Illinois 77, Nebraska 72 OT Postgame
Good at making turnovers, yes.
Well it's either he hasn't figured it in two years or it's that he isn't able to adjust to playing behind Kofi. I love Giorgi, but this year has been riddled with foul-ridden games and clear frustration. It's not hard to spot this.
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BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
This win dropped us from #5 to #9 on Torvik.
skyIdub
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His assist/TO ratio is almost equal to DWill's freshman year.
As it should...we were playing against the worst team in the B1G and just barely eeked by. Granted I think they played better than they normally do and probably were gunning for the Illini, but ultimately ran out of steam.
Curbelo is the X factor on the scouting report because the defense can't really prepare for him. He keeps them guessing and forces a reaction which opens up the floor.
Tonight was just not a good night for him. I told my brother that there are 3 things he tends to do every game.
1. Reach in and make a silly foul
2. Step out on the side
3. Dribble it off his foot
Maybe that is a scouting report LOL
Tonight was just not a good night for him. I told my brother that there are 3 things he tends to do every game.
1. Reach in and make a silly foul
2. Step out on the side
3. Dribble it off his foot
Maybe that is a scouting report LOL
He's amont the conf leaders in A/TO ratio in conference play and 2nd in asists.
His A/TO is 2.1, which is good.
He's a good player whether you want to admit it or not. He hurt us today, but most games he is a net positive even with a couple mistakes.
Ik curbelo is doing good for Illinois I’m saying for the future to improve his game, if he develops even a 35% from 3 and with a descent big he could be incredible
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Much respect for Nebraska they played hard and almost pulled it out. Likely deserved to win
we have to have a better offense to run when the pass the ball around until someone jacks up a three doesn’t work or the high screen and roll with Kofi and Ayo is cut off- it seems those are only two options anymore
we have to have a better offense to run when the pass the ball around until someone jacks up a three doesn’t work or the high screen and roll with Kofi and Ayo is cut off- it seems those are only two options anymore
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Also remember he came in after our bad start down 9-0...and immediately sparked the offense with a couple of passes.
Yep, And his actual assists are higher despite less minutes. He's a backup PG and has still managed to be 2nd in the league in assists in league play. Kid's good
Now just has to reign in some things to be better.
We can all spot this. But there's a big difference between "not accepting his role" and "not being able to succeed in a new role"
to 6?
i dont think so. it's not confusing or a mystery we didn't take care of business. When you're favored by 15, you can't go to OT.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
technically it's next week and it's not the Illini but I sure am gonna be hate watching against scUM on Sunday. Go Badgers.
Agreed. Freshmen around the country are really struggling, as evidenced by some of the blue bloods, who rely on one and dones, being awful. There was a very minimal preconference season, teams didn't have their 5+ cupcakes built into that portion of the schedule...they were thrown right into the fire. This will pay dividends, but it probably won't be until next year. They just have to roll with it now.
Does anyone else notice that when Ayo shoots a running teardrop about 80% of the time he comes up short? Of course I am not plotting this, but just noticing the tendency. Got to shoot at a point on the far side of the rim I would think. It natural to figure that when you are running at the basket, you need to take something off, but he is taking off too much consistently. That shot will likely be a requirement for his success goals in the NBA. And if he can ever learn to elevate and release from over his head from 27 feet, he could be and all-star....but that is not his game and would take a huge time commitment.
But.............he sure is one hell of a baller now. He makes shooting layups look easy, but there is a huge difference in his strength to finish at the rim with bodies hanging on and his frosh year. An Illini all-time great....and in fact, Illini have never had another player on the roster like him....no offense to Williams...Deron and HRF....who had different skills.
But.............he sure is one hell of a baller now. He makes shooting layups look easy, but there is a huge difference in his strength to finish at the rim with bodies hanging on and his frosh year. An Illini all-time great....and in fact, Illini have never had another player on the roster like him....no offense to Williams...Deron and HRF....who had different skills.
Game...not pretty.
Season...not over.
Ayo hero ball for the last 10 minutes not withstanding, the offense tonight wasn't up to par with season averages, and they let Nebraska hang around with their own offense. Kofi was actually very good on both ends of the court, ran out of gas a bit at the end, particularly on FTs. Miller and Hawkins contributed well offensively and defensively, and DMW put in a full night's work defensively with Frazier. Would have been a little easier had Trent hit a few more shots or Ayo/Kofi hit a couple front ends of FTs, but the win is a B-level win anyway.
Curbelo with a second straight subpar game, but he'll have some time to sort himself out. The team overall started slow, which was expected with the 6 day layoff while Nebraska was playing their 4th game in the stretch. The disappointment was midway through the second half when they just couldn't put Nebraska away thanks to a lacking rebounding effort and laziness with the ball on offense, just a lack of urgency. I get Nebraska isn't exactly Michigan, but gotta play with the same intensity every game, not just for the highlights.
Season...not over.
Ayo hero ball for the last 10 minutes not withstanding, the offense tonight wasn't up to par with season averages, and they let Nebraska hang around with their own offense. Kofi was actually very good on both ends of the court, ran out of gas a bit at the end, particularly on FTs. Miller and Hawkins contributed well offensively and defensively, and DMW put in a full night's work defensively with Frazier. Would have been a little easier had Trent hit a few more shots or Ayo/Kofi hit a couple front ends of FTs, but the win is a B-level win anyway.
Curbelo with a second straight subpar game, but he'll have some time to sort himself out. The team overall started slow, which was expected with the 6 day layoff while Nebraska was playing their 4th game in the stretch. The disappointment was midway through the second half when they just couldn't put Nebraska away thanks to a lacking rebounding effort and laziness with the ball on offense, just a lack of urgency. I get Nebraska isn't exactly Michigan, but gotta play with the same intensity every game, not just for the highlights.