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<blockquote data-quote="EyeoftheIllini" data-source="post: 1559650" data-attributes="member: 623415"><p>Baylor’s offensive rebounding early in second half was the killer. Illini were right there and playing good D only to have Baylor get the ball back for second chance points. That really seemed to energize Baylor’s D and take some of the wind out of the Illini’s sails and frustrated them — leading to a lapse/stretch of bad play that energized Baylor even more. </p><p></p><p>I thought Ayo played fairly well in 2nd half. Not as good as we’re used to seeing or enough to beat Baylor, but not terrible. With Kofi never able to get rolling and Adam not playing well (threw up several ill-advised shots), Illini just didn’t have the fire power to combat a very good Baylor D. </p><p></p><p>As many have pointed out, Illini pick and roll defense is very troubling But other than that I think it was mostly just a case of going up against a really good Baylor team. I wasn’t convinced that the Illini are a top 10 team let alone a top 5, so outcome wasn’t totally unexpected for me. But still plenty to like and the 3 freshmen will only improve, so this is by no means a finished product.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EyeoftheIllini, post: 1559650, member: 623415"] Baylor’s offensive rebounding early in second half was the killer. Illini were right there and playing good D only to have Baylor get the ball back for second chance points. That really seemed to energize Baylor’s D and take some of the wind out of the Illini’s sails and frustrated them — leading to a lapse/stretch of bad play that energized Baylor even more. I thought Ayo played fairly well in 2nd half. Not as good as we’re used to seeing or enough to beat Baylor, but not terrible. With Kofi never able to get rolling and Adam not playing well (threw up several ill-advised shots), Illini just didn’t have the fire power to combat a very good Baylor D. As many have pointed out, Illini pick and roll defense is very troubling But other than that I think it was mostly just a case of going up against a really good Baylor team. I wasn’t convinced that the Illini are a top 10 team let alone a top 5, so outcome wasn’t totally unexpected for me. But still plenty to like and the 3 freshmen will only improve, so this is by no means a finished product. [/QUOTE]
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