I thought Brad sounded and looked unexpectedly defensive. Like he is touchy about the issue of close games. It's not that he said the question "is a bunch of crap" but that he said he did not like the question. Just dismiss the question and move on.
Illinois 78, Maryland 72 Postgame
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So you are predicting either a BTT or an NCAA championship? Or FF, if you count that banner.
Methinks you are partaking of other Central American delicacies this week.
Especially the Wagler back issue.
Of all participants in today’s basketball game,Brad had the best percentage winning three out of three appeals/challenges
Has been parroted throughout the fanbase lately
Illinois has won a bunch of close games, just had a tendency to run away at the end in them and the final score looks more comfy (Texas Tech, Tenn, at OSU, at Iowa, at Purdue, at Nebraska, at Maryland)
Lot of road games in there so we do it other teams buildings as well
Didn’t he have the same thing against NW?
It will be a good shot chart. We were all layups and three pointers, with the threes not falling. Maryland had a ton of midrange shots, but was hitting them.
Illinois was 9-1 in the Big Ten at one point.
They haven't looked quite a sharp at times lately.
It was a good question and Brad was offended
Illinois was 9-1 in the Big Ten at one point.
They haven't looked quite a sharp at times lately.
It was a good question and Brad was offended
I don't understand what that has to do with "close games".
He's right, they've pulled away and won tons of close games. I'd be offended too if fans/media blindly parroted a talking point that's pretty easy to disprove. I'd be more concerned if he wasn't passionate about that.
The Pizza Hut must be having another parking lot sale on lack of accountability again. Brad is their best customer
I couldn't listen at all tonight. Two Argentinian soccer teams in our hotel (in Montevideo) were hogging all the bandwidth. Best I could do was watch score updates on MSN. I'll get to watch the highlights on Youtube if I get up before they start logging onto the wifi.
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I pointed out in another thread I think a few days after the UCLA game that we have won several games where it was a 1 to 2 score game with under a minute to go and we ended up pulling away to win by 6-10 points. We have a better record in close games than what some think. They just weren't the buzzer beaters or OT games.
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We've lost all 3 OT games over our last 8, none of our wins were close except today. Brad's playing a bit dumb here.
It’s no longer “when” the threes don’t fall. Since Feb 1, we are shooting 25% from the arc after halftime. That is systemic. Something needs to change with our game prep workouts.
First off, credit to the Maryland guys. They played really, really hard. Happy with the win. 8-2 on the road for the season is FANTASTIC!
Going back to the 2nd half of the UCLA game (3-22 from 3), we have REALLY been ice cold from deep the last 3-4 games. I thought our ball movement, cutting, energy, etc. was fine. Gotta knock down some of those open looks. That’s why I’d like to see more Jake Davis.
Defensively we really struggle to contain dribble penetration. Andrej was getting blown by repeatedly. Keaton has struggled with that. Honestly, so has Kylan.
Going back to the 2nd half of the UCLA game (3-22 from 3), we have REALLY been ice cold from deep the last 3-4 games. I thought our ball movement, cutting, energy, etc. was fine. Gotta knock down some of those open looks. That’s why I’d like to see more Jake Davis.
Defensively we really struggle to contain dribble penetration. Andrej was getting blown by repeatedly. Keaton has struggled with that. Honestly, so has Kylan.
Because Sturdy thought he was throwing him a softball question. Gave Underwood every opportunity to instead talk about winning close games. Playing some tough teams on the road, yada yada, whatever. Change the narrative.
Nope, instead went all cry baby on Sturdy.
Sturdy then has to apologize
to maintain his good guy status.
Lol these days, beer and caipirinhas are all that's required.So you are predicting either a BTT or an NCAA championship? Or FF, if you count that banner.
Methinks you are partaking of other Central American delicacies this week.
But yes, my reasoning and judgement may be more impaired than usual.
On a serious note, it's really not hard for me to imagine us getting to the elite 8 and then having one A game that vaults us into the Final Four. I think I like our odds to make a Final Four more than our odds to win the BTT. However, read sentence #2.
Also a number of games that looked close going into the final 6 mintues and then... (Nebraska, OSU, Penn State, Iowa all on the road). I think getting wound up abut the MSU, Wisconsin and UCLA games... is pretty ridiculous.
Because Sturdy thought he was throwing him a softball question. Gave Underwood every opportunity to instead talk about winning close games. Playing some tough teams on the road, yada yada, whatever. Change the narrative.
Nope, instead went all cry baby on Sturdy.
Sturdy then has to apologize
I think you're looking far too into Sturdy's tweet if you're calling that some apology to get back into good graces and "maintain status". Seems far more likely to me Sturdy is laughing it off, hence the "lol". I also can't recall one reporter Brad has shunned, banned, or consistently shamed throughout his tenure at Illinois. I can give you quite a few coaches who do consistently do that though, in fact one is about to hit the podium in a few minutes.
And did Brad not answer the question anyway? "we've won tons of close games and pulled away". There ya, go.
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