UCLA 95, Illinois 94 OT Postgame

[Mistakenj]

Have you ever seen a team worse at defending the full court layup? Jesus Christ

 

[MidwesternCowboy]

Repeatedly losing close games in overtime is not good. I love our team and we are really talented but I have my doubts that we can maintain focus and intensity to string together multiple games in the tournament. Hope I'm wrong.

I was about to say the same thing. The most elite teams aren't completely winless in OT.

Don't be surprised or shocked if Michigan blows us out.

 

[jumpingjack]

This is not about OT or the final play guys.

We were burying this team and then started thinking about scUM.

It's not a trap game if you don't fall into the trap.

 

[D1959]

They teach you in jr high to stop the ball. You gotta stop the ball!

 

[PepeSilvia]

The defense out of the timeout was atrocious.

The entire goal is to not let them catch at speed while moving forward and they let Dent do that with no resistance.

What was the point of Ben on that play? You either guard the inbounder or take Dent away by doubling him instead of guarding the inbounder by say putting Stojakovic in front and Boswell behind.

 

[CoachHooleyHoo]

That Mirk foul at the end of the first half!!!

 

[rdk573]

Unfortunately We ain't beating Michigan

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

And out come the bogus takes

 

[Curbelo Fanboy]

Underwood !!!!! the bed at least once every year. Final four potential but they’ll die in sweet 16 or earlier. He just isn’t a good situational coach. Zero post season expectations now.

 

[DICKnaggie]

I’d rather Z dick punch the dude driving the basketball than to give up a finger roll. It’s already bonus plus, no easy baskets… Unbelievable loss. Seeing Stavvy Halkias tonight was spoiled by this 23 point blown lead.

Z has to learn when to go for a block and when to just be 7ft tall, put your arms up and get in front of the guy. Not the time to gamble on a block.

 

[From the cheap seats]

As bad as the last play was, the sequence at the end of the first half was worse.

 

[CV Illini]

Same defense as the game winner by Tennessee last year.
At least we are consistent in overtime.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

This one is on you Brad.

No it's not. His guys failed and his guys fully understand that.

 

[DeeIL89]

Absolute choke job. Up 20 plus in the first half on the road and had them buried but then had a complete defensive collapse giving up 10 straight field goal to them. Parted the red sea to UCLA. That's the story.

 

[Homecoming 2019]

This is not about OT or the final play guys.

We were burying this team and then started thinking about scUM.

It's not a trap game if you don't fall into the trap.

All Brad has to do is replay us laughing and smiling after Ben's 3 to go up 23 in the first half. Over and over.

 

[sacraig]

 

[illini80]

Underwood was way too calm tonight. He needed to fight for a few more calls. Wagler can’t even drive anymore with them hanging all over him and those moving picks were bull!!!!.

 

[Flyin' Illini]

I had Tyus Edney in my mind before they even ran the play.

 

[21ChampaignSt]

That was the Tennessee finish all over again.

Seems like every time the other team has the last shot, we lose. We cannot stop them when it matters. Off the top of my head over the last couple years....Tennessee, Nebraska, MSU to send it to OT, now UCLA all made clutch shots at the end to beat us. And our game winners never go down. I have no confidence that we'll win a game if it's tied under a minute to go.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

I'm always leary when a team comes off an extremely good performance and has to play a decent team. Generally they revert back to the mean a bit that 2nd game. I also think UCLA is likely to have a bounceback effort tonight unless they're completely broken (entirely possible). You almost never see a tourney team get blown out 3 games in a row. In my opinion this will be a tough one. We need to attack the glass and win the 50/50 balls, and be clutch down the stretch. And hey, the only thing Keaton hasn't done for us this season is hit a walk-off buzzer beater for the win. I think that means he's due. Just win.

Unfortunately the walk-off buzzer beater by Wagler happened 4.9seconds too soon... Sigh...

 

[BoiseBaller]

Brad didn't even bother to get off the bench most of the game. He should have been chewing arse in the first half when we started playing with zero effort.

 

[QueenCityIllini]

Z has to learn when to go for a block and when to just be 7ft tall, put your arms up and get in front of the guy. Not the time to gamble on a block.

I agree, I’ve also said that. Like brother, you’re 7’2” your wing span almost reaches the rim without jumping .

 

[NASchamp]

I would be REALLY interested to see when Cronin actually called the timeout after the last made shot. The ball went into the net at exactly 5.0, so you're telling me he has the reflexes to make the TO call in a tenth of a second?

Exactly. No way they looked at that. Add it to the list of head scratchers

 

[KCBassin]

On the bright side I can officially stop worrying about a Big Ten title or a 1 seed. Feels like the Final Four dream is pretty much dead too.

This was equivalent to a round of 32 opponent so could see us losing again early ugh

 

[jumpingjack]

Take this @#$& out on Michigan. No excuse for this one, phantom foul on the layup or not.