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Just watched the Illini game. I just have one question - Brian Cook's mom is white??

I think maybe we need to temper our enthusiasm a bit about the Illini. As much as I wanna see them win, they honestly don't look all that impressive to me. A number of things bother me:

1. Free throw shooting - This is one thing that I can never understand. Almost any high school player, given enough practice, can shoot at least 75% from the line. How is it acceptable for any player on the college or pro level to shoot worse? I mean, these are free points here. It's only a matter of time before this costs us points.

2. Brian Cook - He's been doing a lot better this year, but still not up to par with what a guy with his frame and skills should be doing in his 4th year. His post game shows some signs of improvement, but the guy needs to stop making dumb fouls. Instead of complaining when you get called for over-the-backs, why don't you just stop going over-the back, Brian?

3. Alley-oops - As the saying goes, "more alley, less oops." These are pretty plays when they work, but we don't have to try it 8 times a game. Other teams will catch on, and when we start playing better competition, that's gonna burn us more than it helps in the end.

4. Nick Smith - Gain some damn weight, boy. I thought I was skinny.

5. Those little girls wiping the floor - Cute, but one of these days they are gonna get stepped on.

6. Get that Augustine mofo off the court! We want more Nick Huge... with a name like that, you can't be stopped.

The good thing is, our team is much more balanced and hopefully less cocky than last year. If we can make the above changes, I foresee a National Championship in March 2003 for the Fighting Illini. Screw Arizona.

Oh, and check out this game, it's called SNOWCRAFT. Haha not as good as Starcraft, but still fun. So far I can't get past Level 4... Can't stop laughing at the noises the kids make when they get wiped out.