Game Thread: Illinois at Tennessee
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BlindLoyalty
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Old Hickory thought that stopping Shannon & Domask and forcing Quincy & Hawkins to beat them was a winning strategy. So far old hickory is wrong. See you in Glendale.
* Big plays and great minutes from Harmon & Guerrier, both.
* Solid Defense & Rebounding…got us here obv.
We’ll take it but we’re lucky the Vols have shot so darn poorly. I hope we can make enough free-throws down the stretch.
This team is really, really fun. We’ve got a lot of weapons…and some heart.
* Solid Defense & Rebounding…got us here obv.
We’ll take it but we’re lucky the Vols have shot so darn poorly. I hope we can make enough free-throws down the stretch.
This team is really, really fun. We’ve got a lot of weapons…and some heart.
Illini shooting too high a percentage of threes - more than half of the shots from the field. Need to get more shots in the paint.
sacraig
- The desert
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Do all the refs have hair?
Something tells me Rick Barnes will be pointing that out to the zebras. Brace yourselves, everyone … fully expecting some serious home cooking to go against us in the second half.
My cbs sports just gave me the local with the tornado coverage. Am I missing a trick?
Bigtex
- DFW
Did you not watch first half? Quincy kept us in early
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Goode really attacking the glass really helped us out too.
We aren't really trying. A whole lot of sitting at the 3 point line.
Come out and Punch em’ in the mouth.
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
Not really, Illinois defense was pretty good a number of times at making them shoot those "tough 2's" or deep 3's.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Illinois gets a lot more than Tennessee. Just sayin'. lol
They’re actually shooting 40% to our 34%, if we keep them there and just match that 40% in the second half we should be in good shape.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
I swear, Tex, it is like some folks are watching a completely different game.
I’d like to punch it a little. Very plodding on offense. Letting vols set up.
Having played poorly to start on the defensive end and endured a hot shooting start from Tenn. there is one take for me. This team can beat anyone.......and maybe on most nights. Tenn. plays impressive defense and shot the well well to start the game.....and are losing at the half at home.
If this team can defend like their season depends on elite focus at all times...which it does....the dreams they think will never come true can become reality!! This isn't Arizona at McHale, but the top 10 teams are all pretty much clones. There are things I did not like, but there are so many aspects of this team to cherish.
And most of all, Ty had obviously worked hard to change his FT mechanics for the better and hit 3 of 4. Getting his eyes still and attempting to create a consistent length and speed of lift or two really positive steps and paying off. Also, I love seeing Q hitting shots.
Vols are obviously trying to take Domask out of the offensive game. Yet, in doing so, others are picking up the slack. They are really cognizant of TSjr. too, but no one will take him out of any game....but he will have to work his tail off to impact the game, and appears to be doing just that on both ends.
I would love...and this team needs....to see CoHawk be very aggressive around the rim on offense. With all the focus on TSjr and MD, the Vols are vulnerable there and on most trips CoHawk ends up with a 6 ft. guard on him inside 10 ft. Why BU does not demand him to score in that situation is a mystery to most everyone who understands the game.
Overall, the first half was far from perfectly played from our imperfect team, but the favorable result was....well....perfect!!!
If this team can defend like their season depends on elite focus at all times...which it does....the dreams they think will never come true can become reality!! This isn't Arizona at McHale, but the top 10 teams are all pretty much clones. There are things I did not like, but there are so many aspects of this team to cherish.
And most of all, Ty had obviously worked hard to change his FT mechanics for the better and hit 3 of 4. Getting his eyes still and attempting to create a consistent length and speed of lift or two really positive steps and paying off. Also, I love seeing Q hitting shots.
Vols are obviously trying to take Domask out of the offensive game. Yet, in doing so, others are picking up the slack. They are really cognizant of TSjr. too, but no one will take him out of any game....but he will have to work his tail off to impact the game, and appears to be doing just that on both ends.
I would love...and this team needs....to see CoHawk be very aggressive around the rim on offense. With all the focus on TSjr and MD, the Vols are vulnerable there and on most trips CoHawk ends up with a 6 ft. guard on him inside 10 ft. Why BU does not demand him to score in that situation is a mystery to most everyone who understands the game.
Overall, the first half was far from perfectly played from our imperfect team, but the favorable result was....well....perfect!!!
Illini_1979
- Oregon
I think that's part of the plan. That way we get the ball to start the second half (assuming no jump balls during the first half). If we close out the first half strong and then start the second half with the ball, we are in good shape. This is like deferring the coin toss in football.
I hope we win this game, but whatever happens, I love this team!
That last held ball sucked or we would have the ball
Dain only played 3 minutes. Had 2 points, 2 rebounds, and a block.
Missed a foul on QGs shot IMO
lol at the two Illinois fans in the middle of their student section
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