Illini Basketball 2026-2027

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Second place is 1st loser
HoopsterMan said:
Question to the forum. Illini get the overall one see and have their choice of region, do they go East/NYC or Midwest/KC? Far more alum in NYC, plane ride only 30 minutes longer. MSG & KC don't compare on the experience.
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If we're in the East/NYC, it probably means the #2 seed is a three hour drive from there.

In KC, much like Omaha, we're MUCH more likely to have a big contingency.

With all due respect to NYC....screw the experience. Louisville, KC and Detroit gives us a much, much higher potential for success.
 
#204      
HoopsterMan
Second place is 1st loser said:
If we're in the East/NYC, it probably means the #2 seed is a three hour drive from there.

In KC, much like Omaha, we're MUCH more likely to have a big contingency.

With all due respect to NYC....screw the experience. Louisville, KC and Detroit gives us a much, much higher potential for success.
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No, the overall one seed gets their pick of region. This is about having that choice. If we were to get the number 1 overall, would Brad choose NYC or KC?
 
#206      
ImGonnaBeILL
March2TheArch said:
84 points to a Texas Tech team without Toppin.

I don't know why we don't want to build a program around defense. A great offense wins games. A great defense wins championships.

Asking way too much of a 3-star average athlete (Brown) and a big body like Dre (easy to screen) to guard way too much of the perimeter. We don't have a rim protector besides Z and he's near unplayable at the moment.

Spent all season talking about a no-screen / no-play / concept-based offense. Exposed by Baylor and Texas Tech. Shudder to think about how ugly things will get at Cameron and at the United Center (will be in-person for that game).
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Offense sells tickets / recruits

I think we have a great...not good...on ball defender in Lincoln Williams. I guess it remains to be seen how his PT holds up. I personally think he should be no less than 24 MPG.....and I thought that was far too few vs Tech
 
#208      
wc_illini
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Raw points are useless. TTU shot only 40% from the field.

Even with our awful defensive rebounding, they only scored 1.132 points per possession, which is going to be enough for our offense on most nights.

Maybe just don’t shoot 8-19 from the FT line, and we don’t have to micro-analyze anything.

Most of the other issues are due to not having Mirk (especially the rebounding).
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Our AdjD was 101.7. If that were our team defensive rating, we'd be around 26th in the country.

An issue last year was that our adjusted defense was worse against good teams than it was against bad teams. Small sample size, but that's how this year has started out:
TeamRankAdjD
FDU34373.1
Penn13486.7
TT12101.7
 
#211      
Fly Illini Fly!
https://twitter.com/x/status/2120949379632959527

“4. Quentin Coleman, 6-4, 180, Illinois
  • HS Ranking: No. 14
  • Stats: 17.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.0 steals, 60.6% FG, 41.2% 3FG, 3 GP
Coleman has taken the reins from Keaton Wagler as Illinois’ next freshman point guard sensation. The five-star recruit currently sits second on Illinois in points, rebounds and assists per game. He’s a very good rebounder for his position and can shoot the 3 with unlimited range. He should continue to be one of Illinois’ most productive players, and Brad Underwood will need him to stabilize the point guard spot.“
 
#212      
LouHenson
Fly Illini Fly! said:
My guess would be out for Duke.

Back sometime before the UCONN game.
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You are probably correct, boy it would be great to get any minutes from him against Duke. I wish we actually knew what he damaged in his foot. It would tell a lot about how far “he should be” at this point?
 
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