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Illinois 78, Nicholls State 70 OT POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Illiniguy90" data-source="post: 1493728" data-attributes="member: 746457"><p>What Ayo actually said is they wouldn't play as far UP the line. when defending the pass you draw an imaginary line from the ball handler to the guy you're guarding. Illinois likes to play ON the line, while a lot of defense will play OFF the line (towards the hoop). Playing ON the line is more aggressive but even so a lot of schools do this, not just Illinois. What makes Underwoods defense unique is that he also has his guys play UP the line (towards the ball) while most people play much closer to the guy they are guarding. This makes it easier to deny the pass and puts more pressure on the ball handler but it also allows the guarded player to make a cut and beat the defender to the hoop - so if there's not decent rim protection waiting for him when he gets there it could result in an easy bucket (which is what happened to Illinois all of last season).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illiniguy90, post: 1493728, member: 746457"] What Ayo actually said is they wouldn't play as far UP the line. when defending the pass you draw an imaginary line from the ball handler to the guy you're guarding. Illinois likes to play ON the line, while a lot of defense will play OFF the line (towards the hoop). Playing ON the line is more aggressive but even so a lot of schools do this, not just Illinois. What makes Underwoods defense unique is that he also has his guys play UP the line (towards the ball) while most people play much closer to the guy they are guarding. This makes it easier to deny the pass and puts more pressure on the ball handler but it also allows the guarded player to make a cut and beat the defender to the hoop - so if there's not decent rim protection waiting for him when he gets there it could result in an easy bucket (which is what happened to Illinois all of last season). [/QUOTE]
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