Pregame: Illinois at Iowa, Sunday, February 2nd, 12:00pm CT, FS1
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Would like to see 20+ from Trent in this game.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
I see us winning one of the next three road games. So if we can hold serve at home over the next 5, I see us going 3-2 over this tough stretch.
BMoreIllini
- Baltimore, MD
Agreed, really need him to stay out of foul trouble and him to be on from deep to stretch the D. Would also like to see Alan hitting from deep as well, fingers crossed he's rested and not rusty.
Well Oturu did still have 20, which isn't nothing. But more importantly, Garza is better than Oturu. Garza could well be first team all American right now. He's shooting 37% from 3 on twice as many attempts as Giorgi, and he's shooting better from 2 than Kofi on more attempts. He's going to be a handful that will take a team effort for sure.
Dre seems to have his swagger back which is huge, especially when we didn’t have AG. If we get some bench production I see us having a chance in the last 2 min and see if Ayo can close another road win. #RoadKill
Garza was the WORST in Teen Wolf.
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Looking forward to the game, I'll be there with another former Krush board member who lives down in the Quad Cities. We went last year and enjoyed ourselves despite the game — this year's should be a good one. When I bought the tickets, I was not expecting us to be riding a 7-game win streak!
Really thought Oturu was a tougher matchup for Kofi than Garza because of his quickness and ball handling. Think Kofi is quicker than Garza and will be a lot tougher to back up than anyone he has faced to date. Foul problem could go either way but not likely to favor Kofi at Iowa. We can probably live with Garza getting 20 just not 35.
he needs to control his fouling for that to happen
This seemed to be the method against Minnesota--worked well enough, Oturu had a decent showing, but Carr was shut down. I'll be interested to see who guards Weiskamp. Iowa essentially plays 4 guards and Garza. The good news is if either Kofi or Giorgi get in foul trouble, I don't think we'll have a length issue.
Defend the three at all costs, don't let Garza rebound, and I think we have a great chance. Getting some foul calls would be great too, they aren't a deep team. If we get into a shootout, we lose.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Not sure if there’s any real reasoning behind it, but the Iowa message board seems fairly sure there will be a large Illini contingent ... probably nothing like my favorite live sports memory in 2005 (SIX THOUSAND Illini fans in Carver plus the Krush ... what a blast!), but it’d be really fun to see a large spattering of orange on top of their white out, haha. Who knows? Illini fans just might give these guys that extra spark they need to pull off that eighth straight.
You’re doin’ God’s work, man!!
Illini4Reel
- Champaign, IL.
Going to the game Saturday. Anyone know of any hangout spots to get food and drinks before the game? Any illini hangout spots?
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I am singing that with Axl Rose voice.
ILL in IA
- Iowa City
I wasn't at the game in 05 but was at the game the last time the Krush took over Carver. I want to say it was Mccameys SR year. They had the entire section behind the basket. I still remember how pissed the Iowa fans were when tip-off happened and the Krush took off their black shirts starting the ILL chant.
That game in '05 was fun. The Hawkeyes gave us quite a challenge before we finished them off. '06 wasn't quite as nice...
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal
I'm honestly not sure. Iowa is very good.
I was curious about Illinois' opponents this year and their assist average for the year vs how they fared against Illinois.
Here is what I found (Assists for the game - Average assists per game for the year)
@MD: -0.7
MICH: -.3.2
@MST:+1.2
PUR: -7.5
@WIS: -7
RUT: -5.8
NW: -2.7
@PUR: -5.8
@MICH: -10.2
MINN: -10.7
That seems to match nicely what I'm seeing. The defense is not allowing good ball movement at all. Any offense is 1 on 1 stuff. That's not a good strategy for team success in basketball. Good for us.
Here is what I found (Assists for the game - Average assists per game for the year)
@MD: -0.7
MICH: -.3.2
@MST:+1.2
PUR: -7.5
@WIS: -7
RUT: -5.8
NW: -2.7
@PUR: -5.8
@MICH: -10.2
MINN: -10.7
That seems to match nicely what I'm seeing. The defense is not allowing good ball movement at all. Any offense is 1 on 1 stuff. That's not a good strategy for team success in basketball. Good for us.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Very interesting.
Thanks
Iowa can be very good offensively if they are hitting threes, if not their defense isn't good enough to stop the Illini if the game is called evenly. Cowan and the Maryland offense got about any shot they wanted last night.
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