I think a lot of Tracy's current percentage has to do with shot selection. I expect that alone will help his 3 point percentage.
Pregame: Illinois vs Winthrop, Monday, November 21st, 7:00pm CT, ESPN3
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I think a lot of Tracy's current percentage has to do with shot selection. I expect that alone will help his 3 point percentage.
Winthorpe is no Duke ( Mortimer or Randolph ) and I wouldn't trade places with them for a dollar or even all the orange juice in Florida.
We should beat them by 80,000 shares.
We should beat them by 80,000 shares.
Agreed. We are looking good Billy Ray. I think Coleman will come up big for us and serve up some treys.
ESPN3 games are usually available online for replay shortly after the game ends.
Joel Goodson
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+1
Not that it will stop the Tate detractors.
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Agreed, Tate's effectiveness declines markedly when we get to conference play. Hopefully, that'll change this season.
Unquestionably. I trust Groce to get the PG minutes right. In the long run, TJL will benefit greatly from having Abrams and Tate as teammates and competition.
It's always fascinating to watch people harp on what a player is not, rather than appreciating what a player is.
Jaylon is the same player he's been since his freshman year, only more so. We can count on him to run the offense, make smart decisions with the ball, and knock down free throws.
What we can't count on him to do is hit any sort of jump shot.
And that's OK. JG knows what he has in Jaylon. And with Tracy's improved shooting, along with at least three other players getting major minutes who who we CAN count on to hit jumpers (Hill, Finke, Coleman-Lands, and even Morgan), JG believes that he can afford to have Jaylon run the offense and occasionally drive to the hoop when the opposing team falls asleep.
So deal with it.
Jaylon is the same player he's been since his freshman year, only more so. We can count on him to run the offense, make smart decisions with the ball, and knock down free throws.
What we can't count on him to do is hit any sort of jump shot.
And that's OK. JG knows what he has in Jaylon. And with Tracy's improved shooting, along with at least three other players getting major minutes who who we CAN count on to hit jumpers (Hill, Finke, Coleman-Lands, and even Morgan), JG believes that he can afford to have Jaylon run the offense and occasionally drive to the hoop when the opposing team falls asleep.
So deal with it.
AEX
- Danger Zone
I had wondered if the above was true. I see it posted regularly. Yet, Combes claims in post #34 in this thread:
Need an episode of Myth Busters to investigate this one.
Yeah, that's pretty much the problem.
Not really OK.
Why is it suddenly going to work now? You know the saying about the definition of insanity, right?
We have been. At least the defense should be improved this year, I hope.
Joel Goodson
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4 on 5 offensively, doesn't show so much in individual stats. But it sure shows in results. This coming from someone who values what Tate brings.
IMO, it's not that JT personal stats change, it is the effect he has on the rest of the team.
It is the efficiency of all other players that is impacted by Tate not being guarded. It is difficult to measure in stats, but pretty obvious by the eye test.
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Haha
My prediction for Winthorpe. :
" Think big, think positive, never show any sign of weakness. Always go for the throat. Buy low, sell high. Fear? That's the other guy's problem. Nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the absolute carnage you are about to witness. "
And by the way , CAHALL15 Coleman is no Butler. Even Butler is no Butler. Not since their head coach traded places with the Celtics.
As for Jaylon he is our very own Jason Kidd. Enjoy him for what he gets right!
Illini1221
Peru,IL
I expect a relatively close game, but one that we kind of lead the entire way. As long as people stay out of foul trouble, defend well at all 5 positions , and make shots, and rebound I think we will pull away towards the end.
Illinois-84
Winthrop-75
And then hopefully 5-0 heading to Brooklyn!
Illinois-84
Winthrop-75
And then hopefully 5-0 heading to Brooklyn!
EfremWinters84
- S. Carolina
Guessing our 90 ppg average now starts to come back to earth.
Think I'll go with 71-63 good guys. Malcolm is the man....19 pts. Thorne's minutes continue to grow as long as he can stop his man on D. Give me TJL and 14 minutes (4 assists; 1 TO).
Think I'll go with 71-63 good guys. Malcolm is the man....19 pts. Thorne's minutes continue to grow as long as he can stop his man on D. Give me TJL and 14 minutes (4 assists; 1 TO).
Typically ESPN3 games are available archived immediately after game ends.
These next 3 games will tell us a lot more about this team. Are we for real?
Make it 5 and you got a deal.
haasi
- New York
Next 3-5 games definitely tell us a lot about where we are now. But OTOH a lot of our core guys haven't played much together yet (Black, Thorne, Abrams, TJL), so even if we have some rough patches in the next 3-5, not sure super strongly indicates our long term prospects. Over the next three, I do think we have to win at least 2. Losing to Winthrop at home would be bad. And if we lose to WV (we'll be serious dogs, they just destroyed NH 100-41), we can't lose to Temple, which lost to NH. After that, NC State at home and VCU neutral will both be tough.
If we come out of the next 5 games 3-2 or better, I'll be pleased.
If we come out of the next 5 games 3-2 or better, I'll be pleased.
How many minutes should we expect from Black tomorrow night?
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