Illinois 73, Penn State 65 Postgame
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I am with you. I didn't like the fact when people said Tomi was our best player. Tomi is good but he is not the best creator. Dre is good but unfortunately like most people figured, he couldn't shoot three. Boswell is undoubtedly good but not great. Without Keaton, we don’t really have a go-to player. I do think a great coach can make this team very good even without Keaton but Underwood is not there yet.
Mizzou beat Florida
Tenn beat Houston
Texas Tech beat Duke
Those are 3 of the Final 4 programs from last year that got beat by teams WE BEAT.
Maybe you can just simply talk yourself out of believing if it’s this easy for you, but the games and stats disagree with you.
Tenn beat Houston
Texas Tech beat Duke
Those are 3 of the Final 4 programs from last year that got beat by teams WE BEAT.
Maybe you can just simply talk yourself out of believing if it’s this easy for you, but the games and stats disagree with you.
Could have been worse if he had gotten only 1 rebound.
Down goes Florida to Mizzou… for all yall livid over a conference road win.
I remain worried about T tho
I remain worried about T tho
Tomi by himself makes nearly double what the highest paid dude on that PSU roster gets paid …
Cusp of a blowout ?? We beat the 2nd worst Big Ten team by 8 points …
And that's the essence of the problem. The scheme + enough talent will lead to quality results across the course of the season, i.e., consistently winning conference games, top 3-5 conference finishes, great Ws, etc. But it also makes us vulnerable to the best of the best and the whims of up-and-down shooting. It's a solid scheme for being a winning regular season team; I don't think it's a scheme that can survive long in March unless we happen to get incredibly hot from beyond the arc. I'd rather not have that last bit be how we live and die come March.
Must be disillusioning for Penn State to experience that in one of our worst performances with our star player sitting out in foul trouble half the game, they were behind the whole way and never seriously threatened to take a lead or win a home game. Long season for them, lots of teaching moments and points of emphasis for the Illini.
So incredibly maddening!
That awful Mizzou team (and the Illini did make them look terrible) just beat the defending champs. 
Now I know that makes Florida a horrific team, too. Hard to win on the road in a P4 conference. Even against a bad team. We did tonight. The defending champs couldn’t.
Now I know that makes Florida a horrific team, too. Hard to win on the road in a P4 conference. Even against a bad team. We did tonight. The defending champs couldn’t.I always knew the “fans” who said “all I want is for Brad to win a game where we don’t shoot well and don’t have a player to go off” were absolutely full of it.
After FSU game and especially after TCU game I knew that Florida team was way over rated …
Not losing to Mizzery bad though … That’s wild …
I think Mizzou is bad…
But, I feel like road losses in conference play are incredibly common? Idk, maybe I’m losing my mind haha.
Tenn is KenPom 16 and Texas Tech 20. Nebraska is only 22 but they are undefeated so far. I agree with you we are probably not a top 10 team but more like top 15.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
It was a road game where they were up by 10 about 3 minutes in, had 3 starters in foul trouble, maintained the 10 point lead basically the whole game, and effectively coasted against a bad team in the 2nd half. The game was never really in doubt, though, and the team played like it. I'd like to have seen them put the game away early 2nd half, and I'd like to see Tomi play with more energy, but beyond that it was a lazy game that they won pretty easily with a somewhat deceptive final score.
Maybe not common to lose, but getting tested is. Look at Duke today against a pretty horrible Florida State team.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I feel like I know exactly why you keep your post history private, lmao.
Losing Wagler for the vast majority of the second half obviously impacted our team as a whole. Rebounding can still be an issue, but we got an early look at what life without Wagler looks like.
We still win by 8 on the road in the B1G with a pretty mediocre performance. They never really threatened and we were able to keep them at bay.
We still win by 8 on the road in the B1G with a pretty mediocre performance. They never really threatened and we were able to keep them at bay.
Was tonight considered a road win or a neutral site win for us?
Might be good for some of you to take a step back and see the big picture of CBBK. It is not uncommon for Top 20 KP teams to get tested by 100-150 KP teams, especially on the road.
Recent ones come to mind include:
- Seattle against Gonzaga
- Florida State against Duke
- Georgia Tech against Duke
- Oakland against Purdue
- Oakland against Sparty
- PENN STATE against Sparty
S**t happens. Put this one in the rearview and get better. It’s a win that no one will think about by March.
Recent ones come to mind include:
- Seattle against Gonzaga
- Florida State against Duke
- Georgia Tech against Duke
- Oakland against Purdue
- Oakland against Sparty
- PENN STATE against Sparty
S**t happens. Put this one in the rearview and get better. It’s a win that no one will think about by March.
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