getting too far in the postseason. We just don't have a
reliable scoring threat who shows up every game, nor do we have a reliable
person who can always create offense either for themselves or the rest of the
team. I guess that's to be expected when the core of your talent is
still sophs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Personally,
I think Lavin was smoking crack thinking we had any shot at a 3 seed anyway
-- we'd have had to beat MSU on our own floor and win out from there to have
any hope of that, and even then it was a longshot, IMHO.. Clearly we've
got a spot sewn up in the dance no matter what happens now, but in a lot of
ways, I'd like to win the BTT to let these guys get a strong taste of winning
acomplishment toward the end of the season, so that confidence and
expectation of winning can carry over into next season and be instilled in
the new guys coming in. But I'm not really expecting us to win it, and
I'm not expecting to last beyond the first weekend of the dance. If we
do, that's great, but my expectations for the season have been so far
exceeded, wishing for more now just seems greedy :-).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It's
all gravy from here! Go Illini -- prove me wrong!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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robert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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