Illinois 71, Iowa 59 Postgame

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illini510
Love seeing Bruce Pearl have to sit through the Illini making the Final 4 even if he did choose them to win. In the famous words of David Kaplan....TAKE THAT BRUCE PEARL...TAKE THAT!
 
#203      
PrandonBaul
Thank God because I already had tickets bought for Indy yesterday 😬

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#208      
AirTran
Orangetool said:
Ours was a well coached game, one with halftime adjustments that allowed success.

We have great coaches with great schemes.
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Who was on the floor at the start of the game? (Keaton, Kylan, Jake, Tomi and Mirk). Who was on the floor at the end of the game? (Keaton, Kylan, Andre, Hummer and Mirk). This is a REAL team. I love that quiet confidence. Nothing rattles them.
 
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AnnaMay
DeeIL89 said:
Best run he's been on for us all season. Clear example as to why Brad wanted him. We seeing the length, size and athleticism not only being applied to his scoring of course but we're also finally seeing him applied those traits of his on the defensive end. Did a banger job on Stirtz.
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Keaton was great, but Andrej was just awesome. Literally ended Stirtz's and Iowa's day
 
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hoopsfan47
ILLfated said:
I'm shocked that our offensive plan changed for once and transitioned to interior offense.
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This was the decision that won the day. They were beating us on both offense and defense with the initial action at the top of the key and were going to continue if something did not change. All they wanted to do was slow Keaton down and they were very effective in the first half. Getting the ball to move quicker and to others broke their system in that regard and allowed us to exploit our strengths inside.

This was a team win in so many ways, especially in the second half.

And for those who ever thought AS was a waste of money, listen to the coach. From day one, he was exactly what this team needed to reach their potential. He has skills against FF quality opponents that no one else on the roster possesses. Tonight, those skills were paramount in the Illini win. A deep bow of respect to Andrej who makes me shake my head so often when he makes yet another impossible hoop.

But most of all, a deep and admiring bow of respect to this Illini team. They are so deserving of this success and more. From the first game, they were an exciting, skilled, unselfish, hard working crew...yes sometimes head-shaking but that is the case for every team....that made all Illini fans excited to see them play.

But there are two more games left to reach their dream...and it is reachable. Yet, truth be known, I would prefer a bit faster start in the next two!!
 
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OrangeBlue98
The Galloping Ghost said:
ALSO massive shout-out to Cam Crocker. We wouldn't be here without him. Dude has put on a masterclass this tourney.
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He won’t get the credit he should, but Crocker getting the primary defensive responsibilities was a total game changer for this team. Tonight was brilliant. Iowa just hit a ton of highly contested shots for 33 minutes.
 
#220      
bavanga3
Brad "cant win in march" Underwood has now won 75%of his second wkend games at Illinois

Hoping he can be 100% in third wkend come next monday
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Just because you can't get to the second weekend to lose doesn't make you a 2nd weekend savant.
 
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