Illini Basketball 2020-2021

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3 point girl
illinitiger said:
DeAndre Jordan doesn't shoot 3s...but he has had a very successful career since 09. DJ is not quite as big as Kofi, but clearly NBA have spots for guys like DJ and KC.
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He is making money , but has been on 4 teams in 2 years. I think teams think he can fit in, but then he gets there & doesnt. We had big hopes for him when he first came to the Mavericks, but his role/effectiveness lessened up until his trade to the Knicks.
 
#52      
LostinNebraska
I am not shilling for this company, but I was bereft when the athletic dept told me last week that Nike wasn't going to be putting last years 70's script throwback jerseys out any time soon....so imagine my surprise when I saw these: https://www.gamedayspirit.com/retro...-white-script-basketball-replica-jersey-13128
And yes, I ordered one posthaste
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JFGsCoffeeMug
LostinNebraska said:
I am not shilling for this company, but I was bereft when the athletic dept told me last week that Nike wasn't going to be putting last years 70's script throwback jerseys out any time soon....so imagine my surprise when I saw these: https://www.gamedayspirit.com/retro...-white-script-basketball-replica-jersey-13128
And yes, I ordered one posthaste
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Yeah, those are nice. Just saw the email today. Certainly better than ordering a knockoff for $30 and hoping to get something in the mail several months later.
 
#54      
KevinC
CentralILifer said:
It's a shame. Griffin is clearly both a talented player and a headcase. It appears he has some other inherited traits that don't do him well in this realm.
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I watched that game. I think that he got frustrated in the 2nd half. I think Cuse totally underestimated Neastern and had too many guys just looking to increase their scoring averages. They missed him on good cuts through the lane, they missed him on cuts to open spots on the floor. After not getting him many shots in the 1st half and the start of the 2nd, he looked very frustrated and seemed to just decide to let them play. They don't let him crash the offensive boards like IL did. That is a Bheim philosophy regarding getting back on D. He has looked excellent in the other games that I have seen him in. Coach B didn't say anything about the junk shots his son threw up and how he didn't even look for Griffin a lot of the time.
 
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Rap73
KevinC said:
I watched that game. I think that he got frustrated in the 2nd half. I think Cuse totally underestimated Neastern and had too many guys just looking to increase their scoring averages. They missed him on good cuts through the lane, they missed him on cuts to open spots on the floor. After not getting him many shots in the 1st half and the start of the 2nd, he looked very frustrated and seemed to just decide to let them play. They don't let him crash the offensive boards like IL did. That is a Bheim philosophy regarding getting back on D. He has looked excellent in the other games that I have seen him in. Coach B didn't say anything about the junk shots his son threw up and how he didn't even look for Griffin a lot of the time.
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He also doesn't have to play man to man defense which helps him greatly. He was a decent help defender but not so good man on man
 
#56      
logjam
That was a problem here also, off track but Gonzaga at Iowa tomorrow, can't wait to see how that shakes out. Go Zags!
 
#58      
logjam
Is it just me or do we need to shake up the minutes some.
 
#59      
richdub11
real high scoring this season. looking at some over unders for next 4-5 games...
 
#60      
Ga65
Illini #7 in Pomeroy standings. Fall in the poll and gain on this.
 
#61      
SampsonRelpenk
Ga65 said:
Illini #7 in Pomeroy standings. Fall in the poll and gain on this.
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Lots of interesting stuff in there. #5 offense, #47 defense. I saw that Big Ten Geek account on twitter called us "2-point Iowa" and that seems accurate to this point. Our SOS at #15 is very high relative to our peers. West Virginia (16th SOS) and UNC (23rd SOS) are the only comparable teams in the overall Top 50. And then there's our old friend: the Luck rating (280th).
 
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altenberger22
Just found this update from Vegas...........very interesting. We're still holding strong in the Top 5. (And where in the world did Houston come from? Phi Slamma Jamma II, perhaps?)

NCAA BASKETBALL FUTURES ODDS BETTING MARKET
Odds To Win National Championship (4/6/21)
TeamAmericanFractional
Gonzaga+3509/2
Villanova+7007/1
Baylor+8008/1
Iowa+8008/1
Illinois+9009/1
Houston+110011/1
Kansas+110011/1
Michigan State+120012/1
Duke+130013/1
North Carolina+150015/1
Wisconsin+150015/1
 
#63      
illinitiger
altenberger22 said:
Just found this update from Vegas...........very interesting. We're still holding strong in the Top 5. (And where in the world did Houston come from? Phi Slamma Jamma II, perhaps?)

NCAA BASKETBALL FUTURES ODDS BETTING MARKET
Odds To Win National Championship (4/6/21)
TeamAmericanFractional
Gonzaga+3509/2
Villanova+7007/1
Baylor+8008/1
Iowa+8008/1
Illinois+9009/1
Houston+110011/1
Kansas+110011/1
Michigan State+120012/1
Duke+130013/1
North Carolina+150015/1
Wisconsin+150015/1
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I think this is reflective of a betting fanbase who is expecting huge results this year. With three losses,... not sure we deserve these odds quite yet.
 
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fulton steamer
logjam said:
That was a problem here also, off track but Gonzaga at Iowa tomorrow, can't wait to see how that shakes out. Go Zags!
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I know it's a long ways off, but I can hardly wait for the Iowa game and Kofi matching up with Luka "Lumberfoot" Garza.
 
#65      
illini80
fulton steamer said:
I know it's a long ways off, but I can hardly wait for the Iowa game and Kofi matching up with Luka "Lumberfoot" Garza.
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I think it’s fortunate we didn’t get them early. We have some things to improve on before then. Ayo and Kofi can’t carry that game.
 
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Joel Goodson
Bernie1918 said:
Mid second round
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At best. The qualities he needs to show, he hasn't. If anything, he's regressed a bit from last season. Lotta season left, but, at this point, he'd be better off coming back.
 
#73      
Fanview
I root hard for these kids to go get paid... but another year would be mutually beneficial. He could develop his mid-range game. Become more dominant going to the rim. Pick up some post moves. Gives us a cushion to find a replacement/develop others.

Lets see how the season plays out.
 
#75      
JFGsCoffeeMug
With a week off until our next game, now seems like as good a time as any to look at our remaining schedule. I pulled this off of our profile on barttorvik:

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These numbers will continue to shift as the season progresses, but as you can see we have an upcoming stretch of six pretty winnable games up until we travel to East Lansing on 1/23. After @MSU, we have four I-A games in a row, then three more winnable games, before our regular season wraps up with two more I-A games. If this season plays out like last season, we might need to win @Wisc and/or @OSU to claim a share of the conference title. That's brutal. But such is life in the Big Ten this year. Not a fan of our projected 13-7 conference record? Just a reminder that we finished 13-7 last season, 0.5 a game back from the three way tie at 14-6 for the conference title. And if you think that 17-9 overall looks ugly, don't worry. Even with the current projections, Torvik still thinks we have a 97.4% chance of making the tournament as a 2.7 seed. We had a brutal non-conference schedule and the Big Ten is a meat grinder. We will have every chance to continue assembling an impressive resume before tournament time.

In summary, we need to stack wins before 1/23, because they'll probably be a lot harder to come by in the second half of our conference schedule. On the plus side, there are some really exciting games to look forward to as we slowly but surely work our way into postseason shape.
 
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