Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
At least we have the WBB program.
Missouri 93, Illinois 71 Postgame
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Kobe Brown of Mizzou with most points ever scored by Mizzou player in single game in series. Most points scored by Mizzou in non-OT game in series. Largest margin of victory ever for Mizzou in this series, breaking previous record of 18 back in 1994. Largest margin of victory for either team in series since 2006 when Illini won 82-50.
the national
- the Front Range
My Christmas wish is no more (public) farting noises.
We can certainly hope.
We had people believing we were underrated at the beginning of the year and putting half the team on NBA rosters at some point in the future. So as fans, we overrated the talent. Which is pretty common.
The problem to some degree seems to be that the players felt about the same way. Brad's job was to give them some solid grounding. He seems to have lost that with this team and now collectively they look like they're headed to the Korean Basketball League.
Defense was terrible, but it is not the same defense Illini ran in BU’s first two years. Result tonight was the same, but defenses are different.
At this point it is up to Brad to adjust to his players. Square peg meet round hole
A couple of good stiff Blanton's is a lot of help on a night like this.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
i actually agree. announcers were possibly the best we’ve had all year
You know, I enjoyed watching them beat Mizzou!! They got something good going on. If I was closer, I'd be attending a few of their games.
Mizzou hit some prayers tonight and 2 guys had career nights. That said, we had some serious deficiencies.
My guess at starters next game: Epps, Harris, Mayer, Shannon, Hawkins (tho I disagree with Hawkins).
I enjoyed how Mizzou gathers in a circle at half and after the game. THAT'S chemistry, togetherness, and dare I say CULTURE.
My guess at starters next game: Epps, Harris, Mayer, Shannon, Hawkins (tho I disagree with Hawkins).
I enjoyed how Mizzou gathers in a circle at half and after the game. THAT'S chemistry, togetherness, and dare I say CULTURE.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Ooooooooof.....
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
Not gonna overreact but we stink right now. Also I totally saw this coming, I felt bad about this game all week. Time to change. But right now: yuck
And a football team playing in a bowl game!
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
I think we can all agree: that was certainly one of the basketball games of all time.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
I was struck by how Sundvold talked about the team fractures. He pretty much flat out said the players do not like one another. Did he pick up on this in the pre-game and shoot around? He clearly had some insight and then saw it play out in the game with such poor teamwork on both ends.
In my opinion nobody on this team is an NBA prospect…
I hope our guys have to watch and re-watch this game and see how Mizzou played. They cared. They hustled. They defended. They dove on the floor, gave it their all from the very start of the game. Their body language on the court, during dead balls and in their huddle was markedly different than ours. Our guys looked like they were at an AAU tournament. Our players better wake up and decide if they're gonna play big league ball or not. We don't look like the "Fighting" Illini right now. Ba humbug!
This isn't the over aggressive, always fouling defense we ran five years ago. Also, do you see how guys are just standing around and then lose their man to back cuts all the time? It's not a scheme thing, it's guys just not giving two s*****.
sbillini
- st petersburg, fl
Scary bad. I’m not bball expert, and I’m probably gonna get flack for these suggestions, but these are the changes I’d make, now:
1. Hand the keys to the offense to TSJ. Our issues against high level competition started right around when MM came out of his “slump”. Frankly, I think MM, with his lack of passing/creating offense for anyone but himself + mediocre at best defense is more a liability than as asset. TSJ has shown he can be alpha dog on offense, let him do so and build the offense around him. The guys that’ll be most pissed about that will be gone after this year anyway (or should be gone anyway). The rest (underclassmen) will know that they’ll have the chance to get the keys next year (brad should make sure they know that)
2. Change our defensive philosophy to stop switching so aggressively. We either aren’t fast and/or smart enough to run it effectively.
Brad has done wholesale scheme changes mid-season in the past. I think one is due now.
And do whatever is needed to get team buy in. That’ll be hard intraseason, but not impossible if execution gets better.
1. Hand the keys to the offense to TSJ. Our issues against high level competition started right around when MM came out of his “slump”. Frankly, I think MM, with his lack of passing/creating offense for anyone but himself + mediocre at best defense is more a liability than as asset. TSJ has shown he can be alpha dog on offense, let him do so and build the offense around him. The guys that’ll be most pissed about that will be gone after this year anyway (or should be gone anyway). The rest (underclassmen) will know that they’ll have the chance to get the keys next year (brad should make sure they know that)
2. Change our defensive philosophy to stop switching so aggressively. We either aren’t fast and/or smart enough to run it effectively.
Brad has done wholesale scheme changes mid-season in the past. I think one is due now.
And do whatever is needed to get team buy in. That’ll be hard intraseason, but not impossible if execution gets better.
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