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<blockquote data-quote="Monte Carlo" data-source="post: 1427909" data-attributes="member: 12314"><p>The talk about Kipper is nutso! He played pretty good and finished at the rim in traffic multiple times. Did he have some plays where he made mistakes, sure he did. And, I look at that play where McClung got the steal and the dunk a little differently than many on here. I realize he should have had the ball, but he just misjudged McClung's quickness, which many Illini did all night as he beat us off the dribble. I believe he felt he had that ball recovered - it looked to me from the stands like he did at first - with no problem, but then got surprised by the speed the defender showed. I don't see anyone on here mentioning the two offensive possessions late in the game where we could have stretched the lead to six points, but both times we made mistakes and didn't score and it wasn't on Kipper. Georgie committed an offensive foul after we had just forced a turnover and were up 70-66 and we promptly give up an offensive rebound and basket. Then up 72-68 Delarosa gets an offensive foul resulting in a turnover and G-town gets a layup. We go up six in either case and I think it changes things, but we didn't, through no fault of Kipper's, I might add. Bottom line: you lose your best player on a young team and it will be tough to win again a solid opponent. This team will be fine and I expect all you Kipper critics to eat crow down the road. One final thing, I don't see Delarosa being much of a help all year. Dude is way too slow at both ends to score on offensive moves or defend the paint. I know he is hurt, but man his moves are way too deliberate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monte Carlo, post: 1427909, member: 12314"] The talk about Kipper is nutso! He played pretty good and finished at the rim in traffic multiple times. Did he have some plays where he made mistakes, sure he did. And, I look at that play where McClung got the steal and the dunk a little differently than many on here. I realize he should have had the ball, but he just misjudged McClung's quickness, which many Illini did all night as he beat us off the dribble. I believe he felt he had that ball recovered - it looked to me from the stands like he did at first - with no problem, but then got surprised by the speed the defender showed. I don't see anyone on here mentioning the two offensive possessions late in the game where we could have stretched the lead to six points, but both times we made mistakes and didn't score and it wasn't on Kipper. Georgie committed an offensive foul after we had just forced a turnover and were up 70-66 and we promptly give up an offensive rebound and basket. Then up 72-68 Delarosa gets an offensive foul resulting in a turnover and G-town gets a layup. We go up six in either case and I think it changes things, but we didn't, through no fault of Kipper's, I might add. Bottom line: you lose your best player on a young team and it will be tough to win again a solid opponent. This team will be fine and I expect all you Kipper critics to eat crow down the road. One final thing, I don't see Delarosa being much of a help all year. Dude is way too slow at both ends to score on offensive moves or defend the paint. I know he is hurt, but man his moves are way too deliberate. [/QUOTE]
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