"Mirk's different." Word. The Illini need this kid now.
And next year, I would like to see more Mirks in Orange & Blue. Meanwhile, Mirk On.
Pregame: Illinois vs Penn, Thursday, March 19th, 8:25pm CT, TNT
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And next year, I would like to see more Mirks in Orange & Blue. Meanwhile, Mirk On.
What happened to the days when the committee avoided this type of crap. Houston isn't even a 1 seed. They don't deserve any kind of home court advantage.
They did upset Yale who had made the tourney 3 straight. Illinois went OT 4 times and Lost all 4.
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According to this chart, we got a fair shake.
Their best player is TJ Power who played sparingly at Duke and Virginia his first two seasons. Stretch 4 type player.
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Have you seen us play over the last 2 weeks. I am not taking anything for granted with these guys
Athletic? No. Shoots like a rifleman? Yes. Power scored 44 earlier today.
Their 3pt shooters are at 43, 40, and 38%. Not athletic, but if Fran schemes to get these guys open shots? They will drain them.
We can trounce them if we do our own scheming to take advantage of our strengths, but this is a serious matchup.
Opening up at -22.5 against Penn
Yep, I work at UPenn and when I ask about the BB team I get, "We have a BB team? Didn't know that"
I do as well. However, we pick a location every year and go regardless of who we're seeing. I'm not a big fan of seeing us live at the tournament because of the potential to ruin the other three games that we're seeing. Illinois plays Thursday/Saturday, our games are Friday/Sunday.....so it works.
Their lack of athleticism and explosiveness provides the best opponent we could have asked for. If Power wants to throw shots up, cool. I just don't want to see a 6'2", ultra quick guard dice us up.
Ethan Roberts missed the ivy league tournament because of a concussion and he doesn't sound like he will be back.
Without him I don't think they have the firepower but it's healthy I wouldn't say I love the matchup. Fran is going to create open looks and his team will score. Yes, Illinois should be able to score but I think it's close if Penn is fully healthy.
With all due respect to Penn, but if we have a problem here, we have very, ugly and unfixable issues.
Do you think Vegas is wrong or that kid is worth 20 pts?
Personally. I’m glad our guys aren’t as up tight as lots of fans on the board.
Yesterday, that same group of fans were calling this team “ChatGPT” with no personality. Now they’re mad at a mustache.
Time to get a grip.
22.5 points seems like a lot.
The Illini should beat the hell out of Penn.
Scenario: If they play the Tarheels, have BW give a speech, and then exact revenge with a double-digit victory. If this happens, the game vs. Houston could be a pick'em.
Scenario: VCU beats Carolina, and favored Illinois wins in R2, but it's a very close game. If this happens, expect a 7 - 12 point Houston victory.
Scenario: If they play the Tarheels, have BW give a speech, and then exact revenge with a double-digit victory. If this happens, the game vs. Houston could be a pick'em.
Scenario: VCU beats Carolina, and favored Illinois wins in R2, but it's a very close game. If this happens, expect a 7 - 12 point Houston victory.
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