Pregame: Illinois at Nebraska, Tuesday, January 11th, 7:30pm CT, BTN

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#252      
Last time out the model was 1 pt off a perfect score!!! The team is playing amazing basketball and getting better each game. Even with an off shooting night we are cabable of finding other means to score. Limiting turnovers and keeping Kofi out of foul trouble seems to be the key. Todays game should be smooth but it never is on the road in the B1G

Model prediction:
#11 ILL 81 87.5%
#160 NEB 68

Season schedule projection:

B1G projections:

Projected seed: 3
 
#253      
"Damn the defense?". My recollection is that we were to expect a super-aggressive, attacking defense that was going to force a lot of turnovers. Do I remember that wrong?
I vividly remember some analyst speaking to the high offensive efficiency and then saying don’t expect the team to win any rebound battles. I think BU turned out to be a terrific defensive coach (all around coach). But I’m just recalling the reputation he came in with as being an offensive focused coach.
 
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sacraig

The desert
This was OSU's first game after a long layoff. That game looks like an outlier.
Sure, but in our first game after a long layoff, we throttled Minnesota and then Maryland 2 days later. Both of them are better than Nebraska and we are (seemingly) better than OSU.
 
#257      
I vividly remember some analyst speaking to the high offensive efficiency and then saying don’t expect the team to win any rebound battles. I think BU turned out to be a terrific defensive coach (all around coach). But I’m just recalling the reputation he came in with as being an offensive focused coach.
I don't think our recollections there are inconsistent. I too remember him being touted as running a fast-paced offense, and if you're pushing the ball, you aren't focussed on offensive rebounds. But you might lean toward overplaying on defense in the hope of forcing turnovers leading to more fast break points.
 
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Boricua Illini

Puerto Rico
I vividly remember some analyst speaking to the high offensive efficiency and then saying don’t expect the team to win any rebound battles. I think BU turned out to be a terrific defensive coach (all around coach). But I’m just recalling the reputation he came in with as being an offensive focused coach.
both of you are correct...

BU came in with his 7 second offense predicated on aggressive trapping defense meant to create a lot of TOs and transition opportunities (under 7 secs)

Based on the analytics after his first season and the relative poor performance of our team with that approach, he completely revamped his defensive style to what we are seeing today.
 
#260      
both of you are correct...

BU came in with his 7 second offense predicated on aggressive trapping defense meant to create a lot of TOs and transition opportunities (under 7 secs)

Based on the analytics after his first season and the relative poor performance of our team with that approach, he completely revamped his defensive style to what we are seeing today.
Would it be that the Big 12 seems to play a more wide open one on one game and the Big Ten doesn't which is why that defensive system didn't work or was it more personnel? If it was personnel, why haven't we gone back to it? I've been trying to figure out why it worked at Oklahoma St but not here.
 
#261      
Season schedule projection:

I didn't realize how manageable the schedule was (assuming the rankings are reasonable). The only top-10 opponent is Purdue, with Sparty and Bucknuts roughly top-20. After Nebraska, everyone else is top-100. The conference is deep, but not overly top heavy. Purdue dropping 2 early should help. Lotta basketball left, and plenty of dangerous games, but looks ok on paper given how the guys are playing.
 
#262      
Would it be that the Big 12 seems to play a more wide open one on one game and the Big Ten doesn't which is why that defensive system didn't work or was it more personnel? If it was personnel, why haven't we gone back to it? I've been trying to figure out why it worked at Oklahoma St but not here.
It seemed less about it being ineffective in the B1G and more about it fitting the personnel we had those years. The first 2 years teams just weren't any good, we had absolutely no size or shooters. So trapping, pack line defense was really the only solution to stay competitive.
 
#263      
both of you are correct...

BU came in with his 7 second offense predicated on aggressive trapping defense meant to create a lot of TOs and transition opportunities (under 7 secs)

Based on the analytics after his first season and the relative poor performance of our team with that approach, he completely revamped his defensive style to what we are seeing today.
At the college and professional level coaches recruit players that they see fitting into their system...but with a new coach coming into a program you will invariably inherit players already on the roster...being able to adjust your system to fit what you've inherited isn't always an easy thing to do.....BU tried the aggressive trapping defense to force TO's and play the uptempo offense (shots within 7 sec) but realized it wasn't producing results...he made the changes necessary and we're beginning to see those results.....being able to make those changes along with now recruiting people that fits the "system" makes BU a good coach
 
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altgeld88

Arlington, Virginia
Couldn't be true. Haven't you heard the reports from the IL keyboard sleuths based on one-off still frames?
Me and my Pollyannish optimism. Come to think of it once I noticed during a time out he failed to jump immediately out of his seat and was staring at the floor. Obvi he's in a permanent fugue state.
 
#268      

DeonThomas

South Carolina
68 Illini
62 Huskers

One of those ugly, unfun, dark and dreary road games
 
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Sure, but in our first game after a long layoff, we throttled Minnesota and then Maryland 2 days later. Both of them are better than Nebraska and we are (seemingly) better than OSU.
Ohio St almost had a month layoff. That's a big difference. Agree with you that we are better than them.
 
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Noblesville Illini

Nappanee, IN
Would it be that the Big 12 seems to play a more wide open one on one game and the Big Ten doesn't which is why that defensive system didn't work or was it more personnel? If it was personnel, why haven't we gone back to it? I've been trying to figure out why it worked at Oklahoma St but not here.
Kofi mostly and the BIG
 
#274      

pruman91

Paducah, Ky
Illini 82
nebby 66

hope that scUM actually shows up Friday ,,,,,I still have my doubts.......
 
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