let's win the Big Ten Tournament lol

JournCat

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Given how this season has gone, getting one win Wednesday would be a nice burst of optimism for the off-season. Though we were obviously competitive in both games against OSU and the one at Purdue ... never mind.
 

Figrating

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The team looks good going into the tournament. They are peaking and all of a sudden they can win close games. Maybe they're better than they thought they were...
 

TheC

All-Conference
May 29, 2001
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The team looks good going into the tournament. They are peaking and all of a sudden they can win close games. Maybe they're better than they thought they were...
Well.. we’re also playing games against the bottom half of the league lately.
 

eastbaycat99

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Well, there’s always the 2008 Tournament to provide some inspiration. The Illini were seeded 10 out of 11 teams and at least made the final.
 

NUCat320

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Well, there’s always the 2008 Tournament to provide some inspiration. The Illini were seeded 10 out of 11 teams and at least made the final.
I thought I was crazy, but turns out the 1999 Illini did the same thing.

Skinny freshman Cory Bradford made a bunch threes and Illinois beat NU late in the season at Welsh-Ryan, and they made a run to the finals where they lost to the Mateen Cleaves MSU national champs.

(Officially, OSU , Minnesota, and Michigan have since vacated their wins from that season, now placing Illinois 8th in the conference, but I know what I saw...)
 

GatoLouco

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2006 Syracuse is the one that comes to mind for me. A Cats win would surpass it