Jason Difani

Pretty strong signal for above average summer precip from Euro/CFS/CANSIPS seasonal modeling. I've said before that I'm *cautiously* optimistic about a potentially stormy May/June, but a fast-developing El Nino could shunt the start of the monsoon in July/August. #COwx

@Gridiron_banter @CPY87 I’m a huge Illini and Wagler fan but he’d never go 1 overall. He doesn’t have the build

@CPY87 Another year of college could put him as a possible #1 overall guy for a raise that pays over contract 1. That said pretty hard to forego significantly more money and he’ll be fine even if he rides the pine as a rookie

Anyone urging Keaton Wagler to stay in college for another year is nuts. Although he’s an All American who will be a top-10 pick in the NBA draft, he doesn’t get a fair whistle in college because he’s not a flopper. He always tries to play through contact, no matter what. #Illini

@NoKetchupchi @PodcastIllini and somehow took a real step back down the stretch here unfortunately. Kid was pretty much broke the last 6 weeks

@PodcastIllini Hes the worst offensive player out of our top 8

One fucking time Boswell. Make a shot. One fucking time. Ugh.

@2percentisfair @Jonathan_A_Hand When Mullins banked that 3 in it was just pretty clear who the gods had chosen tonight

@Jonathan_A_Hand Agreed, they started going to Ivisic down low late, which was working. But it’s hard to comeback that way. Had about 6 shots in the lane that just didn’t get the right bounce and UConn had the opposite. Sometimes it just goes that way.

0 ball movement by Illini Watch UConn’s offensive movement with and without the ball and then watch Illinois.

@Andrew_D_S @NoisyHuevos UConn was taking terrible shots and turning it over down the stretch. We just couldn’t capitalize. Hurley would agree with that assessment too

@NoisyHuevos I can really say Brad was outcoached. We just couldn't hit shots. Is that coaching? Maybe

This may surprise you, no one really is. Hurley is the best all-around coach in the game.

@Looking4TheBrk @NoisyHuevos Missing several layups and several open 3s isn’t coaching brother

@NoisyHuevos Brad Underwood is just not smart enough to beat Dan Hurley.

When Solo Ball rolls in threes, it’s not your night. Equalizers are killing Illinois.

@itsAntWright Didn’t even see Karaban straight up tripped him too lol

@HickUps538 @itsAntWright Refs didn’t change the score of this one. We couldn’t hit open shots and had terrible rim luck. Can be as simple as that in the tournament

@itsAntWright No foul. This game in a nut shell.

UConn has been in control but if Illinois can get 2-3 consecutive stop/scores they can steal this one

@JeffSchwarze @EvanMiya We had open 3s at will. Somebody just has to hit them

@EvanMiya I was worried that Illinois would get outcoached. And it happened. UConn was running beautiful sets to get guys open. Illinois was playing ISO ball where three players stood around waiting for something to happen on a ball screen.

Illinois has TWO assists in this game. The fewest they've had in a full game in the last five seasons is 5 assists.

@itsAntWright I can’t believe how many we’ve had roll off and they’ve had bounce in. Just a wasn’t gonna happen tonight.

Man if Illinois could make a layup…

@itsAntWright Don’t have the freak athletes to push the pace. TSJ you could just shoot out of a cannon all night. Nobody on this team is “fast”

They’re 300th nationally in pace, that’s just not how they’re built to play

@jboges @c0verthespread @MarchMadnessMBB Fouled the shit out of him not sure why particularly relevant here

@c0verthespread @MarchMadnessMBB Karaban is a redshirt senior. Played 4 straight years all at one school. Karaban is not who Cal was talking about.

This angle of the steal is CRAZY 🤯 #MarchMadness

@huels_ryan @EvanMiya You have to shoot wide ass open 3s brother. It’s 2026. They aren’t even contested.

Half of Illinois's shots are barely grazing the rim. It's pretty appalling.

@MattV1324 @EvanMiya They’ve missed several wide open 3s. Nobody in the same zip code

@EvanMiya & because the offense is lacking much/if any off ball movement. Credit UConn for great game plan so far the Illini are just standing still. Making it easy on them.

Zero assists because none of their threes have gone in yet. That can't continue.

@itsAntWright Probably but seems pretty incidental. Just zero impact on anything.

UConn wanted a goaltend here

@itsAntWright UConn 3P% was unsustainable there. Wish we could hit a couple more. Those first several were totally uncontested

Illinois has settled in nicely

@StevenCheung47 @lookner Watching 18 hours of tv and scrolling shitposts on truth ain’t work

There has never been a President who has worked harder for the American people than President Trump. On this Easter weekend, he has been working nonstop in the White House and Oval Office. God Bless him.

@disclosetv Playing the greatest hits - racism

JUST IN - Trump: "If you import The Third World, you become The Third World!"

@jaredpolis @Rockies @laurenboebert It’s a club and we ain’t in it folks

The @rockies and baseball bring people together! Go Rockies! W @laurenboebert

@HQNewsNow Shithole country

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