Well the key to this are two things: 1. A back-to-the-basket scorer who can easily knock down 15 footers as well. This helps a great deal with spacing because it is extremely hard to defend post players one-on-one therefore teams either collapse and help leaving the perimeter open or hope their guy wins a defensive battles. 2. you need guards willing to feed the post and a big willing to kick it back out. I think Mav has done this better in the limited action Thorne got this season. Also, I have liked Lewis' play in the B1G and I think he's done better than the stat line.
Illinois 82, Rutgers 66 POSTGAME
Well the key to this are two things: 1. A back-to-the-basket scorer who can easily knock down 15 footers as well. This helps a great deal with spacing because it is extremely hard to defend post players one-on-one therefore teams either collapse and help leaving the perimeter open or hope their guy wins a defensive battles. 2. you need guards willing to feed the post and a big willing to kick it back out. I think Mav has done this better in the limited action Thorne got this season. Also, I have liked Lewis' play in the B1G and I think he's done better than the stat line.
Illini_1979
- Oregon
As of this morning, 2/17/2016, Rutgers is 6-20 and Chicago St is 4-23. It would appear Chicago St has the (dis) honor.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Confirming your logic, Ken Pom has Rutgers at 284 (horrible), but Chicago State at 343 (out of 351). We are a lofty 125
Confirming your logic, Ken Pom has Rutgers at 284 (horrible), but Chicago State at 343 (out of 351). We are a lofty 125
I think you're sayin' we have a chance then (just win the B1G tournament).
All those people taking the Illini at -4 in the second half have to wonder why. Now all of the people who saw the -4 and knew it was too good to be true made some money by going against the for sure pick
BlindLoyalty
- FartNoiseMotivation
Of Chicago State's 4 wins, 1 is over a D1 team. Rutgers has 5 wins vs. D1 teams.
However, Chicago State's win is over WIU Kenpom #221, better than any Rutgers win. Rutger's wins are vs. Kenpom #271, 289, 305, 323, 351 -- there are 351 teams.
Those are two terrible teams.
Nope. Started in the first Rutgers game, only played 9 min in a 3OT game.
I was wondering the same. I've been a Tate fan but I feel like we're heading in a different direction now.
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It might be...he looks downright lost out there. It looked to me that last night he had the least desire, motivation, excitement of ANY player in the building...I wonder what is going on?
Lewis started that game too. But your point still stands. Tate has been stuck on the bench the last few games, for the most part.
PaytonHighstep
- Downers Grove, IL
The time he did get, was exactly when Rutgers cut into the nearly 20 point lead too. I believe with Tate in the game it went from 18 or 20 to a 13 point lead. it happened quickly too. It wasn't entirely all on him, because I believe Austin was in the game with him. The offensive flow just came grinding to a halt and defensively they gave up some really easy transition buckets.
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Malcolm handling more and more of the PG duties.
Confirming your logic, Ken Pom has Rutgers at 284 (horrible), but Chicago State at 343 (out of 351). We are a lofty 125
Does Ken Pom give a rating for Rutgers without Sanders though, the Rutgers team we played last night had to be much closer?
Tate's confidence appeared to go down considerably after his hand injury and he never has been able to get back on track. This has been really obvious with his free-throw shooting. Too bad for him since he and Lewis were pretty much going to be sharing the PG load throughout the year, but that's never materialized.
PaytonHighstep
- Downers Grove, IL
It's around the 1:15 mark into the video. I saw Hill lean back and look towards Mav, but I didn't notice him say anything.
I looks to me that Malcolm looks at Maverick and grins as to say, "you are the one he's talking about and we are playing better because of your play"
Gorilla Gorilla I like your thought process and I hope you are right about that.
This is more believable than Malcolm disagreeing with coach's sentiment. Because the sentiment is 1,000% accurate.