Pregame: Illinois vs Tennessee, Saturday, December 6th, 7:00pm CT, ESPN
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Illini in Italy
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Illini in Italy
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Ben + Jake total minutes > 15 = loss.
Oh yeah, you are right on the money. Lets Blame these 2 college kids for our overall team slowness and lack of defense. Give 'em 0 minutes and we win by 20!
Everyone is injured all the time should be the injury report going forward.
Illini in Indiana
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I want the real Tomi back !!!! If we get him back, and run the offense through him we'll be ok. That's what I want out of this game.
IL 40… Bama 38.
The Illini have had 8 days to heal up, get the injured in better game shape, practice together to work on timing issues and switches on defense, and address playing hard and smart to close out games. I have faith that they hang with the Vols in a close game, and win with a strong effort at the end. Illinois 78 Tennessee 73.
If there is ever a game to show why Brad likes to have the type of player like Mirk, Tomi, and Z, this is going to be it.
Need to draw their bigs out of the post and make them guard.
Get Boz and Andrej downhill once the lane clears.
We better not hear in the presser.. “we have to find ways to win a game when the ball doesn’t go down.”
Optimistically cautious for an Illini victory.
Let’s get ready for a boot scootin’ boogie in Nashville.
Need to draw their bigs out of the post and make them guard.
Get Boz and Andrej downhill once the lane clears.
We better not hear in the presser.. “we have to find ways to win a game when the ball doesn’t go down.”
Optimistically cautious for an Illini victory.
Let’s get ready for a boot scootin’ boogie in Nashville.
It’s convenient blaming those two. But tomi and AS being invisible played a huge part in our loss
1000%.
We need our stars to play like them. Both ends of the court, for 40 minutes.
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Ryllini
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I think today is a win. Going to be a battle. If I could place a wager on today, I’d be willing to bet we will see the over on Andrej’s rebounding and assist numbers.
I hope the boys run more today on makes or misses. Get the ball out of the net and go. Get wide and deep. We also wouldn’t have a problem with any of the guys trailing getting a shot from top of key of diving right to the hoop.
I’d also like to see more sets out of the “Iverson Cut”. I don’t notice us using it a lot, but with some of the wide big bodies we have to set screens and either KB, MP, and AS being the Iverson cutter, I think it would be a nice little wrinkle for some easy shots at the rim, pull ups, and lobs to maybe Big Z.
I hope the boys run more today on makes or misses. Get the ball out of the net and go. Get wide and deep. We also wouldn’t have a problem with any of the guys trailing getting a shot from top of key of diving right to the hoop.
I’d also like to see more sets out of the “Iverson Cut”. I don’t notice us using it a lot, but with some of the wide big bodies we have to set screens and either KB, MP, and AS being the Iverson cutter, I think it would be a nice little wrinkle for some easy shots at the rim, pull ups, and lobs to maybe Big Z.
Kylan Boswell is the only one who can match the physicality that Tennessee brings.
Gonna be a long night watching Illinois get bumped off their spots while we lazily chuck 3s because we don't want to play physically.
It's gonna take a 37% shooting percentage from 3 to win this one.
We are incredibly one dimensional offensively.
Back off Mirk, let him shoot himself out of the game. Bring help and jump him off the bounce. He over dribbles...
Play Wagler physically, he can't handle it (yet). Key on his spin, get a steal
Back off Andrej, bring help on his drives...he is completely unwilling to pass en route to the basket.
Petro-Be overly physical, he'll turn it over.
Kylan- Go under on every screen....make him be a 3 pt shooter.
Prove me wrong Brad....
Gonna be a long night watching Illinois get bumped off their spots while we lazily chuck 3s because we don't want to play physically.
It's gonna take a 37% shooting percentage from 3 to win this one.
We are incredibly one dimensional offensively.
Back off Mirk, let him shoot himself out of the game. Bring help and jump him off the bounce. He over dribbles...
Play Wagler physically, he can't handle it (yet). Key on his spin, get a steal
Back off Andrej, bring help on his drives...he is completely unwilling to pass en route to the basket.
Petro-Be overly physical, he'll turn it over.
Kylan- Go under on every screen....make him be a 3 pt shooter.
Prove me wrong Brad....
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Now I remember the Ignore function still exists. Thank you @Dan
Now that our team is apparently healthy, it's time to win one of these high-level non-conference games. The win over Texas Tech was nice, but the loss to UConn bordered on embarrassing, and the loss to Alabama in our backyard (Chicago) was disappointing.
Gotta get tougher and play harder.
These are words I never thought would have to be said...but unfortunately it's accurate
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