And he hit his FTs at a really important time.griffin looks like a positive. can shoot and had a very nice move cutting into the lane and finishing.
Led the team in rebounds with 10. 2/6 from 3 is not terrible. Obviously he missed a few shots at the end that he'll want back.Tough night for Aaron Jordan
Everyone knew Trent was taking the last two, but when down 2, I think a play for Giorgi with Trent getting double teamed might have been better. That said Trent single handedly played alpha dog, when no one else wanted to or could. Kudo's to Trent for making all tournament and showing the rest of ILLINI and the fanbase to not give up!
AJ did have had a tough stretch there at the end, but IMO we aren't even in that position to tie the game if it wasn't for his play in the first half and his rebounding overall. Not sure where the hell the rebounding came from but I can't complain considering the state of our front court depth
Jones.
What happened?
Early on here, Griffin is looking like a very savvy pickup. Made a good cut to the basket and also hit some 3's, one of which was a really quick fire off of a screen. He wasn't even set.griffin looks like a positive. can shoot and had a very nice move cutting into the lane and finishing.
What better shot are you alluding to? Did we have open looks at the rim all night? An open three is wildly more efficient than say, a Giorgi post up. Did you want him to get the same look but for 2? I don't think you understand what high percentage means.
He wasn't double teamed! He had a big switched on to him for a major mismatch advantage.
AJ led the Illini with 10 rebounds to go with his 8 pts, 3 assists, and a block.As the season progresses, it would be ideal if Griffin could improve to the point where he replaces AJ in the starting lineup.
I thought Griffin earned some future minutes with his play, especially in the second half and at the end of the game.
That said, Play Griffin and Jones instead of Kipper and AJ. Just be done with the Groce era and play for the future. Idc if they’re ready or not...
AJ played some tough D, had 8 pts, 10 boards, 3 assists, 1 block, and 0 TOs. I believe that I would take that line every night from him.Tough night for Aaron Jordan