We over emphasize the importance of each game. But Illini will shock us tomorrow with a 13 point win. And I’m there tomorrow and ready with my Larry Nassar counter-chants. Who’s with me?
Pregame: Illinois at Michigan State, Saturday, February 10th, 1:00pm CT, CBS
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altgeld88
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I spit this out last evening at the end of a long day. The follow-on is that, as our brother @Piotyr helpfully notes regularly via his EM postings on the BT (https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/games-thread.33610/post-2011617) what matters is our pts per possession (PPP) compared with our opponents' points per possession and the net efficiency measure (EM.)
On that matter, we're doing well, which apparently overcomes our poor shooting defense for now. For now, he said, with hope in his heart.
Play D like we were earlier in the season and that's plenty good enough to win a ton of games
Yep, this team hasn't come close to peaking yet, IMO
I know MSU is at home and desperate and the Illini only won by 3 at home...but TSJ was gone. Doesn't that change the dynamics of match ups? What position is MSU better?
The thing Illinois does at an elite level offensively is shot volume. Even when they aren't shooting well, they're such a good rebounding team that they get multiple chances per offensive trip.I spit this out last evening at the end of a long day. The follow-on is that, as our brother @Piotyr helpfully notes regularly via his EM postings on the BT (https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/games-thread.33610/post-2011617) what matters is our pts per possession (PPP) compared with our opponents' points per possession and the net efficiency measure (EM.)
On that matter, we're doing well, which apparently overcomes our poor shooting defense for now. For now, he said, with hope in his heart.
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Kenpom has us a 1.5 pt dogs… Vegas isn’t so far off.
It’s seems like a ridiculous play unless you are setting a pick.
But why do they all go out of bounds? I’ve seen no example of tossing the ball to a different inbounder where it matters.
crystal ball meth. even though it was nerve racking, I'll keep the win at Md
I always look at the beginning of the game if we hit our free throws early. Win this game will go a long way into the next week. Go Illini.
Maybe the long break between games will allow players to shoot a lot and get right while BU and team scheme some new offense. We are bigger at every position besides center but Sissoko doesn’t scare me.
Nice chart. The MSU game is very important. Would love to see a win up there; let's put more daylight between us and the Badgers.I spit this out last evening at the end of a long day. The follow-on is that, as our brother @Piotyr helpfully notes regularly via his EM postings on the BT (https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/games-thread.33610/post-2011617) what matters is our pts per possession (PPP) compared with our opponents' points per possession and the net efficiency measure (EM.)
On that matter, we're doing well, which apparently overcomes our poor shooting defense for now. For now, he said, with hope in his heart.
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
RichardKeenesCousin
Richard Keene's Cousin
Very True. I'm still mad about the swinging karate chop/punch that connected on Ayo a few years back.
I checked my carbon monoxide detector after reading this CBS article. Turns out it's just Gary Pear who's brain-dead. He and the CBS staff clearly don't know anything about Illinois basketball, nor do they care to. Whatta joke lol
Illini in Indiana
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ok a rational look at this game
Michigan St is playing for their tournament lives, they are currently 2-7 in quad 1 games with few chances left and directly on the bubble.
Illinois is playing for a 2 or 3 seed and to get back in form for a deep tournament run.
I think Illinois needs to get up early and keep a double digit lead for the majority of the game and break them. If it is a close game back in forth, I think the home court (ref's & MSU in the dance $$), will make it tough to win. It'd be nice to be the L that they look at that kept them out of the dance.
Go Illini, show them they can't hang. Illinois W 84-69
Michigan St is playing for their tournament lives, they are currently 2-7 in quad 1 games with few chances left and directly on the bubble.
Illinois is playing for a 2 or 3 seed and to get back in form for a deep tournament run.
I think Illinois needs to get up early and keep a double digit lead for the majority of the game and break them. If it is a close game back in forth, I think the home court (ref's & MSU in the dance $$), will make it tough to win. It'd be nice to be the L that they look at that kept them out of the dance.
Go Illini, show them they can't hang. Illinois W 84-69
I feel like their players play well some games, others fade, but in different games; inconsistent. Which might be why they Sometimes they blow out opponents, other times they lose a head scratcher.
Shannon didn’t play in The first matchup. Hopefully bodes well for Illini.
Haha exactly what I was alluding to. The circumstances around that game were uncannily similar to this one.
Illinois entered both games with 5 losses and in the top 10 of the AP poll.
MSU entered both games with 9 losses and desperately needed to win for their tournament resume.
Both games were in East Lansing in February.
Illinois entered both games on a winning streak - 3 games this year and 7 games in 2021.
Hoping for a different outcome. I think there's no question we're the better team but a desperate Izzo at the Breslin Center and his posse of officials is hard to beat.
Well and if memory serves the Ayo hit wasn’t an isolated incident but a culmination of physical play the refs let go. I remember several instances of Illini taking exception to an overly physical foul and near dust ups. I expect more of the same today.
They mixed us up with Sparty. They're 1-5 in road games with the only win by two in College Park.
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