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<blockquote data-quote="IlliniHardwood" data-source="post: 1838063" data-attributes="member: 748830"><p>You're right, I probably should not have used terms like "elbow" or "brawl" since those don't really convey what I mean. Hard fouls are not inherently dirty, nor is that what I <em>intended to </em>describe. Hard fouls come from playing hard, especially when trying to claw your way back from an embarrassing deficit; dirty players hide behind hard fouls to injure other players -- we don't appear to have any dirty players. Hard fouls are generally a product of ferocity/tenacity, especially when playing with abandon or desperation. We should have shown some desperation and we showed none. I would have liked to have seen some life, such as an Illini playing so hard that they were going to run through anyone who got in their way to get to the ball or bucket. We played like we were trying not to touch anyone. And, Mizzou played like no one was there to stop them because no one was there to stop them -- we didn't show up. Reactive aggression, like a small push or head-to-head argument after the whistle (see DW v McCaffery), comes in the heat of competition when you are really invested and likely energizes your team. We didn't look invested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IlliniHardwood, post: 1838063, member: 748830"] You're right, I probably should not have used terms like "elbow" or "brawl" since those don't really convey what I mean. Hard fouls are not inherently dirty, nor is that what I [I]intended to [/I]describe. Hard fouls come from playing hard, especially when trying to claw your way back from an embarrassing deficit; dirty players hide behind hard fouls to injure other players -- we don't appear to have any dirty players. Hard fouls are generally a product of ferocity/tenacity, especially when playing with abandon or desperation. We should have shown some desperation and we showed none. I would have liked to have seen some life, such as an Illini playing so hard that they were going to run through anyone who got in their way to get to the ball or bucket. We played like we were trying not to touch anyone. And, Mizzou played like no one was there to stop them because no one was there to stop them -- we didn't show up. Reactive aggression, like a small push or head-to-head argument after the whistle (see DW v McCaffery), comes in the heat of competition when you are really invested and likely energizes your team. We didn't look invested. [/QUOTE]
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