Pregame: Illinois vs Missouri, Thursday, December 22nd, 8:00pm CT, SECN
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I say this every other year, but Missouri becoming bad is both a blessing and a curse. The curse is SEC Network
Not going to diss on this team after finals week.
That said, if we see the same team on Thur., Mizzou just might hang 100 on them. Gotta find a way to score in the paint for Hawk and TSJ. They have been no threat lately.
For all who ever thought Mizzou would take a beating from this Illini team, better think again. They seem to get highly motivated to play the Illini. And from what we saw today, they have an advantage with their starters. Illini bench may be strong, but where was DD when the Illini needed to score in the pain?
I have no idea who is favored, but whoever determines that needs to factor in "will to win", which the Illini are not displaying at this point in time.
But, you never know...with this game or this team... what to expect. Should be a wild evening in St. Louis.
That said, if we see the same team on Thur., Mizzou just might hang 100 on them. Gotta find a way to score in the paint for Hawk and TSJ. They have been no threat lately.
For all who ever thought Mizzou would take a beating from this Illini team, better think again. They seem to get highly motivated to play the Illini. And from what we saw today, they have an advantage with their starters. Illini bench may be strong, but where was DD when the Illini needed to score in the pain?
I have no idea who is favored, but whoever determines that needs to factor in "will to win", which the Illini are not displaying at this point in time.
But, you never know...with this game or this team... what to expect. Should be a wild evening in St. Louis.
Would not say this. Mizzou has struggled against several teams similar skill level to the one we played today
I say the Illini -6 on a neutral court. If they win this game with a bang, all will be right with Illinois. Springboard game.
band camp
- STL City
This is where players who have played in this game need to explain this game. I don’t think there is anything like the atmosphere If we don’t bring the energy they will. Good Illini teams have struggled in the past
As long as our heads are in the game, we should shine in this game.
Mizzou plays very fast this year so we won't need to rely on our half court execution. We should be able to get out in transition.
Mizzou plays very fast this year so we won't need to rely on our half court execution. We should be able to get out in transition.
sacraig
- The desert
They got murdered by Kansas. We have a similar skill level to Kansas. We just haven't played much together and therefore have some consistency problems. We SHOULD murder Mizzou. Whether we will or not is a separate question.
And Mizzou needed a miracle 3 at the buzzer to beat UCF today.
Tigers are 10-1 but it's a soft 10-1.
Tigers are 10-1 but it's a soft 10-1.
We've done well in high energy neutral site games so far. I expect that to continue as we beat the pants off Mizzou.
Mizzou were ranked at 66 in NET rankings going into today. 7 of their 10 wins are Quad 4 wins. Their win today over UCF only counts as a Quad 2 win.
Mizzou currently at 59 in KenPom. Their non-con SOS is about 341 or 342 I think.
Mizzou currently at 59 in KenPom. Their non-con SOS is about 341 or 342 I think.
We are probably a better team than Mizzou, and probably by a significant margin. But that's also been true a few times in recent memory where we've still gone ahead and lost this game.
I really don't want that to happen this year.
As of this moment I have never zero confidence we win this one. A lot to fix before tip.
Mizzou has not proven they can win against a quality team this year, as they got blown out by Kansas and have played against a bunch of cupcakes. They did beat Wichita State, but not really a good team this year. Also USF. That being said, our offense is very inconsistent and TO's are a huge problem. We have to be in the lower 50% in TO's in Division 1. Offense does not appear to have improved to me, but defense is getting better.
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The last two games are 3 point shooting is 14/50. If that continues it is anyone's game
NewGuy wrote
Jeremy Werner mentioned this on his podcast:
UCLA, Virginia, Maryland, Texas, and Penn St. all had double digit leads on us.
That is every power 5 conference opponent we've faced with the exception of Syracuse.
Went to sleep against Alabama AM for 8 minutes allowing 16 unanswered points.
An obvious problem that needs to be solved.
NewGuy wrote
Jeremy Werner mentioned this on his podcast:
UCLA, Virginia, Maryland, Texas, and Penn St. all had double digit leads on us.
That is every power 5 conference opponent we've faced with the exception of Syracuse.
Went to sleep against Alabama AM for 8 minutes allowing 16 unanswered points.
An obvious problem that needs to be solved.
So expect a double digit lead by Mizzou?
Change in our Torvik rankings since the Texas game.
AdjE
16➡26 (-10)
AdjO
43➡70 (-27)
AdjD
17➡26 (-9)
AdjT
23➡42 (-19)
Play fast. Score points. Win game. Happy yells.
AdjE
16➡26 (-10)
AdjO
43➡70 (-27)
AdjD
17➡26 (-9)
AdjT
23➡42 (-19)
Play fast. Score points. Win game. Happy yells.
Illini_1979
- Oregon
SECN is also available on YouTube TV. Maybe a free trial?
Just checked with Spectrum without verification by their customer service, but the game may show on FS1 (Ch 75) or FS2 (Ch 328) here in my area of WI, yet to be determined. Please advise if anyone finds out anything differently.
The ESPN app has worked for me in the past. Fingers crossed it works here.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
I'm a cheap bastard but I have thoroughly enjoyed YouTube TV this year. I get everything I want in terms of sports.
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