Illinois 71, Iowa 59 Postgame

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#327      
Flyin' Illini
eas23 said:
The and-1 that even got Peja to crack a smile was arguably the play of the game.
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I was stuck at a hotel bar without sound for the entire game, but I pointed that moment out to my son. That was the most emotion we've seen out of Peja all season.
 
#331      
iFlyBy
STLini25 said:
To not be an all time bad defender. You only mentioned his offense. He’s fine on offense. He is a huge liability on defense.
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STLini25 said:
I have no doubt he was a bad defender previous to Illinois. I had no previous knowledge of his defensive ability prior to Illinois but I know he is an awful defender this year.
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Hey there, bud. How ya feeling about Andrej's defense now?
 
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Thaillini22
AirTran said:
Our offensive plan didn't change. We ran the exact same sets and used the same ball screen sets. The difference? Iowa didn't bring outside cover to help on the drives. So there were very few pick and pop and even fewer drive and kick outs. Keaton and Andre' were able to get to the rim and Iowa really couldn't guard Tomi or Mirk. In the second half when we scored 7 consecutive time down the floor, I was literally able to tell my wife and grandaughter what play we were running and who was going to score. That's how identical the sets were to what we have run all year. When Tyler sent Z for Tomi I was able to yell back at Van Gundy that Illinois was going to run the baseline and Z was going to dunk.

Now if I could see that, so could every other fan that has been following this team all year.

Our points in the paint came because that's what Iowa gave us - Kudos to players and the coaches (it took about 4 minutes of the first half) those were the best read and recognition (matchups) both offensively and defensively this team has played this year.

Looking at it slightly differently: After falling behind 12-2 early in the game. We dominated the last 35 minutes and outscored Iowa by 22. That was some of the most precise basketball I have ever seen an Illinois team play.
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Love this^^^ Yeah, we just did what we do, took what was there, and again out-executed and out-toughed an opponent.
 
#339      
The Galloping Ghost
All the credit in the world to Brad. There's a luck component to the NCAA tourney. We've faced our share of bad luck. The only way to mitigate it is to keep getting bites of the apple. We’ve consistently won a boatload of games in the regular season (most in the B1G over the last 7 years), stayed off the bubble, and gotten good seeds. Sure enough, BOOM, Final Four. We’re here because Brad built this for consistency and the long haul.
 
#346      
Altuve27
Congratulations to the players and staff. Happy for the fans. Andrej Stojakovic will never pay for anything in the state of Illinois ever again. He was flat out AWESOME on both ends of the court. His defense on Stirtz won the game.

Loyola Chicago is now gone forever. The coaching staff, all of them, have been sensational in this Tournament.
 
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