That said, it was nice to see Amani get a little tick today.
Illinois 85, Maryland 80 Postgame
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
We will look back on Domask's tenure here and realize how lucky we were in the same way we do with Feliz in terms of the types of players they are. Maybe even moreso. Marcus is an incredibly consequential addition in so many ways. Our team simply would have failed without him after the TSJ legal issues surfaced and yet he comes back and still is alpha B, very happily. Wow did we get lucky not only that he is so good on many axis but that he and TSJ support each other fundamentally. Brad has his culture and it is fire.
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
Straight-up dooshbag (yes, I know I spelled it wrong).
What a tool. Fran looks like a saint next to this yutz.
Yeah - Willard has quickly moved into the classless coaches list. Officials needed to call a Tech on him for grabbing a live ball while standing on the court. I thought the officials were pretty poor for a number of reasons- Jamir Young not getting enough calls is not one of them.So Willard starts by catching a ball that's in play and then give a pointing finger lecture to TSJ. Then he whines like a little b_itch about foul disparity without one complimentary word about Illinois. Brad went out of his way to say nice things about the crowd, Kevin's efforts and their defense. I think it's time for Brad to have a quick meeting at the closest Pizza Hut!
Ryllini
- Lombard
Really happy for Harmon. Kid had a nice, little career at Utah Valley and saw some team success in NIT. Then gets to come home and is sixth man on a highly rated Illini team. Pretty cool.
He’s the perfect coach for that fanbase. Turgeon was a far better coach, but I guess he didn’t whine enough for them.So Willard starts by catching a ball that's in play and then give a pointing finger lecture to TSJ. Then he whines like a little b_itch about foul disparity without one complimentary word about Illinois. Brad went out of his way to say nice things about the crowd, Kevin's efforts and their defense. I think it's time for Brad to have a quick meeting at the closest Pizza Hut!
Would’ve hated to play that game without Terrance. Goode and Ty are regressing. I would have been interested to see Dain and Coleman play together in that game and Dain throw his big body on Reese a little bit
I 100% agree. Quincy didn’t rebound tonight but I honestly don’t think Ty was great tonight defensively or rebounding
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Too many wins this week in the 4 spots ahead of us. Look for us in the 12-13 range IF voters actually pay attention to what they are supposed to be analyzing. I know, I know, that’s a big ask.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yep. I’m no basketball guru, but it seems we should ease Goode out of this funk in the early second half or something to take some relatively low pressure threes.
Number 11 and 13 both lost at home just today, UNC lost to a terrible Syracuse team this week- there should be spots to move up
Yeah, we have to make some changes to make Luke playable unless the other team just doesn’t have quick players anywhere. Love Luke’s effort and attitude, but right now he’s overwhelmed defensively.
If Luke’s going to be out there, we have to adjust our coverages when his man sets a screen on a quick guard. This should be Luke calling out something like a trap instead of a switch. Watching him try to guard any quick guard is torture and asking for us to give up a bucket. So it has to be trap and everyone else help and recover. We did a nice job of that today when doubling Reese and then recovering back as a unit. Have to recognize when the right time to switch is and when the right time to fight through a screen is, and with Luke it needs to be fight through or trap the action.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Stay off the court, bro.biglug58
- Chicago, IL
Not worried about Ty. He was +20. Luke on the other hand….seems to have really lost his confidence.
Willard showing his true colors. Always been a sore loser.
Will never admit his infallacies and will believe others are in the wrong. He thinks he's the best.
Will never admit his infallacies and will believe others are in the wrong. He thinks he's the best.
I am celebrating with a Mortlack 12yo while snacking on some Tillamook cheese and Genoa Salami...... good stuff. Cheers!Not always said but thank you brother for all your insight
Appreciate you.
What you drinking?
I just opened a bottle of blue label been saving for a while
LFG!!!
Kevin Willard is a weasel. I'm happy he is sucking at Maryland. When it's all said and done, Maryland fans will wish Mark Turgeon was never fired
Personally, I'm not ready to anoint Goode as a veteran just yet. Perhaps next year.... But yes, he has markedly declined the past several games and it would be in our/his best interests to step it up here on out.
Turgeon was not fired. he quit
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
IA ST and Baylor are 10 and 12 and both had 2 wins, thus they should stay ahead of us. If UNC drops really far, that’s our only hope of sub 12. Blue bloods keep artificially high rankings, so not holding out much hope for that
Sry to nitpick but this narrative, wherever it came from, bothers me for some reason.
LG has not shot above 70% FT in any season with us so far. Yes, it's low volume but there's nothing he's shown that should make anyone expect reliable FT shooting from him. Which, is confusing because he is a shooter and a dang good(e) one even in a funk.
Ps- I am 109% pro-Goode. He's an EDG, just needs to shoot himself out of his slump and be put in better situations with what he's asked when he's on the court.