Rutgers 82, Illinois 73 Postgame
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That pissed me off so much…Chester was the heart and soul of the university and for the program. He bleeds orange and blue…
Riley is the new alpha dog. We need the ball in his hands with KJ a shooting guard.
Pearl clutchers on here will tell you that Bos > Fears.
Fears left because of Brad being stubborn once again.
Fears left because of Brad being stubborn once again.
And that brings up a point I haven't seen talked about much.
If we don't win any championships or make a deep tourney run, then the success of this season greatly depends on who we bring back next year.
It's okay to have an up and down year when you are young, inexperienced, and lacking chemistry. But only if your core guys come back. If we lose 80% of our roster again, then it's a completely wasted season.
Screwing what up? What were your realistic expectations coming into this year with 10 new players? I'd like to see your expectations versus where we are.
I can guarantee you that this will be the last year that he runs a team of young guys out there. He won't go down this path again. He's got good talent, they're extremely young and they aren't overly tough, which I'm SURE is where his disappointment lies.
All 3 of them were bad tonight... Only bright spot was Will
Do you think there's 6 guys on this team that fit "his personality"? Why aren't they the ones playing? I hear from people that the players aren't doing what they are supposed to do.
Then play AJ Redd. Send a message to someone. He goes 2/3 of the season playing BH who really has little evidence of being an EDG doing all the gritty work. He freaking takes DGL out of a game in the final seconds and puts in Ben. Tell me what about his personality or culture in that particular moment should we want carried into next year? And if you're one of the guys who fits this culture or personality, why would you want to stay? Does he mean it? Or is it just a cute saying?
I mean maybe you can set that as standard for every year........but there are a TOTAL of 2 programs in the entirety of cbb that have a second wkend streak of more than 2 currently (gonzaga and houston), and only 7 that have 2 or more.
This is where I’m at too. I hope the team excels with Brad as coach. But i agree with pretty much everything you wrote.
Brought it up in game, but Nebraska provided a defensive blueprint. Rutgers followed it and Ohio State did not. They have a help defender just hanging out in the paint so that action with Tomi catching just off the top of the key is not producing back cuts. That type of scheme leaves you very vulnerable to getting caught in rotation on any skip pass. Which leads to open looks if you are patient. We were a) not patient and turned it over and b) GOT PLENTY OF OPEN LOOKS! My god we can’t shoot though; gotta be about 350th in the nation 3-pt % since January 1.
The other thing you can do against that defense is post the s%$t out of that defender who just hangs in the paint. Unfortunately, we don’t have bigs who like to catch back to the basket and score.
The other thing you can do against that defense is post the s%$t out of that defender who just hangs in the paint. Unfortunately, we don’t have bigs who like to catch back to the basket and score.
At this point all I can ask for as a fan is that the rest of the season is at least fun and not a train wreck. Tonight was a total train wreck. The first 10 minutes of this game were the worst 10 minutes so far of the season.
God knows there was a boatload of scouts at this game to watch 4 potential 1st round picks. It seems like this roster really suffers with guys who crack up under pressure, and I’m sure a bunch of NBA eyes didn't help that. Just let this be a “now we have nothing to lose”, fun finish for the rest of the season. Give me a duke, Purdue, heck I’d be happy with another Wisconsin win. That’s all a guy can ask for.
God knows there was a boatload of scouts at this game to watch 4 potential 1st round picks. It seems like this roster really suffers with guys who crack up under pressure, and I’m sure a bunch of NBA eyes didn't help that. Just let this be a “now we have nothing to lose”, fun finish for the rest of the season. Give me a duke, Purdue, heck I’d be happy with another Wisconsin win. That’s all a guy can ask for.
Honestly it's all scheme...we have talent but no and I mean NO idea what we are doing on offense aside from chucking 3s. When an entire team is shooting worse than prior years, that points to offensive scheme, not individuals. (Unless there is something in the water)
Might need to check the stats and analytics department. Gotta be able to read those numbers.
100% agree. I think we could use some depth in the front court, but it's the backcourt that has sprung a leak and it's on both ends. You show me a team that doesn't have a primary ball handler that can run the show, lead and make the right play 9 out of 10 times and I'll show you a roller coaster of a season.
Here we are.
I agree 100%, but let’s not forget Domask as well.Hamer ... Tyler ... Kwa Jones ...
NONE should return as assistant coaches next year ...
UNACCEPTABLE ...
And Brad ... Your seat is officially warm ... Top 10 paid coach ... Top 10 NIL ... Winning every other game ???? 1 deep tournament run in 8 years because TJ carried you there on his back ...
But he won't. He's a used car salesman and players know it. There is no loyalty with him and if he can get a 'more talented' player with the illini NIL he will. He blows hot smoke on the recruiting trail just like he does in the presser. This house of cards will come crashing down.
Boswell, Tomi, Morez, Will (tbd draft), DGL, one of Tre or Ty.
Need to add a stud guard (older most likely)
Shooting around that lineup (one or two guys for that role)
Athletic wing (Sarr)
Backup big to help out when Tomi and Morez are in foul trouble
Literally look at the lineups of the top 10 programs. This is some Weber era cope. You need talent to win.
Loved Dain, but keep in mind that is against Tulsa. They're ranked #264 in Kenpom.
Indiana game
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