Because he hesitates on every 3 pt open look and is too slow all of a sudden. Earlier in the year he was very decisive and strong. The opponents have figured out how to defend him and he’s thinking too much. He’s waiting to see who is going to double him instead of beating the double.
Michigan State 88, Illinois 80 Postgame
the worst thing that happened to us was obliterating an awful Mizzou team, gave us unrealistic expectations. with that being said, this season is a complete failure if we dont make the second weekend of the tournament. I dont care if we run the table and win the conference regular season and tournament titles.
Imagine RayJ with this team. Final 4 for sure. Dudes been killing it at Baylor.
Regardless of the outcome of this game, CBS cutting away with 50 seconds left was bush league.
That’s going to end up being Brad’s demise if we don’t get to at least the Sweet 16.
Big Jack
- Decatur
Or offensive strategy is rinse and repeat and repeat and well you know
Agree. I find the original post Beckman-like. "If only our opponent hadn't scored those three touchdowns."
I can point to just as many if not more instances where Coleman's or TSJ's shot rang around the rim but then went in. Cherry picking only those that didn't go your way is not productive.
We are bad at defense now and have been for a while. We are ridiculously bad at layups and shots around the rim. We do a lot of other stuff very well but not enough to offset this.
Sorry for the gloom and doom but I was in bad mood after Nebraska and it's much worse today. Sweet Sixteen? I am wondering now about round 2, we seem primed for that small conference champion in the 12 spot that can shoot threes and has nothing to lose.
It will be the team's demise. All but certainly not Brad's.
Still much more enjoyable than last season. Whenever I feel down about this team I think of Monster Mayer and turnstile Epps.
Latullip is so good on these game breakdowns. I have subscribed to 247 just for his play breakdowns. He is so great
100% agree. I don’t get the Goode over Ty thing.
Is Hamer calling the defense? Brad needs to shut that down
80'sIllini
- Arizona
And since he plays 37-39 minutes/game- he's probably not playing his best the last few minutes of either half- gotta be a little bit tired. If QG wasn't playing poorly he could have subbed in for MD at times and kept him more fresh.
Booty ball still may work depending on match up. But, when it gets late in the season, there are no surprises. Everyone knows what you do.
We continuously get cooked on the 1st step by 90% of guards in B10 play. Defensive scheme issue? Too slow? Poor effort?
NASchamp
- Atlanta
Yep. Exactly. But he put himself in that position. He was the one that chose the all-or-nothing approach there. Ray J or no one. It will be all the praise or all the blame on one person at the end of the year. It’s a huge gamble.
And for the record, I think Ty’s been better than expected. Just not a complete replacement for a true PG. And if I remember right, we still have a spare scholarship just sitting around…
Yet again I'll say, "He's not very good at laying the hammer down"
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
This sounds like how you deal with kids....not your fanaticism of the Illini!/s\
My suggestion?
Followed by...
What are the rules on consulting? Hamer does not seem to be a strategist.
For sure?
One QUESTION? How does an offensive player bang the defender in the chest 3-4 times and NEVER get called for a foul? Then the defender breathes on the guy and gets called. We are not playing hockey or football. This is BULL SIT! That is a charging foul. The Refs need to call it!
The 2nd thing I want to point out is; Everyone keeps talking how good we are defensively- That is CRAP TOO! In the 5 of 6 games the Illini have lost they have been totally manhandled on the inside; MSU-38 ILL 22, MARYLAND-52-ILL 26, NW. 46, ILLINI 38, Marquette 44 Illini 20, Tenn. 38 Illini 24 The only game they lost that they were even inside was Purdue 34-34 That sounds like a sieve to me. The other teams are getting shots close to the basket and the Illini are throw up bombs from 30 feet! This team is soft and they will not make past the 1st round again this year!
The 2nd thing I want to point out is; Everyone keeps talking how good we are defensively- That is CRAP TOO! In the 5 of 6 games the Illini have lost they have been totally manhandled on the inside; MSU-38 ILL 22, MARYLAND-52-ILL 26, NW. 46, ILLINI 38, Marquette 44 Illini 20, Tenn. 38 Illini 24 The only game they lost that they were even inside was Purdue 34-34 That sounds like a sieve to me. The other teams are getting shots close to the basket and the Illini are throw up bombs from 30 feet! This team is soft and they will not make past the 1st round again this year!
It's been that way most of the season....today it was just magnified....that along with some very careless TO's late sealed our fate...
Getting out rebounded didn’t help.
You are probably right and most of us would be wise to heed this advice.
But with passion comes suffering and suffering isn't always easy to hide. See Hawkins, Coleman.