Bigtex
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My wife said the same thing. why did it count? Shot clock was at 0. I said it was out of his hand before the buzzer....
Illinois 91, Missouri 48 Postgame
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Brad is a treasure and demonstrated what is possible when he spends the time scouting the opponent, imho.
If a trophy to break post game is all it takes for us to win out the rest of the season …
That can be arranged …
We just ain’t breaking the last one …
If they win a Natty, Tommy can spike that mf’er like a football for all I care.
if you just posted this pic with his facial expression I would’ve guessed it was snapped mid-swing as he pummeled it onto the hardwood
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
Baby Face Wagler . . . His new nickname in my house.
I thought it was good to limit Petro not to feel pressured in such a lively atmosphere. He came in the game with an immediate turnover.
He corrected that by slowing down and focusing on setting up the shooter. That short sequence I believe will give him an image of success he was probably lacking (ie thinking he has to be KW or KB).
He should probably be a 0 points, 10 assists, 2 steals type of player this year. (Exaggerated)
Does he though? Petro can only play the 1. Wagler plays at his best when he is the 1. Would rather have Wagler or Petro on the court right now? Pretty simple answer to me. I’m sure Keaton will have bad games and that’s where Petro can step up.
As for Ben and Jake, they make winning plays even if it’s not filling up the stat sheet. Ty will probably come in and take most of Jake’s minutes, but until then their defensive effort alone is enough for me to be happy they are getting good minutes.
Streams of consciousness:
The TV play clock and court clock was way off.
I don’t think Mihailo is in a doghouse per se, I believe the injury set him back especially getting on campus late. He cannot usurp KW and Bam at this point. Gives him time to work on some stuff before B1G play starts.
If for some reason KW does not go in the draft, better pony up some NIL money for him. I’m sure a familiar coach two states over will make a run at him.
The TV play clock and court clock was way off.
I don’t think Mihailo is in a doghouse per se, I believe the injury set him back especially getting on campus late. He cannot usurp KW and Bam at this point. Gives him time to work on some stuff before B1G play starts.
If for some reason KW does not go in the draft, better pony up some NIL money for him. I’m sure a familiar coach two states over will make a run at him.
Not Illini but Wagler’s size, skill, and game reminds me of Jason Preston of the Ohio University Bobcats.
Check out his game against us. All his shots and moves:
Side bar on your point...
How about those announcers last night, J?
I've never been a fan of Casey Jacobsen, but I heard he was extra annoying last night lol
And this why some of us were pissy after Nebraska. Every game--no excuses.
USAFILLINI
- Florida
It was an impressive shot and definitely made it feel like he was about to go off. You could tell the whole place got a little tense (PTSD vibes, lol). Funny enough, that shot at 14:25 in the first half ended up being his only points of the game.
Ben got intentionally slapped in eye by a Miz player and he said he was faking it.
And we couldn't even escape him during the pre-taped halftime show !!
At the end of the 1st half he said he believed Missouri was going to come back.
Yup it got pretty quiet when he hit that shot
I said yesterday we had to limit Crews to under 7 three point attempts
We went back to our old defensive approach of lots of drop coverage and filling gaps when guys leak out to the 3 point line, forcing tough 2s... it proved to be (more than) effective outside of the first several mins of the game... wonder if we'll stay with that approach moving forward or if it was just a change-up for this particular game due to the scout
band camp
- STL City
Pepe he gave mizzou a TO that lead to 2 points immediately upon his entry into the game. He had a nice dish for an open 3 after the TO.
Petro's playing time is all on him to figure out.
While the TV announcer apparently was not great, the PA announcer may have been into the holiday egg nog prior to last night’s game. A couple times said a foul was on the opposite team, called Davis Daniels once, said it was 9th team foul when it was the 10th and then just tossed in the towel and said nothing when the refs reviewed the one foul they changed from two to three shots. All in all, pretty entertaining as it kept the crowd guessing long after the outcome had been decided.
Suppose to cook the noodles first.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Haha, they just dropped from #67 to #92 in the NET after what we did to them, so that seems unlikely!
I'm guessing this one ends up as Quad 3 (i.e., Mizzou falls out of the top 100), but that is okay ... we have more opportunities for resume-building wins, and it's ALWAYS nice to beat Missouri before Christmas no matter how bad they are!RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
The over/under as to how many people make this joke in this thread is 3.5. We’re at two already.
Yeah even if mizoou ends up halfway decent hard to see them getting to top 50.
Keaton Wagler is a killer. Forget the shooting, his composure on both ends of the floor is elite elite.
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