Two-thirds of the way through the second half. Another dream Illini season about to end in flatulence. Then......
Even in a desperation scramble drill off of a turnover, four guys touch the ball, a ball screen leads to an open shot, and the extra pass is wide open to Powell down low.Two-thirds of the way through the second half. Another dream Illini season about to end in flatulence. Then......
Just did exactly this during the Texas A&M Houston game lolDoes anybody else now judge literally every deficit of any game you are watching by the Arizona game? Lol. If a team is down by 15 or more with 4:00 to go or 8 or more with 1:00 to go, I consider it "in excess of the Arizona comeback" and therefore judge it likely impossible. Anything less than that is at least somewhat realistic.
What a truly amazing comeback.
Well said Fighter.Does anybody else now judge literally every deficit of any game you are watching by the Arizona game? Lol. If a team is down by 15 or more with 4:00 to go or 8 or more with 1:00 to go, I consider it "in excess of the Arizona comeback" and therefore judge it likely impossible. Anything less than that is at least somewhat realistic.
What a truly amazing comeback.
Until Penn State established that down 7 with 37 seconds left is the new benchmark. And before you all boo me off the board, I truly believe that gameās outcome kicked our team into the more focused state we have seen since.Does anybody else now judge literally every deficit of any game you are watching by the Arizona game? Lol. If a team is down by 15 or more with 4:00 to go or 8 or more with 1:00 to go, I consider it "in excess of the Arizona comeback" and therefore judge it likely impossible. Anything less than that is at least somewhat realistic.
What a truly amazing comeback.
The almost give up for me is when Dee lost the ball out of bounds on offense scrambling for the ball on the floor against an Arizona defender. I think weāre down 12 or 14 with about 4-5 minutes left. I said right there āI think that might do itā. It was a sinking feeling Iāll never forget because of what happened after that.watched that Epic comeback with a dear friend of mine who is no longer with us. We almost turned it off at one point, but I'm so glad we didn't. One of the memories with him that I will never forget.
For some reason, it was Powell getting stuffed underneath the basket for me that made me believe it was over. Then, when Arizona hit both FTs to go up 8 with a minute, I had given up hope in the back of my mind, as I thought 6 was the threshold to be at where we had any real chance at all ... but by that point, I was so wired and just trying not to think about the loss that I hadn't fully given up hope yet!The almost give up for me is when Dee lost the ball out of bounds on offense scrambling for the ball on the floor against an Arizona defender. I think weāre down 12 or 14 with about 4-5 minutes left. I said right there āI think that might do itā. It was a sinking feeling Iāll never forget because of what happened after that.
This is exactly the context I view the game in. When my wife has asked me how I know when a game is pretty much over when there's still some time left on the clock, I say if it's more than 15pts and less than 4 minutes to go, game is pretty much over. The greatest comeback we'll likely ever witness as fans, and one of those memories I'll never forget. "Williams to tie it with a threeeee. *hundreds of engines roaring* He does!".Does anybody else now judge literally every deficit of any game you are watching by the Arizona game? Lol. If a team is down by 15 or more with 4:00 to go or 8 or more with 1:00 to go, I consider it "in excess of the Arizona comeback" and therefore judge it likely impossible. Anything less than that is at least somewhat realistic.
What a truly amazing comeback.
Yes and the shot clock was 35 (17% longer) compessing number of possessions with 4 to goDoes anybody else now judge literally every deficit of any game you are watching by the Arizona game? Lol. If a team is down by 15 or more with 4:00 to go or 8 or more with 1:00 to go, I consider it "in excess of the Arizona comeback"
For me as well. I remember sitting down at that point, hands on my face, almost curling into a ball. My mom walked out saying she was really sorry and some things just aren't meant to be as I stared sullenly in disbelief of what I was seeing (mainly Channing Frye bouncing around with that ear to ear grin). And then just the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed happened. By the time Deron hit the tying three, my standing 6 inch vertical had increased to a full 6 feet. I was jumping pretty much through the ceiling. What memoriesThe almost give up for me is when Dee lost the ball out of bounds on offense scrambling for the ball on the floor against an Arizona defender. I think weāre down 12 or 14 with about 4-5 minutes left. I said right there āI think that might do itā. It was a sinking feeling Iāll never forget because of what happened after that.
This is a great point that I never really think of ... it would be an interesting analysis to see how much of those 4:00 Arizona was able to just bleed off the clock, because we really had only made up less than half of the deficit from 4:00 to 1:00, and it took an unbelievable 8-0 run in the next SEVENTEEN SECONDS to finally tie it.Yes and the shot clock was 35 (17% longer) compessing number of possessions with 4 to go
I'm not sure it had anything to do with focus compared to the inability of our coaches to draw up an effective inbounds play in the moment. This is when you need a guy like Wayne McClain on your bench.Until Penn State established that down 7 with 37 seconds left is the new benchmark. And before you all boo me off the board, I truly believe that gameās outcome kicked our team into the more focused state we have seen since.
At some time in the future many will look back on the three comebacks in the BIG10 tournament as significant moments. It also provides confidence in the NCAA tournament that no deficit is insurmountable especially with the firepower and speed of the Illinois offense. Running up 10 to 12 points in a minute is most possible and by any number of players on the Illini.Does anybody else now judge literally every deficit of any game you are watching by the Arizona game? Lol. If a team is down by 15 or more with 4:00 to go or 8 or more with 1:00 to go, I consider it "in excess of the Arizona comeback" and therefore judge it likely impossible. Anything less than that is at least somewhat realistic.
What a truly amazing comeback.
Still sounds more impressive than 7 in 37 for Penn State to me...and in a much more meaningful gameThis is a great point that I never really think of ... it would be an interesting analysis to see how much of those 4:00 Arizona was able to just bleed off the clock, because we really had only made up less than half of the deficit from 4:00 to 1:00, and it took an unbelievable 8-0 run in the next SEVENTEEN SECONDS to finally tie it.