Illinois 75, Washington 66 Postgame

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#126      
Grandpa
Maybe that could be our chant! She could get it going
 
#127      
Grandpa
Tonight Grandma's house smells like homemade from scratch Chocolate Chip Cookies. Who wouldn't want to make out with a girl who smells like that?
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
From the cheap seats said:
I feel crazy for writing this, but this might be my favorite win so far. Slow start, very physical opponent who could match the Illini’s size and even missing FTs. Tomi 1-8 from three, and all but one wide-open looks.
Washington playing as well as they can for long stretches and their big guy every bit as good as advertised. Oh, and no Boswell.
Yet other than spotting them 7 points, I never really thought the game was in doubt. It was Ben’s turn to shine, and he didn’t flinch.
To me, that all adds up to this being a really good, deep team that just handles business. I’m not sure we’ve seen 40 minutes of their A-plus game yet. That should be a scary thought for opponents.
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Purdue’s the best win, cmon now.
 
#130      
lstewart53x3
Why are all of the student sections doing that weird arm dance before the game? Is that new this year?
 
#132      
IlliniFanTX
CleverHandle1 said:
1. Give Washington a lot of credit for playing hard, aggressive defense making it difficult on the Illini.

2. BH? Keep this up! This is what we've been looking for. You or Jake?

3. AS just confuses me at times. Looks good at getting to the hoop with a few layups, but other times, it's brutal to watch. Not sure what BU and staff can do to get him more looks or something? Post him up possibly, so he's more stable on the ground to make a good move?

4. Yes, we need KB for every game, but this was the game that I felt Illinois needed him desperately. He would've given KW a break at PG, penetrate willingly and either dish off some nice assists or get his points at the basket.

5. I thought they'd cover, but Washington played hard while the Illini weren't crisp at all, especially in the first half.
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#133      
PleaseMakeABowlGame
Fly Illini Fly! said:
If it were handed out today, I really wouldn’t get how anyone can have Wagler lower than 2nd for B10 POY.

You could honestly make the case for #1 since we went to Mackey and won the head to head against Braden Smith. Oh, and he dropped 46 on 17 shots in that game.
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My front runner at the moment would be Jeremy Fears. He’s been absolutely fabulous for Michigan State. All the talk about assist to turnover - his ratio is 3.96 which is objectively insane.

I think Fears, Smith, Wagler should be the top 3 in whatever order.
 
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Noblesville Illini
kyillini said:
Good win after the emotional win at PU. Tomi's shot was flat. The same with Z. The missed free throws early didn't help to pull away. Overall we put a W on the ledger. Have to play better def against NB.
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And we will. For some reason, this team plays better on the road!
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#143      
Get yourself a new map
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Not to completely dwell on it, as we won and it's a very minute thing, but I really did not like the play at the end by Stoj.

It's a 12pt game, 36sec, shot clock at 18... UW not even looking to foul... and he goes in and gets blocked. Fast forward and UW has a shot to cut it to 6 with 16sec left. Yes, they missed, excellent contest by Z, but game should've been over right then and there.

To me it signals playing for the stats. He had the exact play against Penn State too when the shot clock was OFF.
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Tonight was a game for which I desperately wish we had the Ty for Andrej lever to pull.
 
#144      
Epsilon
Fighter of the Nightman said:
I remember watching multiple games like this as a kid in 2005. Other team is playing with spirit, maybe it’s not a night where our offense is going to blitz the other team … but guess what? We’re super talented, we’re calm under pressure and eventually we’ll get separation and beat you.

Good win, now on to the Huskers!
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Yeah I am surprised I wasn’t as nervous about this game when UW got within 5 points multiple times. It just felt like we’d find a way to keep the lead and pull it out. Can’t say I’ve felt that comfortable in years past.
 
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AirTran
And the relevance is? No offense to KenPom but as a mathematician and quantitative specialist, Ken Pomeroy was a meteorologist prior to starting his website. Statistically speaking, KenPom ratings have an inverse relation to W-L% and professional spread betters feast on KenPom ratings. That is not a joke. Professional gamblers make money betting against KenPom ratings. Without going into any detail, the KenPom system is the most statistically biased rating system in all of sports. "And that's all I have to say about that"
 
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