Illinois 73, Syracuse 44 Postgame
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Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
Glad we beat Boeheims face into oblivion. I-L-L.
chiefini
- Rockford, Illinois
Exactly. As I said earlier!
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Some ugly shooting but the main takeaway for me is the turnovers, or finally the lack thereof, combined with the willingness to pass the ball (over-willingness to some extent). We need guys to be more aggressive taking the ball to the basket, but we had essentially ~20 assists to 4-5 TOs (3 happened in the last ~2:30, so garbage time) and a lot of crisp passes from all over the court. Gives an idea of what this team can be and is willing to be, and we won't always shoot that bad moving forward.
Also just a major shout out to Coleman and glad he's getting his due tonight. It is so unique to have your center be the primary trap guy in the back court and be capable of flipping from that pressure into either post D or instead pick up the guard receiving the pass if the press is broken. Underwood must've had a lot of fun this summer cooking up his pressing scheme with Coleman at its center (heh). He's gonna fly up draft boards if he keeps playing like a lankier Draymond that can occasionally knockdown a step-back triple.
Also just a major shout out to Coleman and glad he's getting his due tonight. It is so unique to have your center be the primary trap guy in the back court and be capable of flipping from that pressure into either post D or instead pick up the guard receiving the pass if the press is broken. Underwood must've had a lot of fun this summer cooking up his pressing scheme with Coleman at its center (heh). He's gonna fly up draft boards if he keeps playing like a lankier Draymond that can occasionally knockdown a step-back triple.
Harris didn’t come back in after getting hurt including with the mop up crew at the end. Hopefully he is ok.
blackdog
- Champaign
Chirping at the refs because he thought he got fouled on the previous play. Totally lost composure.
Remembering Dave Sholz from many years ago He had a turnaround jump shot and rarely missed it. If Hawkins had that sort of shot going tonight, he would have scored several more points.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I don't do game thread's anymore once the game starts........................too snarky ...........................It really really is..................
The only Illini that didn't shoot decent tonight was Skyy. He was 0-10, 0-7 from 3. Rest of the team was 24-57 (42%) overall and 11-32 from 3 (34%). Just one of those nights for Skyy as he had good looks.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
The smile says it all!
Great accomplishment by Coleman…
He may or may not get another T-D, but this game should be a huge confidence booster for him going forward.
He could have have scored 25-30 tonight had he recognized how soft the defense was playing behind him. I expect he’ll adjust after he sees the tape.
Awesome game tonight, but it’s almost scary to think what he’s capable of if he ever goes into beast mode!
Bigtex
- DFW
Syracuse doesn’t apply pressure. Didn’t expect many turnovers
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
I can't remember seeing a more casual triple-double. CoHawk's ceiling is absolutely insane.
So how does that work? A player is disqualified after 5 fouls but we had the advantage driving toward the basket. Does the rule require a break in the action before disqualification?
Also a shoutout to Ty who played a solid and plus 15 min. Gaining the confidence of BU is critical for his contribution to the team which will be needed if Harris can't play for awhile.
That tells just how much the announcers WEREN'T paying attention to the game...SMH
Even when it was obvious it was over they still couldn't get enough of Cuse...
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
Really classy of BU to call a timeout there so CoHawk could get his due…
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
As opposed to the vaunted pressure defense of Lindenwood lol. Hey, I'm just happy we had significantly crisper passing.
This team is legit. It's long, deep, athletic, and can shoot. If we continue to gel we will be a tough out come March. In my experience playing a zone can be tough, and I think we learned and adapted well and I think we saw what worked.
Coleman was great tonight obviously, but I felt he could've (should've?) probably had another 5-10 points if I was nitpicking. There were times he got the ball in the middle, which we know is a great way to break down/beat a zone, and didn't even look to score from 8-12 ft. Fam, you're 7 ft and bouncy... you probably don't need to even put the ball on the floor and if you have to you got that skill too! I loved some of the hook and put shots he took, take more in there big dawg! Perhaps it was a bit of a perspective issue on TV and he/the lane wasn't as open as it appeared.
I'm super high on Jayden. He's a dog who just has a knack for playing well, being in the right spot, a consistent scorer, and a big shot maker. I see him as an absolute stud guard in the B1G for a few years, at the minimum!
TSJ does it all, obviously. He's the dude out there and you can tell he LOVES the competition. Dain is a monster. He should've had a couple other baskets tonight but I felt like he kinda just got unlucky to be honest! Poor man's Olajuwon, which almost seems sacrilege as he's a top 3 player ever for me.
Excited for the journey this year! ILL
Coleman was great tonight obviously, but I felt he could've (should've?) probably had another 5-10 points if I was nitpicking. There were times he got the ball in the middle, which we know is a great way to break down/beat a zone, and didn't even look to score from 8-12 ft. Fam, you're 7 ft and bouncy... you probably don't need to even put the ball on the floor and if you have to you got that skill too! I loved some of the hook and put shots he took, take more in there big dawg! Perhaps it was a bit of a perspective issue on TV and he/the lane wasn't as open as it appeared.
I'm super high on Jayden. He's a dog who just has a knack for playing well, being in the right spot, a consistent scorer, and a big shot maker. I see him as an absolute stud guard in the B1G for a few years, at the minimum!
TSJ does it all, obviously. He's the dude out there and you can tell he LOVES the competition. Dain is a monster. He should've had a couple other baskets tonight but I felt like he kinda just got unlucky to be honest! Poor man's Olajuwon, which almost seems sacrilege as he's a top 3 player ever for me.
Excited for the journey this year! ILL
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Felt good to stomp Boeheim ... could have been a 45-point win if we made our threes.
Hopefully we play a much cleaner game in College Park on Friday (against a non-zone defense!!) and start 1-0 in Big Ten play!
Hopefully we play a much cleaner game in College Park on Friday (against a non-zone defense!!) and start 1-0 in Big Ten play!
But Skyy played outstanding defense, got some big rebounds and steals
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