pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
+ 27.............
Illinois 76, Rutgers 58 Postgame
This team shares the ball very well to find open shooters. Refreshing to see.
He's great defensively for the most part and phenomenal on the boards also had a great pass to Harmon from the baseline.
Would like to see him develop as a bit of a threat to score inside to keep defenses honest though.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
He is good at scoring inside.
upper cut then left hook to jaw for knock out!5 takeaways:
1. Shannon looks like an NBA player. Bigger, stronger, faster than everyone else
2. The press will keep giving us trouble. Better teams than Rutgers are taking note of our PG issue.
3. Turnovers and free throws can continue to be a problem, but 7/11 from the charity stripe is better.
4. Defense and rebounding are terrific. Those are directly affected by effort which shows that this team is bought in.
5. 18 pt win @ the RAC? I'll take it every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
1. Shannon looks like an NBA player. Bigger, stronger, faster than everyone else
2. The press will keep giving us trouble. Better teams than Rutgers are taking note of our PG issue.
3. Turnovers and free throws can continue to be a problem, but 7/11 from the charity stripe is better.
4. Defense and rebounding are terrific. Those are directly affected by effort which shows that this team is bought in.
5. 18 pt win @ the RAC? I'll take it every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Pru can give you some tips if you need
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Serious credit to Fletch for getting these guys, especially Dain, to be the better conditioned team by far. Rutgers ran outta gas and our D was top notch!
Good call..we looked relentless
What was everyone worried about in the pregame thread
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
sacraig
- The desert
It changed due to other games after I posted. Updates after each game is final.
“What Good Teams Do”
Illini... big early lead. Opponent comes back to about level. Illini... goes out and seizes the game by the throat. And holds things right there.
That is the mark of a good team. When going a bit flat... don’t let the game get away. Hold it level and then exert your will back upon the other team and grab a firm hold of the game. Take that return punch they gave you and then shake it off and put your foot back on the gas pedal. And hold it there.
Joyful game for Illini Nation from ‘Joy-Zee’.
Illini... big early lead. Opponent comes back to about level. Illini... goes out and seizes the game by the throat. And holds things right there.
That is the mark of a good team. When going a bit flat... don’t let the game get away. Hold it level and then exert your will back upon the other team and grab a firm hold of the game. Take that return punch they gave you and then shake it off and put your foot back on the gas pedal. And hold it there.
Joyful game for Illini Nation from ‘Joy-Zee’.
I'm guessing you meant score outside. I'd be happy with just a midrange game from him. Develop a reasonably consistent 10-15 ft jump shot.
Aggressive Domask is the key for us if we're gonna do any damage this year.
ILL
Always believed 2nd half was result of coaching adjustments. BU doing well in that perspective this year.
Absolutely. But is there a perfect team in college basketball?
FWIW I agree with others that Domask might be more suited to handling the press than Ty, though it's obviously more than one guy. Again I was surprised we didn't see TGL for a least a bit.
Waiting for the post game locker room road kill clip
Coleman needs to be in anytime we are being pressed...