Pregame: Illinois vs VCU, Saturday, March 21st, 6:50pm CT, CBS

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

In my opinion we lost to UCLA because of execution (silly 3 shot foul at the end of the first half, missed foul shots in the second half and complete brain fart on the final play of the game).

This is where I stand as well. If we got the stop on the final play (for example, the end of the TCU-OSU game), I would’ve seen it as a very resilient win. Phenomenal effort on the offensive glass - our OREB rate was over 50%.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Looks like TCU/Duke is set to start at 4:25 PM CT so I'm guessing our game starts closer to 7:00 PM.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Looks like TCU/Duke is set to start at 4:25 PM CT so I'm guessing our game starts closer to 7:00 PM.

And it looks like the scorebug in the top right corner of the screen has been updated to reflect a 7:00 pm tip time as well.

 

[2X2L]

Karl Heinz Granitza… wow. Honestly don’t think I’ve heard that name in over 35 years… well done!

I just read Karl-Heinz had a restaurant/bar in Berlin (Germany!) called "State Street"!

Illini: Sting VCU repeatedly! Clever, no? No.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

I'm even more lost - Offense is about points/possession.

Illinois leads the nation in points per possession and the key factor to having the highest points / possession relates to rebounding the missed 3pt.

A rebound creates a second opportunity to score on the same possession.

We shoot 32 pt shots a game. We make 11 and we rebound and get over 8.5 rebounds on the miss. That is an astronomical number and leads to the highest points per 100 possessions in the history of NCAA men's basketball.

So I am going to (respectfully) ask the same question. Why in the world would we change the offense we run?

 

[Scoregasm]

Big game for Brad today.....