Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
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Illinois 85, Michigan 69 POSTGAME
You are not wrong
I thought maybe someone just shot his dog.
That's an Indiana thing.
Groce is that you?
I think TJL is probably still playing a bit apprehensively on the offensive end for fear of getting yanked for trying to do to much.I bet the best is yet to come.
He's really not looking to score yet.As he gets more comfortable I'm thinking that'll change.
A few times from Tate!
If it were only that easy. Unfortunately, we won't always shoot like we did last night.
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal with Do Not Contact Tag
No, but trying to be marginally less terrible defensively at the expense of an attacking offense will ensure we never shoot that way again.
Not trying to dog a fellow Sox fan too much, but it seems that play DID result in a bucket?
Anybody notice how often Michigan doubled up on Lucas when he was initiating the offense? Sometimes it took a little longer to get going, but once he found the right guy, Michigan was scrambling to recover and Illinois got a lot more open looks. Yeah, Michigan is pretty terrible defensively, but I wonder how much that strategy contributed to Illinois' higher shooting percentage. Lucas sees the court really well and forces other teams to make tough choices to stop him. Nice to see an Illini point guard affect the game like that.
I am going to go ahead and say that I believe that Lucas is going to be one of he best point guards that will wear the orange and blue.
Lets just talk about passing.
We have not had a guard with this level of passing skill in some time.
Vision, timing, accuracy. Easily his most highly developed game.
I have no problem at all with the behind-the-back.
Lets just talk about passing.
We have not had a guard with this level of passing skill in some time.
Vision, timing, accuracy. Easily his most highly developed game.
I have no problem at all with the behind-the-back.
Good job on post #1. Hope Lucas continues to affect other teams in the same way on all our future wins.
Ha, thanks. Gotta get that first one out of the way!
I'm not ready for that level of commitment yet, but I am really impressed so far. I have no problem with the behind-the-back, either. Basketball should be fun! Of course, we didn't lose by one...
MrOizo
- Chicago
It's never personal. Tate is incredibly fortunate to get a ride at Illinois and lots of playing time. Illinois is fortunate that he has largely been a good citizen and clearly made an impression on the coaches.
That said, playing time is a privilege. His time as a starter has gone, but he's in a rare group of kids that got to start at this level. He's had some good games, I'm happy for him.
I rewatched last nights game just to watch TJL on defense.I never saw his man score a single point.And he deflected 2 passes which resulted in turnovers.I'm really not getting the bad defense wrap he's getting by a few posters here.
There's more to defense at this level than you vs your man
Enlighten me then.Tell me his weakness.
I'm not going to go re-watch the tape, but it's not hard to imagine that he missed off-ball rotations/help, switches, etc. I've advocated for TJL to get minutes as long as anyone, but it's entirely common for true frosh to struggle defensively.
But, just to answer your question with a specific point, he will always be limited as a defender by his size. He doesn't have great or elite quickness to make up for it (which will also limit his ceiling a little bit offensively), but he does have great feel for the game that helps him overcome the size/athleticism deficiencies, which is entirely welcome as quite a few guys on our roster do not have similar feel.
Illini1221
Peru,IL
When was the last time we won a game and Malcolm Hill was hardly mentioned in a post game thread?