Agreed, no one is that guy, yet. I things Wags could be that leader like Ayo was.
Nebraska 83, Illinois 80 Postgame
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He needs to learn how to act and not make selfish plays that costs his team in tight games. 2 Ts already this year and he needs to grow up.
Today’s refs need to pop on the Pitt vs Purdue volleyball match to see what real technicals look like. Big Z could get some game face on if he flipped over to women‘s VBall.
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Lol you people
No, great teams so not miss 6 FTs in 20 attempts. A couple were front ends. We make 4 FTs and it’s game over.
- “Runs an office that wouldn’t look out of place for an intramural team” - for an offense that now sits 5th nationally.
- you’re now calling an 11 point win in the big ten tournament “down to the wire”
The drama man. The drama.
First, I've really believed it would be mid January before we really clicked so this loss neither surprises me nor angers me.
We need Petro to provide something if we want our ceiling to be second weekend.
Every day guy is further and further distant in the rear view mirror. We're not recruiting to it We're not coaching to it.
We need Petro to provide something if we want our ceiling to be second weekend.
Every day guy is further and further distant in the rear view mirror. We're not recruiting to it We're not coaching to it.
Did not see the game
Will watch it later
Doesn't matter tho - what a F-ng disaster.
The dad is done w excuses
I hope the solution involves a woodshed
Will watch it later
Doesn't matter tho - what a F-ng disaster.
The dad is done w excuses
I hope the solution involves a woodshed
It always amazes me how many people act like Brad is some legend and we couldn’t possibly do any better …
I like Brad … I think he’s a good coach … But let’s not go acting like he’s elite … Because he’s not …
1 second weekend in 9 years …
If we want to consider ourselves an ELITE program … 1/9 doesn’t cut it …
Lee not getting any tick is beyond me … Kid brings the fire defensively …
When you post out numerous times that "nobody will work harder or play harder than us" and then regularly - meaning that it has happened multiple times and become habitual in the last two years - get outworked and out hustled by less talented teams (on paper) it is not a good look. And that is what we have seen. It's one thing to lose a well contested game. But we did not CONTEST much today.
Unexpected losses - especially those on our home court when we have been fairly heavy favorites - in large part are the reason for lower seeds and early exits in the tournament. Looking more and more like a repeat of that result this year.
Unexpected losses - especially those on our home court when we have been fairly heavy favorites - in large part are the reason for lower seeds and early exits in the tournament. Looking more and more like a repeat of that result this year.
Zero winning plays when it mattered? Didn't we hit a three on each of our last three possessions? (Maybe I'm misremembering) Pretty clutch there. Imho, we gotta stay outta situations where you need to rely on that.One of the most miserable games I’ve watched as a fan. Made ZERO winning plays when it mattered most, Tomi 3 aside. Just incredibly frustrating.
This team has round of 32 exit written all over it again
And on a lot of our free throws, and shots from the field early in the game, we looked like we were just hoping we hit them, rather than determined to make them.
Meh, like the rest of the games this year, everyone relaxes and it'll be erased by 10PM. There are 20+ games to be played and it's still two weeks before Christmas. People need to chill TF out.
There is no better daily “How mad are you at Brad” barometer than if we choose to punish him for missing a sweet 16 in a year the tournament didn’t happen lol
And also including a year where the tournament didn’t happen yet…
It's not the NBA. You can't challenge a foul call.
Before the season ever started, Crocker was touted coming in as being the cat's meow, better than sliced bread, someone to turn things around defensively - why the change of heart here and the negativity now - were we duped?
mattcoldagelli
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You know what makes it easier to get to the second weekend? Having a protected seed.
You know what makes it harder to get a protected seed? Having uninspired home losses on your schedule every year.
All talk … No action … From Brad …
Brad said he’s gonna let Crocker run the show … We’ve seen that at times … At other times, it’s clear to me at least that he’s being over ruled …
Other times … I don’t agree with Crocker … Bam used to be all world defensively and for a couple weeks, he’s looked below average … Are we not putting him in the right spots ??? I’d argue that’s the case sometimes … Bam should’ve been on Lawrence at the end of the game tonight … If our guys can’t guard Hoiberg’s boy then they should go play for Eastern Illinois … They’re not good enough to play here …
But hey - that’s my opinion …
I've said a version of this many times.
Thinking back to when Self left like a thief in the night, there was a repeated refrain of him being a "great recruiter and poor bench coach". That was a lot of sour grapes, but, ironically I think this is what Brad actually is. I thought at the end of last year he needed to turnover a couple spots on the staff to get some stronger X's and O's help. Didn't happen.
Nobody’s punishing anybody … Facts are this … 1 second weekend since 2017 …
That’s unacceptable at elite level programs … And hey if we wanna be a good program, maybe 1 second weekend since 2017 is acceptable …
Maybe losing to Nebraska at home is acceptable for good teams …
I don’t wanna be f’ing good … I want to be ELITE … And both of those things are UNACCEPTABLE in ELITE programs …
True. It’s a fact that no close games were lost while Trent was here. No upsets. And no losses at home. It was a golden era where all Illini fans were happy after every game.
That’s a fair point and something Nebraska does really well for the most part. That still requires some athleticism but if you rotate properly, you can overcome that. We’re just very poor fundamentally.
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