Game Thread: Illinois vs Houston

[chief]

missed front ends will lose you the game = turnover

 

[Orange Wave]

Like you read it somewhere that’s what you were supposed to do so you pick up fouls on your key guys…why!!! ChatGPT coaching.

Happy with the 1st half though..

 

[jumpingjack]

 

[From the cheap seats]

If you foul that quickly, it defeats the whole purpose of the strategy. And then you leave their best player open. Don’t do stuff you apparently don’t know how to do.

 

[LuckyIllini]

Tomi checks out, Illinois goes on a run.
Tomi checks in, Illinois doesn’t score for 3+ minutes.
KEEP HIS !!! ON THE BENCH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

 

[thehass]

What a waste of fouls. Served no purpose.

 

[punchabove33]

Brad, you do this at the end of a game… not a half…. Totally stupid

 

[FloorGeneral]

the end of the 1st half could loom large in the result of this game

 

[blife]

WTF was that finish to a half, 3 fouls and you leave 4.5 on the clock and give up a 3 to boot. Really dumb

 

[JJE]

That was textbook “I trust the analytics more than my own coaching”

 

[Illinisnake]

What a Brad way to end the half….

 

[fatboyslim]

Definitely didn’t like the way we ended that half. We need to come out strong to start the 2nd.

 

[New Creation]

Biggest half of the year coming up.. Coaching is going to win this game.. we should be up 20 points but could make a darn thing at the rim..

 

[SescIllini]

Illinois has to close on opportunities, missed layups and free throws. Had much better possessions, shots and passing than Houston.

 

[Troop44]

We better turn it up because they aren't going to shoot this bad in 2nd half

 

[Oracle21]

Don’t feel good after the end of that half. Should have been up 10. Houston isn’t gonna shoot 25% all game.

Some bad shot selection late. Mirk and Boswell taking some quick 3s and Mirk missing a 1 and 1

 

[stlrunner]

Well…we’ve thoroughly outplayed them…but are barely outscoring them. Don’t love that.

 

[ImGonnaBeILL]

Houston played like !!! all half and only up 2

 

[fantasydaily708]

Dumb strategy to give all those fouls to end the half just play it out. Cost a 3 and gave Houston some juice into the locker room

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Who was guarding Flemings? Just a complete killer of a sequence.

 

[HensonHall71]

Brad outsmarted himself

 

[BoiseBaller]

Couldn’t have closed that out any worse. Just boneheaded playing.

 

[Da88]

That foul on Dre was weak as weak gets. 3 fouls on us and give up a 3. Terrible possession

 

[TampaToo]

I don't care how ugly it is if we win.

Big if of course. Poor coaching at the end.

 

[Flyin' Illini]

We're really trusting Bam not to pick up any cheapies early in the second half. Kind of makes my twitch, honestly.

That was really dumb, putting a second foul on one of your best defenders.