Illinois 83, Northwestern 74 Postgame

[foby]

TSJ, Marcus Domask, Trent Frazier, DMFW, Ty, Ayo........shall I go on?

And yet the game threads and post game threads for losses and closer than hoped for wins are exactly the same.

 

[illini0440]

We are 10-1 (Alabama) when Ben makes at least two threes.

What’s our record when we hit 9+ 3s

 

[1m4tr]

I said to my seat mates near the end of the first half, we need to build this lead big enough that we can’t give it away in the second half. Can you imagine if it had been ten at half instead of twenty.

It wouldn’t have unfolded that way. It’s not linear. They stepped off the gas due to their huge lead. It happens especially in the NBA where no 20 point lead is ever safe.

 

[21ChampaignSt]

What’s our record when we hit 9+ 3s

11-2.

We had 10 threes in our Alabama loss and 9 in the first meeting against Northwestern.

 

[RowdyFromRow22]

Anyone else in attendance notice how annoyed Brad was with Hamer? Chewed his !!! about every other basketball.

I’ll give the Krush credit for being better in the 1st half.
2nd half tailed off and far too many people dozing off. (100 level included)

 

[illini0440]

11-2.

We had 10 threes in our Alabama loss and 9 in the first meeting against Northwestern.

Thanks. I wasn’t sure off the top of my head. I feel that 30% number is key for us

 

[ginabackes00]

Yes, Coleman

I'm a Coleman fan, but he doesn't belong in this group. Those mentioned all have a nasty competitive mentality no matter the score.

 

[illini0440]

Anyone else in attendance notice how annoyed Brad was with Hamer? Chewed his !!! about every other basketball.

I’ll give the Krush credit for being better in the 1st half.
2nd half tailed off and far too many people dozing off. (100 level included)

Most of the time Brad just turns around and yells at whoever is behind him. Poor Booth, Ty and Jason get the worst of it lol

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

This is a microcosm of the problem with officiating in the B1G. This game was no more or no more physical than the the Michigan State game, but it was officiated much differently. From game to game you have no consistency. Call it like this game or call it like the MSU game or something in between, but call it consistently between crews.

 

[Piotyr]

Team played well, got a big lead and sustained it until the game was mathematically over, then the scrubs made the score look much closer than the game actually was. Not concerned in the slightest with today's play, just hoping to get everyone healthy for the stretch run.

 

[pweo]

I was in the Krush 10 years ago, cheering on .500 basketball teams, essentially. We had a far greater impact on the games than these students have had this season. How does this get fixed?

I also miss the John Groce days.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Most of the time Brad just turns around and yells at whoever is behind him. Poor Booth, Ty and Jason get the worst of it lol

Thanks - i was wondering why he was yelling at Adam Fletcher once and Ty Rodgers another time!

 

[WyattEarp]

I also miss the John Groce days.

I can’t decide if you’re a: a troll, a masochist, or someone who just plain doesn’t like basketball that much.

 

[AnnoyedWithGarza]

We ALWAYS struggle for a time around Jan under Underwood. Give it 3 more games then make your decision.

 

[skyIdub]

And yet the game threads and post game threads for losses and closer than hoped for wins are exactly the same.

Yep, I think I was going for toughness being the thing we come up short with in some games.

Maybe it's just cohesion. Still coming together as a team because they are so new and young. Missing the vets like those previous teams.

 

[ginabackes00]

I also miss the John Groce days.

 

[jmm]

Not exactly “ petal to the metal”

 

[Dragons89]

Got to see both spectrums of IL in the same game today. First 25-30 minutes were great. We were locked in, focused, playing hard. Last 10-15 we were unfocused, undisciplined, and looked disinterested.

This team is good and could be great, but they need to learn how to bring effort for 40 minutes.

This here. Championship teams don’t let up and don’t ever relax. Bad habits have a way of showing up at the wrong time. Coach K was one of the best with this. He had all the talent in the world but he taught them to never let your opponent think they had a chance….ever!

 

[RML]

You're on to something, but IIRC Kansas was "comfortable", maybe in regulation and 1st OT, in their home loss to Houston last night.

Yup, comfortable leads aren't always enough. I probably wouldn't say, "OK, it really over" unless we were up (or down) 15 or so with 2 minutes left. Or MAYBE up (or down) 35 at pretty much any point of the game

 

[AnnoyedWithGarza]

That is what happens when you are lead by young guys. The leaders are a Freshman and a 1st year Sophomore who is out right now.

 

[EllderIlliniFan]

Great that they let them play. However, how different would the game be if they had called 30 fouls like in other games. Morez would have been lucky to play 20 minutes. Doesn't seem right that the level of officiating can have such a significant affect on the outcome.

 

[Illini in Italy]

I told myself to be very patient with this team and wait until January to start reaching any conclusions. Time’s up and my conclusion is that we have no “special” on a consistent basis and we have quite a bit of non-special fairly regularly. Not a good recipe

 

[Illini in Italy]

53 in a half without their best player is disgusting. Is it time to accept that we are in huge trouble if we can’t rebound a bunch of our misses? These guys simply can’t shoot.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

That's exactly what you're trying to do and you're being successful. Kiddos to you.

 

[Bbuck21]

Otho Tucker

It was the first post I read when I opened the thread. I just thought we were naming former players.