Illinois 97, Missouri 73 Postgame
I'm not a basketball expert, and my wife (also Illini, btw) definitely less so. But it didn't take her long to start talking about last night's game this morning: "Do you know why last night's win was so much fun?" Me: "Winning?" Ignores that comment: "The way they played as a team. The passing was so good. The way they shared the ball." Me: "Yep." Her again: "I would really like to have been there." Me, thinking: "I know where we will be late next December."
I'm a lucky guy.
I'm a lucky guy.
Look at Houston schedule, they could be vastly overrated. Best win is Xavier by 6 points
Coffee tastes exceptionally good this morning!
It is simply points per 100 possessions adjusted for opponent. ppp*100 offense - ppp*100 defense, which he calls AdjEM. Teams are ranked by AdjEM.
Last night we were 126 ppp*100 unadjusted offense. While giving up 94.8 ppp*100 on D. 126 is a big number. The top teams are around the mid 120s on offense.
Just think what the final would have been if Marcus and Luke just shoot 35% on open 3s last night…..
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Gates' presser is worth a watch. He is very complimentary of our team and the staff.
Is it finally safe to utter TSJ’s name in the same breath as all time Illini greats, without being shouted down?
It‘s not an insult. What isn’t he doing at an elite level? A blur in the open court, a menace on defense, finishes in the paint, hits his 3’s, rebounds, finds teammates, sets a great example of what it takes to be great at this level…
Enjoy it, folks.
Tell me you don’t know basketball without telling me you don’t know basketball. This post is hilarious
Did you even watch the game?
Could say the same about Quincy and Coleman. As long as it averages out.
Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
Holy crap, I missed it, anybody know when it might replay
Tacomallini
- Washington State
Leading up to QG’s 4 point play in the 1st half was a really impressive sequence from Amani. He fought for an offensive rebound, and was arguably fouled. Hustled down the floor to get in position, grabbed a grown man defensive rebound, kicked out for the hockey assist. Around 3:20 left in 1st iirc.
sacraig
- The desert
Margin/efficiency is a big part. But also that we are at the point where preseason metrics get de-emphasized by his model and we have performed better than the preseason predictions.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
And for good measure, here’s Tim Anderson
1. Beating Mizzou just feels right.
2. Kenpom wrote the following article detailing why scoring margin is a good metric which would lead to why he sets his ranking the way he does, i.e. not just wins and losses.
https://kenpom.com/blog/evidence-that-scoring-margin-matters/
2. Kenpom wrote the following article detailing why scoring margin is a good metric which would lead to why he sets his ranking the way he does, i.e. not just wins and losses.
https://kenpom.com/blog/evidence-that-scoring-margin-matters/
Who is jumping higher in that photo, Shannon or Sencire?
IlliniTilDeath
- Chicago, IL
I’ve been closely watching Sencire every time the camera pans the bench. He looks like he’s genuinely enjoying the run and that says so much an about the type of person he is.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Goes well with Huggies wipes.
Thank you Fighting Illini for the great pre-Christmas gift we all got last night. We hoped for it. We wanted it. We dropped hints for it. We needed it. It’s just the ‘right size’. You wrapped it nicely. You delivered it! And we loved it.
Shannon is just a flat-out joy to watch. An offense weapon from anywhere on the floor. Any chance he can stay here forever?
And from the whole team... Ball Movement! Rebounding! Energy! Hawkins hitting sweet Threes. QG-Man looking great.
So, thanks again. Uh, just one more thing. We’d like another gift come ‘round March time. As much as we like what you gave us yesterday... what we want in a few months would be even bigger and better and in an even nicer box. So, how about it? And you guys will want that too!
Get used to having success, Illini Nation. That’s so much sweeter than the alternative.
Question for the future: How do the Illini defend that Big Dude from Purdue when the day arrives? Everything with that guy is a size miss-match.
And as for the quote about the Illini being a Final Four team? That’s nice, but what I want is for the Illini to be a FINAL ONE TEAM. We've already done the 'Four' thing the last time around.
Shannon is just a flat-out joy to watch. An offense weapon from anywhere on the floor. Any chance he can stay here forever?
And from the whole team... Ball Movement! Rebounding! Energy! Hawkins hitting sweet Threes. QG-Man looking great.
So, thanks again. Uh, just one more thing. We’d like another gift come ‘round March time. As much as we like what you gave us yesterday... what we want in a few months would be even bigger and better and in an even nicer box. So, how about it? And you guys will want that too!
Get used to having success, Illini Nation. That’s so much sweeter than the alternative.
Question for the future: How do the Illini defend that Big Dude from Purdue when the day arrives? Everything with that guy is a size miss-match.
And as for the quote about the Illini being a Final Four team? That’s nice, but what I want is for the Illini to be a FINAL ONE TEAM. We've already done the 'Four' thing the last time around.
Exactly my comments to the boys in the hotel this morning. We put up 110, easily if we hit 33% of our open 3s. Even though we missed open shots, they were good shots, and I trust those same players every time with that shot.
Don't worry about Edey - he will get his no matter what. Defend the 3 and Purdue is vulnerable.
