skyIdub
Winged Warrior
So.....cottage cheese?
Edit: a favorite snack.....cottage cheese with Lime Tostitos. Thank me later.
Marquette 67, Illinois 66 Postgame
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Edit: a favorite snack.....cottage cheese with Lime Tostitos. Thank me later.
Yeah marquette played pretty poorly I thought which is concerning given the outcome.
Nuclear take.
blackdog
- Champaign
They didn't foul because we did exactly what we did at the end and gave them the game.
That game was just so inconsistently called both ways. Call the delay on us for touching the ball then not calling it at the other end. Just so confusing on so many calls.
Great rundown....
Of course it is. As much as people want us to beat every team on our schedule before conference play it was hard to see that happening because I still view this team as very inexperienced right now. I know Frazier, Belo, and DMW have the experience but most of these guys in our rotation that played tonight didn't play in key games last year. This team will take some time to get into a rhythm and once they do we will be very similar to last year.
I had a feeling this would be a tough game. On the road against a major conference team early in the season. It would have been great to win obviously but I'm not going to be down on this team right now. It's too early. Our record was 5-3 and 9-5 last season. By time conference season starts up we will be very good again.
Sometimes when you are running hot the blinders go on and it’s all about the “get back” shot or play to right the ship.
Not that I’ve been there…
I am intrigued. Please explain?
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
Not just any cottage cheese either, but a "fine" brand of cottage cheese. Good Culture. Double Cream Classic.
Even more concerning to me is the entire coaching staff sat and watched it happen and did absolutely nothing to help put the team in better position to close the game out. Yikes.
BU deserves some criticism for allowing him to play out of control.
I am not blaming Brad either but he does need to answer for not getting the players in a win mode instead of a not to lose mode.
I’m not for sure how Brad was supposed to get Curbelo reined in? Who else do we have that can handle the ball? You want Trent ideally off the ball to catch and shoot. Plummer had shown you nothing. We had 2 timeouts taken by players trying to cover up their miscues. I thought BU was saving the last TO for the last possession but he inexplicably never called it. I agree with all of you Curbelo was awful and contributed the most to lose the game but practically every player in the floor did something stupid/horrible at the end to contribute to that loss. As Brad always states we got punched in the mouth and never really recovered. BU and Chester will have lots of film to work with. Hopefully they can get Curbelo to start making the smart plays again.
And now this is the most disgusting thing I’ve seen tonight. Thank you.
I can't believe people are saying you can't blame BU or Belo for that loss. There are others who deserve some credit too, heck almost anyone that played had a hand in that loss. The stubbornness to take Belo off the ball late was the last nail in the coffin.
As a coach you have to realize when a guy doesn't haven't in a given game and that was about as obvious as it gets. If Belo can't play off ball more then you have to replace him. Maybe you still lose but putting Belo in that situation is a recipe for success.
As a coach you have to realize when a guy doesn't haven't in a given game and that was about as obvious as it gets. If Belo can't play off ball more then you have to replace him. Maybe you still lose but putting Belo in that situation is a recipe for success.
I've entered the fifth stage of grief and have now accepted this loss.
Curbelo will learn that leaders don't always lead by doing, that's not his game. His game is letting others shine with his creativity and vision. This creates more opportunities for him to get his because it stresses the defense away from him.
Lots of learning moments for him this season. Looking forward to his growth.
Curbelo will learn that leaders don't always lead by doing, that's not his game. His game is letting others shine with his creativity and vision. This creates more opportunities for him to get his because it stresses the defense away from him.
Lots of learning moments for him this season. Looking forward to his growth.
Franknitty30,
I liked this quote:..."hyperbolic fits of verbal vomit"
I'm pretty sure I had a previous boss that suffered from that alot...
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I have been in the minority this year, but I have always said that Curbelo is the most overrated player in Illinois history. Give Williams and Plummer more minutes.
Yes I'm piling on, definitely more for my psychological benefit than anything.
I honestly cannot think of a worse individual basketball performance than Curbelo's tonight. Not just the line, but the CONTINUANCE of it, even the ACCELERATION of it's terrible-ness through the final buzzer. I was slack-jawed throughout.
You've got to wonder what in the world he was thinking. I know competitors think "next play" right? But these weren't just bad plays, they were "I can do anything I choose to do" plays, with terrible dribble-through decisions, awful shot selection, etc being repeated over and over and over. Kid had no feedback loop at all. Nearly unbelievable.
I'd expect there to be serious discord about his performance in the locker room and in practices this coming week. Underwood has a problem, and I hope he attacks it quickly and directly (like "NBA kid? Really?")
Yikes. But that all said, I like the kid and we need him to play much smarter basketball to have the kind of season we all want this year.
I honestly cannot think of a worse individual basketball performance than Curbelo's tonight. Not just the line, but the CONTINUANCE of it, even the ACCELERATION of it's terrible-ness through the final buzzer. I was slack-jawed throughout.
You've got to wonder what in the world he was thinking. I know competitors think "next play" right? But these weren't just bad plays, they were "I can do anything I choose to do" plays, with terrible dribble-through decisions, awful shot selection, etc being repeated over and over and over. Kid had no feedback loop at all. Nearly unbelievable.
I'd expect there to be serious discord about his performance in the locker room and in practices this coming week. Underwood has a problem, and I hope he attacks it quickly and directly (like "NBA kid? Really?")
Yikes. But that all said, I like the kid and we need him to play much smarter basketball to have the kind of season we all want this year.
BU is going to use this game as bludgeoned lever for the team...and to everyone on this board....Ayo is in the league now.....comparing him to this team will be tedious going forward...and no help to anyone. Not directed to you.
Anyone else want to vent re Curbelo tonight.
Good gracious…we all saw it.
Now have an actual take that requires thought and not emotion.
On a side note, it wasn’t a kick…..read the rule. I order to call a kick it must be intentional.
Trent spun when he dribbled and it inadvertently was run through by the defender.
Good gracious…we all saw it.
Now have an actual take that requires thought and not emotion.
On a side note, it wasn’t a kick…..read the rule. I order to call a kick it must be intentional.
Trent spun when he dribbled and it inadvertently was run through by the defender.
Exactly my take Illiniguy. Curbelo will be burned at the stake by most posters tonight. My take?
1. What a great learning experience...every mistake that could be made..was.
2. Maybe AC can clear his head and maybe the coaches can then teach him how to play the game smart.
3. Maybe the team as a whole was so embarrassed and become determined to do all possible to never let it happen again.
What the predictor was for me was to see the team get 10 pt. leads or more in both halves and then relax and start making blunders. When AC got he ball on the last two possessions, I was almost certain what the outcome would be. Classic example of repeating mistakes over and over. Can he learn? Can the staff make certain of that?
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