Agreed. I don't see us doing well in postseason play without solving this problem.
Any thoughts on how we solve the problem?
What say ye all?
Pregame: Illinois vs Rutgers, Saturday, February 11th, 1:00pm CT, FS1
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Agreed. I don't see us doing well in postseason play without solving this problem.
Any thoughts on how we solve the problem?
What say ye all?
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Call into Bernstein and Holmes on the Score. You will probably get more sympathy there than on this board. They will likely say the tradition of standing until the opponent scores is stupid, while transitioning into a rant about the Orange Krush.
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Illini Face No. 24 Rutgers in Saturday Showdown at State Farm Center - University of Illinois Athletics
Following an unexpected idle week, Illinois returns to action Saturday at State Farm Center against No. 24 Rutgers.
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GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
We were favored by -2.5 earlier in the day now up to-4.5… there a “Vegas knows something” going on or just a bunch of public bettors driving up the price?
I don’t see this being more than a 5 pt game either way.
I don’t see this being more than a 5 pt game either way.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Definitely the latter. Now that the game is getting nearer (and showing up on the big boards in the sport books), there is more money flowing into the game, and -2.5 looks very appealing for many betters. I would agree with your thoughts on the game score, so I would think that the line will settle around -4.5 or possibly fall to -3.5 Illini as tipoff approaches. If there is a more drastic move in the lines, then it would likely be more newly discovered/released injury news; but for now, this appears to be the typical spread movement due to volume of money coming in on Illini to cover spread.
Is this Dan Bernstein?
I'll go the other way. Both teams hit 60. The first to 70 wins.
Just a random thought. There have been some discussion of how bad RJ is shooting this year compared to his teammates and as had been expected of him. Right now he is about 1 big game (7-7) away from 30% on the season. The difference between RJ and some of the others is that he just hasn't had the 2 or 3 big games to boost his average. Hope he gets his first one of several tomorrow. Would really like to see RJ and Goode go off against Rutgers.
I can't find the stats for the NCAA, but there have only been 25 NBA players ever to make 7 or more threes in a game without missing. So, while I love the optimism, I'm not going to hold my breath for this one.
Remember, RJ only made 9 threes all year last year. He should've been allowed to have one more year before having all these expectations heaped upon him. But we can blame that on Murray and Davis.
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Terrance made 8 in one game this year. Plummer made 8 in one game last year. Coleman made 6 in one game IIRC. Agreed that this is not without missing. So yeah, 7 for 7 is an extreme example, but I am not saying RJ needs to go 7 for 7. Just trying to illustrate that he is a couple of exceptional games away from an acceptable 3pt percentage. If he shoots his next 15 3s as well as he shot his 15 last year, he will be just shy of 30% on the season (29.7%).
Perrin could help, but I have no idea what the odds are that he does. I know he is very tall. He might be our lottery ticket.
If he could give us 7-8 minutes of solid defense & rebounding, it would be huge.
Goode is also coming back. He won’t dominate down low, but he will be able to lengthen our rotation & help keep everyone fresh. Might allow us to use more full court pressure defense too.
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Bernstein a bit younger ?
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Nah. That kid's still too cute
Another reason why a win today is important. We gotta stop five stars from thinking Rutgers might be a good option for them.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Illinois basketball opens as favorite vs. No. 24 Rutgers. Here are the betting line, odds
Find out the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers men's basketball game betting odds, over/under and point spread for Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023.
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The Rutgers and Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Champaign, Illinois.
Illinois comes into the matchup 16-7 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten. Most recently, Iowa beat Illinois 81-79 on Saturday. Illinois' game vs. Minnesota which was originally scheduled for Tuesday got moved to Feb. 20.
As of 7:49 p.m. CT on Friday, Illinois is a 4.5-point vs. Rutgers, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
The over/under is 132.5 points.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I'm expecting a rockfight deluxe today , with a lot of physical play and smothering defense played by both sides........
I hope we have our shooting shoes on today and i am excited to see luke get about 5-8 minutes of play and hit a big 3 sometime during the game ........
here's hoping for a score of...........................
Illini 68
mcbrewsters 64
GO ILLINI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Coleman's offense could be the difference in this one.
Earlier in the season I posted that I thought Luke would help everybody. His defender has to stretch to him, so now you’re effectively playing 4 on 4. Potentially wider driving lanes, changing help angles and longer closeouts based on where Luke is, might buy our guys the extra fraction of the second they need to not have to rush their shot. With Mayer and Luke out there, you have 2 you can’t really help off of, and then you’re really in a good spot.
I assume an opposing coach might make Luke prove that he’s back and not rusty first. So it could all be for nothing if Luke doesn’t make them pay when he gets his opportunities.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
So like a 30% chance of success
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