On Saturday night at St. Elmo’s, venerable referee Ed Hightower commandeered the comfort of Hoopraker’s Table #31. From the chairs occupied by Bruce Weber and his entourage the previous night, over a spicy shrimp cocktail, Hoopraker reflected on having just watched two of the Big Ten’s best play to the cadence of whistles. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bucky Remembered
Posted by TD Lawlor on March 17th, 2008
Free Eric Gordon
Posted by DJ Elsass on March 15th, 2008The Gophers overcame a referee corps that did everything in its power to get the home state Hoosiers to Saturday, the continued absence of Spencer Tollackson, and another monstrous double-double from D.J. White in notching what constitutes the first signature win of the Tubby era in the Twin Minny. Read the rest of this entry »
Our Dinner with Coach Weber
Posted by TD Lawlor on March 14th, 2008From the tenor of their post-game victory dinner at St. Elmo’s last night, the Illinois basketball team possesses quiet confidence. Seated from the proximity of table 31, between dissecting a dry-aged porterhouse and a bottle of Mauritson, Hoopraker caught the cohesive team of young men quietly rejoicing back-to-back wins for the first time since December. Read the rest of this entry »
Hoopraker Live In Indy: Taxi Driver And St. Elmo’s Fire Edition
Posted by DJ Elsass on March 13th, 2008Hoopraker’s first day in Indy was bookended by some petty theft from a taxi driver and a shank of cow saved from St. Elmo’s fire and delivered, perfectly scarred and oozing, to our table adjoining Bruce Weber and his victorious Fighting Illini. Read the rest of this entry »
With Honors
Posted by Hoopraker Editorial Department on March 12th, 2008Hoopraker’s editorial board engaged in its annual rite of passage on Sunday night at the Spotted Pig, devoting the better part of two transcendent hours at a tiny table crowded with empty pints of Old Speckled Hen to debate, gerrymander and tabulate the 2007-08 Hoopraker All-Big Ten list. Read the rest of this entry »
Devin Ebanks Asks IU for Release
Posted by TD Lawlor on March 12th, 2008Hoopraker spotted a Devin Ebanks look-alike sitting solemnly in Conseco section 15, the seats reserved for families and guests of IU, for Friday’s fateful game with Minnesota. As reported by zagsblog, the lanky Ebanks was in Indy to visit IU AD Rick Greenspan and formally ask for a release from his National Letter of Intent, which IU will grant. Read the rest of this entry »