Illinois 81, Nebraska 71 Postgame
I remember when they were in the Final Four in 1979. Along with some teams that had Bird, Magic and Aguirre.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
I didn't claim that procrastination is without its costs.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Obvi. I hear they're partying in The Palestra like it's 1979.
[EDIT: D'oh!! Mr. Roberts beat me to it.]
Bigtex
- DFW
Also thought from the start Kofi’s normal energy was missing
Baylor definitely put it to last year's Illinois team in the non-conference. You could see them dial it up when the game was still in doubt and put on the screws. The 2005 Illini did the same thing, time and time again. I'd say the elite teams not only put the screws on their opponent, they do so with a margin of error that makes it highly likely that they win even with a bad break or two down the stretch. So for the teams I would call elite, a one possession game is too tight to leave it there --they try to put it away so firmly that the other team starts to lose its will.
Very few teams have both the mentality and the talent to execute like that against top-25 teams. This squad has been able to put away teams which is really encouraging. I think it's an open question whether they can keep this up against the contenders in the conference race, but thus far, they've been very mature in handling success. Night and day difference IMO to Groce's tenure, where talent would play down to the competition.
I was thinking about that game last night... Couldn't remember who it was against, but I knew they wore red. I tried to purge it from my mind.
The spread is based on whatever causes the bets to be split 50/50. If more people bet on Illinois, the spread moves to make that a less attractive bet.
That’s all there is to it.
Vegas makes the most when it is exactly 50/50 dollar wise.
Well it kind of evened out when a player in street clothes jacks up a three from the Illini bench after a whistle. I thought it was funny and showed how badly he wants back put there. It wouldn't have been though if Curbelo would have gotten a bench T.
He has to be a smarter teammate. Even in street clothes! Lol
Another possibility is the decreased practice time associated with the Covid outbreak adversely effecting conditioning.
That 99 BTT run was something else. I was a junior in high school, and my Dad let me go back late from lunch when Bradford hit that three against Indiana.
You make a valid point which is why I asked earlier in the thread “WILL Trent’s jersey hang from the rafters?” I actually thought about Malcom too. My first favorite player was Kenny Battle. He and Trent share many of the same qualities. How many post season awards did he receive? I don’t recall many but I am not sure. Kenny was here 2 seasons. Trent 5. I haven’t been to SFC (Assembley Hall) since 1979 but I think Kenny’s is there. I’m not saying Trent definitely deserves to see his jersey hoisted but I do believe he is definitely in the discussion. And that is what we are doing now lol.
I think Battle is up there by virtue of being on the All Century team. Could be wrong. If that is the case, then Trent has a shot at having his jersey honored in 2105. As it stands now, he'd be on my All Century team.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Speaking of this photo and referencing something I’ve asked about multiple times before, why do we never see the WHITE ‘89 throwback jerseys anymore?? We wore them for a few years and then seemingly ditched them in favor of the orange, as if we can’t have both?!?!
Still waiting for an epic road/neutral court game where we bust out the blue throwbacks…
They're just not part of the jersey rotation anymore. The script Illinois jerseys have replaced them.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Looking at those, is there a single person who would rather us wear the current jerseys over the throwbacks? The throwbacks are so much better and it's not even close.They're just not part of the jersey rotation anymore. The script Illinois jerseys have replaced them.
The people at Nike probably
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
With the amount of effort Nike put into our redesign, eh, probably not.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Seems silly to not have both.They're just not part of the jersey rotation anymore. The script Illinois jerseys have replaced them.
Personally, I say we ACTUALLY rebrand this program by calling back to the glory days! Wearing a classic jersey doesn’t just belong to Indiana or Kansas.
Home: White ‘89 throwbacks
Away: Blue ‘89 throwbacks
Alternate: Orange ‘89 throwbacks (above)
Throwback/Big Games: White script (above)
Then, when the time is right in 2024-25, make us all feel ridiculously old by wearing the 2005-style jerseys as throwbacks!
texillwek
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Who knows? Maybe long, baggy shorts will be en vogue once more
Go read the post i was responding to. The guy framed it SOLELY in the context of his shooting percentages.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
I certainly hope not until I'm six feet under many decades from now. Baggy everything is best left in the distant past.Who knows? Maybe long, baggy shorts will be en vogue once more
In all seriousness, I think he shared that in the post that you quoted - looking for common statistical element in Illini worst games of the season.