Two points between ayo and Georgi is not going to cut it. Iowa has 7 or 8 capable big ten players that can contribute now..we have three or four...maybe a couple that will get there
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Williams had a good game against Minny and has had a coulple decent games recently. I think he will have a breakout game this year. He still just a sophomore and has a lot of games still to play in an Illini uniform
1. A lot adjust, but start with 3-point defense
2. Keep shooting Ayo and AJ. Giorgi is not going to bring us back in this game against Garza. Only way back is if shots start falling.
3. NCAA refs are very inconsistent. That said, fouls are basically where you’d expect with these two teams. And we are shooting 50% on free throws, so I’m not sure we should be in a rush to get to one-and-ones.
2. Keep shooting Ayo and AJ. Giorgi is not going to bring us back in this game against Garza. Only way back is if shots start falling.
3. NCAA refs are very inconsistent. That said, fouls are basically where you’d expect with these two teams. And we are shooting 50% on free throws, so I’m not sure we should be in a rush to get to one-and-ones.
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Why do we always leave someone wide open on the wing for an easy three pointer? Seriously, even our competitive/semi-good teams have done this. Can someone who understands basketball better than I do explain this? What the hell?!
We got at least as many open shots as Iowa, but just couldn't hit anything. They're not going to keep shooting over 80 percent from three and we're not going to keep missing wide open looks
Too big, too quick, too athletic, too experienced.....
Gee, we sure are missing a lot of uncontested 3's
Gee, we sure are missing a lot of uncontested 3's
They are shifting, Ayo got too far away, couldn’t get back to him in time. This happens when you ball watch.
If anyone thought what we saw at home was going to magically transfer on the road vs. a really good #23 Iowa team, you're getting way to caught up in the moment of Minnesota. Waiting to see Wisconsin back at home (who Minney beat in Madison prior to our game) to see if the progress can truly continue.
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And people killed Robert for saying we may lose 6 straight and Minnesota doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme...
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Well, saying it means NOTHING is quite ridiculous.
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sucks when the refs let you play as they did against Minny and then touch / crap fouls now - got to adjust boys.
Agree..if Ayo had made a couple threes..we would be marginally in it but Minnesota was a pleasant outlier..maybe we have a few more of those but we don't have people that can score by just out talenting people...kofi will help but need more...Wisconsin...they did not look great against Michigan but you know their big guy will abuse us
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and he should have been killed. winning on the road in the big 10 is very tough - this is a good Iowa team at full strength. if we can keep it close and play hard that will be a positive.
While it may not have a huge impact in the amount of points we put up on the board from the line, it would impact the amount of points the other team puts up on the board if a few of their bigs weren't on the floor.
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Really don’t want to dislike a college kid but boy I dislike Kipper’s on court demeanor and attitude most games.
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Trent gets no calls
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More Samba Kane and his excellent posterior defense in the 2nd half please!
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Tevian starting the second half
AJ needs better awareness there, completely in the circle trying to draw a charge
Tevian has a lot to prove...all he has shown me is that he can shoot the three and fouls more than anybody I have ever seen
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Cook was camped out in the lane for at least 5 seconds
He's had an off half. Not sure you can worry about any given small sample size.
What concerns me more was the lazy pass that led to a TO. He has to improve his play-making and decision making IMO to make it to the next level.
We're on the road and out-matched, so I think we just need to see these guys keep fighting and hope they keep learning. Iowa's a legitimately good team. Not elite, but definitely solid.
I’m gonna stick with my assessment that we need to work on three point defense.
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