Yes! Matthew Loves Ball is the channel for anyone interested. He does an amazing job on these highlight videos.
Illinois 73, Ohio State 68 Postgame
Allow me to expand on the every 16 year "Cicada" theory....
1989 - Lost in the Final Four Semi Final
2005 - Lost in the Championship Game
2021 - KICK THE DOOR DOWN !!
But there were a lot more that weren't called. Kofi gets fouled almost every time he gets the ball.
altenberger22
- South Carolina
If you noticed in the post-game interview, someone mentioned COY to BU and he said, "I don't know who does the voting on all that stuff".....somewhat inferring that YEAH, SURE -- I SHOULD PROBABLY GET SOME VOTES. I'D BE OK WITH THAT!
I've seen a lot of players wearing masks in the past 25-30 years. Ayo's looks the best.
altenberger22
- South Carolina
Nice point.
I never saw Butkus play for the Illini but I could listen all day to people talking about how he pulverized RB's or ran through opposing offensive lines like they were paper. And I never saw Manny Jackson on the court, but his legacy grows every year as he continues to give back to the University. (I guess Manny did get mentioned again yesterday, too.) Sorta loving the former Illini and their tweets of late too. The momentum is growing!
BTW --- the Illini got a shoutout yesterday for the VBDI award!
APS iMBA
- Urbana, IL
Well it was the broken nose, but what they were kinda hiding was that he was in concussion protocol which meant him being out for a number of games. They like to keep things like that as vague as possible because it affects the game planning of the opposing teams.
Why did he not participate in senior day activities?
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
I don’t think kids going pro usually do?? I feel Ayo was an exception
Vitale made the game unlistenable. I tried to use a radio feed from 590 in StL so I could enjoy Brian Barnhart but the delay was too long. Throughout the game, Vitale switched his commentary to eras from different decades. Yammered about Duke and North Carolina. Touted the Flying Illini but made no mention of the Bruce Weber team that made the Final game.
As for our team last afternoon, my biggest objection was the lack of Grandison. We saw a video of the shootaround before the game where he was draining consecutive 3's. We needed him out there more than Miller. Look at the final stats.
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It's all about eras. There will always be the Jordan v Kobe v Lebron debate and the answer really depends on how old you are.
Same applies here.
I'm well aware of what you said. How many game winners did Frankie hit? How many times did Deron ice the game away. Hell, Deron hit the 3 that capped the greatest comeback in tournament history.
You could even bring up Kiwane Garris who iced away many games from the FT line. Ayo is no doubt in the top list all time, but recency bias is a thing.
I'll say that Ayo takes the clutch cake over both those guys because of the sheer quantity of late game plays.
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it’s likely time for Belo to be starting- he was our best player yesterday and the offense is noticeably different the last few games when he’s in there. Having him on the floor with Kofi is our best offensive lineup
Miller has been good on defense and adds good elements to the offense - but come tourny time we really can’t afford to be playing our second best lineup from the start. He and Frazier are playing similar roles now with Ayo back which is spot up 3 and D- and we need Frazier’s on ball D more
Im sure BU will be reluctant to make changes to the lineup- but it’s not time to be worrying about egos
Miller has been good on defense and adds good elements to the offense - but come tourny time we really can’t afford to be playing our second best lineup from the start. He and Frazier are playing similar roles now with Ayo back which is spot up 3 and D- and we need Frazier’s on ball D more
Im sure BU will be reluctant to make changes to the lineup- but it’s not time to be worrying about egos
Fouls do not need to be even to be well called.
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Brad's not changing a thing. Trust me.
Miller has a bigger ego and better D. I trust coach to make the best call for the team dynamics
Not every foul is going to be called, especially inside and even more so against those defending Kofi. If that’s what it will take for you to feel it was a fairly well officiated game then you’ll always be disappointed — and if it came to be that would be one boring a$$ game cuz there are fouls that aren’t called against Illini players too. Keep control of the game, call the “obvious” fouls and enough fouls to keep players safe, and do all that without wrecking the flow of the game too much — that’s what I consider a pretty well officiated game. I think this game met that criteria.
I will also say that one call Kofi is going to rarely get is those that happened early in second half when he kind of “shot put” two attempts (believe might have been back to back possessions). Was he fouled? I’m sure he was. But when it looks like he doesn’t have a plan and is indecisive, he rarely gets those calls. Is it fair? No, but I see that happen to other post players too. When Kofi is a bit smoother and making a move that gives him an advantage, he is more likely to get those calls. But Kofi nor any player is going to get every call — and would make for a boring game if they did. I remember that IU game with 50+ fouls called being pretty tough to watch.
Yep. That’s why I called him a “great assistant” in my post.
Frank Williams was so clutch. He used to take over games at the end in the same way as Ayo. I still remember his game winning shot that won the Big Ten title at Minnesota, among others.
There were two calls that went OSU's way on balls tipped out of bounds. Both of those plays resulted in 3 point buckets for OSU. Both plays looked like they should have been our possession. I was fine with how the foul calling was going but those 2 plays were brutal.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Wait, we have won 10 out of 11 of our last games, the last 3 being on the road. Don’t you think it is time for a change???