Pregame: Illinois vs Wisconsin, Tuesday, December 10th, 8:00pm CT, Peacock

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OB positive
Big Jack said:
Well I will just add one thought that I have come to expect with Brads teams.. They don't have an understanding of the old saying follow your shot. If you are going to shot 3s which is fine then you know when you release the ball if your shot is on target and should know to follow you shot as a miss will make the ball come back in your direction. Way to many time our guys shoot and then pose instead of trying to get their missed shot. Yes I understand the need for some one to get back on defense but that should not be the shooters responsibility.
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I was thinking along the same lines. When shooting threes from out front following your shot may not be the best idea, but when putting them up from the corners we should definitely be following them in looking to rebound.
 
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NASchamp
Ramrod2010 said:
This game is big. I get that it's early and only one game but if we lose tomorrow night it's not hard to begin seeing a bubbilicous rest of the year such as...

Tennessee - L
Missouri - L
Chicago St - W
@Oregon - L

We'll be 7-6 starting the year and the path to the end of the year starts looking like 18 wins.
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What’s crazy is right now with the current NET rankings we have 18 more Q1 opportunities on our schedule 😳.

For reference, last year our Q1 record was 8-6
 
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Illini2010-11
NASchamp said:
What’s crazy is right now with the current NET rankings we have 18 more Q1 opportunities on our schedule 😳.

For reference, last year our Q1 record was 8-6
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For years we have clamored for a tough non-conference schedule. Outside of a few cupcakes, we are certainly getting that, and the B1G (while not having a super top-tier team) has a lot of teams that are still highly competitive. This team can be very dangerous come March, but the key will be surviving well enough to get in position to make the tournament. I am all for these difficult schedules, as it makes the games more fun to watch (and the losses more acceptable when the competition is so much better).
 
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Fighter of the Nightman
Bigtex said:
from sleepers / pregame video. since 2020, following a loss with next game at home - Illinois is 26-2
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I'm glad you backed up my sentiment above with actual stats! Again, this just FEELS like a game we win. Fingers crossed.

I decided to look back at the post-rebuild Underwood Era, and the following home "rebound" wins immediately after painful losses were particularly memorable! I'm also skipping 2020-21 (A) to save space and (B) since fans weren't in the arena and thus the "coming back home" effect was not quite the same.

2019-20
L 79-81 vs. Miami (FL) in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
L 58-59 at #3 Maryland (epic collapse)
-----> W 71-62 vs. #5 Michigan (Kofi accidentally punching the ref game, lol)

L 56-76 at #14 Michigan State
-----> W 63-37 vs. Purdue (remember when we used to beat Purdue?!)

L 63-71 at #19 Ohio State
-----> W 78-76 vs. #18 Iowa (Kofi blocks Garza at the buzzer for the double bye in the BTT that never was)


2021-22
L 65-81 at Maryland (without Kofi)
-----> W 56-55 vs. #10 Michigan State (ALSO without Kofi!)

2022-23
L 60-73 at Northwestern (the low point for this team after Skyy left and we were 9-5 [0-3])
-----> W 79-69 vs. #14 Wisconsin (I was so depressed I actually forgot we played this day, lol...)

2023-24
L 78-83 at #1 Purdue (first road test without TSJ and fought VERY hard in this loss)
-----> W 71-68 vs. Michigan State (desperately needed win to restore confidence vs. a preseason top 5 team)

L 80-88 at Michigan State (absolute fold down the stretch for our Illini)
-----> W 97-68 vs. Michigan (even though Michigan was bad, it felt good to just demolish them)

L 89-90 at Penn State (one of the worst collapses we have ever had...)
-----> W 95-85 vs. Iowa (rivalry win after returning home felt great!)

Let's continue the pattern and throttle Wisconsin!
 
#84      
madillini4
As a lifelong Illini fan, born and raised in badger land, whose friends all went to Madison, there’s are the days I live for. Let’s do the damn thing.
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Bigtex
Fighter of the Nightman said:
I'm glad you backed up my sentiment above with actual stats! Again, this just FEELS like a game we win. Fingers crossed.

I decided to look back at the post-rebuild Underwood Era, and the following home "rebound" wins immediately after painful losses were particularly memorable! I'm also skipping 2020-21 (A) to save space and (B) since fans weren't in the arena and thus the "coming back home" effect was not quite the same.

2019-20
L 79-81 vs. Miami (FL) in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
L 58-59 at #3 Maryland (epic collapse)
-----> W 71-62 vs. #5 Michigan (Kofi accidentally punching the ref game, lol)

L 56-76 at #14 Michigan State
-----> W 63-37 vs. Purdue (remember when we used to beat Purdue?!)

L 63-71 at #19 Ohio State
-----> W 78-76 vs. #18 Iowa (Kofi blocks Garza at the buzzer for the double bye in the BTT that never was)


2021-22
L 65-81 at Maryland (without Kofi)
-----> W 56-55 vs. #10 Michigan State (ALSO without Kofi!)

2022-23
L 60-73 at Northwestern (the low point for this team after Skyy left and we were 9-5 [0-3])
-----> W 79-69 vs. #14 Wisconsin (I was so depressed I actually forgot we played this day, lol...)

2023-24
L 78-83 at #1 Purdue (first road test without TSJ and fought VERY hard in this loss)
-----> W 71-68 vs. Michigan State (desperately needed win to restore confidence vs. a preseason top 5 team)

L 80-88 at Michigan State (absolute fold down the stretch for our Illini)
-----> W 97-68 vs. Michigan (even though Michigan was bad, it felt good to just demolish them)

L 89-90 at Penn State (one of the worst collapses we have ever had...)
-----> W 95-85 vs. Iowa (rivalry win after returning home felt great!)

Let's continue the pattern and throttle Wisconsin!
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I was just sharing the anecdotal data they shared. Glad their information was accurate. For those interested the majority of the games were 10+ point wins for Illinois.
 
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NASchamp
RML said:
Yay, I haven't cancelled my subscription since the last game. Anybody know off-hand if this is the last Peacock game?
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Sadly, there are 3 this year all spaced out (slightly) more than a month apart forcing you to pay for 3 months of Peacock.

I’m more than happy to pay to watch the Illini. And I always do. But I’m not happy about giving money to these dumb streaming services that can’t stand alone on their own.

This practice is total BS. They are banking the business case on a small percent of people forgetting about their subscription and paying for months they aren’t using it.

Rant over.
 
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pruman91
Big Jack said:
Well I will just add one thought that I have come to expect with Brads teams.. They don't have an understanding of the old saying follow your shot. If you are going to shot 3s which is fine then you know when you release the ball if your shot is on target and should know to follow you shot as a miss will make the ball come back in your direction. Way to many time our guys shoot and then pose instead of trying to get their missed shot. Yes I understand the need for some one to get back on defense but that should not be the shooters responsibility.
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We were taught that back in the mid to late 60's...........I too have wondered why we don't do this simple basketball fundamental task................................I really really have.................
 
#90      
Bigtex
NASchamp said:
Sadly, there are 3 this year all spaced out (slightly) more than a month apart forcing you to pay for 3 months of Peacock.

I’m more than happy to pay to watch the Illini. And I always do. But I’m not happy about giving money to these dumb streaming services that can’t stand alone on their own.

This practice is total BS. They are banking the business case on a small percent of people forgetting about their subscription and paying for months they aren’t using it.

Rant over.
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I don't know what it is monthly, but bought Peacock streaming on black Friday and gave it to my father. $19.99 plus tax for the year. Looks like if you want to catch all of the FB and BB games you are stuck with streaming.
 
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rtbritt
Bigtex said:
I don't know what it is monthly, but bought Peacock streaming on black Friday and gave it to my father. $19.99 plus tax for the year. Looks like if you want to catch all of the FB and BB games you are stuck with streaming.
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NASchamp said:
Sadly, there are 3 this year all spaced out (slightly) more than a month apart forcing you to pay for 3 months of Peacock.

I’m more than happy to pay to watch the Illini. And I always do. But I’m not happy about giving money to these dumb streaming services that can’t stand alone on their own.

This practice is total BS. They are banking the business case on a small percent of people forgetting about their subscription and paying for months they aren’t using it.

Rant over.
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I also got it for $19.99 for Black Friday. It’s for the year AND..pro tip: you can go to settings and cancel subscription now, and it cancels it when your paid subscription is finished IE: next year before you get charged again.
 
#95      
AirNeazy
I highly, highly recommend anyone who doesn't have Peacock, BTN+, ESPN+ or any of the other BS ancillary streaming sites used to try to nickel and dime die-hards to ask any college aged person you know where they stream NBA games or any games really. There's a plethora of places nowadays that host all the games for free, just need to know where to look and to have a good adblocker.
 
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#96      
Vinegarben
I look for the Illini to be energized tonight then big letdown against the Vols
 
#97      
DeeIL89
Got to have a bounce back offensively for this one. The Northwestern game was the worst offensive performance I've seen from the Illini so far this season.
 
#98      
IlliniFan42
NASchamp said:
Sadly, there are 3 this year all spaced out (slightly) more than a month apart forcing you to pay for 3 months of Peacock.

I’m more than happy to pay to watch the Illini. And I always do. But I’m not happy about giving money to these dumb streaming services that can’t stand alone on their own.

This practice is total BS. They are banking the business case on a small percent of people forgetting about their subscription and paying for months they aren’t using it.

Rant over.
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B1G+ is the one thing I'm jealous of the ESPN conferences for, because their non-televised content goes to ESPN+, which itself has value outside college sports and it's one less service for them to worry about.
 
#100      
Goillinikobd
pruman91 said:
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We were taught that back in the mid to late 60's...........I too have wondered why we don't do this simple basketball fundamental task................................I really really have.................
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I went to the same basketball school of thought and you are exactly right. I watch every 3 pt shooter in the modern game retreat as soon as they release the shot, esp if they are not in the corner. If you watch, you will notice the 3 pt shooter is usually the closest player to the center court and therefore in the best position to guard against a fast break. I think that’s the strategy, get back as fast as you can to be in a position to disrupt an uncontested fast break if the rebound is long.
 
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