LarryGotFouled
- Plano, TX
This is true. It's a little jarring how poor an outside shooting team we really are. Miami dared us to shoot from outside and we really can't. That doesn't bode well for the BIG schedule.
Miami 81, Illinois 79 POSTGAME
Seems like Illinois usually schedules too hard, and gets the snot beaten out of them, taking them out of any chance to build momentum. So, now they schedule too soft, and aren't prepared. Who's doing the schedules?
It would have been.
Better would have been to have players know what to do in that situation. Bobby Knight's no timeout rule in such situations really benefits you.
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
I am as frustrated as everyone else, we have the pieces and the coach. STOP TELLING THE TEAM THEY WILL BE GOOD !!!! They have earned nothing yet. Plan on entering every game as an underdog having to fight to prove we belong.
Your point really is spot on. We played at the speed of The Citadel, Hampton and Lindenwood. Miami loses to Florida, Louisville and UConn, but mentally knew what it would take to win tonight.
That's the pros/cons of scheduling tough early.
#Illini Underwood: What veteran, really good players do.. (Lykes & Vasiljevic) rose to the occasion.
Our defense was very, very poor. This one is on me. I did a very poor job of getting our guys ready.
Hyperbole aside, no, Ayo is not ready for the NBA. He'd be lucky to get into the D-League right now.
Ayo...comes off pick and roll and is walled up...he either doesn't see the floor well or the offense is not coordinated to make a pass when the help comes. The lane is usually clogged against us. Need two three pointers to spot up so help pays the price...that is only Trent and Alan...need Damonte to fill that role...If Tevian comes back, he might be that extra three point shooter. Need Miller right now...
I still believe he has the talent. He just needs to absolutely believe he's better than anyone else on the floor, like that Lykes kid did tonight.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Good grief, if watching us come back from 27 down against a team hitting EVERYTHING they threw up, and a tiny mythical winged nymph pretending he’s Allen Iverson..... doesn’t at least make you think we have the potential to pull off some upsets, then you should probably stop watching college basketball.
Put two halves together and we absolutely can beat scUM and Maryland.
Put two halves together and we absolutely can beat scUM and Maryland.
LarryGotFouled
- Plano, TX
Not having Tevian is hurting us more than most understand. He is a fearless shooter in that situation and has the size to help our lineup options. I really thought he'd be back by now...
LarryGotFouled
- Plano, TX
Yes Arnold was ISU. I forget the name of the guy from SDSU. Both had career games against us and transferred to the beloved with minimal production thereafter. It is uncanny.
That happened to us last year. We loaded up and got spanked. Is there a happy medium?
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Silly. Dakich knows basketball and speaks honestly. He’s the best college basketball analyst in the game.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
And yet there were lots of folks in here complaining (WHAT? No way) about scheduling tough games like @GCU and Arizona.
Amen.
I actually don't mind Dakich. He might be a little overbearing and can go on rants, but overall, he calls a good game. He's knowledgeable, but he's also brutally honest, which is hard to hear. I think he was saying what the rest of of were thinking(or typing).
Yeah, and put two other halves together and we get curbstomped by Rutgers.
Reminds me of Bruce having Meyers Leonard 35 feet out doubling ball handler...coaches must believe that is effective...but you can't do it if you can't move your feet...Meyers was bad at it..I don't think Kofi or Giorgi are effective at it either
haasi
- New York
Steve Holdren
Jesus I totally forgot about Tevian.
This one hurts brutally to me. Makes me think we have the wrong coach. Bad feeling I have had since Self.