I very much enjoyed watching US take those backdoor cuts for easy layups instead of watching Maryland/Nebraska doing it to us. It really is more fun to give than receive.
Illinois 87, Ohio State 79 Postgame
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If Will doesn’t go NBA, I really hope we can bring that lineup that closed things out next year too. They would be insane with driving to the rim and awesome D.
Will, Kylan, DGL, Morez, Tomi
Will, Kylan, DGL, Morez, Tomi
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Tomi looked good and not like a person sleeping 16hours a day. How is his conditioning right now? How many practices did he have before playing.
He had rust today but looked good
Tomi looked good and not like a person sleeping 16hours a day. How is his conditioning right now? How many practices did he have before playing.
He had rust today but looked good
I really like Will as PG.
Thank you for correcting me. I must have 3pt. PTSD, from our previous 20 games. Appreciate that, atleast you didn't take 4 paragraphs to state it. I'm sure you get my point that we have the men that can score within the arc? And taking 30 to 40 3 shots per game is a recipe for losing all games, but every 5th game? Yes, we shot 2x as many free throws, probably should have been more.
Will staying hot and being one and done is better for the program than him playing next year.
Yep, 12 pages if we win, 42 pages if we lose. Always the case.
Would she happen to be a Nun?Happy @#_$ing birthday to me!
And the 77-year season ticket holder that I sat next to. She turned 97 two days ago
Great day to have a 5
in the building.Haha, I told her we needed to get her a spot in the Orange Krush. Wish I had gotten a pic with her. Great lady.Would she happen to be a Nun?
Finishing the game from this morning.1:52 seconds to go.
Did we just really Throw the ball away, out of a Timeout on a Inbounds Play? My God, Wtf is going on with that. All season coaches.
Did we just really Throw the ball away, out of a Timeout on a Inbounds Play? My God, Wtf is going on with that. All season coaches.
Did Brad take another little dig at Piper in the postgame when talking about where Dra jumped from on that dunk? Not sure if I heard that right or not. If so, that's like three conferences in a row he's mentioned Piper not being able to shoot the basketball, is there an inside joke there that we are missing?
Will in for Tre….hmmmm? I dunno
Kinda depends if you’re getting Good Will vs Bad Tre…or Bad Will vs Good Tre right? (Even if we’re talking Good Will vs Good Tre…there’s something to be said for Tre…depending on circumstances.)
2.5 weeks ago…when Tre was putting up big numbers and Will was giving us not much…that would of seemed like a bad idea.
As of right now…as we sit here…recency bias and all I’d probably be inclined to agree but the very next game Tre is liable to put up 20 points and Will might not score at all. You know it’s true. It’s great to have 6 or 7 guys that COULD score. But we’re ALL (1-8) so dadgum streaky and inconsistent game to game…it’s anybody’s guess.
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I've heard here and from another guy that the usage in both quantity and methodology is starting to pull him into staying. Probably more likely to stay than go if the current trajectory stays as it is.
He's obviously so talented and brings so much of everything we need on this team. If giving Ben more minutes means we lose either Riley or Morez, I'm gonna start the petition for Sean Miller to be here and sign it like I'm Herby freakin' Hancock.
C'mon man. Is that really warranted? He's an Illini. He's one of us -- more so, since he's actually living it as opposed to being a keyboard warrior. Unless he gives us a reason to think he won't handle a benching well, then have some class and treat him like he's one of us -- because he is.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
I feel like what happens this year will have a smaller impact on whether or not he stays, than how we prioritize him next year with NIL and usage.
And not Just Barely.
DevILLDawg
- Meredosia, Illinois
If he comes back, puts on 20 pounds of muscle he could legit be a top 5 next year. This years draft is stacked in the top 10. Next year, especially with some weight and 3 pt shooting improvement...that's also a ton of money more for him and a lot better chance to stay in the NBA long term
Late 1st round picks are gambles in the league
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
One of the things I feel best about is that this is the first time in quite a while we faced an opponent who played well enough to win, and just played better than them.
Even though we have played well in several of our wins over the last month, it seems like opponents like Penn State, Indiana and Northwestern played poorly.
Every game where the opponent has played well (MSU, USC, Maryland) we lost and were not able to match them.
In the tournament you can't just rely on your opponent being off. All season long we have talked about the high ceiling of this team and seen it at times, but today was the first time we approached that ceiling and NEEDED it to pull out a win!
That Brad guy, not officially a board insider but may know something about the team, said in the post game press conference:
1) That Tomi was 60% today.
2) He had gotten doctor approval after scans of the spleen on Friday.
3) Friday was a light practice due to travel delays on the trip back from Nebraska.
4) Tomi's first full practice was Saturday.
Brad apparently also insulted some reporter named Derek again. I'm not an insider, but based on other posters reactions to the insults, I expect Brad and Derek are going to be meeting in the Pizza Hut Parking lot to resolve things soon. My money is on Brad.
And the year after.
It's amazing what you can do when you go to the basket instead of chucking threes and praying. Hopefully Coach gets it now and starts working on an inside game plan instead of everybody always shooting (and mostly missing) from beyond the arc.
Yes, he can cheerlead from the bench.
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