Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan State
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Will Reilly is a table-top role-playing kid, having the time of his life. No fear, not sense of consequences and has the fluidity, dreams, hand-eye coordination and zest to make it happen. The kid is something else! He gives his boosters gray hairs, heart attacks and joy. Go!
A proficient mid ranger will feed all day.
But when you don't guard him it is a practice shot.
7 TOs and 6 msu offense boards. Gotta do better.
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
If we make only one adjustment in the second half please let it be Ben not guarding Flowbee cut guy anymore
NASchamp
- Atlanta
Welp. Started the game on fire. Had all the intensity in the world. We need to get that back.
We fell in love with the 3 pt shot and it stopped going in. Our senseless turnovers and lack of offensive flow let them climb all the way back into this. Gonna have to buckle down and get it inside. Cut down on the TOs. And clamp down on the two guys that are scoring for MSU.
We fell in love with the 3 pt shot and it stopped going in. Our senseless turnovers and lack of offensive flow let them climb all the way back into this. Gonna have to buckle down and get it inside. Cut down on the TOs. And clamp down on the two guys that are scoring for MSU.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Ultimately, this is the issue with young teams. All the talent in the world, but keeping your foot on the gas for all 40 is tough. We've had older teams struggle with it. Let's see how we come out for the second. I have no doubt Brad is laying into them.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Why not more MJ? Foul trouble? I'm cooking and watching...
Saving a timeout for a 30-0 run
Big negative but we were +8 in 17 mins of him and -8 in 3 mins without. I know +- can be somewhat flawed but the big run doesnt seem to be all on him
It’s just pure coincidence
He can't even guard nobody. Someone on our staff needs to see this.
For those who wonder why Ben H plays a ton, remember this game and remember Kohler, just like the kid on UCLA. Neither Morez nor Tomi are quick enough to recover on the three point line and have to play off. If the other team has a big that can drain the shot, Ben is the ONLY option that we have that can guard the interior reasonably well, as well as get out to the shooter.
The first half highlighted it with gold stars around it. This should be the end of the why is Ben playing discussion.
The first half highlighted it with gold stars around it. This should be the end of the why is Ben playing discussion.
sacraig
- The desert
My thoughts are that I almost can't believe Ben's +/- because my eyes see him missing a lot of wide open shots.
Bigtex
- DFW
But he is +12 for the first half
NASchamp
- Atlanta
Forgot about that one. Was talking about the flop they called a foul on Kylan and the jump ball they called a foul on KJ.
He is +12 in +/- lol. He has his issues, but he hasn't been the issue this game so far.
Stevegarbs
- Mokena, IL
Yet he is +12 so far.
Brad almost NEVER calls timeouts. It drives me nuts... It's almost like he doesn't believe that a timeout can slow a teams momentum
We don't do that. We run our system, come hell or high water. Is that smart? No.
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