Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke
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DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
No one has ever called him bashful that’s for sure.
Out of those fifteen are one or two bad? Sure. But most of them are shots you have to take. They aren't even guarding you. Just go look at Ben and Ivisic shots.
IDC what needs to be done... This needs to get fixed. The game is lost right there. On their end we make the same error leaving a guy they're making us pay.
ZERO FOR FIFTEEN
Couldn’t tell if he said something about the shot hitting glass or something about no class.
I’ve seen a lot of basketball. I’ve never seen a box score where a team was shooting 83% from 2 (15-18) and 0-for-16 from 3. Clearly, we’re not having to shoot the 3’s because of anything Duke is doing as we have 30 points in the paint.
Probably long past time for the Illini to realize they are not good 3-point shooters. And yet…
Probably long past time for the Illini to realize they are not good 3-point shooters. And yet…
I knew we were cooked when DGL and Will Riley didn't start. Underwood has been great for Illinois but honestly wondering what he's thinking.
Common knowledge that you can two dribbles off that catch but we take a wild 3 instead. Pretty fitting actually.
The analytics are worthless when you can not connect from beyond the arc.
Yeah I mean maybe we try a 4 man lineup…can’t be any worse, right?
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
Don’t disagree at all. Which makes the shooting display all the more sad
But at the time of his injury, who was playing better? He is the ONLY rim protector that we have and is mostly unstoppable when he gets the ball. He is the toughness that the team needs. He is the guy you can least afford to lose as witnessed during Duke game. Maybe you could argue KJ, but my vote is Morez.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
Not 10 months ago, every guy on this team was selected by Underwood. He wanted shooters, he said, and this is what he managed to bring home.
These are not high school recruits. They are guys with a D1 record, on film. Underwood had to do better. This is 100.0% on him.
These are not high school recruits. They are guys with a D1 record, on film. Underwood had to do better. This is 100.0% on him.
Not true he has stopped Flagg at the rim 2 times and others are getting beat more often. You see what you wanna see. Will and KJ were as bad as anyone on defense. Kylan was fine and I hope trey plays more 2nd half.
All one has to do is not be blind and have an IQ in triple digits in order to see that good teams shoot threes well because they only take open threes...around 12-20 a game. Otherwise, their offenses are geared for guards to get switched and bury a wide open 10 footer, feed for a lob/slam, or a lay-up. This team shoots them no matter what while fully contested and sometimes blocked.
It’s pretty crazy how bad of a shooting team we are when you consider we were built to shoot 3’s.
I’m not sure how much it would change the record but I wish this team had Ty and Goode.
This game has UCONN vibes excluding the 30-0 run. If this is a sneak peak into the Illini being put in an 8-9 seeded game, no thanks. They will get their butts spanked against Auburn, Duke, Bama, Houston, and any other potential one seed.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Stop. Tomi is recovering from multiple issues and not being used as he should. There are a lot of problems tonight, but Tomi is not one given his issues. Look at the plus/minus for our team historically.
I'm halfway through my wild turkey...is that bad?
The obsession that some of y'all have with Benny Hum is ridiculous. I don't care how nice the guy is, he is on scholarship to play good basketball - which he IS NOT doing!!!!! He's averaging 8.7 points on 38% shooting with 4 rebounds, and 1 assist. There is LITERALLY nothing in that stat line that indicates he should be playing D1 ball, let alone starting for a top tier BIG 10 program. He's not "in a slump." He's just not good, and some of you need to accept that.
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