It is the state of Iowa, nevertheless.
Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa State, Thursday, March 28th, 9:09pm CT, TBS
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Sounds like Iowa/ISU and Maryland fans deserve each other.
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I’m not worried about the fans- making the players play past midnight is absolutely ridiculous- they never practice then, it’s completely off any normal schedule they are used to and adds an unnecessary variable to the game
The NCAA really needs to set some boundaries for when CBS can schedule these games- the West coast games can be the late ones for TV purposes- this really makes no sense to make the east coast sites play the late games
The NCAA really needs to set some boundaries for when CBS can schedule these games- the West coast games can be the late ones for TV purposes- this really makes no sense to make the east coast sites play the late games
Yes. Second chance points will be huge. To me the 3 biggest keys to the game are:
1. Limit live ball turnovers
2. Get stops
3. Offensive rebound
2 lets us get out in transition. 3 lets us get second chance points. Both will help us score without having to solve their half court defense. And metrics say both are possible.
1 will prevent them from getting easy baskets. We’ve actually done pretty well taking care of the ball in half court and we’ve only really turned it over a lot against teams that full court press (Rutgers, Penn St). From what I’ve seen I don’t think ISU presses full court. And last game, although not nearly as good as ISU, Duquesne similarly plays half court defense and has a pretty good turnover percentage, and we turned it over about 40% less than what they typically get.
Anything can happen in one game, but if the game plays out the way the metrics point, I do think the metrics favor us.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
I guess you might say this is 100% true.
This was never the choice, though. It wasn't Dennis or Domask, it was Dennis or "leave the scholarship open". Given that choice, I think I'd still have preferred Dennis.
First time since 2005 I’ve felt this good about the team. No major injuries, team demonstrated they can win after being down double digits, peaking at the right time, and a driven TSJ. Illinois likely outplaying their season statistics on both offense and defense right now. Big 12 accused of padding their stats with weaker teams pre conference and Kansas’s and Houston’s injuries resulting in padded stats late. So I like our chances with Iowa State. Probably will take a miracle shooting night for Illinois to beat a dominant center team like UConn or PU. But those happen in March and we are long overdue.
I'll take van Gundy 1000 times out of 1000 over Avery Johnson
I foresee some urgent follow up blood work Friday morning in your future.Well crap, i might have to drag up on the job I'm on then. Already had a “doctors appointment” thursday.
I feel like before the weekend someone gave Avery a note on how to pronounce Dainja that just said "like Danger" and he just ran with "Danger" from there.
You can really stop at #1- ISU averages 20 pts a game off turnovers - if we limit that, we win. I really think it’s that simple
They don’t dominate the glass, they don’t dominate FT’s attempted and aren’t a good FT shooting team, they don’t block a lot of shots, they just limit teams to poor FG% and create a lot of turnovers to create their offense- <10 turnovers and we win IMO
That is easier said than done given they will be the most high pressure defense we’ve played all year which is why I’m interested to see what our approach will be- I think this could be a Dain game down low and that could open up our shooters
If Ty could hit 3's, we go from a scary matchup to a nightmare matchup.
They do know that we have not lost by double digits all year right?
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
I like the start time as well. I get to tailgate at noon before Sox Opener, go to that game, and then get home in time for tipoff. Add in celebratory time after the game, I should be able to get to sleep around 2 AM CT. However, for those in Boston, that is a very late evening start (can't recall the last time a game was scheduled to start after 10 PM local time, typically delays lead to the late start).
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
I agree. I kept shaking my head every time he said "stop fouling Edey, he is a good free throw shooter".
Are the White Sox still a thing? I didn’t watch a single game last year and I’m going to try and keep that streak going until something changes.
I’ll be more fresh for this tip off
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Dain has really improved this year passing out of the post, but he’s still one of our more turnover prone players. Think we go primarily to Domask in booty ball actions in the half court. Morehead made a point to take his post up game away, but he was able to carve up their defense for 10 assists and we went 12-26 from 3.
Marcus will have a size advantage against ISU and should be able to see over the top and find cutters or shooters.
IlliniRunIn07
- Tampa, FL
Apologies if this isn’t the best thread for this (previous post games are closed), but any idea how I can watch the full broadcast from either of our first 2 games?
band camp
- STL City
I'm with you in your thinking about the keys to success.
ISU feels like Brad's old teams. Turn over the opponenent and get in their grill. Obviously we all know Brad changed his approach. To me, this game will be old Brad system v new Brad system.
chrisRunner7
- Spokane, WA
The Illinois-Duquesne game has a full game replay available on HBO Max. The Morehead State game just has a 10-minute highlight video on there.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
I believe so. That 330 AM alarm comes pretty quick when you stay up until midnight
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