Plummer and Grandison not likely to shoot that way again. Could happen, but not likely.
Illinois 76, Maryland 64 Postgame
Yep, Grandison looked a little sick today, Plummer was just way off on his shot to my non-MD eyes
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
Just think what Kofi would be averaging if he played against those 3 critter schools early in the year. Guarantee he would've had at least 30 a couple times.
I thought it was cool after Kofi got mad he fouled out both their bigs.
Not a good idea to piss him off, 15 pts 16 rebounds in the second half.
Not a good idea to piss him off, 15 pts 16 rebounds in the second half.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
BU sending more than a couple messages.
Hope we squeak into the #25 spot on Monday.......
Things went pretty well for Maryland this game. They might eventually get hungry for the next one, but only until tipoff.
Hey Coach...can I watch practice the next 3 days while you give Kofi the weekend off and practice the rest of the guys for 8 hours a day? Gotta find somebody to score when Kofi is on vacation....cause it is going to be every team's No. 1 objective to get him in foul trouble. He really does not have to be a rim protector because there are few teams...if any...who can match baskets with the Illini when he is on the floor. Just don't foul!!
I believe he had 18 pts in the 2nd half. He had 5 at halftime.
Only two complaints tonight are with how we managed the run by Maryland in the first half (besides the awful refereeing).
1) Kofi and Payne both got two fouls, and we are dominating the paint. Payne is not going to play much in the second half unless Kofi gets 4 fouls... why not play Payne with two and discourage Maryland from getting inside? Maryland controlled the paint after Kofi got 2 fouls, and it started when Hawkins was playing center instead of Payne.
2) Why is Underwood so keen on keeping his "use it or lose it" timeout until the last minute of the half? Last game he used it with about 20 seconds to go, and we give up a bucket after Minnesota draws up a play. Today, we should have called that time out when it was clear Maryland had taken over the momentum in the game and our lead shrunk to 7-8. We ended up not using it until we were down. I'd much rather use the timeout to try to stop a big momentum swing that goes on for 7-8 minutes than use it at the end of the half.
1) Kofi and Payne both got two fouls, and we are dominating the paint. Payne is not going to play much in the second half unless Kofi gets 4 fouls... why not play Payne with two and discourage Maryland from getting inside? Maryland controlled the paint after Kofi got 2 fouls, and it started when Hawkins was playing center instead of Payne.
2) Why is Underwood so keen on keeping his "use it or lose it" timeout until the last minute of the half? Last game he used it with about 20 seconds to go, and we give up a bucket after Minnesota draws up a play. Today, we should have called that time out when it was clear Maryland had taken over the momentum in the game and our lead shrunk to 7-8. We ended up not using it until we were down. I'd much rather use the timeout to try to stop a big momentum swing that goes on for 7-8 minutes than use it at the end of the half.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Seriously lagging indicatorWhere's my #rankingsmatter squad at???? Top 25 next week baby
#25 already lost once and we won against 2 big ten teams soooooo
Gold! Almost as good as Dickenson
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
I'm betting 15-20 range.