Lol, the good guys are having some trouble with that.
Game Thread: Illinois vs Ohio State
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Tre is becoming unplayable"
Analytics also say Ben is a plus defender. Or at least, so Brad says.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
The frustrating thing is that if you're not hitting from distance, you gotta keep taking it to the hoop and trying to score inside. I know that strategically you don't want to abandon the 3 and let defenses clog the lane, but it's frustrating to think that we could win with 2s and stops, but because we're trying to spark our 3-point shooting we're losing games we could win.
Pretty much sums it up
What happened to this teams confidence and swagger
sacraig
- The desert
ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
Initially it makes sense to follow the analytics, but in-game adjustments need to be made. I’ll be surprised if we don’t change the way we guard him.
Turnovers by our guards is just a killer and has become our Achilles heel. Obviously bad three point shooting hurts too but I think they can limit the turnovers. OSU score 8 pts off them in the first half
Jakuconis means mason in Lithuanian
I hate admitting Ohio State is good but they are. We should still win. Need to come out strong. Really looking at DGL for an extra punch.
Will you quit saying this same thing in literally every single thread?
It’s time for an offensive philosophy reset, highly inefficient, easily disrupted out top. Too much dribbling, rushed and without confidence. I’ve seen 5 out enough at different levels to dislike it. This team has to have the 3 ball stars line up to do well in the tournament, high risk with the obvious stats this deep in the year.
Bobby Knight was very rigid and for so long was inflexible in his philosophies, but adjusted, and obviously one of the most successful guys to do it.
It seems like Brad struggles with when it looks and talks lije a duck, it’s a damn duck. He’s been flexible in his past, but only after too much evidence was necessary to force change
Bobby Knight was very rigid and for so long was inflexible in his philosophies, but adjusted, and obviously one of the most successful guys to do it.
It seems like Brad struggles with when it looks and talks lije a duck, it’s a damn duck. He’s been flexible in his past, but only after too much evidence was necessary to force change
Playing to our losing streak. Bad shooting. Bad defense. Still too many turnovers. Morez doing a great job cleaning up our messes, but shooting 20% on threes means we lose.
So disappointing. Hope the tide turns in the second half.
So disappointing. Hope the tide turns in the second half.
gotta keep chucking 3s, especially the open ones. the only way out of this funk is to shoot out of it
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
As much as I could imagine this team as a final four caliber team a month ago, it is hard to see them as much more than a bubble team right now. When you live and die with 3 point shooting and consistently can’t throw it in the ocean then you are on a sinking ship
We made 3 of our 15 3-point attempts. Do I even have to say it? Brad, WE ARE NOT A GOOD 3-POINT SHOOTING TEAM!! Please stop it before we lose another game to an inferior team! Please go inside and either a) score or b) draw a foul.
We are far from playing well. When you give up 12 points on turnovers in a half - at home - you are not going to win at this level. And shooting the same amount of threes as twos while hitting 1 of 5 from three is unconscionable, I don't care how open they were. This team has proven beyond a shadow that they are not good at shooting them.
Not to mention our "D" allowed a team to drop 42 on us in a half at home. You think Trent, DWill, et al would have given that many up?
Not to mention our "D" allowed a team to drop 42 on us in a half at home. You think Trent, DWill, et al would have given that many up?
Yeah, that’s the difference. Tomi with a few too.
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