Pregame: Illinois vs Tennessee, Saturday, December 6th, 7:00pm CT, ESPN
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Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
If we are going to retain any dreams of a top seed, this is a must win. That might sound dramatic, but it’s not.
I know no one wants to hear this... but fact is win this game and go, say, 15-5 in B10 and a top 2 seed is definitely on the table. With a win it likely bumps you up a seedline at minimum.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
lol not now
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
What could have been a fun stretch of games is becoming pretty darn scary, fast. We have plenty of time to practice. There's zero excuse not to bring our best.
I’ll be there with my dad and daughter. Illinois better show for this very winnable game.
Looks at Purdue, Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Lousiville, Michigan State, Iowa State, and probably 2 or 3 more...
80'sIllini
- Arizona
With 8 days to prepare, I agree that this is a must win- especially to have decent seeding( avoiding the 4,5 seed) going into the tournament.
It's honestly not as complicated as people think and say. Shots at rim, free throws, three point shooting is where games are determined with this squad. If we can just be AVERAGE:
If 3s can be at 30%
If FT can be at 70%
And Layups can be at 70%
We have a legit chance in every game we play.
The frustrating part is that the threes are wide open. You just don't want to deal with having to say "when we can't shoot, we need to...." every single game.
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Someone in the game thread kept posting over and over:
Brad: “We got good looks”
Unsure if he said this today, but he would’ve been correct
Let's get a great week of practice.
Work on defense, the intensity and create some new offensive concepts in which the big men post up and shoot baby hooks.
Work on defense, the intensity and create some new offensive concepts in which the big men post up and shoot baby hooks.
This should be pinned.
Vols play at Syracuse in the ACC/SEC Challenge prior to facing us. Game is Tuesday night at 6:00 PM CT and the game will air on ESPN2.
Not a lot of reasons to be optimistic about this one, but, if we win there certainly will be.
I just am at a loss with the shooting stuff. It's wide open.
The only thing i can think of is lack of ball movement at times being out of rythm shots, even though theyre technically open.
The missing wide open 3 after wide open 3 only for our opponents (in UCONN's case, a bunch of dudes who bricked wide open 3's in noncon before us, and Bama as well) to start hitting step back fadeaways is also becoming a little exhausting. Reminding me of us finishing in the sub-300's in "luck" on KenPom last year again.
The only thing i can think of is lack of ball movement at times being out of rythm shots, even though theyre technically open.
The missing wide open 3 after wide open 3 only for our opponents (in UCONN's case, a bunch of dudes who bricked wide open 3's in noncon before us, and Bama as well) to start hitting step back fadeaways is also becoming a little exhausting. Reminding me of us finishing in the sub-300's in "luck" on KenPom last year again.
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