In a night of hot takes, this is the worst. We won at WI, who just beat MSU (missing 2), at PU (who kills everyone at home).Only ranked team Illinois has beat is an overrated Michigan team. It would be fair to categorize us as a team that has simply loaded up on wins against inferior competition.
Not having a plan on what to do against a zone defense will kill any team. This team should salivate when the opponent goes to a zone. The Illini have shooters and interior strengths to kill any zone if they want to prepare and work at it. They will see it at the end of the year with big games on the line and need confidence to attack any zone quickly. For awhile, they did not seem to recognize the zone and then went into snail pace attack and tried driving against it which is suicide. You have to get it into the middle of a 3-2 zone quickly and move it from there quickly....and that NEVER happened.Not scoring a field goal for 8 or 9 minutes to start the 2nd half will kill any team.
Yeah, they were not prepared for that tonight. Looked completely lost for 7 minutes... but are still in this game despite that.Not having a plan on what to do against a zone defense will kill any team. This team should salivate when the opponent goes to a zone. The Illini have shooters and interior strengths to kill any zone if they want to prepare and work at it. They will see it at the end of the year with big games on the line and need confidence to attack any zone quickly. For awhile, they did not seem to recognize the zone and then went into snail pace attack and tried driving against it which is suicide. You have to get it into the middle of a 3-2 zone quickly and move it from there quickly....and that NEVER happened.
We beat RutgersOnly ranked team Illinois has beat is an overrated Michigan team. It would be fair to categorize us as a team that has simply loaded up on wins against inferior competition.