Game Thread: Illinois vs Baylor

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JamesB

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Ayo is quiet because he’s the focus of their D. They’re bringing help when he has the ball to keep him from penetrating. He’s doing ok.
 
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LouRocks

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4 tos by trent...I like trent but he may need to sit a bit n let AC try n help find shots for Ayo n others.....oh and make our darn FTs
 
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Deep

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Trent is struggling. We're hanging in without much from Kofi and Ayo
 
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grantlab

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This Baylor perimeter D is elite... just nowhere to go. We need to exploit the mismatches we have down low. Our bigs are leaps and bounds better than theirs, hence Giorgi getting anything and everything he wanted, even with Kofi riding the bench. Need to get more post touches and stop looking for an iso situation on the perimeter. Those aren’t ending well.
 
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FeelYourPaign

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I always assume that freshmen get burned on team defense in a good P5 game. But our guys are showing well so far
 
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Dre

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Nice to see Georgi doing well. He is just comfortable playing the 5. So just let him be there.
 
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CogDog

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Our shooters need to get hot. Otherwise, great game. I like our chances.
 
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sharpshot16

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Trent's half our turnovers with 4 of 8. C'mon.

Keep that up and curbelo is starting by the start of conference play.
 
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coachingillini

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Who knew what was going to happen after that time out? I know I did! I don't think we can win this game with our guards outplaying the Baylor defense. This game is going to be won by our inside presence. I think this game needs to have Kofi and or Giorgi winning one on one situations. Let em eat...Giorgi looks dialed in! Hope Kofi can have a big second half.
 
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JSpence

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JamesB said:
Ayo is quiet because he’s the focus of their D. They’re bringing help when he has the ball to keep him from penetrating. He’s doing ok.
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Yup, clearly. I'm going to assume that some people are listening to the radio. BB is good but it's impossible to fairly describe good defense while still calling the game.
 
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Ken

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We need more Curbelo hes the only one that can get into the lane consistently
 
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Miles Leonard

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Baylor threw like 4 different bodies at Ayo. They aren't messing around.

Down 1 with Ayo shut down and Kofi in foul trouble. Giorgi has stepped up and kept us in it.
 
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Whitmans Sampler

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Eastern Iowa
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Curbelo looked good out there. Stepped out of bounds once but offense flows so much better with him, it’s obvious.
 
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LostinNebraska

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grantlab said:
This Baylor perimeter D is elite... just nowhere to go. We need to exploit the mismatches we have down low. Our bigs are leaps and bounds better than theirs, hence Giorgi getting anything and everything he wanted, even with Kofi riding the bench. Need to get more post touches and stop looking for an iso situation on the perimeter. Those aren’t ending well.
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I agree 1000% - inside-out wins this matchup. The offensive foul on Kofi @ 10 minutes in hurt a little, but Giorgi playing very solid is easing the pain.
 
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