Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

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skyIdub

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All previous orange juju is locked in place but one. Lucky boxers in place. They are unwashed and undefeated. Smells like history.

Nervous tho 'cause Amazon is delaying my delivery of Squeezed To Death orange water from Liquid Death. They say by 6pm now.

This is gonna be close.
 
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This UConn team is close to perfection. I consider them a top 5 team since it became the norm to not stay 4 years (last 30 years or so). Similar to Iowa State, they are very unselfish with the basketball and they are always moving it around. They also have very balanced scoring and any game it could be one of a number of players that are the one to be the hero on offense. However, unlike Iowa State that didn't have a single player that could carry an offense for a multi-game stretch, any of UConn's starters could be 18+ PPG guys on different teams, no problem. They also have 4 players that average 2.5+ assists per game and that doesn't include their 7'2 guy who is an excellent passer out of double teams.

Three point shooting? Spencer is one of the best three point shooters in the nation and they have a 6'8 guy who shoots 38.5 % as well. Transition? Stephon Castle is a one and done likely NBA top 10 pick elite athlete. Offensive rebounding? Oh god, literally their whole team can rebound, look at what they did to San Diego State there. Dribble penetration? Castle's athleticism is hard to stop. Steady point guard? Yup, they got two 5th year seniors back there. Back to the basket? Good luck with Clingan.

All you can really do is hope to go bucket for bucket. Shannon's averaging 31.2 points on .676 TS% in six postseason games, and they will need every bit of that today. Then just hope it comes down to a few missed shots on their end. This is a true juggernaut Illinois has run into. My expectations are low, but I will hope for the best.
 
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The winner of this game will win the National Championship.

And I really think that could be the beloved. Anything short of our best and we’re going home, but we can do this.
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And I hope all have fully processed and appreciate the fact that we are playing in the Elite 8. It’s been a long 20 years, but man are we in good hands with Josh and Brad at the helm.
 
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