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This is the greatest illinois college basketball team of all the illinois teams i ever seen period. They should of won the championship that year. This team was unbelievable.
I dont know though. That 20/21 team still has a lot to prove to me. This 04/05 Illini team was unbelievable they had a magic about them that made it hard to beat them.
This Illini team seems to play a lot like the current Golden State Warriors. They spread out the floor nicely, and their guards utilize screens very well to frequently hit open 3's. They're also deadly coming off defensive stops with Dee Brown running the open floor. Overall, their offense just seems so similar to GSW.
@@jasonh5547 you have over 30 comments on this video alone, hundreds more on other Illinois basketball videos. You legit have no life and it's kind of sad.
@@colejames423 did you not read where it said REGULAR SEASON! Not Tournament… REGULAR SEASON… they lost to North Carolina in the Championship and Ohio state the last game of the REGULAR SEASON. Lil dumb ass boy…
This team had that “magic” like special teams do. This 2020-2021 team is playing well but I don’t believe that they have that “magic” like this 2004-2005 team did.
I think Illinois should have sent Bill Self a FF plaque since he literally built this Illinois team that made the NC game ..Then Weber should have sent Frank Martin a thank you letter for leaving him with so much talent at KState..allowing him to have 2 really good years when he first arrived...Weber is a great care taker of good teams, he just cant build one of his own
THE moment I knew we were not gonna stay elite was when Weber hit the recruiting trail with case studies of Dee Brown, Deron Williams, and Luther Head...and could only bring in 2-star Chester Frazier as his future point guard. It was a monumental failure of PG recruiting.
This game gives me the chills. This is when the Orange Krush really knew how to make some noise. Hopefully with the Illini playin well this year and really playing an up-tempo style, this will get the OK back to where it was
Everyone remembers how good Williams, Brown and Head were but many people forget about Augustine, Powell, and McBride. This was a great NCAA team and should have been National Champions. Great memories.
@@jasonh5547 calm down there Nancy. That team was 33-4. Good but not elite. Ice ur daddy’s balls down and take uncle Joey’s meat outta ur mouth. Lmfao.
Kentucky vs Duke 92 was great. Illini vs Michigan 89 semis was the most underatted game ever. 2nd half was a battle. No pun. The lead changes an ties were crazy. Anderson gets blame for his non block out. To me Rice was the one who the illini or any team had no chance with 6 9 jump shooter from 25. Great game was the champioship game to me.
Illinois and Michigan have something in common. Both were defeated by Elite North Carolina in the National Title game. Thank goodness for Elite North Carolina!
He wasn't that good. The setup was perfect because he had 5 player on the floor who could handle the ball, shot and run. They made motion look easy. Then after they were gone his teams struggled even though they had talent but I different type of player. This was Golden State before Golden State. They set records in Illinois history in poor shooting and scoring after these guy left and never adjusted to his talent. It's easy to run this offense with those guards. It's telling when you don't have them and refuse to adjust and blame 18-20 year olds for not getting it done. Inheriting this team was fools gold.
@@daviddaugherty5528 I was actually reminding Illini fandom that despite the Wake Forest game that Illinois eventually lost to a superior team in UNC who would have probably had won by 15-20 points if not for the moving screens.
I just watched Valpo vs Illinois a few minutes ago and seen Roger Powell Jr head coaching... I remember how good of a people he was man... We should have got the Naty in 04
Rip student section for years and years now. Orange krush and crowd was intense years ago and this arena was tough to win in. Not anymore. Krush and crowd has been terrible since 2008.
@@jayboek2854 Well, when Illinois actually does something on a national level then enthusiasm might return. Illinois has not made it to the 2nd weekend of the NCAA Tourney since 2005 lol.
