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<DIV>I don't like being negative, but if Tisdale and Davis were out of doors,
they might be accused of being statues. I can't believe how two guys this
far in their careers still aren't able to move side to side when
defending. They both would rather get close and "belly up" the opponent,
then get called for the foul and wonder why.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/25/2010 2:52:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jarbuck@ilstu.edu writes:</DIV>
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looked to me like he was afraid to move because they would call a foul if he
did.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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oskee-bounces@heins.net [mailto:oskee-bounces@heins.net] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Robert Mingee<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 25, 2010 12:47
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [Oskee] Hello NIT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Honestly, I'm not
sure there's going to be a point in Tisdale's career where he's not a
liability on defense. I'm encouraged by the progress he seems to be
making on the offensive end, but while he occasionally has good games on the
defensive end, I just don't see him ever becoming a dominant defensive force
inside. He got burned badly a couple of times against
Northwestern.<BR><BR>-- robert<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<DublPa@aol.com><BR><B>To:</B> oskee@heins.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Mon,
January 25, 2010 8:25:34 AM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Oskee] Hello
NIT<BR></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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it would help if Tis learned how to move his feet and bend his knees when
playing defense ( or is that an oxy moron)?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In a
message dated 1/25/2010 9:16:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jarbuck@ilstu.edu
writes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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anyone notice what Georgia did Saturday? </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Georgia 78 </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Tennessee 63</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The
bright spot of my weekend.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I
too, am disappointed, but think the NIT might be a better fit for us,
especially if we can learn how to win games. We seem to have no killer
instinct. The 3 juniors we expected so much from have been disappointing, to
say the least. McCamey makes very poor decisions some times. Davis seems to
have lost confidence. 2 rebounds? Tisdale needs to spend the summer with an
official learning how not to foul.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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oskee-bounces@heins.net [mailto:oskee-bounces@heins.net] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Robert Mingee<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:50
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [Oskee] Hello NIT</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Alright,
I'm as disappointed at this season as anyone, but let's not get carried
away. It would take a collapse of truly monumental proportions at this
point to not get invited to the NIT. While I am probably most
disappointed in Bruce this year, given that we show a lot of the hallmarks
of an undisciplined team, and that falls on coaching, I still believe in him
enough to feel certain he will not let this season sink that low.
Honestly, that's probably a better place for this team, because they have at
least a chance of some level of success, vs a likely first round exit in the
dance.<BR><BR>I thought Northwestern looked like a better team this game
compared to when they came here, which makes sense given they were at home
this time, but it still seems clear we've got the superior talent. For
the first time in quite some time, the whole is much less than the sum of
the parts this year, and that's just sad. It all falls down to the
lack of a real leader on the floor, because I'm sorry, McCamey is not that
guy. He has improved in many ways this year, and really does seem to
be giving it his all most of the time, but he's just not a floor leader in
the mold of Dee or Chet.<BR><BR>Someone else talked about playing the
freshmen more, and Griffey has already been getting a lot more minutes of
late, and looking OK. Maybe he'll start pushing Davis to do better,
because honestly, he's been a disappointment more often than not since the
start of the conference season, if not even a bit earlier.<BR><BR>This team
WILL be better next year, even if the incoming freshman don't contribute
much. Tisdale is playing more within his strengths now, McCamey has
his head on straight, and the freshmen from this year will improve, even if
none of them step up to be the floor leader we need. That's the one
thing that may still hold us back from reaching our full potential again
next year, but there's little doubt in my mind we'll be better than this
year. Davis is the one guy that seems to be at best staying at the
same level, and at worst regressing, and it's probably mental, because he's
got the skills.<BR><BR>-- robert</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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Ken Hillary <kdh8@cornell.edu><BR><B>To:</B> Fighting Illini Sports
Enthusiasts List <oskee@heins.net><BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun, January 24,
2010 9:26:03 AM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Oskee] Hello NIT<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>Is
the NIT even a lock????<BR><BR>And next year we effectively have the same
team, with the addition of <BR>some supposedly great freshmen. But the good
freshmen this year didn't <BR>help move us to a different level... Can they
mature....<BR><BR>Todd Sweet wrote:<BR>><BR>> Afraid you’re right
Kevin. About the only thing that could get us in <BR>> now would be to
run (most of) the table or win the Big Ten Tourney. <BR>> Very
disappointing. I certainly didn’t expect us to win a title this <BR>>
year, but I never thought this team would miss the tourney. I think <BR>>
what upsets me the most is that we got beat last night by a team <BR>>
simply because they wanted it worse than we did. Even after we lost <BR>>
the lead at the end (which should have never happened), we played very
<BR>> casually and without a sense of urgency.<BR>><BR>> Todd
S<BR>><BR>>
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*From:* <A title=mailto:oskee-bounces@heins.net href="mailto:oskee-bounces@heins.net" target=_blank>oskee-bounces@heins.net</A> [mailto:<A title=mailto:oskee-bounces@heins.net href="mailto:oskee-bounces@heins.net" target=_blank>oskee-bounces@heins.net</A>] *On <BR>> Behalf Of *Kevin
Kemna<BR>> *Sent:* Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:13 PM<BR>> *To:* <A title=mailto:oskee@heins.net href="mailto:oskee@heins.net" target=_blank>oskee@heins.net</A><BR>> *Subject:* [Oskee] Hello
NIT<BR>><BR>> Well the Illini had an 8 point lead in the second half
and blew several<BR>><BR>> Chances to extend that lead then we let the
Wildcats back into the game.<BR>><BR>> I thought with Richardson and
Paul coming alive this game<BR>><BR>> We could build on
it.<BR>><BR>> Kevin<BR>><BR>>
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