Game Thread: Illinois vs Bethune-Cookman

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aaeismacgychel
Navy_illini said:
It does not appear that we are switching on D like we were earlier this year
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We aren't. Defensive scheme has 100% changed. Brad seems to have cooked something up over break on both sides of the ball. Should be a good presser to hear. While this is not a good opponent, the changes certainly seem to have gotten the players to buy in and put in the effort, so smart move by him.
 
#178      
Manual3for4peat
Dain is really talented, but he's so different from what the rest of our team needs to do. That's the thing we have all talked about with this team, but it is true. It's gonna take a good chunk of the season. It's a whole new team, but the talent is there.
 
#179      
Gunner23
Govoner Vaugn Fan said:
When Perrine committed last year, he was listed at 6'9". When he left the prep school for campus a week or so ago, he was listed as 6'10. His family apparently said he was still growing and had hit closer to 6'11. Upon check-in at UofI I heard they measured him at 7'. TV announcers said during this game he was 7'1". At this rate, by the time we face Purdue, he will make Edy look short.
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I think they said 6'10 and 7'1 in shoes. He needs some thicker soles on those Nikes to catch Edy.
 
#182      
Rusty
I really hope Dain can figure out the FT shooting. It's going to be frustrating to not to be able to play him in a 3 pt. game in the final 2 mins. with how much he adds as a threat.
 
#183      
illinigiant80
skyIdub said:
Live look at his growth plates:

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Damn. This made me laugh out loud and woke the dog up. 🤣
 
#184      
grantlab
My gosh we are weak with the basketball. It’s freaking Bethune Cookman guys
 
#185      
skyIdub
Pretty easy to force a turnover (on Lieb) when you try to dislocate their shoulder.
 
#186      
Birdus
Gunner23 said:
I think they said 6'10 and 7'1 in shoes. He needs some thicker soles on those Nikes to catch Edy.
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It's impossible to gain 3 inches by just putting shoes on. Brad did say that he was 7'1" in shoes. He's probably closer to 6'11 or a little better. This kid is going to be a stud by the time his career is over here.
 
#189      
hiberto
aaeismacgychel said:
Underwood chewing out RJ and rightfully so. Harris and TSJ showing a ton of effort, diving on the floor up 30 with 6 minutes to go and RJ just standing around. RJ has had an up and down game defensively. He needs to be more consistent on that end.
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agree. seems like an RJ chewing out occurs every game
 
#191      
Flyin' Illini
Overall a pretty good performance against a clearly sub-par opponent. If I wanted to nitpick, the 3 point shooting is still a concern.

#1 - There is no way we should be shooting this number of threes against a team that is completely overmatched, and #2- If we're going to shoot them, we need to convert at a much higher rate.
 
#194      
JAbada
They are playing ok against a horrible team. It's sad because they have so much talent. Throwing up 3s.. can't live or die by the 3.. they should have 100 points but.. as always the Big10 will be a beast.
 
#196      
hiberto
Flyin' Illini said:
Overall a pretty good performance against a clearly sub-par opponent. If I wanted to nitpick, the 3 point shooting is still a concern.

#1 - There is no way we should be shooting this number of threes against a team that is completely overmatched, and #2- If we're going to shoot them, we need to convert at a much higher rate.
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agree. it is obvious we can beat them inside with dain so keep going there. except if he's fouled it's basically a turnover
 
#197      
grantlab
This 2nd half has been Penn St. / Alabama A&M / Missouri -esque. What’s it take to get 40 minutes out of these guys. 16 assists and 14 turnovers against this quality of opponent is fairly emblematic of our season
 
#198      
doowink
With Danija in the game we seem to pass the ball to the middle more often .....I hope we see more of that going forward
 
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