You typed "hopefully." You must be concerned as well. The NU game and now this. It cannot become the norm.
Tennessee 66, Illinois 64 Postgame
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Ugggggh. Traded toughness for shooting like it’s the NBA where you get 110 possessions in which you only have to guard like two actions per at most.
We can get mismatches for all of our 6’9”+ guys but they don’t care at all to score near the hoop. If your guards aren’t getting to the rim and your 4-man can’t attack long close outs, you now have a recipe to shoot a million tough 3s. So maybe try to get some of those misses back and perhaps alter some shots and get back down court prior to the defense being perfectly set on every damn possession.
I thought DGL had a very disappointing look on his face when his only job was to foul when BU put him in a late-game situation. He should play more.
I can’t like this enough. He played 30 minutes tonight and had 1 rebound. The coaches have to see this.
Not concerned at all. They are ahead of where I thought they would be at this point.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
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Didn’t we just roast Dan Hurley for a similar reaction two weeks ago? This wasn’t as crazy, but still not a good look after subsequent events occurred.
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What do we make of Ben having a +10 today, which doubled that of KJ(+5), tripled that of Tomi(+3)......and every other player was negative, led by Riley with a -7.
We keep saying this. And Brad keeps giving Ben and Jake minutes and he keeps sitting DGL and Morez. It is Brad's team. And unfortunately, he CAN keep distributing the minutes in this ridiculous manner.
Yet, he was a +10. When he was on the floor, that's when, by the numbers, we were at our best. How do we explain this?
Notre Dame
Stats sometimes lie. We all watch the games. We see Ben playing the role of turnstile and we keep seeing him get beat over and over again for rebounds.
I’d imagine once TA left, things changed with Morez.
Unfortunate. Hate to see him go.
Unfortunate. Hate to see him go.
As was the talk after Wiscy, +/- is of limited value given the numerous other efficiency stats. Very dependent on lineups. This is an excellent case in point.
Part of it … Not all of it …
Morez didn’t come here to come off bench … But he accepted it … Now Ben is not playing well … Morez should be playing over him … He’s not …
People are frustrated …
I liked the one under our basket on which KB cut down the leftblocks and rec'd the inbounds underneath and scored. (IIRC)
People = Morez?
I would hope things can get amended. I'd like to think BU will adjust. Season is so damn young.
Notre Dame was the victim
Perhaps a minor point... Kylan said in postgame that communication needs to improve.... Isn't that what Morez strong suit is during the game?
Also, not a good look on how to treat a guy who committed 2 years early.
blackdog
- Champaign
It's definitely frustrating that he is seeming to pick and choose which freshman he is letting work through their growing pains on the court.
Even if he's coming off the bench, his minutes played are way too low. He should be over Tomi... at least for today... way more of a plus on D and is a sure-fire rebounder
Ya, don't get me wrong, the fact Morez is a 5 star is I'm sure part of our clamoring as fans for him to play more. But this isn't rocket science. The eyeball test shows the following:
Morez- Tough as flipping nails, hustles, rebounds his A$$ off, is playing surprisingly very good defense as a freshman and not fouling near as much as to be expected. AND has frequently scored a few times every game he's played. He is always a + when looking at his +/-. Oh and he's an Illinois kid, who's been loyal, and is a 5 star..
Ben- Transfer, brought in to shoot, but can't hit shots when it matters. As the game has sped up he looks completely out of place. Oh and your head coach talks a big game about rebounding the ball and being tough but Ben doesn't rebound and isn't tough. He had 1 rebound against Wisconsin and 1 against Tennessee.
The hypocrisy of Brad to preach rebounding and toughness and still play Ben over Morez is horse poo and I don't blame the kid one bit for looking elsewhere. He and his people have every right to be pissed.
Would he have stepped up and hit foul shots towards the end of the game?
On the positive side … I thought the Illini defense was pretty outstanding for 39 minutes and 55 seconds.
I’m imagining Brad loves the senior “leadership” and experienced mentality over others. BU thinking Humbrickhouse brings a Domask/Q/TSJ/ Harmon quality to the team. And apparently BU keeps playing him thinking he will turn the corner and have a Domask like impact. When it’s apparent it’s gonna be a large wide turn (if it happens).
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