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    Missouri 81, Illinois 78 Postgame

    Have Kofi go with Antigua and have him practice 1 on 2 with Hamlin and Lieb and catch passes and try to score going up strong or pass out of the double.
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    Missouri 81, Illinois 78 Postgame

    Take out game 1 against a gimme and he’s only made 4 3s in the last 5 games. He’ll have plenty of opportunity to prove his shot has improved in Big Ten play, but he hasn’t done enough this year so far on his shot. The rebounding is great and should help his stock and the big scoring number was...
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    Missouri 81, Illinois 78 Postgame

    Ayo has got a lot better, but he still hasn't proven he can consistently hit the 3 which was his biggest feedback. Next year's draft is better than this past years, so I'm not sure what to think. Reminds me of Frank Williams situation and hoping for a deep tourney run and can make it in as a...
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    Missouri 81, Illinois 78 Postgame

    Yeah, I don’t think we need to do it all the time, but a 2-3 with Kofi clogging the middle seems like it’d be a nice throw in a couple times a game to switch it up and keep teams on their toes.
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    Missouri 81, Illinois 78 Postgame

    Refs were terrible, but they were terrible both ways. Missouri capitalized with made free throws, we didn’t. Hats off to them. We need Trent to find his offensive confidence. He played with Curbelo’s confidence as a Freshman and it’s seemed to disappear the last couple years. I’m all for...
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    Baylor 82, Illinois 69 Postgame

    Thought Ayo made a mistake calling this a legacy game. I understand the greats want the high pressure games, but no sense giving the opponents any additional motivation. Thought he took a hit tonight. Back to work tomorrow though.
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    Baylor 82, Illinois 69 Postgame

    I thought Giorgi had his best game in over a year. We were going to be down 15 at half if he didn't show up. He was definitely net positive tonight.
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    Baylor 82, Illinois 69 Postgame

    Thought we should try some 3-2 zone when Giorgi was in with Kofi. Baylor was eating us up.
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    Baylor 82, Illinois 69 Postgame

    Our shooting percentages on fg, 3s and FTs were nearly identical which it sure didn't feel like they were in the second half, but the box score doesn't lie. The difference was Baylor shot 7 more field goals and 8 more free throws. They won the game because they had 5 more offensive rebounds...
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    Baylor 82, Illinois 69 Postgame

    Our shooting percentages on fg, 3s and FTs were nearly identical which it sure didn't feel like they were in the second half, but the box score doesn't lie. The difference was Baylor shot 7 more field goals and 8 more free throws. They won the game because they had 5 more offensive rebounds...
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs North Carolina A&T

    NBA is all about surrounding star players with shooting right now. If he can shoot like this, he'll find his way there whether it's 1 or 4 years, who knows?
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs North Carolina A&T

    Miller shooting lights out. I'm impressed. He's going to get a lot of opportunities this year with the opposition focused on Ayo and Kofi. If he, Trent and Damonte can shoot like they've shown at times in the past, that starting lineup could be in the conversation as the best in the nation.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs North Carolina A&T

    Yep. Just like this game, it was over ten minutes into the game.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs North Carolina A&T

    Easy. Let’s wait until at least the Duke and Baylor games before we start that comparison. That Illinois team did to the Chris Paul led #1 Wake Forest team what this team is doing to North Carolina A&T today.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs North Carolina A&T

    Didn’t realize Grandison had that type of wingspan. He has all types of defensive potential with those arms.