Illinois 73, Penn State 65 Postgame
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Well there you go, spouting logic and stuff on Loyalty
Yeah I think we are top 10 in virtually everything? KP, Torvik, EvanMiya, NET…
You have another term for it because it’s exactly right.
I’ll slander Kenpom. It’s either off or small sample size worthlessness.
Illinois is #8 with 3 losses.
Nebraska is #22 with 0 losses and beat Illinois on their home court.
Makes zero sense.
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OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
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Road win in the Big Ten. Don’t take them for granted.
I don't buy your argument, Indy. You seem to be forgetting that PSU's players are also very well paid, not just ours.
We were on the cusp of a blow out for the entire game right from the beginning when we quickly went up 10. Give PSU some credit for not giving up.
This wasn't the Illini's A game, but it was probably a B game with limited minutes by crucial players due to foul trouble, combined with what was probably Tomi's worst game as an Illini (he's had 4 bad games now this year, and 3 of them are conference games, so let's get the effort up in conference games, Tomi). Rebounding was good, defense was outstanding first half, and OK second half, offense was stagnant at times and better when pushing the ball. Even Petro contributed in his time on the floor tonight, which was nice with Keaton's foul trouble.
Why just site Kenpom? It isn’t the lone metric site out there.
NET: #10
BartTorvik: #10
EvanMiya: #10
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
very punchable loudmouth arsehat.....never forgive his actions in satan , knight and phelps lies way back when.......
I love Keaton- I agree, he's our best player- and I'm grateful he's so good- but isn't that an indictment on the team Underwood built? That our team can't function properly without a freshman we thought might get spot minutes going into the season? That's a PROBLEM
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Tomi can ya hear me?
Keaton can be fantastic. Mirk, Z, and Kylan all played well tonight. And people can be frustrated at Tomi because he didn’t play well. He will need to at Carver Hawkeye next week and in future games for this team to reach a 2nd weekend and beyond. All of this can be true.
Couldn’t deliver the knockout punch tonight but kept our hand on their forehead the entire game. Wagler did well given his slow start and foul trouble.
A win in Pennsylvania has proven to be difficult in the past so I for one will take it.
A win in Pennsylvania has proven to be difficult in the past so I for one will take it.
It’s the opposite, there’s a large enough statistical sample size now to accurately predict each team’s efficiency based on quality of opponents. That calculation is then used to compare outcomes of matchups and can be used to rank all 365 teams. It’s so accurate that Vegas uses it to set there opening lines many times.
There is 0 weight on whether a team wins or loses. Miami (OH) also hasn’t lost, would you say they’re better than our team?
Hard to get many offensive rebounds when the offense puts you 20 feet from the basket at all times.
Tomi has been and always will be a SOFT basketball player. He's not going to fight for position or possessions. I've been saying this since last season. A casual observer can see it from the nosebleed seats.
It's not a criticism of his humanity for gosh sakes (as some here seem to imply it is). It's just who he is.
He's SOFT.
If you think he's going to change by the time the tournament starts, you're going to be very disappointed.
It's not a criticism of his humanity for gosh sakes (as some here seem to imply it is). It's just who he is.
He's SOFT.
If you think he's going to change by the time the tournament starts, you're going to be very disappointed.
Well said.
I agree. Tomis play has been frustrating but what really frustrated me is when we got in the bonus early BU didn't make them attack the rim and we settled when refs were calling fouls over and over. That's what frustrated me most. Kylan and others can attack and get to the line instead of settling early in the clock for threes when we are in the bonus. So much of the offense was passing it around the arc and when your in the bonus and the games being called pretty tight or they are struggling to defend then attack the goal.
Had this sent to me …
Tomi in the three Big Ten games this season:
- 24.3 minutes per game
- 3.3 points per game
- 3.0 rebounds per game
- 20% from the floor
- 20% from three
Tomi in the three Big Ten games this season:
- 24.3 minutes per game
- 3.3 points per game
- 3.0 rebounds per game
- 20% from the floor
- 20% from three
Interestingly enough, our top 3 in offensive rebounds are all guys who play “20 feet from the basket” (Wagler, Boswell, Mirkovic)
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