Ohio State 87, Illinois 81 Postgame

#11      

azillini1

Scottsdale
We do not have a great defensive team/intensity. They shoot 54% on our floor and nearly the same from 3. We outrebounded them and the FT% were nearly identical... it is defensive effort/strategy.
 
#17      

Deleted member 29907

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Outcoached. When the other team takes that much effort to take away one guy - you have to respond better And, when one guy starts making shots, you have to put a full out effort to get him off his run. Other players having hero games against us happens way too often.
 
#19      
Ayo fouled on drive. No call. All American at home always gets that call

Miller shouldered in the face. Foul on miller

Kid takes five steps. no travel. Announcers laugh at how bad travel was.

kid steps out of bounds. No call announcers laugh about the no call

the big ten decides who it protects. Plain and simple.
 
#20      
This game was lost when EJ Liddell committed to Ohio State. He was too good today. 3s, Midrange Jumpers, Tough inside buckets. I don't think we played bad, but Ohio State really controlled the entire game. Ahrens got us for some transition 3s. We made it close at the end, but overall another loss to a strong gritty team similar to Mizzou, Rutgers. Kofi missed FTs a big problem.

We just seem like a soft team to me. Our highest level, is really high. But our average level, is really mediocre.
 
#21      
Hard to win games when you don't play the first 5 minutes. How many times have we seen this happen?
 
#23      
It's not a coincidence teams/ opposing players are shooting lights out from a distance. We allow waaaaaaaaay too many runs and momentum swings. You can't be waiting for the refs to see other things at the end of the game when they're anticipating fouls.
 
#24      
The John Groce press conference will start soon. You know, the one where BU will say “we played a really good team today and I need to do a better job of preparing for our opponents so that we don’t get down 16 to 20 points in the first half each time.”
 
#25      

Steelyunk

Tobacco Road
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Saved this for the postgame but could have easily posted it in first half.