Pregame: Illinois vs Arizona, Saturday, December 11th, 4:00pm CT, FOX
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"Watch Out; Here They Come!"
Now that wasn't so hard.
You guys crack me up. Keep it coming.
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
They probably will if we don’t have Curbelo. Would be dumb not to.
sacraig
- The desert
The closest is probably Michigan. Top players and rotation are mostly freshman or sophomores. Both have a 7-1 sophomore center. Offensive efficiency of both is top-20ish, slightly below Illinois. Defensive efficiency is top-10ish, a good bit above Illinois. The differences are Arizona doesn't shoot the three as well as Michigan, Arizona's 7-1 center averages 4.6 fouls per 40 minutes, Arizona plays at a much faster pace than Michigan, and Arizona doesn't have a senior PG like Eli Brooks.
sacraig
- The desert
I have to imagine the way we rebound we will perform better than Michigan, at least. The turnovers and lack of Curbelo worry me, though.
Bigtex
- DFW
Well they dominated Michigan winning by 18 on nuetral court
Really feels like the only preventing this team from jumping to elite from really good is cutting down on turnovers.
Easier said than done, but we have at least 5 or 6 bone headed ones that we can easily cut down on. Eliminate those and you probably score another half dozen every game.
Easier said than done, but we have at least 5 or 6 bone headed ones that we can easily cut down on. Eliminate those and you probably score another half dozen every game.
I have a feeling if we are down 15 with 7 to go like 2005, we don't have the firepower YET to come back, but by end of year, we will
In games I’ve seen Michigan’s PG was not very good. Also they weren’t quick last year but had size. Not a good fit for a press. BU should have us ready for a press now. Losing Hawk to fouls hurt us with Iowa’s press. Hutch would also help against a press with his size.
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
Could have a student manager with a big trash can. Bang once for 'shoot' and twice for blind side double team. I read somewhere that works for signaling opponents moves.
We could have Steph Curry and Larry Bird on the wings, and teams would still double Kofi.
If he averages 4.6 fouls per 40 minutes playing against the Little Sisters of Mercy, what will he average against a consensus All-American?
I was thinking we could try using the intro vocal from the Scatman song. No preference on which scenario. Or any, really. Just get me someone yelling that.
Willing to bet that is on the scouting report. Pound the ball into Kofi and live at the line. Really most of the games can go that way. The only major concern is that the stripes don't call fouls committed against Kofi
We will get every call at home!!!
So many careless turnovers, drives me crazy. Lazy passes on the wing. Hawkins telegraphing passes to Kofi at the top of the arc. Surprised Plummer didn't have a few more with some of those weird jump in the air with no where to go moments he had in the Iowa game. Will be interesting to see if Zona employs the press, although not sure if they will be able to execute it as well as Iowa did against us.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Couldn't the other team yell wolf just to mess you up?
He only had 3 fouls against Michigan in 30 minutes. AZ also brings a 7 footer (Ballo) off the bench who might actually matchup better with Kofi being that he’s 260 lbs compared to Koloko’s 230.
Nah if you yell blind, Kelly Pfeiffer will think you're talkin about him and T you up.
Not unless they can sound like one of my friends that I practice with and hang out with every day.
The odds of an opposing player timing it to where you might think there is someone behind you while also sounding like your teammate is pretty low.
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