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Heated at rhe end of the game?!

Illinois gaurs took a swipe at the ball woth Connor holding it. Some words exchanged just like with lames. Connor did a little talking as he was walking away. Illinois assistant said it was ducking bullshit. Fran fires back. Assistant didn’t back down. Fran took the ball and went home.

Fran and Connor. Apple didn’t fall far at all.
 
Illinois gaurs took a swipe at the ball woth Connor holding it. Some words exchanged just like with lames. Connor did a little talking as he was walking away. Illinois assistant said it was ducking bullshit. Fran fires back. Assistant didn’t back down. Fran took the ball and went home.

Fran and Connor. Apple didn’t fall far at all.
It wasn't a swipe... closed fist punch. Watch the replay.
 
The ref’s were partially to blame for that. If Illinois wants to foul at the end like the did they have to call the foul. Not just stand looking at them thinking “I’m going to ignore this and allow him to HACK away for 4 seconds and let the game end”. Sure, IL should have backed off but if the want to foul the ref has to blow the whistle!
 
illannoy asst. coach barked at Fran in handshake line and Fran didn't take kindly to it. He barked back, then told all his players to skip it and head straight to lockerroom. Connor handled the hacking at the end well I thought, wresting control of the ball until the buzzer, then simply walking back to the bench. As has been stated numerous times over the decades, F the shampoo banana cry babies.
 
Call a timeout with 4 seconds left then hack at McCaffery as time is expiring? JFC
Yeah they had their chance to get the steal on the inbounds, but when the Hawks successfully passed out of the double team, it was over. Illini shoulda backed off at that point
 
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The ref’s were partially to blame for that. If Illinois wants to foul at the end like the did they have to call the foul. Not just stand looking at them thinking “I’m going to ignore this and allow him to HACK away for 4 seconds and let the game end”. Sure, IL should have backed off but if the want to foul the ref has to blow the whistle!

Illinois was total bush league at the end of the game, which is unfortunate because it was a good game up till that point.
 
Say what you will about Fran as a coach or Connor as a player, but neither will take shit from anyone. And I’d take Fran pissed off in a royal rumble against the entire Illini coaching staff who look like a bunch of punks and fat asses.
 
Connor is awesome if you are a hawk fan, at least when fans aren’t saying he doesn’t belong in the court and should stick to baseball. For every other team in college basketball, massive douche.

He plays hard, talks shit and isn't dirty. There's way douchier players out there. Brad Davidson for instance.

Plus, he's our douche, so fvck off.
 
You just can't say enough bad things about the thugs from Illinois. Classless from the opening tip. I'll bet they've got guys on their team who would even step on an opponent's chest while he was lying on the floor. Oh, yah, they do. And the penalty was sitting out ONE whole game....

Now they call time out with 4 seconds left, mug Connor, no whistle--as usual--and then they wanna whine about it.

What a great way for Iowa to finish the season @ Illinois. Can't wait to see Iowa really take those thugs to the cleaners and absolutely crush their orange.
 
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