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<blockquote data-quote="Punesguy" data-source="post: 1503602" data-attributes="member: 586472"><p>Wow, between a complete lack of effort during the first half by the Illini and “out of their mind” shooting by Miami it was one of the toughest halves of basketball I have seen in a while!</p><p>The second half got a bit better regarding effort and shooting % but here are a few of my takeaways:</p><p>Our backcourt had an awful night regarding turnovers and defense.</p><p>Kipper was horrific!</p><p>DW plays decent defense and is a complete liability on offense (shocker)!</p><p>Griffin is an athletic freak and will continue to become a bigger key to our success!</p><p>Kofi is a beast and I can’t wait to see how he develops this year ... just look at the progress he’s already made on FT’s.</p><p>Ayo is playing himself out of the first round. 5 of 14 (37%), 0 of 4 from 3, 0 boards and 12 points in 36 minutes. This was his chance on ESPN2 to showcase his talent and for about half of the game he looked apathetic. BU in the presser was asked if the team has a leader and he said it’s everyone’s responsibility. At the beginning of the year I had no doubt this was Ayo’s team and now I’m not so sure.</p><p></p><p>We have a bunch of talent but we have a lot of soul searching to do (coaches and players) and not much time to do it before Maryland and Michigan! I am hopeful but tonight was depressing!<img src="/inc/shield.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shield:" title="Shield :shield:" data-shortname=":shield:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Punesguy, post: 1503602, member: 586472"] Wow, between a complete lack of effort during the first half by the Illini and “out of their mind” shooting by Miami it was one of the toughest halves of basketball I have seen in a while! The second half got a bit better regarding effort and shooting % but here are a few of my takeaways: Our backcourt had an awful night regarding turnovers and defense. Kipper was horrific! DW plays decent defense and is a complete liability on offense (shocker)! Griffin is an athletic freak and will continue to become a bigger key to our success! Kofi is a beast and I can’t wait to see how he develops this year ... just look at the progress he’s already made on FT’s. Ayo is playing himself out of the first round. 5 of 14 (37%), 0 of 4 from 3, 0 boards and 12 points in 36 minutes. This was his chance on ESPN2 to showcase his talent and for about half of the game he looked apathetic. BU in the presser was asked if the team has a leader and he said it’s everyone’s responsibility. At the beginning of the year I had no doubt this was Ayo’s team and now I’m not so sure. We have a bunch of talent but we have a lot of soul searching to do (coaches and players) and not much time to do it before Maryland and Michigan! I am hopeful but tonight was depressing!:shield: [/QUOTE]
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