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Welp, that ain't gonna happen when we play like we did today.Welp. Gotta sweep the Indiana road trip. Really not sure what happened. It fell apart so fast.
Welp, that ain't gonna happen when we play like we did today.Welp. Gotta sweep the Indiana road trip. Really not sure what happened. It fell apart so fast.
They’re better than us.Why do we always lose to Maryland
We're going to need to offer some sort of proof of that contention that we're dangerous at full strength if we want to be seeded that way.
Breathe, folks. The sky isn't falling just yet.
Not good at math, but I think that equates to a 30-10 Maryland run.We were up 55-51. We lost 65-81. Yikes.
LOL you are really interested in those grade outs. You mentioned it in the game thread, too.Going to be interesting to see the player grade outs on this one. Also, no field goals in the last four minutes. Our droughts, first or second half, must stop if we are going to make a run.
Lol! I don't remember that at all, but I believe you. Never been an analytics guy with sports but I've been intrigued and want to explore.LOL you are really interested in those grade outs. You mentioned it in the game thread, too.
No, not at all, you misread what I was saying. I was actually just saying we never were able to establish an inside presence offensively.
Exactly. ‘The sky is falling’ aptly describes my stock portfolio at the moment, but certainly not an Illini team that will be 2nd place in conference after tonight, having acheived that with constantly cobbled-together lineups and their top two players (according to pre-season accolades) barely seeing any tick together all season.Breathe, folks. The sky isn't falling just yet.
Now if this continues into mid-February, go ahead and press those Defcon 1 buttons.
Exactly. ‘The sky is falling’ aptly describes my stock portfolio at the moment, but certainly not an Illini team that will be 2nd place in conference after tonight, having acheived that with constantly cobbled-together lineups and their top two players (according to pre-season accolades) barely seeing any tick together all season.
I don't like monte's offense. And maybe im debating for the sake of debating. But frazier plummer and grandy (usually Kofi as well) are the "scorers". When Illinois isn't scoring why is it his fault and nobody else's? He is a defense, rebound, hustle, glue guy. So why does he get crucified when an aspect outside of his skillset is lacking? This stems from past boards as well....didn't really love his d tonight.I understand there are a lot of DW stans out there. He does make timely plays and shows grit.
That being said..
The dude is just a complete liability on offense. I said it before the season, but he has to come off the bench. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a worse finisher in the paint. When he isn’t hitting wide open 3s (3 or 4 tonight) you are getting nothing from him.
Surely someone can step up and fill the void there.
Obviously he wasn’t the only issue tonight. Scott and the crew just pounded it down low.
I get it. I wasn't trying to call you out. Some people will always blame the refs. But I think the notion from the Purdue game that "the losing fans will always complain about officiating" is false. The board complained on Monday because the officials were bad. There haven't been many complaints about them today because the officials were acceptable.This was anticipatory. We played like crap but I figured people would blame the refs
I just don’t think he is a big enough difference maker on defense to make up for his non existent offense. I don’t think you can have a guy like him starting on a team with title aspirations.I don't like monte's offense. And maybe im debating for the sake of debating. But frazier plummer and grandy (usually Kofi as well) are the "scorers". When Illinois isn't scoring why is it his fault and nobody else's? He is a defense, rebound, hustle, glue guy. So why does he get crucified when an aspect outside of his skillset is lacking? This stems from past boards as well....didn't really love his d tonight.
I appreciate context. But as a person who hates giving myself excuses i don't really love how much we have to excuse / accept bc of them. I get we have had a rough go of it, but saying we lost without Kofi/ curbelo/ bc of concussions / etc doesn't mean we would have actually won otherwise (most of the time we probably would ill admit). Maybe i should save this thought for our impending non-ranked thread
then why not get the freshman in more?
If the other 4 are playing well i say he is a must start. When the offense isn't flowing i say he may deserve less tick. I guess my arguement is....monte should start every game, but his minutes should reflect game flowI just don’t think he is a big enough difference maker on defense to make up for his non existent offense. I don’t think you can have a guy like him starting on a team with title aspirations.
They are absolutely not awful. Lots of talent there.No excuses for this loss. Maryland is absolutely awful. All that needs to be said.