Don’t really understand the OSU fans. I would think B10 fans would change their mindset during the tourney. I want all B10 teams to win their games and I pull for them until they play us. The more wins the B10 gets the better the league looks.
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More cuts would be nice, especially when we are on a 3 minute scoring drought.
But if we constantly cut to the basket the lane would be clogged for Kofi. With all the 3’s, sometimes it is easier to throw a 3 up and let Kofi or CoHawk get a rebound or put back than forcing it inside.
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Frog, meet scorpion.
I completely understand their attitude. I dislike and will root against ALL other Big Ten teams. It makes no difference to me how the conference is viewed. It's fine with me if the Big Ten becomes the West Coast Conference so long as Illinois becomes like Gonzaga.
Michael Jordan did not develop a 3 point shot until he was out of college. Prior to the 3 point line, there were plenty of mid-range jump shooters in the co;;ege ranks.
Yeah, but it’s a poisonous frog, sooooo.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
Kofi's definitely getting fouled more this year, imo. Opposing coaches seem to have come to a consensus that slowing him down at all costs is the key to victory.
What frustrates me most is the inconsistency in how he's officiated - there appears to be some kind of quota system in place that limits the foul calls, so they have to let the majority go, no matter how egregious.
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How many are there today vs. when MJ was in college? I understand the metrics but, it really seems counterintuitive to essentially eliminate part of your offensive possibilities. Imagine football with no middle passing game. You only run the ball or throw long.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
So mutually assured destruction, yet both are too dense to realize it?
Like you think you know better than everyone else? It is an opinion board.
I would rather see ILL the best of the best.
Then you probably don't understand some Illini fans either.
Big Jack
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Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
That's an interesting scenario.
I generally agree with you however I have a hard time with MSU after that stuff they pulled on Ayo.
Speaking of some of those so called fans, what I don’t understand is why all the hate towards the players on social media if they don’t have their best game. It’s disgusting and it’s embarrassing to all the diehard loyal fans. JMOThen you probably don't understand some Illini fans either.
IlliniRon
Illini Basketball Fan Forever
- Ft Worth, Texas
Good point. Would you say those types of actions, like the play against Ayo, are driven by the player, coach or combo?
Wow. Kansas advanced to the Championship Game that year. I ain’t sayin’, but…
And Belo should be benched.
Has anyone said RJ should be benched? He didn’t play last night because our defense allowed 20 points in the second half. BU said as much in the postgame presser.
As a fanbase do we have injury amnesia? This isn’t 2K where RJ is cleared from his appendectomy and is back to fully speed. Let alone being back to where he was in the rotation. It takes time to recover and get reintegrated into the lineup (the only exception was Belo against Purdue, and then he got covid).
Which leads me to Belo and how people forget he had a concussion with some wicked post-concussion syndrome symptoms or whatever non-specific answer we formally get.
Grandi is also coming back from a shoulder. But in his limited action yesterday he was at least a net neutral which was all we could ask for.
If any fanbase should know about injuries, what they do to performance, and how players comeback throughout the season, it should be us.
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There are two halves what about the first ? We gotta stop making excuses for this stuff as far as I know The coach himself told us everyone would be available .
We had 3 starters scoreless in the first half and they combined to make 5 made fgs in the second half but somehow we cant find 3-4 minutes for anyone else.
Is it an excuse or only focusing on one half of the equation? Stop making counter points, Ken! For why and how those decisions were actually made, I have no clue. That's why I'm in a living room cursing and hyperventilating with each possession, and the actual professionals are there at the game doing the game things.
HOWEVER!
My opinion is that regarding injuries, whether that is an excuse to you or not is something we can discuss further if you'd like, and that is why RJ did not appear in the first half. I also believe BU didn't feel comfortable because even his seniors were crapping their pants for the opening 5 plus minutes of each halve. Being an optimist, it is my hope that things going very differently tomorrow afternoon with both RJ and Goode getting NCAA experience for a Sweet 16 team.
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