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Illinois 76, Michigan 53 Postgame
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<blockquote data-quote="MC06" data-source="post: 1597162" data-attributes="member: 639089"><p>A few things that really stood out to me in this game that I love about this team:</p><p></p><p>1. Gang rebounding on defense where all five players aggressively go after the ball. Damonte has always been a good rebounder. Curbelo is pound for pound an amazing rebounder. Grandison’s insertion into the starting lineup has been huge for the team. And Trent, Ayo (obviously didn’t play tonight but has been racking up the boards in recent games) and Ace have all shown a commitment to rebounding that I don’t think was there to start the season.</p><p></p><p>2. I love having a lockdown defender in Trent that can dominate a game on the defensive end. I hadn’t seen Michigan play this season before tonight. But all I’ve heard about them is how efficient they are on offense. Trent (with everyone else on the team also being locked in) absolutely shut down Smith’s ability to gain an advantage out of the action Michigan wanted to run.</p><p></p><p>3. Curbelo makes teams pay for trying to apply pressure and speed the game up. He still has a lot of room for development in decision making. But I love his aggressive mentality. He is not looking to get across half court and then run out the shot clock while the team tries to hang on to a dwindling lead. If you press him, he will break it for easy scores and the Illini will extend the lead (Wisconsin game notwithstanding, as that comeback was about Wisconsin draining 3s while Illini were scoring in 2s).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MC06, post: 1597162, member: 639089"] A few things that really stood out to me in this game that I love about this team: 1. Gang rebounding on defense where all five players aggressively go after the ball. Damonte has always been a good rebounder. Curbelo is pound for pound an amazing rebounder. Grandison’s insertion into the starting lineup has been huge for the team. And Trent, Ayo (obviously didn’t play tonight but has been racking up the boards in recent games) and Ace have all shown a commitment to rebounding that I don’t think was there to start the season. 2. I love having a lockdown defender in Trent that can dominate a game on the defensive end. I hadn’t seen Michigan play this season before tonight. But all I’ve heard about them is how efficient they are on offense. Trent (with everyone else on the team also being locked in) absolutely shut down Smith’s ability to gain an advantage out of the action Michigan wanted to run. 3. Curbelo makes teams pay for trying to apply pressure and speed the game up. He still has a lot of room for development in decision making. But I love his aggressive mentality. He is not looking to get across half court and then run out the shot clock while the team tries to hang on to a dwindling lead. If you press him, he will break it for easy scores and the Illini will extend the lead (Wisconsin game notwithstanding, as that comeback was about Wisconsin draining 3s while Illini were scoring in 2s). [/QUOTE]
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