Great post
UConn 77, Illinois 52 Postgame
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If the refs follow their apparent rule that the tallest player doesn't get fouls called on him, he probably will.
Tim Beckman logic at its finest!
It felt like the strategy from the start was to go at Clingan and get him in foul trouble, and never calling fouls hurt the strategy. Combine with players not hitting from 3 and being reluctant to take 3's, and there was nothing the offense could do.
The defense was solid the entire first half, and then just never came out of the locker room after the first half.
The defense was solid the entire first half, and then just never came out of the locker room after the first half.
Yep, and a VERY short turnaround to prepare for them. Plus it was essentially a home game for UCONN.
I thought it was funny when the commentators said we had one of the longest winning streaks in the nation currently. Well yeah, we won the conference tournament and there are only 8 other teams that have a current win streak…
Ty has legit won us games this year with his offensive rebounding. I wasn’t thrilled today with throwing him in there to start the second when the their big guy was on the floor but that isn’t on him. Ty will continue to grow as players do but I’d hate to see us lose a guy with the motor and heart of Ty.
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Yup, part of becoming an elite national program again means that our fanbase needs to lose this perpetual-victim mentality.
Can't find myself rooting for this UConn team going forward. Hope any other team upsets them.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
To perform like that in front of two of my heroes in Bill Murray and Larry David really hurts.
imo was less about execution and more about poor preparation / gameplan. They were trying to do things that have proven not to work against that team all season long.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
Well, I guess by definitio, you're wrong. We made the Elite 8, which by definition is . . . Top 10 in the tourney, and OBTW, we finished the regular season #10.
Or just make a shot. ... Good grief, 1 for 19 shooting? Open 3s, bunnies, everything. It didn't require "lights out" shooting today, just maybe not blindfolded shooting.
That was nerves.
B-ILL
- Working From Home
I posted basically the same on this thread at 7:16pm. Trotter stealing my jokes…
Illini_1979
- Oregon
There are 343 other teams that would like to have been where we were today.
A great season. 29 wins, Elite 8, etc., etc. etc. Too many superlatives to list.
A great season. 29 wins, Elite 8, etc., etc. etc. Too many superlatives to list.
Ty was upset because that was the last game he would ever play with that team. There’s all kinds of emotions the guys are going through, but I don’t see anyone going into the portal.
If you didn't feel any kind of shame watching that second half then you just aren't emotionally vested in the team.
I can say with 99% certainty that I've invested more time and money than you have in this team this year. (Didn't you skip the PSU game and then criticize others for their devastation over the loss?) I'm sure you're a fine guy and we'd probably enjoy a Peroni at the bar together. But don't come at me with that.
It was as bad a half of basketball as I've seen from an otherwise good team regardless of the competition. It moved this team below the 2001 team in my personal rankings. In the same category as 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2021. Probably at or toward the top of that group.
The season, in totality was still very good and I'll miss every player who doesn't suit up for us next year.
I shouldn't even respond to this, and I'm really not even in the mood to respond to this, but I'll ask you a few questions. If Ty would have been able to execute at the rim and those layups tonight on a consistent basis, would you be saying the same thing? Do you think that it's impossible upperclassman Ty can develop better body control this offseason to finish at the rim? Or that it's impossible he can learn even a consistent 4-8 foot jumper? Because if Ty can even develop just that, he's a walking double-double plus defender. Yeah we're better without that.
I mean, I just don't get it sometimes. People would rather jump on a guy for what he isn't than appreciate what he is. Ty grew tremendously this year. He was one of the only reasons we even made it to the BTT title game. If you think he can improve even more as a junior, I think he's the glue guy everyone would kill to have on their team.
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