Pregame: Illinois vs Penn, Thursday, March 19th, 8:25pm CT, TNT

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FromTheLogo
The thing that scares me about Penn is that they love to shoot the 3 and that Underwood says our defense is built to allow more 3's and not give up easy 2's. I'm sure we'll adjust, right?

Illini 83
Penn 66
 
#479      
lonelytylenol
illini0440 said:
The board would burn from within lol
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Screaming Macaulay Culkin GIF by Home Alone
 
#481      
Weatherspoon1
Best case scenario : establish Tomi in the paint. He’s shooting 72% on 2’s let’s get him feeling good again. We need him I’d rather his butt be on the box than at the 3 pt. line. The rest of the game can flow around that. Will probably help his confidence on D as well.
 
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moonpies
March 17, 2000, Lon Kruger’s final season as head coach
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We got dominated by Florida who went to title game
If only butler had pulled off that first rd upset
 
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NarrowJ
FromTheLogo said:
The thing that scares me about Penn is that they love to shoot the 3 and that Underwood says our defense is built to allow more 3's and not give up easy 2's. I'm sure we'll adjust, right?

Illini 83
Penn 66
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Kind of an odd thing about them, but I’m not sure they do actually love to shoot the 3 as they’re bottom 25 percentile in 3 point attempt rate.

Even though they’re 11th in the nation in 3 point shooting percentage.

I’d think, well they probably are really good from 2 point range since they don’t shoot many 3s? Nope. They are 346th in two point shooting percentage.

So question for anyone who’s watched them: why the heck do they shoot so few 3 pointers when thats the thing they’re actually good at?
 
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NarrowJ
fuggles said:
Yep. I watched that game and it got me thinking. They have 3+ natties between them. So yea.
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The standing vs sitting: watch some other teams… Duke, a good example, Scheyer is seated often this season… some coaches just micromanage more than others (often can have to do with overall player maturity/IQ or your guards ability to play call, etcetera, but anyway)

I also went back and watched that St John’s v UConn game on 3x speed and there were many instances of both coaches having a seat for a few

You guys will get all triggered about literally anything- could even be some guy’s mustache for example lol
 
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illiniguy24
LaTulip has us in the Final Four. 🤔💯🏆 Mike is usually the smartest guy in the room re: college hoops. Praying he’s right.
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Counterpoint, so does Jay Bilas, so the intelligence factor evens out 😂
 
#489      
DeonThomas
GREENVILLE, SC --- CONSISTENTLY VOTED TOP 10 BY CONDE NAST, AMONG ALL SMALL CITIES IN USA!

Tickets purchased. Check.
House cleaned for all of our out-of-town relatives/guests. Check
Contingency/substitute MLB expert lined up for Saturday's all-day fantasy baseball draft. Check.

That leaves finding the best pre-game spot prior to Thursday's game at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. I'm going to have to recommend Yee-Haw Brewing Company, easily walkable to the venue. They'll have the NCAA tourney on all day long. One mega-large outdoor TV screen. Several TV's inside. Weather s/b mid 60's during daylight hours.....then warmer (70's and 80's) on Friday and Saturday.

For alternative dining & shopping options, check out Main Street in downtown Greenville. All types of cuisine available. Also walkable to/from Yee-Haw and the basketball arena. Should be one of the best 1st round venues at which the Illini have ever played --- as long as we win 2!
 
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DeonThomas
NarrowJ said:
The standing vs sitting: watch some other teams… Duke, a good example, Scheyer is seated often this season… some coaches just micromanage more than others (often can have to do with overall player maturity/IQ or your guards ability to play call, etcetera, but anyway)

I also went back and watched that St John’s v UConn game on 3x speed and there were many instances of both coaches having a seat for a few

You guys will get all triggered about literally anything- could even be some guy’s mustache for example lol
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Sideline coaching style is irrelevant. Wooden vs. Knight vs. Coach K vs Bill Self. Genius is genius. It comes in all forms.

Just look past it.

Everything else involved in coaching carries 99.9% of the weight.
 
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pruman91
just read a prediction article by TIM REYNOLDS / AP REPORTER who has Penn upsetting the Illini..............

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South: Florida, Clemson, McNeese, Nebraska, North Carolina, Penn (by far, our biggest upset pick), Texas A&M, Houston.

www.stltoday.com

Picking the NCAA men's bracket: Michigan beats Duke for the national championship

The top seeds this season are Florida, Duke, Michigan and Arizona. It would be a sensational Final Four if they all got to the national semifinals. But can history repeat itself and four No. 1 seeds get there for the second straight year?
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Birdus
fuggles said:
Yep. I watched that game and it got me thinking. They have 3+ natties between them. So yea.
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4. Pittino won with Louisville and Kentucky. Everyone on ESPN screaming about St. John's draw. Maybe they did get screwed.
 
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