Pregame: Illinois vs Tennessee-Martin, Sunday, November 12th, 5:00pm CT, ESPNU
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Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I've got it DVR'd. Look forward to it more than the NFL, is that wrong?
Looks like Tenn-Martin went to overtime tonight against Marshall in a losing effort after having a pretty decent lead at half. With the short rest, will be interesting to see what they have in the proverbial tank, mentally and physically.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Ha, no way is that wrong.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
Looking at UT-Martin's roster, there are a couple of Illinois connections. You have first year assistant coach Zach Carpenter who was an assistant at Wabash Valley College when Dan Sparks was coaching and John A. Logan College.
Jerome Davis out of Waukegan also played at JALC. Averaged 11 ppg. They have six players on the team from Memphis.
Jerome Davis out of Waukegan also played at JALC. Averaged 11 ppg. They have six players on the team from Memphis.
Here's some stuff on UT-Martin from the OVCball.net website:
This is from their preview of UT-Martin's game against Marshall:
And here's a brief bit of info from their preseason power rankings, where they had the Skyhawks ranked 9th out of 12 in the OVC:
This is from their preview of UT-Martin's game against Marshall:
And here's a brief bit of info from their preseason power rankings, where they had the Skyhawks ranked 9th out of 12 in the OVC:
Illiini
- In the land of the Nittany Lion
There should be a lot of deer-in-the-headlights faces in Martin, TN, except I've never seen deer act like deer in the headlights. They always run away. If the guys bring the same kind of intensity Sunday as they did last night, it's giong to be a beatdown worthy of a gangster movie.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
If they can keep that intensity ( I think BU won't let them relax) they will wax these guys. Imagine last night plus making 3 or 4 more three's.
I would like to see us hold them under 50 pts. Keep this defensive intensity and pressure and shoot a little better, look out.
I would like to see us hold them under 50 pts. Keep this defensive intensity and pressure and shoot a little better, look out.
You're right. There will be ups and downs this year. This one though, I still expect to be a rout. :thumb:
Eh, I think we would've won just as easily without the freshmen. We would've scored more if the freshmen weren't playing. The upperclassmen played great. We had a big enough lead that BU could let the freshmen play and learn without worrying about mistakes costing the game. If it was a closer game we would've seen a lot more of Tejon, Alstork, Finke, and Black. If those 4, plus maybe AJ, can be consistent then we'll be able to get through the highs and lows of the freshmen and make the tournament.
TownieMatt
CU Expat
- Chicago
I expect a lot tougher game Sunday. We won't play a team as bad as Southern again this year. The intensity level yesterday was phenomenal, can we do it again after the adrenaline of the first game has worn off? We'll see.
Don't get me wrong, I expect a win.
Illini: 79
UTM: 63
Don't get me wrong, I expect a win.
Illini: 79
UTM: 63
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I've bought tickets in section 12 row B for this game. I can't find row B on the seating map. Does anyone know where that row in section 12 is?
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
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Tracking that it is the ORANGE Crush section...hoping it isn't in the aisle. ��
Philly Boy
- Deerfield IL
Zone Against Us?
I didn't see the Southern game, and have only glanced thru the BU videos on the spread and his offensive scheme. So maybe FiveStar or someone else could tell me: Can the offense we run now work against zones? I would imagine some parts of it might.
I do think, based on the Southern U game, we will be seeing a good many zones -- at least until we show we can hit from outside. Last nite, we couldn't hit threes, but we were able to drive well (and pick up fouls).
To me, this translates into our opponents playing a zone that gives up the perimeter. Or maybe a packline that surrounds the rim. It seems that either D would effectively cut off the easy lobs and the easy drives, forcing us to hit from outside. And maybe preventing an effective use of the spread?
I didn't see the Southern game, and have only glanced thru the BU videos on the spread and his offensive scheme. So maybe FiveStar or someone else could tell me: Can the offense we run now work against zones? I would imagine some parts of it might.
I do think, based on the Southern U game, we will be seeing a good many zones -- at least until we show we can hit from outside. Last nite, we couldn't hit threes, but we were able to drive well (and pick up fouls).
To me, this translates into our opponents playing a zone that gives up the perimeter. Or maybe a packline that surrounds the rim. It seems that either D would effectively cut off the easy lobs and the easy drives, forcing us to hit from outside. And maybe preventing an effective use of the spread?
ChazzReinhold
Mom! The Meatloaf!
Southern played a lot of zone against us.
I think the team will continue to grow but how good would this offense be if TJL actually went to Smith's side (left) equally as many times as the Right side...then you have a 1-2 combo punch going on with Smith/Alstork...
I think Smith will be a key factor this season especially when the competition gets better. I like AJ glad to see him have a good game but AJ playing in front of Smith is not an remotely an option. DaMontee and Frazier both are playing solid. Southern was not any good Yes there should be some leadership from the upper classmen but you cant tell me that TJL (Soph) and AJ are both better than Smith as a freshman TJL just has B10 experience and AJ didnt play last season....
You may not like the freshman involved in this rotation but they are going to play big roles in some key upsets this team is going to pull this season...
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Well if you watched the game yesterday, it was clear that AJ and TJL both played better than Smith. My point is there will be times where Smith or one of the other freshmen look like the B1G FOY, and other times where they look like walk-ons. I love watching the freshmen play, and they need to play. But we need the upperclassmen to stay consistent so we still have a chance to win when the freshmen are off.
You had me until this line. They will look like freshman. Walk-on is a tad over the top.
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