I think Tre will work his way back into steady. He was so quietly good there for a while.
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hooraybeer
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KJ
DGL
Riley
Tomi
Morez
need to be starters from here on out imo
KB first off bench, then TW and BH with ~15min/game each
DGL
Riley
Tomi
Morez
need to be starters from here on out imo
KB first off bench, then TW and BH with ~15min/game each
Did you miss Boswell's second half? He helped lead us to a 13-0 run with KJ on the bench, scoring 14 for the game. We had 3 turnovers as a team in the second half.
I agree, KJ has the most talent on the team. He is currently not using it to its full effectiveness for some reason. Four TO's today to lead the team. Three missed front ends in crunch time; 2-8 from the field. He did have seven assists so that was a HUGE positive. I love the guy, but he's either still hurt or has hit a wall. He will bounce back because he has too much talent, but we need to stack wins. Full stop. That's why I say that's the lineup "right now."
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So happy to see BU play the guys who were getting it done and stick with it, and allow those guys to get the job done.
Bowell had a rough start, but really had a solid last 15 minites, Will was phenomenal in the 2nd half, DGL just gets this team going even without an overly impressive stat line, and Morez was a damn beast.
Bowell had a rough start, but really had a solid last 15 minites, Will was phenomenal in the 2nd half, DGL just gets this team going even without an overly impressive stat line, and Morez was a damn beast.
I think all the more impressive is that I doubt Tomi is 100% but he played almost 30 minutes and his conditioning/motor looked fine. He definitely looked thinner but what a gutsy performance by him. Massive massive props.
This is the way going forward. The Illini actually may improve their three-point percentages if they don't make it their primary focus.
We shot 5, yes 5!, threes in the second half and beat this team 51-37. Clear as day the best style for us from now until the end of the season.
No doubt Tre has a lot of talent that is still locked. He just needs to continue grinding. Currently he's not much of a big threat from the 3 point line, we have seen a midrange game from him but not alot of it, and when he isn't getting the openings for his cuts to the baseline he ends up being a ghost on the court.
I agree, but I feel they can still play real well when KJ is struggling and needs some time on the bench to regroup.
I'm just glad our coaching staff made some adjustments.. they were forced adjustments if they didn't want to get ran off the floor. Brad is realizing who has has to play and who is unplayable right now.. Tre / KJ / Ben were all on the bench during that under 5 run. KJ came back in and OSU got right back into the game. If KJ keeps TO-ing and shooting under 60% FT his minutes are going to have to diminish if we want to make a run in March. We need 20 point, 7 assist 7 rebound KJ with less than 3 TOs to be the team we want to be. Gotta get KJ right... not to mention we stopped chucking 3's in the 2nd half.
It won't change back. That's why it takes so long to make the changes from the beginning. Once you cut the cord, you don't go back. This is what we're rolling with.
One thing I noticed: DGL + KJ or Boswell lineups work a lot better than KJ + Boswell together. I would like to see the guard rotation have KJ -> Boswell be the first sub at the 16:00 timeout
They almost killed me today but all credit to the team for fighting back and getting a must win.
Have to hope the right blend of roles changing and players embracing it can happen the rest of the way
Have to hope the right blend of roles changing and players embracing it can happen the rest of the way
Happy @#_$ing birthday to me! 
And the 77-year season ticket holder that I sat next to. She turned 97 two days ago
And the 77-year season ticket holder that I sat next to. She turned 97 two days ago
Great points. Now, that Illinois doesn't have to chuck up a ton of threes going forward, maybe this plays into Tre's game--the mid-range scoring and scoring at the basket game.
Really? He said that??? It’s amazing how quickly people forget where he has taken us and where he have been. How many Big Championships and Big Tourney wins does he have? People used to want to fire Henson all the time too. I’ll take Brad any day over any other coach in the Big. People still forget this is a young team and Brad does make adjustments after he sees trends. He’s not going to switch much on a game or 2 Hiccup.
Illinicpa14
- Chicago
When he cuts and moves without the ball he’s perfect - it’s when he gets back to the step back chucker Louisville plays.
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SuperMetroid
- Evanston
I remember Brad saying that we don’t really run any offense through him. He kind of gets his points in the flow of the game, so he’s naturally gonna be up and down
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