UCLA 95, Illinois 94 OT Postgame
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hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
UCLA made shots, like 18-20 at one point, with a lot of them being tough shots. have to tip the cap a bit
As a previous poster stated the clock stops on the make.
The defense after the first 7-8 minutes was simply awful. You have to either load up and minimize paint points, or stay glued to guys on the perimeter and try to limit threes. You can’t give a team both, and that’s what we did tonight.
My concern is that UCLA just gave teams the blueprint for how to attack Illinois. Drive the ball repeatedly because Illinois struggles to stay in front of the ball. The bigs really struggle to guard away from the basket. Stojakovic is not particularly quick. Even Kylan is big and strong, but he can be had by quick guards. He’s tough and a warrior, but he’s not fast. Donovan Dent blew by Kylan repeatedly. I also remember the game against Ohio State where Bruce Thornton scored 40 and got wherever he wanted all night. That is just one example.
I am NOT saying Kylan is a poor defender. I AM saying he struggles with quickness. Our entire team, in my opinion, struggles with quickness.
My concern is that UCLA just gave teams the blueprint for how to attack Illinois. Drive the ball repeatedly because Illinois struggles to stay in front of the ball. The bigs really struggle to guard away from the basket. Stojakovic is not particularly quick. Even Kylan is big and strong, but he can be had by quick guards. He’s tough and a warrior, but he’s not fast. Donovan Dent blew by Kylan repeatedly. I also remember the game against Ohio State where Bruce Thornton scored 40 and got wherever he wanted all night. That is just one example.
I am NOT saying Kylan is a poor defender. I AM saying he struggles with quickness. Our entire team, in my opinion, struggles with quickness.
Zorak
- Naperville
There would be absolutely no gloating after blowing a 23-point lead to a team that's barely in tournament contention.
I think "wildly" inefficient is hyperbole. He was strong at the rim, just couldn't shoot worth a darn after he made that first 3.
Horrible defense. Horrible shooting outside of the first 10 minutes. Haven’t learned how to close games yet which is troubling heading into March. Would like to see the ball in Boswell’s hands a little more down the stretch (Keaton has been great but experience matters, especially in the tourney)
Every overtime game we have lost we would have won if we just make our free throws at our normal rate in the last 5 minutes.
Careful you are not allowed to be critical of Keaton in here or so it seems
100%, our effort was pathetic- just no excuse.
Not alot of them were tough shots. We're not a rotating team with the size we have. Either play straight up and let opposition dribble to the hoop, or play zone. When we get caught switching (and we did on something like 20 straight possessions), we give up alot of uncontested shots. That is how the 23 point lead evaporated.
I wouldn't be. I understood the MSU, Wisconsin and even the home loss to Nebraska. I still think this team is absolutely a 1 seed in talent and ceiling. But we let them off the hook in this one. This isn't a catastrophe, it was a bad loss that never should've happened. No excuse for that inbound defense. Z should've been guarding the inbound to force UCLA into coming back to the ball. Full stop. The clock is your friend.
Nope. Mirk had the turnover on a crap pass and the foul. I rewound and watched it a few times. He should have just shot it.
I too think you have to give credit to UCLA and their coaching staff. They could have easily folded their tents and gone home in the first half. I know a lot of people do not like Cronin's abrasive style, but he can coach some hoops.
Been the blueprint for us defensively for atleast a bit.
That said, you had the no kylan excuse for most of them, and no Andrej for Wisconsin.
This one definitely feels more scary imo. Dent being walking mediocrity all year and legacy games verus us and Purdue sucks
I agree, but you are beating a dead horse.
UCLA lost to Michigan State by 23 and to Fishigan by 30. There is no way we should have lost to them. Maybe the long California vacation in the nice hotel or the sweet charter (per Coach Brad) was the reason the team did not tough out a W. Maybe reading today they were ranked #7 in the tournament made them believe they didn't need to put out max effort against UCLA. But something makes them turn off the switch, especially Mirk and Andre.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
When we’re playing Arizona in a Sweet 16 game, just point to this game and the Wisconsin game to know why.
As good of a job as Underwood has done, these inexplicable losses to inferior teams have to stop. They are the difference between a 4 seed and a 1 or 2 seed.
As good of a job as Underwood has done, these inexplicable losses to inferior teams have to stop. They are the difference between a 4 seed and a 1 or 2 seed.
Correct~!
Does Mirk text Underwood again for how bad he was tonight?
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
Sure, I’ll give them those, but you don’t make up a 23 point deficit making a bunch of contested 2’s.
You make it up with 7 unguarded wide open 3’s and a bunch of easy layups.
With the inbounder, it's essentially 4 on 5. The ball isnt going back to inbounder full court with under 5 seconds left. No clue why they didn't just double Dent. Literally KB guarded no one that final basket
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