I think that's a very fair take. Seems to me that when this team is at their very best, the backcourt (Plummer and Frazier) has really got it going. Success seems to trend with how Frazier plays. Maybe that's just a short sighted approach, but it sure seems like if he plays well, they play well. Consistency has really been a problem.
Indiana 65, Illinois 63 Postgame
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1 turnover, 1 steal, 4 assists, 10 rebounds. Clean it up.
Consistent enough to win the conference. So if we were up and down so was everyone else and most of those teams were fully healthy.
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I was wondering why it was missing a "STATE" in the middle...
not at all. Kid plays hard, needs to clean it up and just make the play. Pretty simple. Must have some merit when announcers mention it. Guess we shall see how they respond come next week. Enjoy
There are just so many on here today . . .
It hasn't been consistent. In conference play, they started 10-2 and finished 5-4(including today) down the stretch. This team didn't just lack consistency for games, they lacked consistency by halves. How many times this year were they great in the first half and awful in the second or vice versa. The amount of games where they led by double digits and lost is astounding. It's a tough bunch to figure out. No more room for error anymore. One and done.
The stupidity meter is pegged . . .
Yes, but that takes CoHawk off the floor. We need his length. I think it is a wash.
like i have stated. its not just this game. he cleans things up and he could very well be the best PG in the conference. His shot is absolutely broke. Tough kid, just clean things up.
The 2007 team says hi . . . .
No disagreements on his shot being broke. He absolutely needs to improve his mid-range game. But that doesn't take away from the fact that he was really good today on both sides of the floor. He had two bad plays which stick out and other than that he did what we needed him to do.
We would be singing his praises if he made that layup at the end. He just missed it -- that's it.
Illini2010-11
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As much as I hate any Illini team ever losing to IU, this loss really does not bother me. The team left many points out there with missed open looks and missed free throws, but still only lost by one possession to a team with their backs against the wall! Belo really does make this team so much better when he is in the game, and I can 100% live with that last drive he took. Can't really ask for a better look than that. Only thing that really annoyed me was Plummer getting tentative down the stretch when he had the open shot (need his confidence to hit his open shots next week).
Conference tournaments always draw crazy drama, and we have already seen it happen across almost all major conferences (Big 12, SEC, and B1G). Time to get Grandison healthy (going to need him) and rest the legs for hopefully a long run in the Tourney! Last year the team grinded through the B1G tourney and looked worn out by the time the NCAA Tourney started. The excuse of tired legs is now off the table. Time to shake off the poor shooting performance today and prepare for an extended run in the Tourney.
I trust Brad will have this team ready and hungry next week.
Conference tournaments always draw crazy drama, and we have already seen it happen across almost all major conferences (Big 12, SEC, and B1G). Time to get Grandison healthy (going to need him) and rest the legs for hopefully a long run in the Tourney! Last year the team grinded through the B1G tourney and looked worn out by the time the NCAA Tourney started. The excuse of tired legs is now off the table. Time to shake off the poor shooting performance today and prepare for an extended run in the Tourney.
I trust Brad will have this team ready and hungry next week.
exactly, clean it up. 1-7fg, 3-7ft. Fts lost game and missed layups. Enjoy the tourney next week. Hopefully he cleans it up by then.
I’m excited for next weekend when Belo wins us a game (hopefully two).
I thought it was a well played game by us. That is how we are going to beat high scoring teams like Iowa. We are not likely beat teams like that 96 to 93.
It has been consistent. We won the damn regular season conference title. You can't get anymore consistent than that. Stop.
I have no idea what that means
It means that as bad as we might feel with today’s loss, keep it in perspective as to where we were but a short time ago . . .
Larry S has been fired from two other jobs in the last year.
Ya I was literally thinking we needed 5 rebounds from Hawkins during that last stretch but Curbelo was the one who stepped up in that department.
I wonder if he’s thought about going 20,10,10 with no turnovers every game? Seems like a good coach would tell him to clean it up like that.
We'll agree to disagree here. The Big Ten co-champion should not be a 4 seed in the tournament and they should have beaten Indiana.
Now, I know Kofi was missing in a couple, but I look at:
Cincinnati(double digit lead @ Neutral)
Marquette (double digit lead @ Marquette)
Ohio State(double digit lead @ Home)
Arizona(double digit lead @ Home)
Purdue (double digit lead @ West Lafayette)
Now, let's look at some wins
Northwestern (double digit lead @ home, got to 1)
Maryland (double digit lead @ home in first half, then went down 4)
MSU(double digit lead @ home, won by 1)
Those are all games where "the drought" occurred.
Now, I'm not going to take 15-5 and stick my nose up at it. It's a HUGE accomplishment. They'll be raising a banner and knowing that, to me, makes everything else gravy this year.
That said, this year....each game....has been a roller coaster of emotion because they never could play a full, even, 40 minutes.
I'm trying to be realistic, while at the same time being appreciative of the season these young men gave us.
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