Well said
Northwestern 70, Illinois 66 OT Postgame
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OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
Because of geography, we get what should be more scheduling gimmes in football and basketball than anyone else in the conference with more games against Northwestern. We have to take advantage of that favorable scheduling when it presents itself.
We can take time to come together against Alabama and Tennessee.
We can take time to come together against Alabama and Tennessee.
Not trying to pile on Ben here but he has the haircut I gave myself in the bathroom to pass haircut inspection at my military high school
illini80
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Domask started slowly last year too. I’m not ready to write him off just yet, but I agree he should not have gotten the minutes he did last night. We have plenty of guys who need those minutes if he has an off night.
My wife: How did you sleep last night?
Me: Sad
Me: Sad
I’m a barber, and my wife points out “not so great” haircuts when she sees them…she definitely mentioned Ben’s hahaNot trying to pile on Ben here but he has the haircut I gave myself in the bathroom to pass haircut inspection at my military high school
Humrichous, KJ, Ivisic, and Riley are not physical players and all can be abused by stronger guys. NW had more than one of those types on the floor at all times, and hunted matchups for bootyball all night. In a game like that Rez and Tre might have been better choices but I'm not a BB genius either so who knows why the staff made the choices they did. Lots of bad shot choices and multiple blown layups kept the game closer than it should have been and when you give an inferior opponent multiple chances to beat you don't be surprised when they capitalize on one of them.
Also I hate the 5 out. I get the strategy but clogging the head of the key with multiple players makes it harder to take a defender off the bounce not easier. And other than Ivisic we don't have great roll off the screen types. Need some sets with a big guy posting up on the block, make somebody have to defend down low.
Also I hate the 5 out. I get the strategy but clogging the head of the key with multiple players makes it harder to take a defender off the bounce not easier. And other than Ivisic we don't have great roll off the screen types. Need some sets with a big guy posting up on the block, make somebody have to defend down low.
This team's got talent... but the right guys playing at the right time isn't happening.
Is it just my observation... why is Will Riley's shot so ugly? At the beginning of the year (Alabama let's say), he shot such a smooth ball.
Rn it's sideways and leaning... idk...
Rn it's sideways and leaning... idk...
Bigtex
- DFW
1) need to run an offense
2) making 3s (like against Arkansas) makes team look really good
3) coaches need to read the room and make adjustments (both on offense and defensive)
4) northwestern pushed our starting offense so far out on the court. Illinois settled for shooting 3s
5) northwestern ran the same set in 2nd half with good results - what changes did Illinois make on defense?
6) would love to see +\- for this game
7) northwestern isn’t a horrible team
8) loss disappointing and avoidable but young teams will disappoint and hopefully learn
This is pretty clear though - the lineup that worked best was when we pushed it out to like 11 with that big run. I believe it was: Boswell (or DGL), KJ, Riley, Morez, Tomi.
Didn't go back to it at all... don't think the foul situation was all that unmanageable either.
Didn't go back to it at all... don't think the foul situation was all that unmanageable either.
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There is something called "prescence", Morez on the floor created issues for NU. Tomi can play the stretch 4 position as a passer, shooter, pick...
Ben's defensive presence was the worst I have seen all year. He seemed reluctant to be by his assigned player. No rebounding presence. Good block near end of game.
Ben's defensive presence was the worst I have seen all year. He seemed reluctant to be by his assigned player. No rebounding presence. Good block near end of game.
blackdog
- Champaign
He drew some fouls early in the year by folding his legs up and falling down like he got hit and he seems to be doing it now every time there is a guy close to him. It's like he's thinking more about drawing a foul and not about making the shot.
While the refs let the game get way too rough, taking us out of our game, we had every opportunity to win. That said, this is one of those Underwood head-scratchers that we see a few of every year. Zero adjustments made, weird rotations; it is what it is.
I love Coach, and we're lucky to have him here, so I've learned to accept these and hope we don't have one of these pop up in the tourney.
I love Coach, and we're lucky to have him here, so I've learned to accept these and hope we don't have one of these pop up in the tourney.
blackdog
- Champaign
Hes was coming off his best game of the season against Arkansas and looked like he was becoming exactly that with the physical drives and defense. This game was definitely a step back.
I rarely see us force a team to make defensive switches to get the matchup we want, but every other team known to man does it...not just against us.
It's his stubbornness...it costs us 2 to 3 games every year
We have far too much talent in KJ & Kylan to not get better looks than we did down the stretch. We've been thirsty for lead guards like them for years so that in crunch time we have facilitators. Instead we got 1 on 1 step back 3 ball (aka hero ball). Brad can pound the table all he wants about Northwestern being good, but I beg to differ. That is a VERY mediocre team.
Boswell has to make that layup. One play doesn't lose you the game, but the game comes down to those plays. Just got to have it. One layup.
He makes it... won't say all but over, but thereabout.
He makes it... won't say all but over, but thereabout.
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At the 10:10 mark, KJ hits a 3 to make the score 46-36. Illini score 10 points to NU's 20 in final 10 minutes. This forces OT, NU was overplayong the 3 pt shot and having Nicholson defend the drives. Forcing us take contested 3's or open 3's from the corner.
Playing Morez and Tomi together would of helped in this situation. Hi-lo offense and increase offensive rebounds.
Playing Morez and Tomi together would of helped in this situation. Hi-lo offense and increase offensive rebounds.
Let's look at it realistically - a .500 big ten year is a probable result here, if not likely. Just to figure out the standards of the league..... will that get us into the tourney?
So your implying that BU made a mistake not putting the 185 lb freshman on the two 230 lb power forwards from NW. Well, I disagree and think BU sees these guys bang each other in practice and he put our best options on them defensively. They are bangers and tough to guard. We don't have a TSJ type guy on D anymore. Certainly Riley was not BUs choice for a reason
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biglug58
- Chicago, IL
I met him and his team at Lurie Children’s Hospital several years ago, visiting young patients. Class act.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
@Dan, maybe you should consider changing the site name to IllinoisLunacy instead of Loyalty. It's one game lost (albeit a bad loss by the end of the season), and the majority of posters today have gone off the deep end. Maybe Xanax all around for everyone?
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