Illinois 108, Sam Houston 86 Postgame

#8      
FloridaMan
Not the confidence boost I was hoping for prior to Cameron. Our defense and rebounding is not good enough. Not by a long shot. Would really like to see us play for 40 minutes consistently on both ends.

And I hope Mirk gets back and all, but the problems are well beyond what he is going to be able to provide even if he were 100%, which everybody knows he is not.
 
#9      
Epsilon
Finally pulled away but that was uncomfortable for longer than it should have been.
 
#10      
wncillini
Well that was ugly. Most obvious issues still the issues. D and rebounding.

I know some folks dont like the twins shooting so many 3s. I dont think we make the final four if T isnt hitting 35% with decent volume and Z isnt hitting enough to keep the defense honest. So let em shoot, especially these games we should win. Z had some better looking shots tonight.
 
#12      
hoopsfan47
The value of the 3 point shot showed up strong for SHS and kept them in it for a long time. Illini did have a good game in regard to turnovers and shooting numbers. Steals was a huge advantage, but rebound numbers were not good until late. Overall, much to like but lacking energy of a #3 team...which sadly this team will not be come Monday and will not be intil Mirk and Jake return. Q was his usual high energy self but out of control too often. Zens shot 2 for 4 from the arc and continues to be reliable from there. Vaaks was terrific and Brown was a shooter once again. Good to see the team get rolling again after such a poor first half in Lubbock.

Now on to Duke with no expectations other than playing at a high level. Make them beat you....and who knows or cares what the final score is.
 
#13      
pruman91
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solid bounce back win from the TT fiasco..........Tomi with career high points game .....Andre with 20 + pts ........2 doofus goober announcers with a crappy job considering it's a B$G game and way too biased towards SHS ......

I have a curious desire to fly to San Diego , get some DQ and watch some DirecTV ......wonder why ???????


Onto the Illini FB game ....................
 
#14      
New Creation
This team is learning what quick turnarounds are like. Scouting report with a short window. I think we will be ready for Duke.

still on pace:

Losses in BOLD

FDU
Penn
at Texas Tech
Sam Houston
at Duke
Eastern Illinois
Winthrop
Western Kentucky
UConn (Chicago)
 
#15      
Calvin
We're relying on a lot of young guys, so maybe not as much of a surprise as it might appear. Can't wait for Mirk to get back and hope we get Jake back this season
 
#16      
Curbelo Fanboy
Not pretty. But it be that way sometimes. Go give Duke your best shot on Tuesday.
 
#17      
EmeraldCityIllini
Just skeptical of the pace being like this all the time.

Glad its in our tool belt and part of our game now - i was screaming for it last year. But we're having these 6-8 minute stretches where it looks like open mic night.

And i cant tell if thats mostly due to new guys, frosh learning, new style. But that stretch after we got up 12 in the first half was nuts.
 
#22      
chudaman
Calvin said:
We're relying on a lot of young guys, so maybe not as much of a surprise as it might appear. Can't wait for Mirk to get back and hope we get Jake back this season
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Ethan Brown is playing very well. Does he automatically lose his starting spot to Jake?
 
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