Just spit coffee all over my laptop
Illinois 77, Nebraska 72 OT Postgame
Deleted member 29907
D
Guest
Good minutes by CH last night - came in and gave us a boost early. Tried a few too many in a clogged paint but he'll learn.
I have a different list. Curbelo is a freshman, who is going to be one heck of a point guard for us. But he does do a few silly things every game.
1. Reach in and make a silly foul
2. Try to drive between two defenders
3. Drive the lane and get stuck with no one to pass to.
Good for losing us a tournament game.
It's not a problem with ratings it's just a reality.
It seems like people look at ratings and want them to mean something they were never intended to.
This board cracks me up with all the reffing conspiracies. Like there’s a daily call with the refs and the league to say, “Ok, here’s who you’re going to favor tonight ...”
Okay, yeah, take out the "if". Should be an obvious "yes" to any reader, but it looks like most people read it the, um, normal way as I did not intend.
Essentially:
Damn, Ayo is good. Good enough to carry the entire team. So, how is this team not nearly unstoppable with all of the talent around him? Ayo is very good in teammate mode, too, and the team is way above average on the defensive end. I don't see the missing piece that so often leads to the Illini stuck in close games. Free throws attempted? Turnovers? Grabbing rebounds is worse spots than the other team?
Only five scorers tonight, but also only seven shooters and we badly outshot Nebby. Maybe the team is just deferring to Ayo and I'm too much of a fan to see it.
Last edited:
Can't always rate a player performance, when the zebras step in.
Curbelo is a 6' tall teenager, (19) playing with and against some of the largest and best collegiate talent in the world for the first time in his life. He has special skills. Good grief give him a chance to develop. I can't believe the critisism from people who probably never played the game. At least not at this level.
I'm ready now for the responses about how good you all were in high school. Yea. OK.
I'm ready now for the responses about how good you all were in high school. Yea. OK.
Consistency is not this team's calling card. They've played down after wins more often than not, so I wasn't surprised they took this one to the edge. Makes it harder on us fans, but if you don't like roller coasters, head over to the lazy river log ride for your fun
That said, there were a lot of good plays in the game, they were able to get it to OT, and they've now rolled off FIVE in a row in a brutal conference. They just didn't have their A game/chip on their shoulder for 40 minutes. Usually better to learn from a win.
Deleted member 747903
D
Guest
I was too young to watch his team but were his turnovers like mind boggling or more like Ayo where he can turn it over 5 times and nobody even notices? I think the distinction is important
texillwek
🔶🔹🔸🔷
Probably. He was a freshman and liked to pass. Check some tape and circle back for us? I'm certainly not watching grainy video from 18 years ago.
Technically no, but the NET matters and it's a rating system similar to Kenpom. We probably took a hit there last night too.
Shouldn't have been. No dog in this fight but calls were equally as bad (or as good depending on your rooting interest) on both ends. It is nearing the end when BIG officials start swallowing their whistles and "managing" games. That is an NCAA tourney crew, one that you will see on TV in weeks to come whether you like them or not. They have worked their way up from MAC and SWAC over the years to where they are the Top 25% of officials in the game. I did not see much to complain about personally, so .... it is what it is.... there are far more important things to complain about ....from OOB plays to FT shooting. The answers to this team's success and destiny lie within what is within.... they control what they control
I'm not convinced the distinction is that important. Are you learning from your turnovers? Are your teammates? That you notice Curbelo's but not Ayo's really says more about you than the turnovers.
Deron had a different type of court vision, in my opinion. He just knew how to find guys in simple positions where they could score. The classic "2 inches beyond the reach of the defender and perfect for my guy" pass.
I fall in the really don’t care much about KenPom and Torvik ratings. I understand they serve a purpose and have some value, but checking the ratings five minutes after the game to see how it impacted the Illini’s ranking just seems silly to me. I don’t know if it is even possible, but one can get the sense that some people would be fine with a loss if our KenPom ranking went up — and maybe prefer it to a win where our ranking went down.
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
If you’re expecting rationality, you’ve come to the wrong place my friend.
IllinoisFan733
- Chicago
+2 in the win column
-2 in the loss column.
Even.
We are banking wins that Michigan isn’t.
they are looking at the WL and GB in the standings.
IllinoisFan733
- Chicago
If they can beat Northwestern, Nebraska and MSU who are at the bottom, then that would put the Illini at 13-3. A split of the tough 4 games puts them 15-5. That should win the conference.
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
I agree, in a couple of years we'll be looking for him to lead this team and make shots. BU is trying to get him in game to get experience. Haters need to remember he was the spark that started us be down 0-9 at the start of the game. To quote others "He is good"