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SATURDAY games thread

UCLA is over it. They aren't used to this kind of defensive pressure or physicality.
We going to have to pull the hat trick if we beat Illinois. Better put our high percentage shooting shoes on again if we are there for the sweet 16.
 
And yet we got idiots in our fanbase saying pope has pressure to win tomorrow and our media and fans are the reason cal left
It seems like we have a ton of fans who are dreamers and have zero basketball knowledge of what it takes to win, We have fans that think we are final four material. I wish we were but anyone with a basketball heartbeat knows this is not posible. UCLA just learned what a SEC defense looks like. If we had Tennessee's defense we could win the championship.
 
It seems like we have a ton of fans who are dreamers and have zero basketball knowledge of what it takes to win, We have fans that think we are final four material. I wish we were but anyone with a basketball heartbeat knows this is not posible. UCLA just learned what a SEC defense looks like. If we had Tennessee's defense we could win the championship.
Who have you specifically heard saying we have elite defense? I must have missed those posts
 
Honestly I’m getting kind of over some of it. The trolls are way over the top in overdrive. I have no idea how some people spend all their time on these boards talking about a program they no longer support
I want to win badly tomorrow but I also understand we have a roster held together by duct tape and that Illinois is a terrible matchup for us
 
It seems like we have a ton of fans who are dreamers and have zero basketball knowledge of what it takes to win, We have fans that think we are final four material. I wish we were but anyone with a basketball heartbeat knows this is not posible. UCLA just learned what a SEC defense looks like. If we had Tennessee's defense we could win the championship.
Butler and Robinson are healthy we had a final four roster
 
Who have you specifically heard saying we have elite defense? I must have missed those posts
I did not say we had an elite defense. Actually i said if we had TN's defense we could win the championship. Our lack of an elite defense is why we will not advance to the elite eight and maybe not to the sweet 16. Our biggest issue this year has been the lack of a good defense. I have not heard anything from anyone that thought we had even an average defense.
 
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I understand UT is trying to run out the time, but they passed up great chances to score with under 10 seconds on the shot clock. I don't see how an additional few seconds less in the game is as valuable as a quality shot.
 
Rick Barnes is 70 years old.

6/8 of their rotation players are Sr.'s.

-I obviously could be mistaken about who can return. Being a senior doesn't mean the same thing as it did 10 years ago.

They have two recruits signed. Neither are 5 star.

They are losing a lot and don't have much coming in terms of recruits. This seems like it might be the last run as an elite team for UT for a while barring signing multiple high quality players in the portal.

Is there a chance Barnes retires after this season?
 
If the NCAA passes the 5th year, then most of UT's team can return. Ziegler already said he'd return for year 5 if they pass it. Okpara can return. So can Milicic.

If they get those 3 back, they are automatically a contender. You know they would get a few transfers as well.
 
Rick Barnes is 70 years old.

6/8 of their rotation players are Sr.'s.

-I obviously could be mistaken about who can return. Being a senior doesn't mean the same thing as it did 10 years ago.

They have two recruits signed. Neither are 5 star.

They are losing a lot and don't have much coming in terms of recruits. This seems like it might be the last run as an elite team for UT for a while barring signing multiple high quality players in the portal.

Is there a chance Barnes retires after this season?
Yes. There’s some smoke that this is his last run
 
If the NCAA passes the 5th year, then most of UT's team can return. Ziegler already said he'd return for year 5 if they pass it. Okpara can return. So can Milicic.

If they get those 3 back, they are automatically a contender. You know they would get a few transfers as well.
Ziegler can’t return he wasn’t a juco, the 5th year is only if you were a juco player
 
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