Dee's full court speed with the ball is unmatched... however...
When TJ makes up his mind to go...his power and acceleration is like, unbelievable. I actually think he goes so fast that he can't control the dribble which gets him into trouble.
Illinois 91, Michigan 87 2OT Postgame
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When TJ makes up his mind to go...his power and acceleration is like, unbelievable. I actually think he goes so fast that he can't control the dribble which gets him into trouble.
Shows that a large percentage of our issues are self-inflicted.
The board or the team? I say yes to both.
My spouse's former boss is a jerk and a BIG scUM fan/alum. It's been years since I've seen him, yet tonight my greatest pleasure comes from imagining him crouching in the dark in his basement surrounded by blue and yellow knowing his beloved were beaten AGAIN by the good guys and most probably kept from the
. Thank you guys!Completely agree. I've listened to a few of the after darks now and he brings absolutely nothing to the table. He offers no analysis, no insight, no personality, no humor, and no original takes. Not sure why he's there. Greg is pretty great in his role as a comedic instigator and he does have some pretty decent takes when he's being serious. Just goes to show Michigan fans aren't all bad, so long as they never actually go to Ann Arbor for school
They’ve already got video officials … Us!
Nothing is easy with this team, their continued lack of execution made this game harder then it had to be, with that said, a win is a win, now they've set themselves up nicely to improve on their seeding and going into Mackey Arena and pulling off a upset and a deep BTT run would do just that. Side note: what the hell has happened to Dainja? Has BU just given up on the kid?
TSJ has more speed and power than Brown in driving to the hoop with the ball. Brown, with the ball in full court, is about as fast as they come. Two different things...but not so much different that we should care. Glad both were Illini....in the end.
I don't think Hawkins is going to the NBA. He is a bit overshadowed by Mayer and TJ currently and is not the focal point of the offense where he can truly showcase himself. He has his moments of course and his games where he looks like a sure fire NBA draft pick but then he takes a seat back in other games and/or isn't always as consistent as he can be. I would be shocked if he doesn't come back to college. We'll gladly take him back for another year if we can. He's a little bit of an enigma but I think he's starting to make less mistakes, take less bad shots, and playing smarter as the year has gone on.
Did he ever see the young version of Derrick Rose? His first step from the top of the key was EXPLOSIVE.
One might say that the Illini prevailed by the length of a...
Anyway, this game would have been a soul-crushing loss. Instead, they seized victory instead of folding and giving up when things were going sideways near the end.
This gives additional hope for the Illini showing in the Tournaments. While at key moments this past season they suffered from the lack of a floor Alpha... against Michigan the Illini Alpha-spirit showed up big time — shared by a couple of guys.
No Clark. No Epps. Just imagine those guys at their best added to that floor mix.
Yeah, totally. He offers nothing to the show. He’s just a complete dud. It’s almost embarrassing how bad he is.Greg W. and the other dude, seem to be sitting there just sorta hoping he gets through it…seems like they’re legit nervous and nodding in encouragement almost. They definitely seem uneasy when he starts in. It’s pretty bad…a couple times they looked outright puzzled by what he had to say.
He’s walking proof that..just because you played D1 basketball at high level it doesn’t mean you can talk intelligibly/somewhat articulately about it.
I loved Coleman took it hard into the lane multiple times early in the game. Unfortunately they did not drop so he stopped doing it. Instead of practicing 3 pointers he should practice the 8 footers jump hooks, finger rolls and fadeaways.
Need to see more of this next year. RJ needs to play relaxed. The talent is there. This year MM and TSJ are hogging all the shots.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Dee could turn the light switch off and be in bed b4 it got dark.....
But this year that has translated into a charge about 80% of the time (if a foul is called). Got to stop lowering that shoulder.
Just like Cool Papa Bell....
This math isnt mathing........
TSJ draws like 3-4 shooting fouls on drives per game. For 80% of the calls on his drives to be charges he'd have to charge like 16 times LOL
Even if he even drew 1 foul on drives a game, he'd have to average 4 charges to make that math work. He seems to get 1-2 charges a game. Its probably less than 50%
Wasn't sure why no Dain in se ond half. And from my view of the bench he didn't appear to happy.
Corn?
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Corn stalks maybe
Zorak
- Naperville
That's exactly what Brad brought them in to do.
NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
Giving this a 'Like' for the Harpo Marx reference.
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