Recent content by cjw1901

Okay, but I don't like the offense rebounds and not immediately going up by both Tomi and Mirk in this game. Those are gold medal shots (namely open 2s, often facing the basket). Yes, a Purdue big (who each guy just outrebounded) comes on these guys in about 1 second, that is ONE FULL SECOND TO...

While I agree that turning to more time for Petro and Lee makes sense (since Kylan is a #2, not #3 thru #5), but looking at this season's stats so far: 1. Petro has 80% higher TO/min than Lee this season (based on 3.00X more total TOs for Petro, but 1.67X more total mins for Petro, where...

Right, maybe that could work if Tomi is standing and waiting for a double team to come to him, but he's dribbling, and it seems like Iowa defenders are collapsing, and he's not able to get rid of the ball. I think he might be dribbling too much in the post, including not picking up his dribble...

This list sounds good. But I noticed that 6'8" 267-lb Jaylen Carey was a very effective player for the Vols. Against Syracuse, he came off the bench to score 22 pts (on 10-16 shooting) and grabbed 9 rebs in just 23 mins. Question 1: Is Underwood going to have Big Z on him, who, yes, is taller...

Thanks. So, Andrej's ankle injury occurred around Monday, 11/24. I noticed, after watching him in the extended highlights, that: 1. Andrej had no visible wrap on either ankle, although the injured ankle was likely taped under his socks. So, there, but not visible. 2. Andrej never seemed to...

Right, but we can't hit those modest averages, if Coach Underwood continues to be so relaxed (delusional?) about players performing roles they aren't performing well and seemingly can't perform well. For example, why does Underwood think David Mirkovic's flat-footed 3s (which Mirk shot at 28%...

This is wrong, since Mirk is presently shooting 26.7% on the season on 3s. He shot 28% on 3s last season for SC Derby, so Mirk has no business shooting any 3s, unless the clock is expiring. Underwood won't have the team even at an average of 31% on 3s this season, if guys who consistently shoot...

Right, Mirk is now shooting 26.7% on 3s this season, which is the lowest on the team among guys who have shot any 3s at all. This is on Coach Underwood. Mirk needs the red light on 3s, which means that if the (game or shot) clock is not expiring, then Mirk isn't permitted to shoot them. Frankly...

I agree. The box score shows Illinois lost as by 13 points for two main reasons: (1) Stojakovic didn't score as he normally does, and (2) Coach Underwood went too deeply to his bench, which clearly wasn't as deep as Connecticut's bench. It definitely looks like Illinois would have fared...

Game over. We missed too many open 3s and turned down too many open mid-range 2s.

I'm played against better players than Petrovic at IMPE. That's a problem.

Sorry, I'm out on Petrovic. He can't play at this level.

It's because Boswell doesn't prioritize staying in front of his defensive assignment (even apart from screens). That's just bad defensive fundamentals. And he's supposed to be our best defender. So, blame Coach Underwood and his staff for that.

Time for Illini to start making 3s or driving for short 2s. Time is running out on all these missed shots.

Facts? This didn't show in a single stat so far. Lee has just 1 foul in 6 minutes. Underwood needs to play our best players, not experiment with the end of his bench. If this continues, we lose by about 20 points. This game should have been a lot closer than that.