I think he has the mentality. I don't think he has enough moves. It's always left and at a breakneck speed. When that works, it's awesome! When it's taken away, there's not much of a Plan B.
Arkansas 73, Illinois 63 Postgame
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Well, Ayo & Tyler would beg to differ. . .
Yeah when Mayer threw it to the sidelines i thought that was a mistake. Had he left on the court the refs would have had to stop play at the next reasonable opportunity for safety wouldn’t they?
Instead he played for a long sequence with one shoe.
I think the guys on the bench were just shocked that Mayer had passed something to a teammate.
Is that good or bad?
Interesting. Of my 30 some years of Illini fandom, I never cottened to this team's personality at all. I think the rent-a-player spackle doesn't help us feel cuddlley with this group. And I've always enjoyed cuddling. If you can't shoot, can't pass, can't care, can't adjust, you can't win . Brad could never get the right ingredients at the proper times to make a pleasant dish. Hope he learns from this train wreck.
Like the women's team, tough loss. To be honest I had a slim hope of them winning before the game, but overall I didn't feel they could pull it off. Too many inconsistencies in Big Ten play as the season went on. Arkansas was just overall the better team when it comes to mentality given their tournament experience. Here's to all the seniors and grad student players who adorned the uniform; hopefully they play professional basketball somewhere if that's their plan.
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His defense fell off a cliff too.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
What about Harris? IMO he was the dawgiest dawg of all of them.
The postgame video snippets of him are clearly evident of a player who cares deeply about this program, and feels responsible for its success.
That gives me hope that he won't bail unless his professional options are compelling.
CH could greatly improve his draft stock coming back and being more of a focal point while rounding out his game- I hope he does
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
LOL'd at Lieb
So no accountability for mistakes said by CH. Enough said….players and coaches. Did Daddy Brad get his wings clipped after some of the early season sideline frustrations? Maybe, maybe not but it was a noticeable change. The days of NIL have had a profound effect and it’s just the beginning. Try to enjoy some March Madness and let’s hope we keep all our key pieces for next year along with adding a couple. Coach didn’t seem very confident in the presser about players making good choices when it comes to the portal.
I can't stop going back to the play where we have cut the deficit to only 5 with still almost 2 minutes left and we had the ball and Coleman leading the fast break...Had he not turned it over then...I know it's not healthy but thinking about the what-ifs is probably the worst part of a loss in a NCAA tournament game as a fan.
Just got home from Des Moines, and there are guys on this team that give a damn and a couple that sure didn't look like it.
Coleman, run it back. Next years team is yours.
All that and cut down on turnovers of course adding a competent point guard would help with that.
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
I want to thank Dan and anyone else who does the admin work. The delete button must have gotten a workout today and the ban hammer may be a little warm as well, but the work you do to keep this place from becoming a cesspoll that other fanbases could laugh at is admirable. And I don't envy you at all.
Post of the day!!!!!!
One that played really well when TSJ was out and was never the same when TSJ returned from the concussion. He got called out on TV today several times for not keeping good defensive position. Just pure selfishness on both ends of the court. It’s great when you score thirty….not so much when you go 1 for March.
When Illinois had the ball, call a 30 was my thought.
Should we be though? A guy (18 year old at that) that takes himself out of a game, refuses to go back in and then shoulders a coach. Is that what we really want and need for the next 3 years? More individuals instead of team guys?
I don't care if he scores 50 points a game if we score 62 as a team, we need team players that understand chemistry and love thy teammates/coaches!
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My belief all year was that BU did not have the discipline needed to ensure success of the program and of the players. This comment from CH kind of backs that up. I don't think you have to be an ahole coach, but the players need to know that to play consistently you need to respect the coach, the team, other players and the University. Just my opinion.
I was screaming at the television for him to protect the ball. You could see what was going to happen.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Pretty sure Skyy lost some major tick due to performance and others earning more PT, and he ended up quitting. Dain saw a major reduction in minutes late in games down the stretch. Heck, RJ was suspended for a game due to breaking team rules. Could there have been more accountability, sure..but then we would be playing walk on players. Even then some would complain.
Brad tried to put us in best chance to win, but with this team, I am not sure what more could have been done.
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