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<blockquote data-quote="EyeoftheIllini" data-source="post: 1452263" data-attributes="member: 623415"><p>Wow, what a great -- and tense -- game. I felt like we were going to win most of the time, and then there would be things like Giorgi's crazy (not in a good way; have to remember he is still a frosh) play for a couple of possessions and AG's terrible foul. A month and a half ago those things would likely have led to a run by the other team and an Illini loss. Not anymore. This team with their chemistry, defense, hustle and overall play can now overcome those things. Giorgi continues to impress with his soft shots. And how about those 4 blocks not to mention 2 steals. Prior to this game he had never had a game where his combined blocks and steals totaled more than 2. Despite his poor shooting and stupid foul, AG still positively impacted the game. And I for one am not worried about Tev's lack of minutes last night. Some of it was certainly match ups as some poster(s) pointed out. But this is also about winning games. BU is trying to put this team in the best position to win and if that means Tev doesn't play much in a game or AG doesn't, I'm fine with that. This team deserves to have the best chance to win each game with how hard they're playing and what they've gone through. These games and wins are the foundation that will springboard the team to great success next year. I'd love to see the Illini in the NIT or as unlikely as it is the NCAA tourney this year, but for me that is secondary to the growth of this TEAM. Yes, we want to see each player develop, but not at the cost of wins at this point. Someone posted "I hope Christian Brown was watching." If he was, do you think he was more impressed by a win than he would have been with a loss but Tev getting 15 minutes of play? And no I'm not saying playing Tev more minutes would have meant a sure loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EyeoftheIllini, post: 1452263, member: 623415"] Wow, what a great -- and tense -- game. I felt like we were going to win most of the time, and then there would be things like Giorgi's crazy (not in a good way; have to remember he is still a frosh) play for a couple of possessions and AG's terrible foul. A month and a half ago those things would likely have led to a run by the other team and an Illini loss. Not anymore. This team with their chemistry, defense, hustle and overall play can now overcome those things. Giorgi continues to impress with his soft shots. And how about those 4 blocks not to mention 2 steals. Prior to this game he had never had a game where his combined blocks and steals totaled more than 2. Despite his poor shooting and stupid foul, AG still positively impacted the game. And I for one am not worried about Tev's lack of minutes last night. Some of it was certainly match ups as some poster(s) pointed out. But this is also about winning games. BU is trying to put this team in the best position to win and if that means Tev doesn't play much in a game or AG doesn't, I'm fine with that. This team deserves to have the best chance to win each game with how hard they're playing and what they've gone through. These games and wins are the foundation that will springboard the team to great success next year. I'd love to see the Illini in the NIT or as unlikely as it is the NCAA tourney this year, but for me that is secondary to the growth of this TEAM. Yes, we want to see each player develop, but not at the cost of wins at this point. Someone posted "I hope Christian Brown was watching." If he was, do you think he was more impressed by a win than he would have been with a loss but Tev getting 15 minutes of play? And no I'm not saying playing Tev more minutes would have meant a sure loss. [/QUOTE]
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