altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Pregame: Illinois at Indiana, Saturday, February 5th, 11:00am CT, ESPN
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Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
My perception of Trent has just always been that he’s so streaky. When that kid is feeling it, I DEFINITELY want him spotting up for a three, even over Plummer! However, over the course of the season, he’s just less consistent at shooting.
He's had to drive a ton this year. Plus he's probably exhausted playing so many minutes.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Plummer’s a better shooter if he can get any kind of look. Trents a much better basketball player and can get his own shot or create for others. Not to mention being a defensive national player of the year candidate. Glad we have both, but there’s no comparison on who’s more valuable to the team. Just sayin, not sayin anyone was making that case.
I like the Payne match up with TJD. Indiana has had too many home games to be able to know how good they are but don't let Indy guards get going is key too.
He’s shooting what? 43%?
He started the season off on a tear. He wasn’t going to shoot 50% in the B1G with the volume of shots he takes.
He’s been coldish, but we’ve been winning and his man is glued to him on the peremiter.
Let’s hope he likes the sight lines in Bloomington.
It showed Trent with 0 blocks and I saw him block a three from Bohannon !!!!
When he isn't everything to every possession and gets a couple minutes off he is better. Let's see that metric starting last game and here on out
when I was that age I didn't get exhausted despite fighting in Vietnam with little to no sleep, hard dangerous work, and inconsistent food, on a DAILY basis 24/7 for weeks/months at a time
OK maybe a little
the national
- the Front Range
This game could pay many dividends. Indiana is sneaky good. Take this W, and I think we really have a chance at a good run. The Purdue game will be a bettle and we’ll be up for that. But this Indiana game will take focus.
Nice . . . . the Loosiers will be ever renamed as the Indiana Dung Beetles!
back in the day before cable and the big TV deals the Big 10 played Thursday and Saturday games only.
There was usually a featured Wednesday and Sunday game.
Not in the 70’s. If my memory is correct. Yes, in the 80’s they started to add days like a Weds and Sunday. Then we got into Big Monday which Bobby Knight hated as we as a conference always got the 8 o’clock game. Then Super Tuesday came along and now with FS1 and the B1G network, we can play any night of the week.
At most any time.
Go back to the 60's. There was one game per week televised on a Saturday on ( I believe) ABC.
That's showing block rate, but it looks like Trent's been credited with only one block this year, during the Arizona game.
Go back even further to the 50s. The only game was the Cubs on Sunday afternoon. You had to read about Skip Thoren, Tal Brody, Bogie Redmond, et al.
....and Gil Thorp.
I remember when Plummer transferred there was a guy that posted on here who was a big Utah fan and gave a very nice write up on him. He said that Plummer was a streaky shooter, that one night he will look like the best player on the court and on other nights be almost non-existent. I don't think we have seen him be that up and down. Even on his "bad" nights he has a big impact. Everyone that plays us is on notice they can't give him an inch of space or they're gonna get killed from behind the arc and that makes it easier on Kofi. When Grandison, Plummer, and Frazier are all out there the defense has to extend out to the perimeter which makes it much easier for us to get the ball inside. In years past when we didn't have many 3 point threats the defense would sag and dare us to take them and it was harder to make good entry passes to Kofi and it was easier to double team him.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Classic!!!
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