blackdog
- Champaign
Did you forget we had Kofi for 3 years? BU has shown he knows how to showcase a skilled post player if they deserve it.
Pregame: Illinois vs Fairleigh Dickinson, Friday, December 29th, 8:00pm CT, BTN
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Did you forget we had Kofi for 3 years? BU has shown he knows how to showcase a skilled post player if they deserve it.
kofi was an All American and the offense was built around Kofi.This year is quite different and the offense is built to suit TSJ and Marcus.The offense almost always stagnant when Hawkins is out,am not saying underwood can’t adjust but this year with Dain‘s skillset he just doesn’t fit quite well especially when you rely on multiple ball handlers without a true point guard.
Tophe
- Middle TN
*9-2 (we're 8-2 now)
Ty has continued to improve. Not much of a concern to me anymore. He had a really bad 2-3 minute stretch with a couple TOs and passed a layup for what ended up being a really good open three that was missed.
He needs to look to score when he's by the basket. That's the next step in his development, but he has gotten to where he needed to be this year. He's playing his role, which is what we need.
He needs to look to score when he's by the basket. That's the next step in his development, but he has gotten to where he needed to be this year. He's playing his role, which is what we need.
Agree. He has great court vision and passing skills. Good ball control while attacking the basket...but he does probably look off his own shot too much. And I for one felt comfortable when he had the ball against Missouri's ball pressure (way more than someone like Domask). He had a couple bad passes, but I've seen a lot of "great" point guards do the exact same thing. Sometimes people expect perfection, and that's not happening with anyone. Ty is doing a great job and really does fit what we need. We could throw a more traditional offensive 6'0" point guard out there, but we would see a defensive dropoff and it would limit our defensive versatility. Ty is not hurting us on the offensive end and really strengthens the other end of the court!
Double check the counting. Illini are 9-2 now, with wins over EIU, Oakland, Valpo, WIU, Southern, Rutgers, FAU, Colgate and Mizzou.
I think he meant the non-conference record, as we beat Rutgers in conference.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
@Rutgers was a conference game, so we’re 8-2 non-con, 1-0 in conference.
One of the wins in conference and the OP said "10-2 in non-conference."
edit: 2 posts while I was typing! lol
blackdog
- Champaign
My point was that if BU wanted to he has shown he has plays they could install that could be tailored for Dain but he hasn't shown himself to be reliable enough to stay on the floor to make it worth doing.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
We'd be 13-0 right now.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
sacraig
- The desert
A pratfall?
If Guerrier was not dealing with his wrist, I think we may have won the Marquette game.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Hey Illini fam, that FAU win looking even better now with their win over AZ.
October: we have no point guard and it’s going to be a disaster
November: we’re running point guard by committee but if we had a true point guard we’d be so much better
December: we have five point guards
Throwback to our first dance with FDU. They proved quite pesky for us in the first half and then we finally remembered who the hell we were in the 2nd half.
I think that we're still closer to November than we are to your December example. We are running a PG by committee and it's working. As long as the ball continues to move, it doesn't stick, we're getting into our offense on time and running the offense correctly (especially late in games and when being pressured and trapped full court)...the position less basketball concept works.
Git's have accepted their rolls, which is huge and a testament to BU and to player maturity.
To say that this is optimal, obviously, isn't right, but it is working and with the number of guys that look to be calm and capable....no reason why it shouldn't continue.
Where was Telemundo hiding this gem?
It is optimal on the defensive end. Ty is improving with every game on the offensive end. Happy to see passing rather than one guy dribbling.
drsmitty74
- Rochester
My opinion only, but I truly think BU has always wanted this type of team. His system thrives with ball movement and penetrating the lane. That's why CH is the perfect 5man for this team. He drags his defender out with him due to his ability to knock a shot down every once in a while. Dain and Kofi prevent/ed that from happening. The lane is congested when those two were in the game. Their defender stayed/s low. When Kofi came along, we grabbed him(as anyone in their right mind would have done) and adjusted. But I think the days of us having a traditional Big man are gone. Again, just my early morning thoughts and opinion.
This team is so fun to watch.
I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
ILL!
He really is starting to remind me of DMFW.
Also on D. He finally has a team that can switch everything without creating an exploitable mismatch. They did it to perfection in the first half of Mizzou. This could bother Purdue.
I believe the keys to beating Purdue is ......pressuring their guards....force an uptempo type game that limits Edey's touches....and having good games from Hawkins and Dain/Hansberry wouldn't hurt.....if we can do these things I like our chances against the Boilers
ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
The best part of the past three weeks has been the amount of time this team has had to practice and add more offensive sets. Big Ten play means better scouting. The IQ of this team bodes well for the coaches.
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