We didn’t play our best to be sure, but I’m still celebrating this victory 100%
Illinois 72, Iowa State 69 Postgame
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Ryllini
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I'm here to give it up to Luke Goode, again. That boy stayed ready. He had a rough stretch mid-season and in my eyes was a liability for a time there. The kid stayed with it and stayed ready. That is huge for everyone in the program to see. Huge for fans like myself to see. One thing I did notice about him when he was struggling, he was always a great teammate.
Agree, though one slight correction: Goodman didn't pick us to win, but he did pick us to end UCONN's streak of double digit victories and thinks we're going to give them a game. Dauster and Fanta were shocked because they thought Goodman was saying we were going to win, but Goodman explained he doesn't think UCONN wins by 10+ but wins in a tight one.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Not only is he a great shooter, but he has a great understanding of how to use his threat as a shooter to stretch a defense.
I am buying his stock big for next year. Rock solid starter and top 3 scorer, IMO.
Rewatching the game. In addition to dains lapse of thinking he was TSJ on his run to the basket, he also had the block under the basket that remained inbound but Dain just stood staring down the ISU player. Got to be locked in for next game. Can't have mental lapses
the national
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I agree with the sentiment above: ignore the crap and flip the channel to a more positive (and knowledgeable) set of analysts.
But I suspect the original complaint about unfavorable coverage of the Illini was in regard to a slightly different point, actually: consumption of Illini-unfavorable narratives by casual fans and ESPECIALLY by fans of other programs might leave a lasting, potentially unfair impression. Bad PR is the concern that was being expressed by the original poster, I suspect.
Gotcha, thanks for the correction. The red wine had been flowing at point.
the national
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lol, youtube recommended this to me. Oh how wrong he was. #ILL
Homecoming 2019
- Chicago
I always see defense wins championships. Yet the past 8 champions have a higher AdjO rank than AdjD rank according to Kenpom. Only Houston and Tennessee are better on D then O left in the tourney.
makes sense to me - if you want to make a tourney run you need an elite offense that can react and respond to good defenses, obviously you can't have the worst defense in D1 but at the end of the game the team that gets more buckets wins.
Well, you know…like Van Gundy & Wright said it was the defense that made the difference: Illini Defense.
We didn’t give Iowa State a lot of second shot attempts and we cleared the boards and dictated tempo…especially early. That was ultimately/essentially what won us the game.
Kinda fun to look back on all these prognostications now in the past tense.
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JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
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When Brad has been asked about how he built this roster, he has said multiple times that he built this roster for March, and to win in March you have to score points. He's not pulling that idea out of thin air.
Look at the teams still left in the tournament on Kenpom:
AdjO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 19, 24, 30, 41
AdjD: 2, 3, 6, 15, 19, 20, 23, 33, 44, 75, 84, 104
Score points or go home.
The only great part was being able to mute him.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Brad has a good stream.....
How did this guy get 11,100 followers on Youtube? Seriously, I'd like to know. It's obviously not because he's particularly perspicacious.
foby
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"Illinois Offense 5th. Illinois Defense 65th. Illinois Offense and Defense Combined 70th"
Those who are calling for Shannon to be "sat" are ignoring one thing. Brad can't do that. If he did, he'd be in contempt of a federal court's order, and I don't think the judge would take that very kindly. Judges are kind of picky about that sort of thing.
I let loose a few choice words when that happened, lol. But then after thinking a bit, I just laughed. Such a Dainja thing to do, haha. We cannot fault the young man for using the crazy skills he has for a big man. Can you imagine this dude if he keeps improving on his skills???? Dayyyuuuummmm!
Exactly my reaction to DD. He doesn't lack confidence for sure. A positive from this game in Marcus - he had a similar bad shooting night against Iowa on Feb 24th (also a win,) shooting 2-9 and scoring just 8 points (first single digit scoring night since Dec 9th.) He followed it up with lines of 22-7-5, 31-8-3, and 20-4-4. He shot 57% overall, 5-10 on 3s, and 12-13 on FTs. I expect he will be on a roll for the next three games too.
Exactly! While the team has already moved on from the ISU win and prepping for the UConn game, we as fans can savor this victory right up until tipoff tomorrow.... We deserve to be able to enjoy this win without fretting over our next opponent, lol !!!!
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