UmmmmâŚ..sorry but Tomi may not be right the rest of this season. Probably lost a lot of weight, isnât practicing and will take time to get stamina back. I like your optimism though!You guys are wildThe Postgame thread shouldnât open for 24 hours after a loss.
Get Tomi back, weâll be fine. B10 title is gone but we can still beat anybody in the country and get hot in March
Nebraska 80, Illinois 74 OT Postgame
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This is it
This team is more than capable to do thatâŚ
Except this year we are in free fall and moving hard in the wrong direction.... and the player we need the most to try to get right is out indefinitely with mono. I feel way better about last year's team at this point even with TSJ out.I think itâs important to put this team into perspective compared to last year:
Last Year: 16-5 Overall / 7-3 Big 10 / 3-4 Q1 Games
This Year: 14-7 Overall / 6-5 Big 10 / 4-6 Q1 Games
Weâre not THAT far off from last year. Yes the vibes were definitely better, but this team has so much more up and down. Hopefully we can go on a little run and get good vibes for March
How do you think the team would have looked if we had gotten Maddox? I got the impression we really wanted him and he isnât necessarily lighting it up at Xavier so wondering how different the philosophy for the team would have been.
The last time I was on a roller coaster like this one, they shut it down for a major overhaul.
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- Chicago Burbs
Do you know how many teams make the tournament?
We were also missing a Dude for a decent portion of the season up to this point.
Bingo. People underestimated everything that he does for us on both ends. The offense ran through him. He's a great passer out of the post, he'd get you the easy bucket, he drew doubles ......
He is irreplaceable and it would be nice if he got back this year before it totally gets away.
He is irreplaceable and it would be nice if he got back this year before it totally gets away.
sacraig
- The desert
I'm not sure i understand what you are saying? If we showed consistency and focus, we would already be on a run lol.
The whole point of "going on a run" is taking a talented team, coaching staff pushing the right buttons, finding that consistency and focus, and we start rolling.
This team can 100% do that.
I donât think itâs the money that is influencing playing time. Underwood clearly thinks that Benâs floor spacing is essential. Heâs bought hook line and sinker into the 3 point math game. He believes that is the way you win,
And heâs right in that when itâs cooking like vs Oregon, that is our highest upside. But the problem is 3 pt shooting is so variant you canât depend on that system to win night in and night out.
Weâve traded competitive tough junk yard dogs like Harris, Hansberry, Rodgers for shooters. Unfortunately they canât shoot good each night
In other news, pitchers and catchers report in about two weeks.
Is it possible that both a coach who vetted a player for NIL and the donor or donors who footed the bill also want to irrationally believe in their investment. It's not easy to cut losses for anybody in this picture.
Yes ⌠$$$ wise though ⌠It was us or Nova âŚ
biglug58
- Chicago, IL
Nepotism at its finest. Rarely works.
We donât have TSJ and MD this year
Humrichous is not turning it around. He's add 20 games to turn it around. At least with White and Riley, you see more consistent flashes of good play. You barely see it with Humrichous. Do you really expect him to turn it around in the next few weeks? He is who he is...a poor major conference player who should be playing at a mid major
Desmond ClaudeâŚ.
With the exception of a few games, this is absolutely correct. To advance in the tournament the 3 point shooting must improve and be markedly more consistent.
I'm no PJ Carlesimo, but I think I understand basketball. Can someone explain to me what our offense is. We score a lot of points, but all I see is 4 guys standing around the 3 pt line and 1 guy inside. The guy will the ball dribbles around a bit while the other 3 on the perimeter stand perfectly still. I think the defense can't see them if they don't move. Then we either take a contested 3 or swing it around the perimeter until someone decides to shoot a 3. Maybe every once in a while someone will drive to the hoop.
Underwood seems to be convinced, just take a lot of 3s, it doesn't matter if you don't make them. If you get enough shots up, you'll score. Well for decades there was another way. You ran an offense. Players were constantly moving, they were setting screens the were working to get open looks from all 3 levels. Remember how many open shots from 6 ft in James Augustine used to get from actually running an offense? That was great.
Underwood seems to be convinced, just take a lot of 3s, it doesn't matter if you don't make them. If you get enough shots up, you'll score. Well for decades there was another way. You ran an offense. Players were constantly moving, they were setting screens the were working to get open looks from all 3 levels. Remember how many open shots from 6 ft in James Augustine used to get from actually running an offense? That was great.
I totally agree! He needs to be coached during the game and the bench has a very effective way of teaching a player what they are or are not going to tolerate and the expectations. Playing time and taking it away is the most effective way of altering a players Performance!
I also wonder how much brad's own demand for money for a player he wants and how much individual say a high value donor has when they make a nil donation for said player means.
As in, brad wants ben h, donor says he'll pay x, who has the say in how much he plays? Both want the investment to work but who pulls the plug if it doesn't?
Because you can't piss off donors and coaches want their own recommendations to work.
As in, brad wants ben h, donor says he'll pay x, who has the say in how much he plays? Both want the investment to work but who pulls the plug if it doesn't?
Because you can't piss off donors and coaches want their own recommendations to work.
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