IUBB @ Illinois - Saturday, 01.27.24 @ 3:00 ET on Fox TV

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Ngw7183 said:

You seem to be pretty froggy recently haha 

is this you taking some info and adding your spin to it? (That isn’t a dig at all, serious question). seems a big statement since you know your words carry weight.

His agent doesn’t want him playing unless he is 100% good.  Not sure any athlete should but 

Woody is a little old school and - I played coming off back surgery, can you play or not?  Could be the combo of those 2 things and not a slip of words. 

I was just messing around, being sarcastic because I'm just down on this season. 

This has nothing to do with Ware but I understand what you are saying just because I know lots of people, my words shouldn't carry any more weight than anyone else's. I share what I hear but I have never said I know more than anyone else. Just earlier this week a couple of posters said they don't believe a word I say. I have never said I was an "insider" or anything like that. 

But if we lose 4 or 5 more games in a row I wouldn't be mad at him if takes the rest of the season off to work on his draft status like football players do before bowl games. 

[realTomCrean]

Can Top 15 teams quit losing before we go to their place. IU is becoming the ultimate get-back game for the B1G

[TheWatShot]

If Big Ten teams aren't losing right before we play them, they're usually dropping several in a row after we beat them. Never fails. 

[Hornsby]

If Big Ten teams aren't losing right before we play them, they're usually dropping several in a row after we beat them. Never fails. 

Yep plus I am sure ware isn't playing given he wasbin the dreaded boot last week.

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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

[Chris007]

So with Hawkins being the only ILL big who starts, do we go with Sparks again if Ware can't go? Just not sure who Reneau & Sparks would guard. 

[Ryno6284]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So with Hawkins being the only ILL big who starts, do we go with Sparks again if Ware can't go? Just not sure who Reneau & Sparks would guard. 

Probably, it’s Woody we are talking about!

[Ryno6284]

Walker should start, just like he should’ve last game.

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So with Hawkins being the only ILL big who starts, do we go with Sparks again if Ware can't go? Just not sure who Reneau & Sparks would guard. 

They'll run circles around Sparks. There's just no way............right?

[Scotty R]

15 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

So with Hawkins being the only ILL big who starts, do we go with Sparks again if Ware can't go? Just not sure who Reneau & Sparks would guard. 

I would hope not

[Chris007]

11 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

They'll run circles around Sparks. There's just no way............right?

I would go X, Trey, Cupps, MM, Reneau or

X, Trey, MM, Walker, Reneau.

[Stuhoo]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I would go X, Trey, Cupps, MM, Reneau or

X, Trey, MM, Walker, Reneau.

Sparks, Gunn, Leal, Newton, and Ware in a boot for me.

[IUFAN1976]

I wonder what our game plan will be?  I’ve heard that Ware could be playing.  It’s going to be hard to guard them man to man.

[JSHoosier]

13 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

I wonder what our game plan will be?  I’ve heard that Ware could be playing.  It’s going to be hard to guard them man to man.

We guard? They've already gotten 5 wide open looks from 3.

[Hornsby]

We guard? They've already gotten 5 wide open looks from 3.

Get the guys " over the hump" and are golden.

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[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

They'll run circles around Sparks. There's just no way............right?

Woody will 100% start Sparks if Ware is out. Woody isn't smart enough to not do it clearly. People need to stop being surprised by his god awful decisions.

[Chris007]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Sparks, Gunn, Leal, Newton, and Ware in a boot for me.

Banks first one off the bench?

[IU_FanClub]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

So with Hawkins being the only ILL big who starts, do we go with Sparks again if Ware can't go? Just not sure who Reneau & Sparks would guard. 

If he started Sparks against this team it would be malpractice to an extreme extent, but it would not surprise me.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Earlier today Zoom meeting with media.

Mike Woodson on Kel'el Ware's status heading into Saturday's matchup: "He was on the floor a little yesterday, he did some warmup drills with us. Nothing where he has had contact ... I'll get a better feel today once we get down there today"

[realTomCrean]

Woody talked about Illinois playing small ball against us, essentially said we need to take advantage on offense by... you guessed it, dumping it in the post