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.Would like to see 20+ from Trent in this game.
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.You must’ve missed Kofi guarding Oturda outside, staying between O and the basket, then forcing a walk...
Big test. Iowa’s offense very good, 4th in Kenpom
Efficiency and they’re among national leaders in assists. IMO best approach is try to get Garza in some foul trouble - it worked for Maryland.
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.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.
he needs to control his fouling for that to happenWould like to see 20+ from Trent in this game.
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.Garza will get his. We need to keep him off the offensive boards. Limit his second chance attempts. Shut down the threes and keep Kofi out of foul trouble.
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!
I am singing that with Axl Rose voice.We're on our way to Iowa City
To get a win
Though it might not be pretty.
#8STR8
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.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!!
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!!
The Illini are a better overall team
Very interesting.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.
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
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.I'm honestly not sure. Iowa is very good.