‘Illini Basketball’ Archive

Senior Sendoff May 17, 2012 2 Comments

Chris Gandy. Kevin Turner. Jerry Hester. Jack Ingram. Warren Carter. Trent Meacham. Tyler Griffey. DJ Richardson. Those are the two names I want to add to the first list. The list of “guys who put it all together as seniors.” I love nothing more than a Nate Bussey-like senior year. Relative obscurity, never quite there, [...]

The Offseason May 7, 2012 17 Comments

Wrote a couple things this weekend. One post was a complaint about Bruce Weber telling a Kansas reporter that Illinois “would have made the NCAA Tournament” if Mike Thomas had shown him support in the middle of the losing streak. My post was very HE’S DOING IT AGAIN. But I’ve written that post 12 times [...]

34 Minutes April 27, 2012 14 Comments

A day like yesterday happens, and I have 34 minutes to blog.  34 minutes until I have to leave and won’t be near a computer for 24 hours.  Having a job sucks.  Why can’t I just dream about Illini sports all day? WHY DO I NEED MONEY AND FOOD? Now I have 33 minutes to [...]

Easy Post April 13, 2012 3 Comments

Easy Posts are when I join someone on the radio or on a podcast and I can just come over here and be all “hey go listen to me talk”.  This is another one of those. I had the opportunity to join Eric Loy on WDAN (Danville) this week to talk some Groce and some [...]

Please Stop April 9, 2012 39 Comments

Speak no ill of the dead. Focus on the future, not the past. All of these stop signs are in front of me, but I can’t not blow right past them. Bruce Weber keeps talking, lies keep being spun, and I have to say something. If you’re not interested in any of that, please stop [...]