Pregame: Illinois at Nebraska, Tuesday, January 11th, 7:30pm CT, BTN

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#276      

ChazzReinhold

Mom! The Meatloaf!
Would it be that the Big 12 seems to play a more wide open one on one game and the Big Ten doesn't which is why that defensive system didn't work or was it more personnel? If it was personnel, why haven't we gone back to it? I've been trying to figure out why it worked at Oklahoma St but not here.
BU backed off the defensive pressure halfway through the big 12 schedule which led to a winning streak that got them into the tournament.
 
#277      
Illini 82
nebby 66

hope that scUM actually shows up Friday ,,,,,I still have my doubts.......
I'm with you Pru..... I'll be shocked if Coward-19 and company plays us Friday. And I don't want a forfeit.....
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BU backed off the defensive pressure halfway through the big 12 schedule which led to a winning streak that got them into the tournament.
I always thought it was the opposite. I thought he used that pressure defense half way through the year and that is sparked the run and why he used that philosophy to start here.
 
#281      
Illini: 87
Nebby: 61

Why?
1) They play fast. More possessions for us. Bad for them.
2) Their undersized center has been their best player the last few games. We have Kofi Mountain. Bad for them.
3) They give up 3's. We have TF, Liquid Plum, Slim, and DMFW. Bad for them.
4) IF Bryce McGowan is out (see a previous post), they will be even thinner. Bad for them.
 
#283      
Illini: 87
Nebby: 61

Why?
1) They play fast. More possessions for us. Bad for them.
2) Their undersized center has been their best player the last few games. We have Kofi Mountain. Bad for them.
3) They give up 3's. We have TF, Liquid Plum, Slim, and DMFW. Bad for them.
4) IF Bryce McGowan is out (see a previous post), they will be even thinner. Bad for them.
5) we have 3 pretty darn good freshman who just got about another week of practice in.
 
#284      

pruman91

Paducah, Ky
Illini: 87
Nebby: 61

Why?
1) They play fast. More possessions for us. Bad for them.
2) Their undersized center has been their best player the last few games. We have Kofi Mountain. Bad for them.
3) They give up 3's. We have TF, Liquid Plum, Slim, and DMFW. Bad for them.
4) IF Bryce McGowan is out (see a previous post), they will be even thinner. Bad for them.
So , are you saying both McGowens brothers are out tonight ?
 
#286      
Here's my parlay
85 - 67 good guys
Kofi 28 and 14
11 Illini in the scoring column
Lieb with 4 points
Good luck, but I don't see Lieb with the 4 points because of how little time BU gives the subs in blowouts. We could be up 30 with 4 minutes to go and Kofi, Trent and Plummer will all still be in. (now that I type that out, it's refreshing to have a coach so good that my main complaint is the subs like RJ don't play enough in blowouts...)

Hope I'm wrong on Lieb and you nail your parlay
 
#287      
Let's destroy the inbred corn huskers (seriously they have one of the goofiest nicknames in all of college sports. Not as goofy as Hoosiers but its definitely up there haha)

Feed Kofi as much as possible. He has a BIG appetite (or so I've heard😄
 
#288      

sacraig

The desert
Let's destroy the inbred corn huskers (seriously they have one of the goofiest nicknames in all of college sports. Not as goofy as Hoosiers but its definitely up there haha)

Feed Kofi as much as possible. He has a BIG appetite (or so I've heard😄
Yeah but they are also a really great and friendly fan base. I have no ill will toward the Huskers or their fans.

I'd still like to destroy them, of course, but I won't be calling them names.
 
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Good luck, but I don't see Lieb with the 4 points because of how little time BU gives the subs in blowouts. We could be up 30 with 4 minutes to go and Kofi, Trent and Plummer will all still be in. (now that I type that out, it's refreshing to have a coach so good that my main complaint is the subs like RJ don't play enough in blowouts...)

Hope I'm wrong on Lieb and you nail your parlay
Don't worry. I don't have any real money on it. Just throwing them out for fun and the coveted internet street cred. Have to throw out some unlikely scenarios to make it interesting.

I do think that with a couple of garbage minutes against this small Nebby team, Lieb could get a few buckets. 🤷 Let's go B...Lieb.
 
#292      

pruman91

Paducah, Ky
Bryce will be playing. I believe the original post was saying that it'd be better for us if Bryce was out instead of Trey.
OK........................Trey always seemed have a good game against us....the frosh MaG seems to be a chucker from the cheap seats and whines a lot.....

I still say 20 + win for the beloved and please give R J some extra minutes.....
 
#293      
I believe we'll lead by 8-12 most of the game, but hit some 3's around the 8 minute mark to finally put them away.....82-64 good guys
 
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Yeah but they are also a really great and friendly fan base. I have no ill will toward the Huskers or their fans.

I'd still like to destroy them, of course, but I won't be calling them names.
Good point man. I shouldn't have said "inbred" because that would be Iowa tweety bird fans Nebraska fans are honestly good people and I've met quite a few of them that are just hoping their football program gets back on track.

GO ILLINI!
 
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I always thought it was the opposite. I thought he used that pressure defense half way through the year and that is sparked the run and why he used that philosophy to start here.
He backed off of the pressure a few games into the conference schedule, but I don't think the switch in philosophy was material. The first few games they played in the Big 12 season that year were against extremely efficient offenses. Their schedule got softer in the middle of their conference slate, which coincided with their improved defensive performance. Once they hit the end of the schedule and played top-shelf offenses again they reverted to early form (which continued in the NCAA tournament, especially against an extremely efficient Michigan team). They lost their last four games, all against offenses that Pomeroy had in his top 11, while giving up an average of 1.28 points per possession. In their first two games vs. KU and ISU, which were three of their last four opponents, they gave up 1.23 which is more or less the same outcome.

The whole 'switched defenses and won' thing is a great narrative, but they really just did a better job of playing less talented opponents. They were a weird team, best in the country offensively but 155th on D, mostly because of personnel issues but also because they prioritized crashing the boards over getting back on defense and also did a horrid job of cleaning up the defensive glass, none of which changed when they implemented a new system.
 
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Yeah but they are also a really great and friendly fan base. I have no ill will toward the Huskers or their fans.

I'd still like to destroy them, of course, but I won't be calling them names.
Yep. As a buddy of mine says, they are more to be pitied than scorned.
 
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