I like our fight!!! ILL we are just coming together!!!
UConn 74, Illinois 61 Postgame
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Yeah. We just watched our team get out-toughed, out-hustled, out-coached, and every other out you can imagine and on a nationally televised stage. Is it so surprising that actual fans of this team might be "miserable" after watching that performance?
Or is this comment just about trolling folks like me who just might expect better preparation from a coach who's paid among the top ten salaries in the college game? If so, congratulations. You baited me in successfully. Well done.
Or is this comment just about trolling folks like me who just might expect better preparation from a coach who's paid among the top ten salaries in the college game? If so, congratulations. You baited me in successfully. Well done.
Coaches are going to find out the hard way … They don’t run this
anymore …If you’ve got a booster paying a kid millions … You will do what that booster says …
Otherwise … You won’t have those millions next year …
He had one of the worst defensive possessions I've seen on that Smith/Karaban pnr on Petrovic.
I legitimately don't understand what Ben was doing on that play. He just stood there.
Yes … More 3s when you’re shooting 20% isn’t a good shot …
Honestly any shot not taken by Kylan in the 2H was a bad shot … Guys couldn’t make layups …
I want to believe what Hurley is saying, but dang it, I’m tired of hearing these things after a loss…
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
Yes, Ben can play basic, fundamental basketball. As does anyone that should even put the uniform on at this level.
As for really good? I watched him go under screens and allow a three point shot at least 2 or 3 times.
My eye test sees that we need to raise our expectations. All of those other players bring an above average skill set beyond the basic fundamentals expected at this level. They all have played poorly in stretches, but you have to put the players on the floor that give you the best chance of winning.
And this is a 23 year old 4 year college basketball player. If he's hitting 40% of his open threes as an elite CBB shooter, which is why he was recruited here, we aren't having this conversation, and we are talking about a much closer game today.
Try hard doesn't not win marquee games.
Is that really what should happen though? Boosters don’t knowCoaches are going to find out the hard way … They don’t run this
If you’ve got a booster paying a kid millions … You will do what that booster says …
Otherwise … You won’t have those millions next year …
about running pick and roll or zone defense.What should matters is money for players and those players getting wins. Everything else is the coach. Boosters shouldn’t be giving tips.
So tired of the other team saying how good Illinois could be
UConn got us and a bad 3P shooting night. Alabama got us on a bad FT shooting night.
I’m tired to great teams catching us on bad nights in one area.
I’m tired to great teams catching us on bad nights in one area.
Goillinikobd
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Yes, I am one, guilty, but a lopsided offensive effort where 90% of the roster couldn’t hit the side of a barn from 23 feet with a bazooka does nothing to lessen my misery.
Is that really what should happen though? Boosters don’t know
What should matters is money for players and those players getting wins. Everything else is the coach. Boosters shouldn’t be giving tips.
I mean we can get into a whole debate about NIL being good or bad for the sport …
But the fact of the matter is this … Nowadays if you don’t have the full support of the boosters, you’re not going to have a good team, and we know what happens after that …
If you don’t have players … You don’t have to worry about teaching X and O … Be getting blasted by 30 every night anyways …
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he seemed engaged on the bench and cheering on the team when we went on a run. hopefully it's just an off night for him and Brad going with a different look
Illini in Italy
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Wow. Guess I’ll have to stay out of the post games threads too. Too much
Definitely seemed to get some confidence, which can only be good. If he’s confident banging and shooting, we’re gonna get the Tomi we all fell in love with late last year.
Did you watch the game? Mirk, Petro and Andrej were not just bad, they were absolutely horrendous. I legitimately don’t think you can play Mirk against high level competition. He makes so many bad decisions and is possibly the worst defender on the team. Triple doubles against Podunk U doesn’t impress me.
I didn’t think we looked overmatched at all, we just shot extremely poorly (again)
Hurley is a guy that says what he thinks, he’s already proven once he will bash our coaching staff and team if he thinks it’s warranted. He didn’t do that this time, said we have high a ceiling as any team they’ve faced (they just played Arizona btw).
Make shots and this is a ball game, and that’s not a controversial statement whatsoever.
Don't need to be scorching hot, just approach average and we're right in that game, maybe even win it. I don't think the answer is move the big men inside; of course you'll need some balance but what makes Tomi, Z, Mirk dangerous is that pop out 3. But why so cold in such a big game? Seems like they should be fired up given the circumstances. Boswell showed up, for sure.
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