r/fightingillini • u/Ryanlion1992 • 2d ago
Men's Basketball Can This Year's Fighting Illini Finish What the Legendary 2004–05 Team Started? Do You See That Same Chemistry and Potential in Today's Roster?
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u/Meat_Soggy 2d ago
Who the hell knows. It's not like they were dominant all of last year. Tread carefully...
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u/benjam1n_gates 2d ago
True but they dominated Houston, a team that was near the top of the polls almost all year and did have natty possibilities
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u/tech-slacker 1d ago
Meh. While Houston was a big win being it was a win against someone who seemed to always get the best of Underwood in the past, it became clear that the B12 was not the great conference everyone thought through out the season.
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u/ggtbeatsliog 2d ago
Depends on Vaaks and Coleman fit in. That and everyone else improving. David is the key to this team, but Vaaks could be incredible.
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u/Secret-Function-2972 1d ago
Chemistry on that team was off the charts.
Video gave me chills remembering that season. Such a fun experience as a fan. That team was a bunch of rock stars.
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u/Sweetnessmj 1d ago
Chemistry, honestly probably not. That 04-05 is remembered more than most national championships because of the way they played. Their ball movement was a thing of beauty. Now, can this current team get to the final 4 and win it, I think so. I can’t wait for the season to get started.
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u/IlliniDawg01 1d ago
PG is by far the most important position in college basketball. How is the PG play going to be?
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u/lonedroan 2d ago
They should be capable. It’s not easy to win the natty so who knows. But they are as close to that team as possible in terms of chemistry. A very similar core two years in a row is this era’s version of continuity.