K. Andrew Deffley

Since February 7, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball team has met back to back wins with back to back losses, and vice-versa. As of March 13 and heading into the NCAA Tournament, now have one loss after two consecutive wins.

Laughing at a rare case where I (at least semantically) fear “pattern” more than “trend.”

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#Illini

#Illini are second in Conference in three pointers attempted (3PA). They are 9th in three point percentage (3P%).

Last year they were 1st and 11th, respectively, when they were excoriated for being mindless chuckers tripling down on a fatal flaw.

So we have improved slightly from disaster!

Hope they take it right to the NBA Draft, ABC would pick this series up.

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I really hope Mirk can get to the league with Wagler this offseason.

Not sure he’s moving up any draft boards at the moment, but I hope he surprises in the coming months.

Such a fan of his.

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With #Illini straight flailing 4-14, 29% from three, Andrej’s slasher scorer 12 points are the story of the first half for Illinois’ lead.

Ready, fire, aim offense for the #Illini when Andrej got a blow.

I’m not saying #Illini should’ve beaten Michigan.

But including today, I haven’t watched a Michigan game all year where I can shrug off getting stuffed into a locker at home to the Wolverines by saying, “I mean c’mon, it’s Michigan.”

Special thanks Francisco Cervelli for riding 15,000 miles in a van up and down Italy to scout and recruit 20 Americans to bail out Team USA.

MRW people online say “of” after “ISO” when soliciting recommendations:

Love that he’s still involved with the program.

Friend texts, “Kinda knew when they brought in the fat guy Mexico was doomed.” K. Andrew Deffley - Big Deff - @andrewdeffley.bsky.social - I respond, “That’s what they said when General Winfield Scott rode over the mesa in 1847. #AmericaFuckYeah”

Told my buddy this joke Monday night when USA was beating Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.

Might be a writing sample in my application to Cracked.com for my list article about morally and ethically gray wars.

Still spring.

But the sample size is getting pretty large after last year in the case against hurting the kind of looks Schwarbs will get at the dish by using him to protect a plate-selfish hitter.

Bryce hacked his way out of a walk again.

#Phillies #WBC

I absolutely love Stubbsy with his minor league pitcher up 1-2 on Tatis, thinking he should call for a changeup and setup middle-middle.

#Phillies #WBC

Regardless of roster, a longitudinal study of Brad’s teams typically reveals players who are sick of basketball, sick of Brad, and hoping for year’s end by NCAA Tournament tip-off.

The few that don’t feel this way emotionally are physically broken by months of Murderball at The Ubben. #Illini

Facebook - Instagram - Meta meme post headline by Deserted Places (@deserted_places) reads: Chernobyl has been abandoned since 1986… and won’t be safe for humans for 20,000 more years.

Buying in now before land values skyrocket.

#SmartSpec

Oh… and apropos of nothing, just suddenly wondering for some reason:

Can we actually conduct another review of Fears tripping Mirkovic?

#Illini

#Illini completing their journey to 24 regular season wins via shortcut through College Park and 11-win Maryland:

Hey hi Mirk still love you.

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Can’t really criticize Brad today.

Two big challenges were huge for us.

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Love Ben bricking threes when the only thing making it look like we’ll escape this thing is Mirk and Andrej finishing at the tin. #Illini

Starting to feel like we’ll win a game we all but begged to lose.

Gotta take it and get the heck outta College Park.

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Love you Mirk. #Illini

This would be an extremely well-deserved loss if it happens.

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K. Andrew Deffley - Big Deff - @andrewdeffley.bsky.social texts his friend and fellow Illini fan Casey Boguslaw, “I wish [University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Point Guard Kylan] Boswell didn’t pass up that look for [Forward] Ben [Humrichous]. The first brick by Ben not the second.”

I blame my boy Kylan for those two quick Ben bricks, @caseyboguslaw.bsky.social

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Also the UCLA game was the big painful sting of this year for me.

Lose today and I’ll just laugh.

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Steve Smith was so smart to hyper-characterize Mirk as a point POWER forward.

Point-forward has become a trope.

Love it.

Trait-to-size is insane. Would love to see him as our #1 star next year but for HIM, I hope he goes pro.

#Illini

#EveryDayGuys #Illini

I decided in December that I’m really just in it for the Schwarbombs this year.

#Phillies

My dad worked physics/chem & computer engineering research at U of I til mid-90s.

Coach asked about my #Illini fandom, all about my dad, etc.

Told Groce the event staff that day gave me special wristband bc I looked like a coach. He cracked up. Said, “We both have the hairline for it!”

Great dude