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Illinois 76, Michigan 53 Postgame
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 186590" data-source="post: 1597684"><p>I agree with you - we are obviously a bad matchup for them. Kofi can guard Dickinson 1-1, so takes away his passing out of double teams, which is one reason for the lack of open three point shots. Our guards and just better than theirs and Ayo > Livers. Wagner is the one matchup problem we have, so he likely has a better game next time, but our help D was really good and given Dickinson isn't an outside threat he can't really pull Kofi too far from the basket, which means he can defend the rim at most times. Teams that give us trouble have a stretch 5 typically</p><p></p><p>Michigan did stay with Kofi well on the high ball screens, so we didn't get the typical lob dunks from that action as we would normally, but the consequence is they gave up layups to Trent and Belo instead - we'll take that tradeoff! </p><p></p><p>It wasn't like Michigan was turning the ball over a bunch and we were getting a ton in transition like most blowouts, it was a methodical beat down - we just kept extending the lead until it was out of reach. Michigan can certainly play better, keep us off the offensive glass better in particular, but you don't leave that game thinking it will be totally different next time, you left thinking - Illinois is just a better team (even without Ayo)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 186590, post: 1597684"] I agree with you - we are obviously a bad matchup for them. Kofi can guard Dickinson 1-1, so takes away his passing out of double teams, which is one reason for the lack of open three point shots. Our guards and just better than theirs and Ayo > Livers. Wagner is the one matchup problem we have, so he likely has a better game next time, but our help D was really good and given Dickinson isn't an outside threat he can't really pull Kofi too far from the basket, which means he can defend the rim at most times. Teams that give us trouble have a stretch 5 typically Michigan did stay with Kofi well on the high ball screens, so we didn't get the typical lob dunks from that action as we would normally, but the consequence is they gave up layups to Trent and Belo instead - we'll take that tradeoff! It wasn't like Michigan was turning the ball over a bunch and we were getting a ton in transition like most blowouts, it was a methodical beat down - we just kept extending the lead until it was out of reach. Michigan can certainly play better, keep us off the offensive glass better in particular, but you don't leave that game thinking it will be totally different next time, you left thinking - Illinois is just a better team (even without Ayo) [/QUOTE]
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