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<blockquote data-quote="doowink" data-source="post: 1976903" data-attributes="member: 8085"><p>Just a few thoughts on our loss to Tenn.....Tenn was quicker to lose balls and a little more aggressive on the boards, esp. on their offensive end.....Illini weren't at their best today defensively....not bad, but they can play better defensively....Tenn did a good job of stopping TSJ from getting into the lane and to the basket, they also did a good job of pressuring and defending Domask...Illini shot well from the FT line, hope this is a trend that continues....would like to have seen a little more post pass entries rather than just trying to drive the ball to the basket since Tenn was doing a pretty good job of stopping the drive...Illini full court pressure the final few minutes of the game was something that I would like to see a little more of.....not a lot, maybe 4-5 possessions each half, esp if other team begins to get on a run and we need to break their momentum.... Hawkins, with his wing span on the point of the press made it difficult for Tenn guards to pass out of the trap in the corner....this Illini team doesn't seem to get rattled...we got down double digits and just kept playing and got ourselves back in the game with steady play.....this team will be in the mix for the B10 championship.....finally the officiating in college hoops today is just total crap....and I'm saying there were calls that seemed to go against both teams that left one shaking his head as to what were they looking at?.....the blocking call on QG under the basket I particularly hated...the Tenn player made contact, put the shot up and the ref waits until the ball is clearly off the rim and then makes the blocking call.....I know that NBA officials will not call a foul in that situation if the ball goes through the hoop....no harm no foul....but I hate it....a foul is a foul....I mean if the ball goes in the hoop and you don't call the foul, then you're denying the offensive player the opportunity of an "old fashion" 3 point play.....anyway....not too disappointed with the loss, Tenn is a good team and they played well....lets win out the month of Dec and go into the conf schedule with some momentum <img src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/l2Sq3H3g6mfoehhni/200.gif" alt="Illinois Fighting Illini GIF by Fighting Illini Athletics" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doowink, post: 1976903, member: 8085"] Just a few thoughts on our loss to Tenn.....Tenn was quicker to lose balls and a little more aggressive on the boards, esp. on their offensive end.....Illini weren't at their best today defensively....not bad, but they can play better defensively....Tenn did a good job of stopping TSJ from getting into the lane and to the basket, they also did a good job of pressuring and defending Domask...Illini shot well from the FT line, hope this is a trend that continues....would like to have seen a little more post pass entries rather than just trying to drive the ball to the basket since Tenn was doing a pretty good job of stopping the drive...Illini full court pressure the final few minutes of the game was something that I would like to see a little more of.....not a lot, maybe 4-5 possessions each half, esp if other team begins to get on a run and we need to break their momentum.... Hawkins, with his wing span on the point of the press made it difficult for Tenn guards to pass out of the trap in the corner....this Illini team doesn't seem to get rattled...we got down double digits and just kept playing and got ourselves back in the game with steady play.....this team will be in the mix for the B10 championship.....finally the officiating in college hoops today is just total crap....and I'm saying there were calls that seemed to go against both teams that left one shaking his head as to what were they looking at?.....the blocking call on QG under the basket I particularly hated...the Tenn player made contact, put the shot up and the ref waits until the ball is clearly off the rim and then makes the blocking call.....I know that NBA officials will not call a foul in that situation if the ball goes through the hoop....no harm no foul....but I hate it....a foul is a foul....I mean if the ball goes in the hoop and you don't call the foul, then you're denying the offensive player the opportunity of an "old fashion" 3 point play.....anyway....not too disappointed with the loss, Tenn is a good team and they played well....lets win out the month of Dec and go into the conf schedule with some momentum [IMG alt="Illinois Fighting Illini GIF by Fighting Illini Athletics"]https://media4.giphy.com/media/l2Sq3H3g6mfoehhni/200.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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