That's fairSure but honestly our defense was that bad. I don’t recall many of those 3s not being wide open. Granted a lot of that was due to our piss poor rebounding.
That's fairSure but honestly our defense was that bad. I don’t recall many of those 3s not being wide open. Granted a lot of that was due to our piss poor rebounding.
And FREE THROWS! Pumped with Domask showing up against good teamsWe didn’t settle for really any bad 3’s. Maybe Goode had too quick of one. I’m super impressed on how selective we’ve been from 3. Biggest turning point for us.
This come back was because they all fought together instead of just one dude trying to put the whole team on his shoulders.Game was like a mirror of last year's game except we are a much better team.
Refs didn't decide this one. Illinois the first 8 minutes did.Lots of home cooking.
That would have been a win if the refs called it even.
Ty's got a nice mid-range floater, hope he uses it in the rematchI love Ty but he can’t be on the floor with Edey when we rematch
Back in the day, we called it a "low bridge", and if you did that to an opposing player you could count on an a$$-whoopin'Was thinking the same thing. For sure a dangerous play. I don’t think Jones had malevolent intent. Sometimes guys get undercut. But I didn’t think you could review for a flagrant when a foul wasn’t even called on the play.
But I’m chalking it up as a makeup for last year when Edey elbowed Mayer in the face with no call.
It's not the number of fouls called on Illinois, it's that coupled with the lack of calls on Purdue. The game should have been more like 17 for Illinois and 19 for Purdue. Taking away a couple offensive rebounds and points from Purdue and at least 5 made free-throws. Adding free throw points to Illinois. Out of bounds calls were poor too. Makes a huge difference in what turned out to be a close game.Disagree 100%
Foul calls were the same 19 on IL 17 on PU
Edey was in foul trouble throughout the gm
The flagrant call was a break for the illini.
Defense just couldn't get stops and when they did Purdue dominated the boards.
Gotta tip the cap to Kaufman Ren and PU. They were better tonight.
definitely did our best at trying to make the supporting cast beat us. issue is... they did beat us lol...Love the fight in this group ... Love what Harmon has turned into ... He has found his swagger ...
Domask is an ELITE second option ...
We dug that hole in the beginning and just didn't have enough to get back ... But if you can hold Edey to 10 points and force Loyer and Smith to take tough shots (think they were 5-20?) ... Then I will take my chances every single day of the week ... And hats off to Kaufman ... That kid battled tonight ...
And I was one, I was wrongAt least we don't have to spend the next 5 pages talking about giving Dain more playing time.
IMO. NoQuestion for the board. I understand that Hawkins give us the best chance offensively, but should Dain had gotten a more mins? Especially in the early/middle of the 2nd half when Edey was getting going. If nothing else a bigger body to throw at Edey and I would assume he'd help much more on the boards.
Well, your point here is 100% of the reason why SOME people were banging the PG drum before the season. It's a tough ask for any of our guys. Doing as well as possibly could be expected.Someone else has to be able to bring the ball up the court. Domask is average at it at best, but can’t fault him if he’s being asked to do it. Seems like Hawk should be able to because it’s unlikely his man is going to apply pressure.
Honestly if TSJ can come back with enough time to get into mid season form and produce like an all American, the team having to learn to play without him could end up making them even more dangerous come March.Pleased with the comeback. If we show up before 5 min left we win. This stretch will be good for us come March-Domask is an alpha. This is a legit third weekend contender once TSJ is back.
Something similar happened against Illinois a few years ago. They went to look at a flagrant foul against the other team. Ended up calling a foul on Illinois instead and game the other team the ball. I couldn't believe it.Totally agree. I can't believe they went to the monitor to review an out-of-bounds possession and came back with a flagrant call against Purdue. That may be one of the least Illinois-things that has happened to us in recent memory.