UCLA 95, Illinois 94 OT Postgame

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fantasydaily708
As bad as the last play was, the sequence at the end of the first half was worse.
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Yes letting them go 11-11 at on point during that run was disgusting. They also didn't make 3s hit a few more tonight and the outcome is different. Gotta figure out how to close games somehow when the 3s aren't falling. The defense just simply has to be better to go deep in March.
 
#203      
RockfordIllini
Z has to be standing at the top of the restricted area and form a wall at the basket. Make dent either shoot a floater over him or dribble around him. He probably misses the floater and probably runs out of time if he has to take one more dribble. Z was out of position. Can’t happen.
 
#204      
LuckyIllini
This one is on BU. Substitution patters and unable to coach defense continues to be his kryptonite.
 
#207      
LJ22
No it's not. His guys failed and his guys fully understand that.
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How many years are we going to say this about different sets of "his guys?"
 
#210      
Mistakenj
Let’s just enjoy being kind of good, maybe if we adjust expectations to making the second round is good, the sweet sixteen is a great season, we’ll be happier fans.
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Yeah this team is not going to the Final 4
 
#212      
illini011
Final four? Not happening. Hope for a sweet 16 at best with this team. They clearly hate playing defense.
 
#213      
abchew2
This is a similar sick feeling I felt after the Nebraska loss. Hope there is some refocus like we saw after that one because I can’t recall controlling a game so thoroughly to let a team finish like that after fouling out 2 highly contributing players. This actually hurts way worse because their coach is such a tool as well.
 
#214      
illiniguy24
I was only able to watch the last 8 minutes or so and man what pathetic defense that was.

We blew 18 point lead? wtf….

Someone will have to clue me in on what happened but insanely frustrating losing another OT game. I’m not sure if we have what it takes or not anymore after this one.

It’s been such a fun year but man idk, I’m just not sure. I won’t say what I want to say.
 
#219      
BoiseBaller
If ANY play sums up the absolutely PATHETIC offensive showing of the entire night, it's that last play.

In the game thread, I said Brad needs to run these guys ragged until they puke with defensive drills in practice the entire week before Michigan. But after calling THAT as their "lockdown, game on the line, needing just one full court stop to win," I'm not sure he would know what to even have them practice. PATHETIC.
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He definitely needs to run the guys who stop and b!tch to the refs. Mirk is awful about it. Jake was tonight too.
 
#222      
Pikeillinifan
Our defense is just really, really bad. We finally have an offense, but we can’t stop anyone, so disappointing.
 
#223      
GForce
Game barely over and already 6 pages lol

That was a foul-fest. Physical so a lot of legit calls, but it gummed up our rhythm. And Mirk had an off game.
 
#224      
fatboyslim
Z has to be standing at the top of the restricted area and form a wall at the basket. Make dent either shoot a floater over him or dribble around him. He probably misses the floater and probably runs out of time if he has to take one more dribble. Z was out of position. Can’t happen.
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Just can't a player get to the basket that easy especially when there are only few seconds left. Make them spend time getting the ball up court but just to let him get to the basket that easy was pathetic.
 
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