It definitely had a Winthrop feel to it.
Illinois 77, Tennessee-Martin 74 POSTGAME
It definitely had a Winthrop feel to it.
Agree with all of this. Assuming BU can get them there
I was going to say, sometimes these games are good for young teams. Sometimes they are better than blow outs early in the season. It’s even better when you don’t play well and win rather than lose obviously. Having a lot more to teach and still win is a good thing. I’ll take this one tonight happily.
They’re going to have to run, and run a lot. I wouldn’t be happy either hahahaha.
One concern I see from this game and EIU game is that the opponents learn to beat down our defense easily at the end of game. Set a pick then we switch. Then throw the ball into the paint then it's a layup. Our lack in frontcourt depth makes this worse.
Other coaches will see our hole and tell their players to make those easy plays. If we keep playing this one-dimensional basketball we will get out-coached.
The offense is good and I think we will improve when shots start to fall and players are more familiar with the system. But we need to have more than one strategies on defense.
Other coaches will see our hole and tell their players to make those easy plays. If we keep playing this one-dimensional basketball we will get out-coached.
The offense is good and I think we will improve when shots start to fall and players are more familiar with the system. But we need to have more than one strategies on defense.
Bad
Holy cow we can’t make rhythm threes
Getting beat on a straight line all the way to the rim
No backside help or rotations when we get beat
Pick and roll defense on the back end
Good
Win
Leron and Mark
Our hedging on ball screens is fantastic
Ball movement and attempts at the right ball movement
A lot more of the bad repeated tonight. Yuck.
Holy cow we can’t make rhythm threes
Getting beat on a straight line all the way to the rim
No backside help or rotations when we get beat
Pick and roll defense on the back end
Good
Win
Leron and Mark
Our hedging on ball screens is fantastic
Ball movement and attempts at the right ball movement
A lot more of the bad repeated tonight. Yuck.
I wonder what John Groce and the Zips can do against this team. They play UT Martin next...
Why is Kipper in the doghouse? Only played 12 minutes. We're going to need him because Finke and Black looked gassed at the end of both halves. They already have a size and speed disadvantage, being tired on top of that isn't going to bode well in the B1G.
Also, I'm officially worried about the outside shooting. That's now 5 games, if you count the scrimmages, where our outside shot has been poor.
Also, I'm officially worried about the outside shooting. That's now 5 games, if you count the scrimmages, where our outside shot has been poor.
We don't have even one good and consistent shooter. No one is anywhere close in terms of shooting to JCL, Hill, or Nunn. Alstork has many scoring weapons but he's not consistent.
Frazier had a few turnovers in the first half and got beat multiple times defensively. In the 2nd half, Smith and Damonte both saw some time at PG. They provide extra toughness, length, and rebounding that Frazier can't.
Lots of room for improvement which will come in time. Nice to see so many guards on the court at one time, something not seen in years past. Good night for Leron, keep up the consistency.
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https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.si...ments/2017/11/12/Illinois_77_UT_Martin_74.pdf
BillyBob1
- Champaign
Was that used during halftime?
It's pretty obvious that you are extremely biased toward Mark Smith. You could say the same thing about almost every other player. Black, Finke, Smith, Alstork, Tejon. Pick any player and there would be many times where they were open and didn't get the ball.
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
Re: rebounds.
"We've got to go out into the parking lot and figure out how to fight!"
"We've got to go out into the parking lot and figure out how to fight!"
JCL was one of the best 3 pt shooters we've ever had. His ball handling and Groce's offense hindered his production.
I agree, but rebounding and loose balls weren't a problem earlier in the game. Finke and Black were gassed.
Yes, he was a good 3 point shooter even though he regressed his second season which left him with a career 3 point percentage nearly identical to Luther Head. Again, the quote I was responding to referred to “consistent shooters” as in not isolated to the 3 point arc. Good shooters don’t shoot 32% from 2 nor do they shoot 36% from the field overall. This is all a moot point because we’re arguing over someone not on the team.
blackdog
- Champaign
BU answered that in the press conference. Said he didn't put enough effort into his preparation for the game. He's trying to change the culture. Got to hold people accountable which is fantastic.
Unfortunately, Kipper was not on his game tonight to give them a break and if Ebo or Vesel would have been inserted for any length of time, we probably lose this game, thus a weakness that may not be corrected this year.