Purdue 84, Illinois 68 Postgame

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sully

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They couldn't miss in the 2nd half and we couldn't buy a bucket. Crap happens like that from time to time. Still tied for 1st place in the Big Ten and thank the Lord Trent is okay! We gotta think about the bigger picture here folks and we're still in a great position right now. Lets make the most of it.
Also another thing regarding Trent, he is EASILY one of my favorite Fighting Illini players (in either bball or football) to ever suit up in the Orange & Blue.
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frozenrope9190 said:
Looking at the stats, rebounds and assists were about even. Fouls and Turnovers were about even (we were under 10 TO again!). They just shot the ball a hell of a lot better than us, primarily from 2, cause of Ivey. Ivey Just killed us in that 2nd half. Probably what teams were saying last year about Ayo.
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Ivey is that type of player that can just take over a game. He reminds me of Ayo. I hope we land Boswell. He seems like that type of player.
 
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stlrunner said:
I also find Edey dislikeable. His scream after that lame dunk was…well, lame. If you’re gonna scream, throw it down, for crying out loud.
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Yeah I don't care for that. I mean you are 7 foot 9 man you better be able to dunk the ball.
 
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Is it just me or did it appear like we had no sense of urgency with 6 minutes to go? We were walking the ball down the court and setting up plays, that seemed to take at least 15-20 seconds before we even looked for a shot. We have too many good shooters to not try to get the first wide open 3 and speed up the game. We were down by almost 20 but they were pacing themselves like we were down by 5. I realize that it wasn't our best outing but as a former athlete I don't understand the strategy that was employed at that point in the game!
 
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illinibb76 said:
Is it just me or did it appear like we had no sense of urgency with 6 minutes to go? We were walking the ball down the court and setting up plays, that seemed to take at least 15-20 seconds before we even looked for a shot. We have too many good shooters to not try to get the first wide open 3 and speed up the game. We were down by almost 20 but they were pacing themselves like we were down by 5. I realize that it wasn't our best outing but as a former athlete I don't understand the strategy that was employed at that point in the game!
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Yeah...I think a press may have been worth trying.

We seemed to surrender early.
 
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Noblesville Illini

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racinghoss said:
Nah. Only Edey is terribly dislikeable. I hate that they have our # so far this year, but respect for I've and Painter especially.
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I have respect for Stefanovich. After Trent went down, he came over to Trent on the bench to make sure that he was ok. I don't have any respect for a coach that knows that the game is decided, sees the losing coach clearing the bench, then doesn't do the same and let's them shoot. Bush league! No excuses for it!
 
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CV Illini

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Spokane Illini said:
Tough game in the 2nd half. We made tough 3's in the first half and missed wide open 3's in the 2nd half. Kofi has been neutralized by Purdue's bigs in both games. He starts to get frustrated and then won't pass out of double and triple teams. Ivey is basically Purdue's Ayo this year. Tremendous player and scores from anywhere making him tough to guard. Bright spots were Melendez having a great showing with limited minutes. He is going to be a player for use down the road.
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Kofi had 18 and 7 on 7-12 from the field. He was not "neutralized" this game.