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<blockquote data-quote="haasi" data-source="post: 1530981" data-attributes="member: 9034"><p>I think some of it is just normal ups and down and we happened to play much better against Purdue both times than we did at Iowa. </p><p></p><p>But some of it is definitely matchups. I think in general we tend to beat teams that don’t shoot well from 3 and we’re more vulnerable to teams that make a lot of 3s. Purdue is an elite defensive team but shoots poorly away from home and they didn’t shoot well against us at home either. we’ve shown time and again that we’ll win grind out games where we contain the other team from 3. Purdue shot 3 for 8 and 3 for 17 from 3 in our two games. Indiana almost beat us because they got hot and hit a bunch of 3s, going 8 for 16. Iowa is a great offensive team, they made a bunch of 3s and beat us. They went 10 for 23.</p><p></p><p>Last night, Purdue outshot Iowa from 3. Purdue went 8 for 27 (not great) but Iowa went 8 for 30. That’s one key to beating Iowa, and Purdue did it. Purdue is 30th in the country in defensive 3 point percentage at 30% and were down around 150th at about 33%, so Purdue might be a better matchup than we are against a team that relies heavily on 3s. </p><p></p><p>I feel pretty good if we get matched up with a meh 3 point shooting team. We rebound really well, don’t turn ball over much, our fouling is now under control compared to last year, and we have good interior D with Kofi. it’s tough to beat us shooting 2s. </p><p> </p><p>If we get matched up in tourney with a good 3 point shooting team, whether we win will probably depend on how we contain the 3. Ohio State is a really good 3 point shooting team - by far the best in conference at 38% and they make about 9 a game- so that will be a very good test tomorrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haasi, post: 1530981, member: 9034"] I think some of it is just normal ups and down and we happened to play much better against Purdue both times than we did at Iowa. But some of it is definitely matchups. I think in general we tend to beat teams that don’t shoot well from 3 and we’re more vulnerable to teams that make a lot of 3s. Purdue is an elite defensive team but shoots poorly away from home and they didn’t shoot well against us at home either. we’ve shown time and again that we’ll win grind out games where we contain the other team from 3. Purdue shot 3 for 8 and 3 for 17 from 3 in our two games. Indiana almost beat us because they got hot and hit a bunch of 3s, going 8 for 16. Iowa is a great offensive team, they made a bunch of 3s and beat us. They went 10 for 23. Last night, Purdue outshot Iowa from 3. Purdue went 8 for 27 (not great) but Iowa went 8 for 30. That’s one key to beating Iowa, and Purdue did it. Purdue is 30th in the country in defensive 3 point percentage at 30% and were down around 150th at about 33%, so Purdue might be a better matchup than we are against a team that relies heavily on 3s. I feel pretty good if we get matched up with a meh 3 point shooting team. We rebound really well, don’t turn ball over much, our fouling is now under control compared to last year, and we have good interior D with Kofi. it’s tough to beat us shooting 2s. If we get matched up in tourney with a good 3 point shooting team, whether we win will probably depend on how we contain the 3. Ohio State is a really good 3 point shooting team - by far the best in conference at 38% and they make about 9 a game- so that will be a very good test tomorrow. [/QUOTE]
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