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RJ after this game, sadly.
Indiana 71, Illinois 68 Postgame
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Wrong. Rj is much better at shooting gaps and setting up the press.
I was surprised that RJ was in the game for the last shot after sitting most of the 2nd half. No way he makes that shot.
So many points off of busted plays for IU in the second half. We got broken down too many times and caught scrambling.
Bummed about this but mostly I just feel sorry for RJ. So tough to watch him right now.
Bummed about this but mostly I just feel sorry for RJ. So tough to watch him right now.
I hope that’s the case but I imagine losing playing time, getting benched and whatever is going on with his shooting is going to cause him to leave
Not sure what’s more frustrating, the missed lay-ups or the second chance wide open 3 balls they drained over and over again.
Even if they both had a year left, we are now in an environment where transfers/NIL change the landscape of rosters each year. The days of most guys being at one school the whole time is an anomaly.
At least he didn't airball it this timeMan, if RJ just could have made that last shot, I think it would have really helped for him.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
I think you just described basketball. Wanna point out all the good things that made it so close?
He’s probably not
It was his closest attempt of the day. Including the layups.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
There is a very small chance we get a steal.
There was almost a 100% chance of needing a 3 pointer in the last seconds.
Who are you putting in now? (that's rhetorical)
If you want to point to anything going wrong / costing us the game, it was really just IU being tougher than us on the glass in the 2nd half and making plays to get 50/50 balls. They were bound to start burying some threes, and we gave them way too many opportunities. Thought we did well on TJD, thought we forced JHS into some difficult twos on PnR, we just didn’t grab enough boards or have enough possessions in the 2nd half to keep the lead. Props to IU, they just out-battled us down the stretch, and it’s not surprising we’re losing games like these (that we won last year with 5th year Trent) when we’ve got 2 freshmen and 2 sophomores in the lineup in the final minutes. We’re young, and that’s gonna happen. Heck of a fight overall by our guys though.
I agree with you. But there are a number of games we ‘should’ have won that we did not this year.
Here’s to proving me wrong and winning the next four.
Mayer was in
Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
I would feel better if we they had a 10 pt lead at the first tv timeout and we never got closer than that. Then the not having our best player excuse feels ok.
Quite a few spicy takes already in the thread. Some of y'all need to go for a walk or just take a break for the rest of the day.
Lost on the road without TSJ and fought down to the end. No gripes here, the guys played their tails off and came up short in a hostile environment. The refs were hot garbage like usual, but no excuses. Iron sharpens iron. Good experience for the team moving forward.
The Dance is going to be wide open this year. Still feel good about our squad moving into March and the Madness that will surely ensue
Lost on the road without TSJ and fought down to the end. No gripes here, the guys played their tails off and came up short in a hostile environment. The refs were hot garbage like usual, but no excuses. Iron sharpens iron. Good experience for the team moving forward.
The Dance is going to be wide open this year. Still feel good about our squad moving into March and the Madness that will surely ensue
Coaches have to understand their personnel. When you need guys on the floor who can all hit shots you can’t have a young man in the game with a huge slump and confidence issues. You have to read the situation. Indiana left him wide open in the first half and he tossed up an air ball.
I give them credit for a revised defensive plan that frustrated TJD and kept us in the game but the details still matter. Disappointed.
I give them credit for a revised defensive plan that frustrated TJD and kept us in the game but the details still matter. Disappointed.
Looking at the box score, it's surprising we were in control most of the way. Indiana outshot us 44 to 39 percent, and 45 to 30 on threes. They out-rebounded and out-assisted us too. The only thing we did better was a few less turnovers and a few more free throws. We simply couldn't make a shot when we needed one.
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
The team that just (should’ve) beaten a top 15 team on the road without TSJ will for sure lose to a team that’s 3-12 in the B1G. Yeah no for sure
PizzaHutParkingLot
- McPherson, KS
Watching IU’s high low and Hood-Schifino’s midrange game was frustrating
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