Indeed! But maybe somebody should give him a nod or something when he goes to the line. Iirc, his first was back iron three times. It got to the point that I "knew" he was gonna miss the first one.
Illinois 90, Arkansas 77 Postgame
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It was a big time win. The 3 pt. shooting was no surprise, given the wide open looks we got; great ball movement made that happen....KJ is the real deal and maybe a reliable go-to guy late in close games. Riley got schooled by big, strong defenders; he almost looked lost out there. Given how young he is, there's plenty of time to develop. You leave Tomi open on the perimeter and he will make you pay. Not much to complain about defensively either. Now is the time to strap it on for the next 3 games.
For most of the game, the ball movement was really impressive (to me, anyway). I kept wanting to say, hey, this kinda reminds me of that clip from 2005...
He’s shooting a lot less than at FAU. Or, more accurately, he’s shooting far fewer 2-point shots, which has led to fewer chances at the line. Whether that equates to being not used properly remains to be seen. He did have 6 assists (season high) and 2 steals, so talk of him “mailing it in” is ridiculous it would seem.
End of the game instead of dribbling out the clock, KJ just kind of left the ball behind him. He was still pretty much between ball and defender, but Ark guy might have been able to pick it up and go down for layup. Looked like Kylan said “nah dude” (sentiment, not actual words) and KJ picked up ball and held it until 0:00. Obviously points wouldn’t have impacted game outcome, but looked a little disrespectful — though don’t think that was KJ’s intent.
pruman91
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Kasparas Jakucionis scores a season-best 23 points as Illinois tops No. 19 Arkansas 90-77
Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis scored a season-high 23 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois beat No. 19 Arkansas 90-77 in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase. Kylan Boswell
If adou theiro doesn’t get like 7 or more lebron flops in this game Illinois might have won by 25-30 points theiro shot one less ft than the whole Illini team wtf
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
this game should move us up to 7th (in conference), mebbe 6th, according to the experts
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
yeah, impressive. even more so because it's still early and our guys didn't start playing together all that long. says that they've bought in. good shots being passed on for better ones, ball doesn't stick, very little hero ball, guys really, really want to win. I suspect this game is gonna be pretty huge on the camaraderie and bonding front too. we've gone from thinking we can be an elite team to knowing it. sky is the limit, enjoy the ride
What!?!?
He should've shot more- missed front end of some 1 & 1s
We can make the argument about the calls... but he was a matchup problem. JMO - don't think Morez on him would've been the worst idea.
We don't really have the big, versatile wing this year who can lockdown (especially now that Ty's gone). Gonna have to figure that out.
On the positive side, don't think we'll have much of a concern this year about big guys going off in the post night in and night out. Better this year than leaving Coleman 1 on 1.
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How much dud Ed Cooley enjoy watching the Flying Illini best Arkansas yesterday?
I thought it was kind of cool Jake Davis got so many minutes. Especially because we were already drilling 3's.
ChiefGritty
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I gotta call out the comments about this being a team built to develop and succeed in future years, said as a way of reconciling lack of confidence with the need to appear positive.
This bunch has it, is only going to get better, and then will be playing in the NBA immediately thereafter.
This bunch has it, is only going to get better, and then will be playing in the NBA immediately thereafter.
Nah man, Georgetown playing Radford on the local PBS channel. Cooley not ready fir prime time.
I thought so too. I had written Davis off as a blowout cleanup guy or emergency only (i.e. injuries...) but glad to see him play and look like he belonged as well. So many things to like about yesterday's win.
What a sweet win yesterday. Wire to wire. KJ, Ivisic and Kylan continue to impress. Nice to see us put up 90 without a great game from Will.
Jake and DGL hitting a shot off the bench. Morez is a dawg!
Still hoping the staff and get the best out of Tre White - we will need him in the conference games.
ILL
Jake and DGL hitting a shot off the bench. Morez is a dawg!
Still hoping the staff and get the best out of Tre White - we will need him in the conference games.
ILL
Seems like at least once a game the ball is stolen while he is standing out front dribbling the ball. Why is he doing that that? Waiting for the offense to position? Analyzing the defense? Just doesn’t work against quick guards.
Liked the Tre White/Josh Hart mention on air. Stat line doesn't show the overall husle/defense/denials he presents. We are gelling great and winning, he is a part of this.
All players are settling into roles. can see him having a more impactful stat line second half of season
All players are settling into roles. can see him having a more impactful stat line second half of season
This. How scary muist it be to face a team that can have 5 players that can shoot the 3 on the floor at the same time. In many different combinations.
The one 3 he hit was huge.
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