Game Thread: Illinois at Iowa

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Rusty
Second place is 1st loser said:
At 7'1", he brings the ball down and he makes himself 6'1". I don't remember him having that issue last year. He just seems off with everything he does. It's not because of lack of effort, I think it's a lack of confidence. He doesn't quite know what he wants to do and when you're thinking versus just reacting, everything is slower. Last year, his moves were quick and decisive whether it be in the post or shooting the three. I hope he regains that. The only way to do it is play through it.
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I thought that too, there was a play where he had it at the top of the key, looked like he wanted to pop a 3, hesitated, then passed it off. Last year, he takes that shot.
 
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Jimbo
Solid first half. As any Packer fan would tell you, a good first half is nice, but the 2nd half is what matters. Hope we come out focused.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
CDRUSN said:
I have a feeling that Keaton, with only 3 points on 1 of 2 shooting so far, is about to put on a clinic in the second half. Needs to watch his fouling since he already has 2 (1 was not legit), but he has shown he can play under control at an elite level.
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Well, he's back to managing his fouls. He's got to be better than the last time he was in this spot @ Penn State. They're clearly trying to get the ball out of his hands early, this only shooting twice. The league will adjust and that's happening to him.
 
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stlrunner
Kernal12 said:
Agree, though overall I’ll take this road whistle any day. Generally letting them play. Refreshing difference from High Knees, DJ, etc.
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Agreed. Outside of Waglers 2nd foul being weak as hell, I think they’ve called a really clean game, which has made it far more enjoyable. I watched the second half of the Alabama-Texas game last night, and there was a stretch late where there were so many fouls and so many coaches appeals that it was almost unwatchable.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
Second place is 1st loser said:
Well, he's back to managing his fouls. He's got to be better than the last time he was in this spot @ Penn State. They're clearly trying to get the ball out of his hands early, this only shooting twice. The league will adjust and that's happening to him.
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Does anyone know what in the world his second foul was??
 
#238      
80'sIllini
Rusty said:
I thought that too, there was a play where he had it at the top of the key, looked like he wanted to pop a 3, hesitated, then passed it off. Last year, he takes that shot.
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And when he does miss from the perimeter, it's always short. Seems like he can't get his legs into his shot. Also, he loses a lot of start of game tip/jump ball. I wonder if we started Z instead, we'd at least win every jump ball to start the game and then BU could sub Z out at the first break and put Tomi back in.
 
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HereSoIDontGetFined
Jimbo said:
Solid first half. As any Packer fan would tell you, a good first half is nice, but the 2nd half is what matters. Hope we come out focused.
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#240      
cjw1901
DICKnaggie said:
Tomi has to be better in the post. Never goes back left and just stands there too much.
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Right, maybe that could work if Tomi is standing and waiting for a double team to come to him, but he's dribbling, and it seems like Iowa defenders are collapsing, and he's not able to get rid of the ball. I think he might be dribbling too much in the post, including not picking up his dribble soon enough (or cleanly enough). It seems he can get better at that.
 
#241      
LoveIlliniHoops
They didn’t want to get too large a lead. They know loyalty expects them to win the second half points and had to have a little incentive to play harder this second half 😉
 
#242      
Second place is 1st loser
Rusty said:
I thought that too, there was a play where he had it at the top of the key, looked like he wanted to pop a 3, hesitated, then passed it off. Last year, he takes that shot.
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Absolutely. Good call. He had a similar situation, top of the key again, where he looked at the rim, looked to pass, looked at the rim and took an off balance three versus just stepping into it. It's a definite struggle.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
Man, you know I love your posts and you bring awesome value, but all of these guys are scouted to depth, especially in conference. All tendencies are memorized. Sometimes, you just get turned around on D and lose your guy.
 
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