Ryllini
- Lombard
Purdue 77, Illinois 71 Postgame
1. Purdue is a good shooting team but they had to have used some of their post season luck for keys shots in that 2nd half.
2. I think we made the wrong 2nd half adjustment with edey. The key to the double is to just get him to pick up his dribble and then retreat to your guy. Also we should've fronted more.
3. The game is over and we don't have to listen to overly conciliatory Steve Bardo. He hasn't figured out how to not be balanced even if you have a former affiliation so he retreats to sounding like a homer. Not to mention his takes remind me of a high school kid imitating a color guy versus a more natural perspective.
2. I think we made the wrong 2nd half adjustment with edey. The key to the double is to just get him to pick up his dribble and then retreat to your guy. Also we should've fronted more.
3. The game is over and we don't have to listen to overly conciliatory Steve Bardo. He hasn't figured out how to not be balanced even if you have a former affiliation so he retreats to sounding like a homer. Not to mention his takes remind me of a high school kid imitating a color guy versus a more natural perspective.
RE the Hansberry fouls: every single one was blatant.
I love what he brings but he had a freshman/sophomore Coleman moment with the missed three followed by a transition foul. He’ll learn, but sequences like that cannot happen on elite teams.
I love what he brings but he had a freshman/sophomore Coleman moment with the missed three followed by a transition foul. He’ll learn, but sequences like that cannot happen on elite teams.
First time I've watched a huge game for Purdue in which Smith and Loyer don't choke with the game on the line.
Had the same thought - "huh, will be interesting how well they play in tournament when Edey fouls out in the first half?"
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
50/50 balls resulted in second chance points for them without fail in the 2H.
Our defense is predicated on stopping the 3, so anytime a team goes 8/10 in a half we’re going to have a rough time.
Offensively we played wayyyy too timid in the 2H. Seemingly no one outside of Domask seemed to want to have the ball in their hands.
We’ll see these guys again in the B1G tourney ship. Won’t mean much at that point, but let’s beat em them.
Our defense is predicated on stopping the 3, so anytime a team goes 8/10 in a half we’re going to have a rough time.
Offensively we played wayyyy too timid in the 2H. Seemingly no one outside of Domask seemed to want to have the ball in their hands.
We’ll see these guys again in the B1G tourney ship. Won’t mean much at that point, but let’s beat em them.
Why change the defense when it was working???? Brad has to take the blame for that bonehead decision. And Goode is useless out there Dainja should be playing those minutes period point blank.
What happened to Harmon starting?
On the bright side Illinois led for a chunk of the game.
TSJ was a shell of himself. Need to bounce back vs Iowa.
On the bright side Illinois led for a chunk of the game.
TSJ was a shell of himself. Need to bounce back vs Iowa.
Plenty to be upset about. I agree we are good. But damnit we never win the big time home games anymore.
Can't question his effort ... But I think this is an extremely valid question ...
I thought the refs were bad, but at the end of the day Purdue knocked down big 3 after big 3 in the second half, got every loose ball, and offensively nobody stepped up outside of Domask in the 2nd half.
Guerrier disappeared after a couple early 3s, Harmon did nothing and missed a real good look late that would have put us up 1, and Goode was non-existent. Hawkins was ok in the 2nd half but Shannon never really exerted his will on the game like he is capable of(especially with Smith on him).
If we end up playing them again, I'd like to see Shannon on the left side of the court and just aggressively go baseline if they're going to try to guard him with Smith. He reaches a lot but he's simply not quick enough to stay with Shannon(Domask blew by him a few times).
Guerrier disappeared after a couple early 3s, Harmon did nothing and missed a real good look late that would have put us up 1, and Goode was non-existent. Hawkins was ok in the 2nd half but Shannon never really exerted his will on the game like he is capable of(especially with Smith on him).
If we end up playing them again, I'd like to see Shannon on the left side of the court and just aggressively go baseline if they're going to try to guard him with Smith. He reaches a lot but he's simply not quick enough to stay with Shannon(Domask blew by him a few times).
illinifan31
Former Krush Cow
- South Bend, IN
Illinois ranked #210 in opposing team 3pt shooting %. Gonna be hard to make a run letting teams shoot 3s at will. Purdue went 8/10 in the 2nd half and that was all she wrote.
80'sIllini
- Arizona
Sometimes little things lose games. 3 times we stepped out of bounds receiving a pass- inexcusable. And in this game we had some super bad luck on scramble plays that went right to Purdue- randomly. Credit to them for hitting big shots off those plays.
Not sure why BU stuck with AH after maybe 2 quick fouls- would have rather had DD and his bulk in there. The tick tack foul on Harmon when Smith turned the ball over was really bad timing for us as well.
But overall a solid effort- too bad we have no chance for 3 seed now.
And QG left too many points at the FT line.
Not sure why BU stuck with AH after maybe 2 quick fouls- would have rather had DD and his bulk in there. The tick tack foul on Harmon when Smith turned the ball over was really bad timing for us as well.
But overall a solid effort- too bad we have no chance for 3 seed now.
And QG left too many points at the FT line.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Or at least is sitting for 10 minutes to go in the first with two fouls on him.
How much more eligibility does that man have? I need him to disappear into international basketball right quick
Everyone is frustrated, but to me;
1)TJ was a bit of a no show. If he plays at his normal level, we win.
11 points on 3/13 shooting with only two rebounds is unacceptable for a player of his stature in a game of this importance.
1)TJ was a bit of a no show. If he plays at his normal level, we win.
11 points on 3/13 shooting with only two rebounds is unacceptable for a player of his stature in a game of this importance.
23 points in the second half for Illinois.
Hit the nail on the head ... Changed the momentum of the game ...
I thought we played “very good” in both halves. PU played “good” in the first half and “great” in the second half. Probably even great AND lucky.
Why’s every one saying our defense changed in the second half? We doubled Edey on 2 or 3 possessions at most and then went back to single coverage.
The dagger 3s from Purdue from lucky rebounds at the end was the big difference
The dagger 3s from Purdue from lucky rebounds at the end was the big difference
Stoked for the future of Amani but I cant wait to hear the explanation from Brad on that not being Dain. I'm lost on that one.
The non-call on Edey's 4th. The over and back that was some ticky tack nonsense on Harmon and the clutch long 3. Team played well, but Purdue just hit the shots the they needed too and we didn't.
Purdue was 8/10 from 3 in the 2nd half. That is how they win, not Edey's 30 points. Underwood let them get going with the double team of Edey. Bad, bad decision.