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Illinois 86, Mississippi Valley State 67 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Spoon House" data-source="post: 1432025" data-attributes="member: 645673"><p>Alright, I'll bite.</p><p></p><p>For Georgetown, we were missing Trent. We played Gonzaga close and even Illinois Loyalty managed to be cautiously optimistic based on that. For ISU we were badly gassed and playing on short rest. Xavier was ugly and stupid, I'll give you that one. For MVSU we played literally all of our roster, including the walk-on manager, and still won by 19.</p><p></p><p>Sure, 6 games in college ball is not a sample size to be ignored. But what is the quality of that sample?</p><p></p><p>(it's bad. the sample quality of games so far is bad)</p><p></p><p>The only thing we know for sure so far is that our defense <em>must</em> improve. Tonight's game against Notre Dame will tell us more than all 6 games hitherto combined. It is a true away game against a nonetheless vulnerable opponent. I can understand dire predictions of woe if we blow tonight. Hell, I'll be in that crowd, if it comes to pass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spoon House, post: 1432025, member: 645673"] Alright, I'll bite. For Georgetown, we were missing Trent. We played Gonzaga close and even Illinois Loyalty managed to be cautiously optimistic based on that. For ISU we were badly gassed and playing on short rest. Xavier was ugly and stupid, I'll give you that one. For MVSU we played literally all of our roster, including the walk-on manager, and still won by 19. Sure, 6 games in college ball is not a sample size to be ignored. But what is the quality of that sample? (it's bad. the sample quality of games so far is bad) The only thing we know for sure so far is that our defense [I]must[/I] improve. Tonight's game against Notre Dame will tell us more than all 6 games hitherto combined. It is a true away game against a nonetheless vulnerable opponent. I can understand dire predictions of woe if we blow tonight. Hell, I'll be in that crowd, if it comes to pass. [/QUOTE]
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