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Plenty remains for Illini to threaten again

By Jeff Shelman
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, November 3, 2006

There is something about college basketball that seemingly makes everyone forget about what just happened. Maybe it has to do with the fact that a team can lose in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and the world forgets that same team just compiled a regular-season win total of somewhere just shy of 30. Maybe it has to do with the constantly changing rosters. Maybe it has to do with the fact that seemingly 98 percent of college coaches appear either on the verge of being fired or are about ...

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