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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin" data-source="post: 1696776" data-attributes="member: 4069"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin, post: 1696776, member: 4069"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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