Yep, box score doesn't reflect his impact tonight. I would love to see him back up Kofi in more spots going forward. It's a wildly different look for us, could give some teams fits.
Ohio State 86, Illinois 83 Postgame
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I wish we owned Chicago enough to say this. Illinois could go to the big 12 (which is dumb and I live in big 12 country) but Chicago would still have plenty of big 10 pull
Does that include UW and @MSU or are we just going by the games you nitpicked?
He was the best of the 3 tonight, sadly
Lots of things happened in this game to give the Illini a loss....but the majority of factors rest on our team and coach.
1. From the start, we ALL saw four defenders collapsing and hacking at Kofi, who kept trying to score instead of getting the ball to the perimeter with speed. Two factors rest here. First, the refs simply have a bias against Kofi because they see him not as a skilled player but as a bully. They are wrong and it shows blatantly. Secondly, Kofi has got to pass out that repeated failure is on the coaches who have not....by all evidence...not sufficiently impressed upon him and supported that action.
2. After the first 10 minutes or so, there was a definite lull to the energy expended for over 25 minutes before we saw what was almost an historic rally. We really missed Melendez tonight, and even more wishful, Hutch.
3. Upon seeing the replay, Frazier was hammered brutally on his layup attempt in the last 4 seconds. There is no excuse for the refs missing such an important play...and being out of position to see it is simply admitting incompetence. Surprised Trent did not suffer a severe injury such as hip displacement....he was really hit hard by Liddell much like Ayo at MSU last year. He should have had two freebies to win the game.
Bottom line is that the B1G needs to overhaul and elevate the training and requirements of their officials. The game is difficult to officiate due to speed and athleticism that very few can comprehend and will only get more difficult. I also know they get training, but for the money the game puts in the schools coffers and the importance of being the premier conference in the nation, it MUST improve training methods. These officials are not volunteers calling a game at walking speed that was being player 100 years ago. They are highly paid and trained, but are still not close to good enough. I am not whining and blaming this loss on them, even though their performance was...as expected...substandard and fraught with blunders. Every effort should be made to make sure every play is seen and properly interpreted....and that was not the case on the last 5 seconds. Do better.
1. From the start, we ALL saw four defenders collapsing and hacking at Kofi, who kept trying to score instead of getting the ball to the perimeter with speed. Two factors rest here. First, the refs simply have a bias against Kofi because they see him not as a skilled player but as a bully. They are wrong and it shows blatantly. Secondly, Kofi has got to pass out that repeated failure is on the coaches who have not....by all evidence...not sufficiently impressed upon him and supported that action.
2. After the first 10 minutes or so, there was a definite lull to the energy expended for over 25 minutes before we saw what was almost an historic rally. We really missed Melendez tonight, and even more wishful, Hutch.
3. Upon seeing the replay, Frazier was hammered brutally on his layup attempt in the last 4 seconds. There is no excuse for the refs missing such an important play...and being out of position to see it is simply admitting incompetence. Surprised Trent did not suffer a severe injury such as hip displacement....he was really hit hard by Liddell much like Ayo at MSU last year. He should have had two freebies to win the game.
Bottom line is that the B1G needs to overhaul and elevate the training and requirements of their officials. The game is difficult to officiate due to speed and athleticism that very few can comprehend and will only get more difficult. I also know they get training, but for the money the game puts in the schools coffers and the importance of being the premier conference in the nation, it MUST improve training methods. These officials are not volunteers calling a game at walking speed that was being player 100 years ago. They are highly paid and trained, but are still not close to good enough. I am not whining and blaming this loss on them, even though their performance was...as expected...substandard and fraught with blunders. Every effort should be made to make sure every play is seen and properly interpreted....and that was not the case on the last 5 seconds. Do better.
!!! At least 4 fouls should have been flop warnings/technicals. Ridiculous.madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
There isn’t going to be a big 12
Bigtex
- DFW
Please recap
Because they drive the ball to the basket more. It’s not rocket science.
Update or summary please.
AND UW
AND MSU
We had ALL the momentum. At home. Playing for the tie makes 100% sense.
The Big Ten has to get better refs. The calls on Kofi were absolutely horrible. The flop that got coach ejected. And then Trent was fouled on that last play and they swallowed their whistles. But, Underwood did not help us tonight. Great fight by the boys.
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frozenrope9190
- Aurora, IL
He actually played really well in the 2nd Purdue game.
And I'm sick of you being sick of hearing about officiating. The officiating in this game was horrible, one sided, and inconsistent. That is a FACT.
I disagree. We were going to be shorthanded going into overtime. I would rather have just gone for the win.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
One of the many reasons I love Brad.
Did we stop playing or something? Kofi was hammering his way through getting the s*** slapped out of him. We missed some shots and had some lapses, as all teams do. Its also hard to get stops when the other team is in dbl bonus with 9 mins to go while the same crap isnt being called the other way. Of course defense will be a tad less aggressive
Team fought to the end, had some bad moments
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