illinifan31
Former Krush Cow
- South Bend, IN
Idk how rate is calculated but they are also 63rd for total opponent 3pt fgs made.
Pregame: Illinois vs Morehead State, Thursday, March 21st, 2:10pm CT, truTV
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It's the % of shots opponents take that are 3s. The national average is 37%, Illinois's opponents are at 27%, which is 7th nationally and 2nd among tourney teams behind Creighton. Their defense is predicated at running opponents off the 3 point line so they take fewer of them.
uofi7477
- Silver & Gold Vandals
And Sandy was a basketball player to tie it all together.
And if they don't put Miles on Ty, then Morehead is going to task someone who is roughly the same height and weight as Ty to try and keep him off the boards. Considering Ty is currently 118th in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage and he has done that going against guys who normally have 4+ inches and 30-50lbs on him, if Ty stays out of foul trouble and plays like he did in the BTT, he might just go off. If it goes optimally, I would not be surprised if he winds up with 14pts and 12+rebs.
*Everyone loves that*
From the talk I’ve been hearing, Morehead likes to run slow ball. A few sites have Morehead as upset pick. I’m with you though, I feel Illini should win by decent margin, but more like 68-59
This is the upside to being a freelance writer. I don't make a ton of money, but man do I have scheduling flexibility...
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
I absolutely blatantly watched Championship Week games from phone in my office and I'll be doing the same this week.
(I did mute it when kids or parents came in to speak with me. I'm not a total heathen.)
Do a YouTube TV trial run, I thinks free for two weeks maybe.Man, my Fubotv does not carry Trutv or TnT. Guess it's onto the local watering hole.
This will be my first tournament in my "trial retirement" phase of life. Looking forward to it.
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
I actually think Iowa State is a really good matchup.
They are not that great offensively. They can struggle to score. I think that plays well into a team that has had some issues to defend. They are very good defensively, but they will not be able to totally contain Illinois for 40 minutes.
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
In the past, at my work place, when we were all in office...we would set up 3 TV's next to each other and run all the games. We would all gather around and half way work and watch the games. Now I work from home, so I just have games off to the side while I do my thing.
It's great.
texillwek
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Get in the film room with this long twitter thread:
I hope Brad sees this. I've already noticed a lot of their tendencies.
What is the work life balance for that and your revenge on Harry Potter?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Two big questions:
How good is Morehead at avoiding fouling if and when Domask, Shannon and Rodgers force the issue against their drop coverage?
How effectively can Morehead rebound against a much bigger team man-for-man?
I foresee us having real defensive problems against this team, their cleverness and creativity in generating their 3 point looks will have Hamer QAnon going berserk in the game thread, but the path to a blowout is in a virtuous cycle of dominating the glass and getting their bigs into foul trouble.
Not that small with 2 6’7 guys and 2 6’5” guys. But if they go to the offensive glass they will get killed on the break. Don’t know how quick they are but our problems are generally with quick scoring guards and big centers who can score. Doesn’t look like they have either. Just don’t want to face a #11 like North Carolina State.
Nah its just the selection committee doesn't only look at predictive metrics, they also look at results-based metrics, where BYU does not perform as well
Appears they wanted special dispensation for their religious beliefs without a penalty for having to travel and play easier teams. Well guess what BYU, not playing on Sundays comes with a price tag.
BillyBob1
- Champaign
I retired last summer and I’m not worrying about it!
I pity your 430 appt, you're either gonna be pissed and hack away, or amped up and jittery. "Oh just let me settle down a little before I take that straight razor to your neck"
lol for real…luckily he’s a super easy cut. He’s a “don’t give a crap” kind of guy.
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