Andy Katz interview with Brad
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Andy Katz interview with Brad
Too bad his high school (and the University of Illinois) didn’t teach him anything about capitalization.
I’m sorry. I don’t even feel good about this post. But I couldn’t resist. I’ll see myself out.
sacraig
- The desert
It is definitely visually off-putting.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I like what BU said as that opponent gets to take a night off if Trent's guarding him.....Also , BU raved about Ayo's D in the NBA and said Trent is even better.
If I had a son i would feel very happy if BU was his coach ....Speaks volumes that so many out of state recruits are signing with us .........Indiana and Ohio used to be wastelands in Illini recruiting..........Keep at it BU......
The last 5 minutes of the game is where you need top quality defense. Putting in a freshman who doesn't play precisely because of his defensive lapses and lack of strength is not a good plan.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
there are some lice cases at my kids' elementary school. let me know if you are in the area and I'll try and get you some names and addresses, so you can continue to pick at nits.
Edit: I count at least two instances where I should have used a capital letter.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Twitter is trying to convert lurkers to active users (smart but frustrating).
Anybody care to summarize thread?
illini80
- Forgottonia
see post 423
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Big Ten teams ranked by how well we usually play against them in the last 10-15 years:
1. Minnesota
2. Michigan State
3. Purdue
4. Indiana
5. Michigan
6. Iowa
7. Wisconsin
8. Rutgers
9. Nebraska
10. Ohio State
11. Maryland
12. Northwestern
13. Penn State
1. Minnesota
2. Michigan State
3. Purdue
4. Indiana
5. Michigan
6. Iowa
7. Wisconsin
8. Rutgers
9. Nebraska
10. Ohio State
11. Maryland
12. Northwestern
13. Penn State
Ha! seems about right. And it seems to have little to do with how good those teams are in any given season.
I would guess it has a lot to do with the extra-ordinary 5th year contributors than anything else, necessity is the mother of invention
Always wondered, for the short trips like NW, Indiana and Purdue, and bragging rights in Stl, does the team drive the whole way or still fly in?
It amazes me with his stats he is not being talked about for player of the year. His stats are very similar to Graza’s last year but Kofi imho is more dominant on both ends of the floor
Hopefully we shut down Davis this week and Kofi has an amazing game
Doesn't help that he has missed 5 out of 20 games
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Gordo ranks area hoops: Cockburn returns, puts Illini back on track
Order has been restored at Illinois with Kofi Cockburn back on the court dominating in the paint.
Jeff Gordon
Kofi Cockburn is back, so Illini fans should rest easy. Illinois can press forward in its quest for a great NCAA Tournament seed.
The super-sized center returned after missing time with a concussion. He got right back to work by overpowering Northwestern Saturday with 22 points and nine rebounds in the 59-56 road victory.
The Wildcats held the Illini to 5-for-18 shooting from 3-point range, but they could not contain Cockburn in the paint. He scored seven of the final 17 Illinois points in the game.
“It was nice to have the horse back," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said.
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love this snippet in the misery section..................
Oh, and Boogie Coleman twice failed to advance the ball to the front court in the allotted 10 seconds. Such violations are rare beyond the YMCA/CYC level of play.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
This ranking didn't mesh very well with my personal recollection --- probably because I have many, many more years of history now etched in my memory. So here's how we've fared against each of those teams ALL-TIME, by win %. I was expecting to see losing records against only Indiana and Purdue, but MSU has now overtaken us since Izzo arrived. And it looks like Maryland has always held the upper hand, even before joining the Big10.
1. 80% - Northwestern
2. 77% - Rutgers
3. 67% - Nebraska
4. 63% - Penn State
5. 62% - Minnesota
6. 58% - Wisconsin
7. 53% - Ohio State
8. 53% - Iowa
9. 51% - Michigan
10. 49% - Michigan State
11. 46% - Indiana
12. 45% - Purdue
13. 35% - Maryland
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
One reason Wednesday is a huge game from a B1G title perspective: Wisconsin has the easiest schedule of any team left in serious title contention, and we (arguably) have the hardest.
Here are the breakdowns of remaining games, broken in to KenPom's A/B/"C" tiers. These are similar to Quad 1, Quad 2, and Quad 3+4 in NCAA team sheets. It's not a perfect analysis, but sheds a little bit of light on strength of schedule. The main differentiator I can find is in the "C" tier games -- our only one is Penn St. at home, while the Badgers still get host Penn St., Rutgers, and Nebraska.
Our schedule is arguably harder than MSU's even though they have one more "A" tier game. Their easiest "A" games are @ Maryland and @ Penn State -- our easiest two are probably the home games against OSU and Iowa.
Instead of the arbitrary grouping, it would be nice to show this graphically, maybe a cluster chart of expected efficiency margin of opponent adjusted for location. Might have time for that before the game Wednesday.
Illinois (8-2)
A - 6
B - 3
C - 1
Wisconsin (8-2)
(@Illinois)
A - 4
B - 3
C - 3
Michigan St. (7-2)
(vs. Illinois)
A - 7 (pending reschedule @Michigan)
B - 3
C - 1
Purdue (7-3)
(vs. Illinois)
A - 5
B - 3
C - 2
Ohio St. (6-3)
(@Illinois)
A - 5
B - 3
C - 3 (pending reschedule vs. Nebraska)
Here are the breakdowns of remaining games, broken in to KenPom's A/B/"C" tiers. These are similar to Quad 1, Quad 2, and Quad 3+4 in NCAA team sheets. It's not a perfect analysis, but sheds a little bit of light on strength of schedule. The main differentiator I can find is in the "C" tier games -- our only one is Penn St. at home, while the Badgers still get host Penn St., Rutgers, and Nebraska.
Our schedule is arguably harder than MSU's even though they have one more "A" tier game. Their easiest "A" games are @ Maryland and @ Penn State -- our easiest two are probably the home games against OSU and Iowa.
Instead of the arbitrary grouping, it would be nice to show this graphically, maybe a cluster chart of expected efficiency margin of opponent adjusted for location. Might have time for that before the game Wednesday.
Illinois (8-2)
A - 6
B - 3
C - 1
Wisconsin (8-2)
(@Illinois)
A - 4
B - 3
C - 3
Michigan St. (7-2)
(vs. Illinois)
A - 7 (pending reschedule @Michigan)
B - 3
C - 1
Purdue (7-3)
(vs. Illinois)
A - 5
B - 3
C - 2
Ohio St. (6-3)
(@Illinois)
A - 5
B - 3
C - 3 (pending reschedule vs. Nebraska)
Good analysis there are a lot of games left and there are no easy games in the league. Nebraska gave us MSU and OSU a very tough game
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Update: here's a graphical version of the above. This is a box plot, so the individual dots are single games (think of the vertical axis as opponent strength adjusted for home/away -- higher is better) and the boxes/extensions show the quartiles of games. The X markers are the average of all games for each team.
My analysis above was close but note quite right. Wisconsin's is not too different from ours - we both have 3 pretty hard games, 3 middle of the road games, and 2 easier games. The difference is what's left over: for Wisconsin, a pretty hard game and the easiest possible game (vs. Nebraska); for us, another middle of the road game and the hardest possible game (@ Purdue).
Edit: Updated to re-order teams by mean strength of schedule remaining.
Notes: The vertical axis is average opponent efficiency margin, adjusted (manually) for location. Efficiency margin is points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions. To account for location, I used 3.75 points per game for home-court advantage and an average 67 possessions per game. This comes out to -5.6 in opponent efficiency margin for home games, +5.6 for away. In reality that advantage is split between both teams, but assigning the whole change to the opponent captures the net relative to the "base" team's strength more conveniently.
My analysis above was close but note quite right. Wisconsin's is not too different from ours - we both have 3 pretty hard games, 3 middle of the road games, and 2 easier games. The difference is what's left over: for Wisconsin, a pretty hard game and the easiest possible game (vs. Nebraska); for us, another middle of the road game and the hardest possible game (@ Purdue).
Edit: Updated to re-order teams by mean strength of schedule remaining.
Notes: The vertical axis is average opponent efficiency margin, adjusted (manually) for location. Efficiency margin is points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions. To account for location, I used 3.75 points per game for home-court advantage and an average 67 possessions per game. This comes out to -5.6 in opponent efficiency margin for home games, +5.6 for away. In reality that advantage is split between both teams, but assigning the whole change to the opponent captures the net relative to the "base" team's strength more conveniently.
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