This team will be even better if Mayer starts contributing, so I think it’s absolutely the right move for coach to be positive and keep giving him minutes in hopes of building up his confidence.
Maryland 71, Illinois 66 Postgame
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That was Melendez and I had the same reaction.
Same here!!!!! Yeah that was a momentum killer.
Chad Fleck
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On purpose? That is an interesting strategy considering how they played defense the rest of the game.
Yep, he said Maryland knew he was having a rough game and purposely did not bother to guard him. Paraphrasing, of course.
We’ll just have to agree to disagree. I thought it was a foul in real time and thought it was a foul in regular time. Slo-mo it might not be as obvious , but has his left hand on his back and reaches around when still more behind him than on the side. When he does get hand on ball, he is more on the side like you said but foul was already committed.
Like CH’s foul of the 3-point shooter, just not a smart play by him. They had battled back from 10-point deficit to tie it with 7:30 minutes left and he reaches in while in the backcourt. Like I said, I thought it was a foul, and that play will be called a foul 95% of the time. CoHawk played a great game, but that was not a smart play.
Fouling 3-point shooter twice was bad basketball by Illini, but I think they were 7-8 from line last night.
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
That was a bit of a Harden play. I suppose he shouldn't have his hand so close to the ball handler. But I'm not sure I like that sweep through and throw your arm into the defender being called. My memory tells me that's not normally something that is called by college officials?
He got punked a bit at most. Epps' foul on the jump shooter was bad. Running out and contesting and running him over is far worse of a mental infraction.
I think the CoHawk 3-point foul is called more often that not in college. Just can’t hit him on arm like that no matter how soft or you leave yourself open to getting called for foul. But as I pointed out in a previous post, it was the game situation that made it truly a dumb foul. Really bailed them out.
I’m not saying officiating was great — is it ever in the B1G? — but not nearly as bad as all the griping in game thread. They let them play for the most part and bang. But where Illini got in trouble is they seemed to think that meant they wouldn’t call reach in type fouls. Those are much easier for refs to see and will almost always be called. And take away the free throws from the two fouls on 3-pointer shooters and MD only out shot Illini by 4 at line (12-8). That’s pretty damn equal in a road B1G game.
also funny one where CH was shoved to the ground out of bounds on the baseline directly in front of a ref. TV TO called, ref trying to help CH up and explaining why he didn't call anything and Coleman just stayed down and was shaking his head No. pretty hilarious.
frustrating because it was winnable despite a fumbly, disjointed 1st half. clearly still finding their way but this will be a fun journey to follow this season
frustrating because it was winnable despite a fumbly, disjointed 1st half. clearly still finding their way but this will be a fun journey to follow this season
Hand related fouls are the easier ones to call. Play defense with your feet and anticipate. Sometimes people just make good shots.
Yep, exactly. Said it better than I did.
I had just assumed the ref was asking Hawkins, "Am I good at my job?"
haha, i think there are a lot of possibilities that all would have led to the same reaction from Coleman
Not sure it was mentioned, but Luke Goode changes the outcome of last night. I look forward to his return when healthy! We have plenty of firepower until then, but his grit, toughness, and leadership.
I agree. However, if they're a really good scorer... doesn't that mean everyone does?
Remember the Cincinnati game last year? We’re light years ahead of that at this point.
I miss Alma.
Whether it was a foul or not, it was not a smart play. Any reach in risks a foul. Not a good play in the backcourt. Coleman has a tendency for reach fouls when they are not necessary. He seems to be getting better but with his size he should just keep his arms extended.
Agree with the above. In a one possession game, mistakes like these are magnified. I’d add in the offensive foul on Dainga running down the court as another possession lost due to lack of awareness.
While Clark was generally solid, his going 0-10 against Syracuse took away his aggressiveness, as did the loud home crowd. MM also had a couple lazy reach in fouls I wouldn’t expect from a veteran player.
Very impressed they had the grit to come back. Further evidence the ceiling for this team is very high.
That the Maryland fans were so ramped up against The Beloved is a testament to the Illini and the reputation that the Orange has built around the League and the Nation.
The result of this game really doesn't mean much as far as the Season goes. Bigger games await all down the line. But this was valuable as a learning experience for the young Illini talent who were introduced into the Big Ten Road Pressure Cooker and who in general held up well.
And also, for when Madness Time comes. .. a 'pressure' and electric atmosphere and as the Illini continue to blend and learn how to jell together.
This Season is going to be FUN.
Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
Post number 224, too lazy to read the first 223, was too scared to watch the game after the first 5 minutes , so I checked the box score this morning.
https://bigten.org/boxscore.aspx?id...UKD9fi9Ep46aC/+e876plZY5a8/XeQR7d&path=mbball
pretty obvious that our old offensive Achilles heal showed up on the road. Points from beyond the arc, -12. Every other stat was a wash.
https://bigten.org/boxscore.aspx?id...UKD9fi9Ep46aC/+e876plZY5a8/XeQR7d&path=mbball
pretty obvious that our old offensive Achilles heal showed up on the road. Points from beyond the arc, -12. Every other stat was a wash.
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