Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

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ILLfated
Petrovic is def not braden smith. Tyler underwood was smoking something when he made that claim.
 
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HailtotheChief
A lot if talk about getting old. There us something to that. I just feel Wagler and some of the younger guys need to have some success in more games like this. Especailly from 3.
 
#984      
Second place is 1st loser
Indy Illini Fan said:
Take a free trip to NYC again next year … Get blasted … Again …

I called this in the pre game thread … These guys were not even close to mentally ready …
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Yet, if we make just a decent amount of the open threes we take, we'd be considered mentally ready.

There is no correlation between mentality and this outcome.

Like last year, every game will be based on how we shoot it. It's the roster we have. If we want to play Euro ball, that's fine, but the success there is dependent on guys making shots.

It's a soft style of call, with a softer style of player and when the skill(shooting) doesn't show up, this is the result.

There was absolutely nothing mentally our bigs were going to do to effect this game on either end. They are COMPLETELY outclassed in the paint, which pulls their ability to score outside of the three point line.

Again, I commend Brad for thinking outside of the box in trying to stretch the buck by going overseas, but unfortunately.....this is the result if shots aren't going down.

People were laughing at a guy like Sarr because he's struggling on offense. Defensively, he can play this pace. People were laughing about Morez and him wanting to shoot threes. He can play at this level. Those are just facts.
 
#988      
Ryllini
Just couldn't hit the big shot. Story of the game.
 
#989      
bavanga3
Do our bigs know how to drop to the basket in pick and rolls? We're in the double bonus, draw a foul and stop the clock.
 
#997      
RML
We must be one-of-twenty today when shooting down nine or ten.
 
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