I think he meant on his BetaMax.
Illinois 69, Rutgers 60 Postgame
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
You got it. DirecTV and 1-stop shopping for everything!
- MLB / Cubs
- NFL / Bears
- Illini
- And it's portable for tailgating
Combine that with the local airport being 15 minutes away (no crowds; no traffic; no weather delays; no waiting in lines) for direct flights to Chicago for my in-person events, and life couldn't be any better. Let's just call it sports heaven for the past 25 years.......
All I ask of millennials is "Please don't screw it up with new technology."
RJ made 9 threes in 21-22, Sencire has made 11 so far this season.
Why do I feel like I was just "owned"?
And how many minutes has each player played?
We as fans don’t get to see the guys at practice. We don’t get to see how each guy is interacting with the others. We don’t get to see the day-to-day changes in how they are thinking and feeling. This again is where trust in the coaching staff is critical... because they do see these things. And they have one-on-one conversations when necessary to get a read on how the player is doing.
As for Melendrez... we have seen that something isn’t right with his game. And when on-court success is not happening, then the doubts and negative thinking start to creep in. And you cannot play this game without feeling confident. Maybe that is the issue here, or maybe not.
Illini fans have been trying so hard to ‘will’ the ball in for him when he takes a Three but that hasn’t helped. And since we don’t actually know what’s going on right now it’s tough to know what the path is going forward.
The loss of Clark and the effectiveness of Melendrez have greatly impacted this team. It has effectively shortened the bench by two key players. Whatever the Illini are able to accomplish this Season will have been reduced by some level with the status of these two important players.
While we can’t expect too much from Goode right now... he could go a long way in helping to fill the void. And the freshmen who are active Illini are showing growth in their games which is a great thing.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
RJ started the season 13-33, 39.4%.
Since Alabama A&T on 12/17, he’s 5-43, 11.6%.
He’s 0-11 in his past 4 games.
Someone mentioned Kenny F'in Battle. I'll take that any day. My OG favorite college player.
2021-22 RJ played 187 minutes, SH has played 342 minutes this year.
RJ has been playing great defense and that has gained him the minutes and made him a valuable asset but the expectations for him as a three point shooter were based on an extremely low sample. Would love to see him as next years TJ but his confidence has receded with his slump and not sure anyone knows how to turn that around.
I still stand by my claim that RJ’s shot just looks different from last year. Does not look rhythmic at all.
It doesn't have the burst to get to the apex and release. It's hurky jerky compared to last year because he's thinking when he shoots
blackdog
- Champaign
Things to note is that RJ suffered the shoulder injury the game before the Alabama A&M against Penn State.
Is that when he got the shoulder injury? just guessing but that may have something to do with the poor shooting.
That sounds right. Do you remember Trent last year having a shoulder injury and messing up his shooting?
Was the injury to his left (shooting) shoulder or his right shoulder? Either could affect his shooting. But one more so than the other.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Right shoulder
He aggravated it in the next game going up for a rebound , clutching it as he came down.....
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