LOL. Love the validation, but for the record I am not MLT...but now wondering about @DB11HeadbandI have to agree with LaTulip on this...
Illinois 105, Minnesota 97 Postgame
We just aren’t strong (muscular) on the inside so opposing guards and bigs both have an easy time attacking in close.
Minny hit some shots that won’t always fall but that seems to be every team against us. We don’t get in their heads, imo. Teams are comfortable shooting against us.
yeah, they play even less defense than we do. Oof.
I'm probably bias but I feel like our opponents often hit tough shots. Kudos to them! But to respond to your post, which I like. I feel like we'll go turbo on them!!!
No complaints about our offense.
Yup, down to 13th in Kenpom b/c of a 94th ranked defense :x
Let’s blame a kid lol
I'm not very good at golf, but I always get a lower score when playing with better players. I still get beat by the other 3 guys in our foursome, but my best scores have come when playing alongside good players. I wonder if that is what is happening when Illinois plays other teams this year? Maybe our offense is so good it just elevates the other teams shooting. How many teams have had their best offensive games against us this season?
Love Underwood calling out Raphael Davis about the whole All Defensive Team discussion and then Raphael's response to that in the studio. I agree with Raphael. Top defenders don't need a double team and should be able to defend a particular player all game long rather than for stretches within a game. He subtly called out TSJ for not asking coach to defend Christie in the 1st half when he was on his heater.
I'm wondering if some of our guys have an incorrect belief in how good of defenders they are. There seems to be a disconnect. But, hey, at least TSJ and Coleman can use this as motivation to prove guys like Raphael wrong. But, he knows what he's talking about and he isn't wrong
I'm wondering if some of our guys have an incorrect belief in how good of defenders they are. There seems to be a disconnect. But, hey, at least TSJ and Coleman can use this as motivation to prove guys like Raphael wrong. But, he knows what he's talking about and he isn't wrong
He's not a kid, he's one of our 5 assistant coaches...
Experience wise.
Watching our offense
Watching our defense
Watching our defense
Illinois shot 61.3% and rebounded half their own missesThat doesn't work anymore. This isn't the 90s and early 00s. Teams set so many picks to create switches and mismatches. Top defenders especially perimeter defenders need help nowadays. You aren't going to see one on one matchups all game anymore.
I don't know what Warren Nolan is, but if he/it is projecting these 3 games will be played in the 70s, you better find a new source before betting.
Agree but I disagree with some of the things Davis said
Cliff cannot stop Edey. Edey doesn’t need help he would be on my defensive team he changes everything
Ace is good but he didn’t rotate into TSJ and prevent him from getting 35
Hawkins plays out of position on a 5 but is locked down on 3/4
It is tough to pick a defense team because defense is a team effort and is about match ups.
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I feel like one problem with our defense is that we’re so confident we’re going to score on offense that we don’t commit to getting stops on defense. You can tell there are moments in the game where we need to get a stop and we get one. We just have to play like that all game long.
(and I’m sure there are a hundred other things happening on defense that I’m unaware of cuz I’m just a normal dude)
(and I’m sure there are a hundred other things happening on defense that I’m unaware of cuz I’m just a normal dude)
I remember thinking that nobody would shoot better from three than Northwestern did against us…
On high volume. It's not like they were 3 for 4.