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From: ccalille@ihlpf.UUCP (Calille)
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Subject: Re: Michigan Basketball
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Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 23:48:35 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 10 23:48:35 1986
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> Michigan  may be a good team, but they sometimes play poorly.  They lost TWO
> previous games by a total of 22 points, whereas Illinois lost SEVEN previous
> games  by a total of 21 points.  In tournament play, a consistent (and good)
> team maybe outplayed by an average team  with  exceptional  performance  (we
> have  all  seen  that  at  last year's ncaa final), but an inconsistent team
> certainly has more chance of being eliminated at  any  time.    Illinois  is
> struggling  for  the  ncaa berth now, but if they get in, I'll bet that they
> will go farther than Michigan does.  They have some real  talented  players,
> but  unfortunately  the  incompetence  of  their  head coach keeps them from
> winning those close games.
> 
> 	Yuhjeng Lee
> 	ylee@uiuc

Even though Illinois barely beat Michigan, I think Michigan will win the rest
of their Big Ten games since 5 of the last 7 games are at home.  Michigan has
not lost at home this year and the two remaining games are against Northwestern
(who don't deserve to be in the Big Ten but the only reason they are in the
(who don't belong in the Big Ten but the only reason why the are in the
Big Ten is because the rest of the teams need an easy opponent to play on their
schedule) and Wisconsin.  Therefore, Michigan will win the Big Ten and get a
high seed in one of the regionals and definitely will go much farther in the
NCAA and will probably win it all.  Michigan is in a slight slump right now 
but they will get out of their slump before the NCAA tournament starts.
   So watch out for those Wolverines as they will be awesome in the tournament.
Michigan starting five (Antoine Joubert, Gary Grant, Richard Rellford, Butch
Wade, and Roy Tarpley) can not be matched by any other starting five college
team.
   See you in Dallas while you Illinois fans will be watching the game on TV.
                                 	..ihlpf!ccalille
					Chris Calille
 
P.S Illinois probably won't make it into the NCAA and will have to settle for
    an NIT bid since I bet they will lose at least four more games.  With this
    many losses the NCAA will not take Illinois into the tournament.