LOL. Love the validation, but for the record I am not MLT...but now wondering about @DB11HeadbandI have to agree with LaTulip on this...
LOL. Love the validation, but for the record I am not MLT...but now wondering about @DB11HeadbandI have to agree with LaTulip on this...
We just aren’t strong (muscular) on the inside so opposing guards and bigs both have an easy time attacking in close.Maybe they’re saving it for the tournament. Nerve wracking as a fan to watch at times though.
yeah, they play even less defense than we do. Oof.Minny shot the daylight out of the basket, yet we out played them. Only 4 turnovers . Wow!
I'm probably bias but I feel like our opponents often hit tough shots. Kudos to them! But to respond to your post, which I like. I feel like we'll go turbo on them!!!Seems most teams are on fire against us!? I watched some replays and don't feel we are playing that awful on D and yet teams still hit their contested shots against us. Let's hope whoever we play in the tourney doesn't go into turbo mode against us.
No complaints about our offense.Tonight that number was 7, and Illinois outscored Minnesota in the paint. They just shot the lights out from midrange and 3.
Yup, down to 13th in Kenpom b/c of a 94th ranked defense :xOperation Outscore Everyone continues
Let’s blame a kid lol
He's not a kid, he's one of our 5 assistant coaches...Let’s blame a kid lol
Experience wise.He's not a kid, he's one of our 5 assistant coaches...
That doesn't work anymore. This isn't the 90s and early 00s. Teams set so many picks to create switches and mismatches. Top defenders especially perimeter defenders need help nowadays. You aren't going to see one on one matchups all game anymore.Love Underwood calling out Raphael Davis about the whole All Defensive Team discussion and then Raphael's response to that in the studio. I agree with Raphael. Top defenders don't need a double team and should be able to defend a particular player all game long rather than for stretches within a game. He subtly called out TSJ for not asking coach to defend Christie in the 1st half when he was on his heater.
I'm wondering if some of our guys have an incorrect belief in how good of defenders they are. There seems to be a disconnect. But, hey, at least TSJ and Coleman can use this as motivation to prove guys like Raphael wrong. But, he knows what he's talking about and he isn't wrong
I don't know what Warren Nolan is, but if he/it is projecting these 3 games will be played in the 70s, you better find a new source before betting.3 coin flip games left. I'll take winning 2 of 3. All Quad 1 games, win 2 and we go from a 4 to a 3 seed IMO.
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Agree but I disagree with some of the things Davis saidLove Underwood calling out Raphael Davis about the whole All Defensive Team discussion and then Raphael's response to that in the studio. I agree with Raphael. Top defenders don't need a double team and should be able to defend a particular player all game long rather than for stretches within a game. He subtly called out TSJ for not asking coach to defend Christie in the 1st half when he was on his heater.
I'm wondering if some of our guys have an incorrect belief in how good of defenders they are. There seems to be a disconnect. But, hey, at least TSJ and Coleman can use this as motivation to prove guys like Raphael wrong. But, he knows what he's talking about and he isn't wrong
I remember thinking that nobody would shoot better from three than Northwestern did against us…74 % 3 pt shooting. That is stupid.
On high volume. It's not like they were 3 for 4.Imagine shooting 74% from 3... and losing.