Re-watched the game last night. Did anyone else notice Trent giving DJ Stewart the stinkeye as he tried to grab the ball as time ran out?
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Saw that - its on the highlights clip as well. Pretty much the Sr. telling the Fr. "chill out -there is no such thing as a 15 point play son". Perhaps Stewart had money on the game at 14 pt loss.
Really wish Ayo's cross-over and shot with 10 sec left was on the highlights.
I'd think a good thing. I'm assuming be banged his elbow, got a little stinger, and is fine.
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TheFameProtector
- Champaign
I think/hope that those giving out awards would value more highly the team leader that puts up good stats and leads his team to an easy victory over a top 10 opponent vs. the Trae Young types that put up massive stats while losing (not that it was necessarily his fault). After all, Brunson did beat out Young for the Wooden Award in 2018. Based on who has won in the past, it appears that team success is definitely a big component of who wins. I would much rather have the player that puts up the stats Ayo just did (which were still awesome!!) while playing the way he did (within the team) vs. the guy that scores 7 more points but has to force the issue 10 more times to get there.
Edit: Didn't see your prior post about his stat line being impressive. I agree with you that he may need to do more to win given the loaded talent in NCAABB this year, but I hope he maintains a focus on winning and not awards.
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
Timing is definitely a bit eyebrow-raising, but at the end of the day, this is the realism you want from our leaders across all segments of society. Things have been really bad of late and I personally will applaud those that are being realistic and addressing the seriousness of the situation in front of a camera. And he's 100% right about needing to minimize risks given the vaccine is about to start being distributed. That said, I still selfishly want b-ball to continue -- I don't see the downside of creating a bubbly environment for B1G play.
And FWIW (I don't mean to sound too uncaring here) I would 100% endorse labelling athletes (college and professional) as essential and right behind healthcare workers/seriously ill for the vaccine. I think I'd rather have basketball to watch than toilet paper to wipe with
(though my wife would beg to differ)TheFameProtector
- Champaign
I bet it's a cool feeling to play on one of the biggest stages with two other guys that you hooped with/against back in the day in the CPL.
TheAngryBavarian
- Charleston/Collinsville
Bogie Redmon...that name is legendary, one of the greatest ever to come out of Collinsville. Not until Richard Keene would a product join the beloved.
There is a Youtuber named "Matthew Loves Ball" that puts together highlights of every score of the game. Here is a direct link to the cross-over and shot:
Bogie was a stud and that Collinsville team were undefeated state champs as seniors, counting my Paris Tigers among their 31 wins. Fred Riddle and Bob Meadows also names I remember.. Riddle signed with Iowa and I am not sure where Meadows played college ball. Rodger Bohnenstiehl, a future All-Stater, Kansas Jayhawk, and NY Knick, was also in high school at the time but was a freshman or soph.
Bogie will be remembered by Illini fans as part of the 63 Big Ten Championship team, a title won on the last day of Big Ten Play. I have never decided who my favorite player on that team was as they had so many, but Don Freeman, at 6'2" and playing mostly inside has to be admired for what he could do. Downey, of course, could score big time. Tal Brody seemed to run hot and cold while Skip Thoren was a solid post player every night.
Never said I wanted it differently. Just said if it is what Ayo wants, he didn't do it well enough against Dook to win the Wooden award.
Thats what leaves are for right?Timing is definitely a bit eyebrow-raising, but at the end of the day, this is the realism you want from our leaders across all segments of society. Things have been really bad of late and I personally will applaud those that are being realistic and addressing the seriousness of the situation in front of a camera. And he's 100% right about needing to minimize risks given the vaccine is about to start being distributed. That said, I still selfishly want b-ball to continue -- I don't see the downside of creating a bubbly environment for B1G play.
And FWIW (I don't mean to sound too uncaring here) I would 100% endorse labelling athletes (college and professional) as essential and right behind healthcare workers/seriously ill for the vaccine. I think I'd rather have basketball to watch than toilet paper to wipe with
I will be pretty upset if they decided to not go on with the season. The last two seasons are our best teams since the 05 team and we cant even get a chance to see their full potential. The silver lining though is that if we had a tourney last season we would have lost Ayo this year and possibly Kofi. I like having another season to watch with these two.3 point girl
- texas
Loved that high school team but a close second is the Cobden Appleknockers in the 1964 state championships.
Ayo really should have had 21 points in this game. He got royally screwed on that charge call that should have been “and 1”.
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- Chicago
I also love the little chest tap from Ayo. Our team has great chemistry this year. Gone are the days of awful body language and crumbling under pressure. These guys believe in themselves and in one another. It's so fun to see.
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Without a doubt you want the leaders to be challenging and monitoring the situation. The issue specifically with his 'concern' is 1) the timing as you state, and 2) that we're just about where every serious infectious disease expert predicted (really bad fall and winter). So, if he's acting like this is a surprise, he's either disingenuous or had his head in the sand prior to the season starting. Where was his concern prior to the start based on that prediction? I get that sometimes it has to hit you in the face to get it, but what I'd prefer from a leader is to be proactive rather than reactive. This feels reactive based on his realization his team's not going to go anywhere anyway (but that could just be the skeptic in me).Timing is definitely a bit eyebrow-raising, but at the end of the day, this is the realism you want from our leaders across all segments of society. Things have been really bad of late and I personally will applaud those that are being realistic and addressing the seriousness of the situation in front of a camera. And he's 100% right about needing to minimize risks given the vaccine is about to start being distributed. That said, I still selfishly want b-ball to continue -- I don't see the downside of creating a bubbly environment for B1G play.
And FWIW (I don't mean to sound too uncaring here) I would 100% endorse labelling athletes (college and professional) as essential and right behind healthcare workers/seriously ill for the vaccine. I think I'd rather have basketball to watch than toilet paper to wipe with
Having had to travel (unplanned and unwanted) for 3 days last week I can definitely understand the stress it puts on a team/organization. I would actually be ok with taking a pause for two months to get past the worst and get vaccines going. The problem, however, is the additional emotional challenge for the players. Do they practice? Will they keep as diligent in avoiding the virus?
But the facts don't support your argument/opinion. He had one of the most well-rounded games of the year, on the road, against a top 10 team. Those kinds of performances are exactly what puts you in NPOY conversations. The guy who leads D1 in scoring is rarely the NPOY.
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
Completely see why his statement would be taken that way and honestly agree with you too -- he didn't exactly offer many solutions and there's probably a good reason for that. I think both things can be true at the same time. His willingness to forgo the season is probably in large part due to his team underperforming, but it can also sometimes (unfortunately) take seeing awful things happen to wake up and realize the prognosticators were not just messing around.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
coach k : "Ted, you gotta help me out here...these Illini monsters are too good and we're gonna lose bigtime..start calling some phantom fouls "
tv ted : " show me the $$$ coach "
What's going on ???? I'M COACH K AND this is CAMERON INDOOR " feeling dizzy....weak.....
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WOW....what a wuss !!! Whats next, a press conference about the pandemic ?????
the Illini broke Duke’s spirit. 
www.dukechronicle.com
Duke men's basketball cancels rest of nonconference schedule
It looks like Duke will get no more warm-ups before its 20-game ACC gauntlet.
www.dukechronicle.com
JFGsCoffeeMug
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Credit MSU with the assist. Just brutal.the Illini broke Duke’s spirit.
Duke men's basketball cancels rest of nonconference schedule
It looks like Duke will get no more warm-ups before its 20-game ACC gauntlet.
They really just canceled a game with Gardner-Webb. Play ND next week.the Illini broke Duke’s spirit.
Duke men's basketball cancels rest of nonconference schedule
It looks like Duke will get no more warm-ups before its 20-game ACC gauntlet.
Lemme get some of that...