Kentucky 84, Illinois 75 Postgame
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Just feels like a missed opportunity. Kentucky really didn't even look that good.
foby
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Can anyone honestly say that underwood deserves anything better than a C+ this year? That’s ain’t gonna cut it.
Lol at 3 things Brad said there:
1) He has the best staff in the country- False.
2) How did he turn Will Riley crying into it being about him? Riley didn't cry because of Underwood or anything he's done for him- the kid cried because he gave his heart to this team and the season and now it's over. He's going pro- and his college career is done.
3) "you guys care about the wins and losses". Uh ya Brad, we sure do. You don't get paid millions of dollars to be a buddy to players after their time here is done. I'd actually say you're not all that great at building relationships considering how many players and coaches have left your program.
Better or worse?
I love this quote! I wanted a little more from Tre this season but he was big down the stretch and I think we’ll get that and more if we can bring him back.
Those three don’t come back we are in serious trouble. Brad will have lost another entire team.In Back to back seasons
It seems like we're going to have the right guys coming back to build around next year.
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“Timeout South Carolina”
Someone who picked us to beat KY literally had every previous game selected correctly. And of course this would happen to us man … only Illinois.
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Final Perfect Bracket Topples After Kentucky Defeats Illinois in Round of 32
Kentucky's win over Illinois saw the final perfect bracket fall.
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I like Boswell as the point guard. I would love to see he ivisic and morez back as our core next year. Would be ok with white as well if he can handle a 6th/7th man role. Just can’t see KJ in the NBA in the next 2-3 years. He’s a great player don’t get me wrong but he needs more development. He’s waaaay to loose with the ball. Tough season. Frustrating knowing how talented this group is. Still happy with Brad as our coach. But really want more toughness and leadership in our players. I said earlier in the season we were lacking a leader as a player. I said it’s crazy to think a freshman could be the leader but I still think morez could be the guy moving forward. Morez and Boswell are our toughest hardest working players hands down. Bring in more guys like them!
So if you are saying that the hand is part of the ball then if nothing else it was a kicked ball being the defender hit it with his foot, right.
It's the analytics thing. They should be taken into consideration but you shouldn't live and die by them. Cost us the chance of having a great season by dying on the analytics hill.
sacraig
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TA didn't leave for no reason. Neither did Chester.
As the head coach, it's BU's job to create a culture that can retain top assistants unless they leave for promotions. So thats still on BU.
One thing that is stuck in my craw is that we get blown out EVERY single tournament. Why can’t we play well and be prepared?
It seems every year we play a team that is well prepared against us and we simply have no answer , Loyola, Houston , Arkansas, UConn and now Kentucky. We excuse it by saying “that was a really good team” or “bad matchup” but in reality we just weren’t prepared. Any 2 day turnaround game our staff is completely unprepared for. That just has to change- we need a staff that can get a team prepared in one practice- other teams do it and we can’t
It seems every year we play a team that is well prepared against us and we simply have no answer , Loyola, Houston , Arkansas, UConn and now Kentucky. We excuse it by saying “that was a really good team” or “bad matchup” but in reality we just weren’t prepared. Any 2 day turnaround game our staff is completely unprepared for. That just has to change- we need a staff that can get a team prepared in one practice- other teams do it and we can’t
Based on this team being entirely new and young, do you think Illini fans overrated them? I mean imagine how could they would be if KJ and Will stayed through their junior years.
I watched ever game on tv this year and traveled to MSG to see them live. Year was a success. We beat Mizz, Mich.Ind, UCLA, and Oregen. We had some disappointing losses mostly caused by the flu/injury bug.
Will and KJ not NBA ready but they are gone to next level. Tomi, Morez, Kylan, and Tre would be a solid core. I think we need that 6-5+ SG scorer. Also PG off the bench along with another wing and big. Next several months will be interesting.
Will and KJ not NBA ready but they are gone to next level. Tomi, Morez, Kylan, and Tre would be a solid core. I think we need that 6-5+ SG scorer. Also PG off the bench along with another wing and big. Next several months will be interesting.
Didn’t even realize his leg hit his arm…that is why he lost the ball on the way up. Thought it was actually a clean swipe, but after this view, nope.
We didn’t get blown out tonight. We didn’t take care of the ball which hurt our offense.
UCONN and Houston were blow outs and didn’t look like we belonged. In those games we got destroyed. In our defense UCONN blew out everyone
Ryllini
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The way I understand it, TA sat out because of money. Color me shocked if TA gets OA money going into next season from any school. I think he would've been best served coaching another tournament bound team with a couple of NBA players and parlayed that into a bigger payday either here or elsewhere. But hey, he still collected illinois money and got to do his clinics. I like TA a great deal, wish it would've worked out. Him, OA, and GA would be pretty electric on the trail.
Chester is another story.
I've noticed this as well. We seem ok when we have time to scout and practice but we don't just lose when the turn around time is short but lose big and shell shocked . It's not like the other teams in the tourney have more time yet they look like they do.... Despite our often talent advantage and even experience level.
We put together a completely new team with effectively two assistant coaches and won a tournament game. There's far worse outcomes with how we were looking mid-season. I think we have a good base to build from player-wise and I think we'll hire at least two more assistant coaches worth a damn.
A six seed losing to a three seed hurts a lot less than a one seed losing to an eight seed.
A six seed losing to a three seed hurts a lot less than a one seed losing to an eight seed.
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