madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
Iowa tears just taste better
Illinois 87, Iowa 83 Postgame
Go Nats 88 Illini
Fairfax, VA
So good to see the guys take care of things at the charity stripe. Definitely secured the game, and stopped some runs on the other side. And Kofi looks great at the line.
Is it just me or does it seem Kofi gets fouled at least 90% of the time he has the ball but it’s called like 10% of the time?
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
I'd say Illinois handled Iowa every bit as well as Purdue did.
And it was at Iowa with Murray playing.
I look forward to playing Purdue. It'll be fun.
And it was at Iowa with Murray playing.
I look forward to playing Purdue. It'll be fun.
We really snuck out of there today. So many bad turnovers and mental mistakes. But toughness wins, and the rebounds show it. Plummer & Kofi. Not sure who is Batman right now. Maybe we have Batmen.
You got that right.
No team should ever press BECAUSE it should be easy to beat and it should result in a layup every time. Inbound - draw the double team or push the ball down the court quickly - when they double team someone is open - you should have two guys breaking to the ball - identify and make the pass and it's fast break time. Take the layup - draw the foul. if they press you wanna run and you want to draw fouls. If you press you want to sew confusion and tie up the ball handler FAST in a quick double team. The press SHOULD only be useful every once in a while when they don't expect it. You shouldn't be able to press on every inbound. IMHO of course.
True but thems the cards we've been dealt. Still have to find a way.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Yes, about the turnovers, but not all were correct. There were 2 8 second calls.
I get where you're coming from, but let's be honest, AC is gonna also have his fair share of TO's. And I'm ok with that. But we cannot continue to make careless cross court passes, dribble into three defenders, and commit multiple ten second violations (of which we made two in a two straight possessions tonight) at the other positions on the floor. AC is not gonna cure all of those mistakes. It is possible to be very happy with the win - while remaining a huge fan of the team - but also desire improvement in areas that have been exposed as weaknesses.
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Great win. Always room for improvement (especially press break and feeding Kofi against pressure), but boy, just nailing the coffin shut free throw after free throw was nice to watch.
Bigtex
- DFW
Hard to believe two 10 second calls in a row
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
We rebounded more than half our misses tonight. 19 offensive boards. 18 turnovers is so so many and we STILL generated a net +1 scoring opportunity.
Good win, men!
Weathered several storms and kept most of our body parts tucked in during the roller coaster rides as well.
IF Curbelo comes back this year, we are a much better team regardless, due to him being out, primarily. Guys have had to play positions not expecting to this year and it will pay off in the end.
Weathered several storms and kept most of our body parts tucked in during the roller coaster rides as well.
IF Curbelo comes back this year, we are a much better team regardless, due to him being out, primarily. Guys have had to play positions not expecting to this year and it will pay off in the end.
I certainly understand tightening the rotations in conference games and there have been injuries, but can someone in the know help me understand no Hutcherson (basically again), no Payne in the second half and to some degree no Melendez, who seems like a potential press breaker and seems to always have + minutes.
Yeah, I get what you’re saying too, but it’s also ok to say right after a hard-fought win, “Great job, guys!” And just stop at that. But let’s not argue, my fellow fan. WE JUST BEAT IOWA AT IOWA! I-L-L
This is a great road win.
Pair this with a win Sat against Arizona and Illinois will shoot up the rankings.
Pair this with a win Sat against Arizona and Illinois will shoot up the rankings.
he knew we were gonna play just bad enough for them to think they had a chance but just good enough that they never truly did?
Im telling mysefl it was an evil laugh
Agree, I as many have said exactly that. I-N-I. Peace!
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Especially proud of how we took that big punch in the first half. It’s easy to forget we were down almost 10 (or was it 10?) and looked in danger of falling apart again.