When was this?At one point, a long time ago, Illinois was a football blue blood. So yes, it can go away.
When was this?At one point, a long time ago, Illinois was a football blue blood. So yes, it can go away.
Before televisions were common. And I don't say that as a commentary on how long it's been. I say it as possibly one of the main reasons.When was this?
In case you were wondering how many points the #Illini scored in transition last year, it was 657 (if I heard/remembered the number right). That was 29.3 percent of the total points scored.
This fun fact brought to you by Brad Underwood.
Playing with even more pace this year.
"I've got 42-42 at half, Michigan State and Wisconsin. Are you kidding me?" — Brad Underwood in response to a Big Ten that's turned into an offense league.
Underwood: There's no doubt (Curbelo's) impactful for us. He was able to stay foul free (at Penn State) and stay on the floor. I tell our guys all the time it's not about who starts. It's about who finishes. You've got to feel your way through that.
Underwood: I'm so proud of Giorgi Bezhanishvili and what he's had to endure not going home. After the Big Ten tournament, everybody else scattered but him.
As unenthusiastic as I was about coach Groce, that was such a great X’s and O’s Moment for him.Thank you for posting this. You saved me the trouble of having to find it. I still get goosebumps watching it.
Pain... Cham-Pain.Over on the Indiana board, they're in the abyss. Their veteran guards aren't getting it done and the young talent is still too green to be reliable.
Our guards will disrupt their offense and Kofi and Giorgi will run wild.
My prediction:
In the days of Dick Butkus, Rose Ball ChampionsWhen was this?
Neither really had foul trouble when they played last year: Men's Basketball vs Indiana on 3/1/2020 - Box Score - University of Illinois Athletics (fightingillini.com)Jackson-Davis seems like a tough match-up for Kofi to me. He's quick for a big man and I'm not sure that Kofi can move his feet well enough to stay in front of him without fouling. I was encouraged by a play Kofi made in the PSU game where he moved his feet with a guard driving to the baseline and the guard threw it away, though. He's not terrible with moving his feet by any means. Jackson-Davis is just excellent at it.
I'd go at Jackson-Davis all night, hoping to get him in foul trouble.
Since you asked (and slow day), I looked into this.When was this?
At the end of that clip..........
Since you asked (and slow day), I looked into this.
1910-1929: 104-34-11 (.698) 2 NCs, 1 #2 and 10 Top 10s.
College Football Top 25 1901-1935
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Tense game!Prediction: We grinded this one out and won by 7. Trent was impressive on both ends of the floor.
Vegas line: Illini -7
It's really hard to pick against the Illini in this one. Sure seems like we'll cover the 7 pts at home too. Guess it's time to get out of my prediction funk. I'm going with the good guys. I like the Kofi vs. Jackson-Davis comment from above.......Kofi needs to keep pace offensively and we're in great shape.
Illini 82
Hoosiers 73
(It's so un-Illinois to keep shooting over 50% from the field. Is this the game that it ends? I did a quick check and the 1989 team was better in nearly all offensive categories than 2005. This current team is on pace with 1989.)
The biggest concern IMO is how they've come out maybe not as hungry after winning a game. Any game in the BIG where you don't bring it can be dicey. Ayo's leadership and growth is going to be a big part of how guys handle success, and so far, I see a team that's still growing, with ups and downs.
Offensively, I can see why Underwood's pleased. Lotta weapons and great plays. When I think back to Groce and even Weber before, it's an amazing transformation in style to see so many fearless guys who mix it up in the paint. While there are some mistakes, they're doing a lot of the things he's asking and it's good basketball that's exciting to watch. Defensively, we're not as comfortable, and I'm not sure what the missing ingredients are. Be a good question for some of the better coaches on the board, or maybe one of the beat guys to ask Underwood. After watching Baylor dial it up for the win, I'm envious of great defense.
Defensively, we're not as comfortable, and I'm not sure what the missing ingredients are. Be a good question for some of the better coaches on the board, or maybe one of the beat guys to ask Underwood. After watching Baylor dial it up for the win, I'm envious of great defense.
Great comment re. Baylor's defense. Clearly the best defensive team we've faced in the past couple of years.The biggest concern IMO is how they've come out maybe not as hungry after winning a game. Any game in the BIG where you don't bring it can be dicey. Ayo's leadership and growth is going to be a big part of how guys handle success, and so far, I see a team that's still growing, with ups and downs.
Offensively, I can see why Underwood's pleased. Lotta weapons and great plays. When I think back to Groce and even Weber before, it's an amazing transformation in style to see so many fearless guys who mix it up in the paint. While there are some mistakes, they're doing a lot of the things he's asking and it's good basketball that's exciting to watch. Defensively, we're not as comfortable, and I'm not sure what the missing ingredients are. Be a good question for some of the better coaches on the board, or maybe one of the beat guys to ask Underwood. After watching Baylor dial it up for the win, I'm envious of great defense.
Really? Does anyone here really want to go back to where we were in 2012 at the outset of Groce (who inherited a fairly decent set of players)? And Gardner-Webb at the time was near the bottom of D-1 teams (they finished that season at #270)
Great comment re. Baylor's defense. Clearly the best defensive team we've faced in the past couple of years.