Game Thread: Illinois vs VCU

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Juju
Nice run the last few minutes to make it a 7-point lead at the half, but there HAVE to be some adjustments made and Brad needs to drive it home to the boys during halftime that they're clearly not gonna get any help from the refs - in fact, they'll get the opposite of help, judging by the 1st half - and that they need to be super aggressive and come out of halftime with a killer mentality!
 
#653      
FloridaMan
Way to answer. We need to tighten up our ball handling A LOT! Let's keep attacking the rim and shoot threes on kickouts and wide open ones. Z don't bother coming out past the free throw line, and if you do DO NOT fire a three under any circumstances!

BU, please kindly (preferably as angrily as possible) point out the deficiencies in this officiating performance in real time!

Let's get control in the second half and get to Houston!
 
#658      
BWBW
Will we see the starting 5 together again? They got us off to a nice start.
 
#662      
TheFlyingIllini1317
This is a growing strategy in CFB too...they're not gonna call defensive PI every play, and the couple of times they do won't outweigh the advantage they get from doing every play.
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OSU's #1 did that to us, bum!
 
#663      
maxatlof
How many times have we seen it over the past 2-3 months teams just completely shut down Wagler for an entire half?? If he's supposed to be lotto pick worthy this type of !!!! just can't happen come tournament time. Unacceptable imo
 
#673      
SummerofGeorge
Second place is 1st loser said:
Keaton has to decide that he wants to be part of the action. He's way too passive and isn't being very strong with the ball offensively and he's not fighting around screens defensively. He needs to relax.
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I don’t think he’s playing any differently than any other time. He’s just getting the hell beat out of him and he physically isn’t able to respond at this stage of his development.
 
#674      
RML
Stojakovic is the only guard capable of getting to the basket.

Wagler isn't quick or physical enough and Boswell is overly passive and struggling with the length.

This game is going to come down to Stojakovic and if they can get some 3s to drop. Going to also need Mirk to show up in the second half as well.
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It will help if VCU continues to miss from deep.
 
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