USC 82, Illinois 72 Postgame

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BretMyBeachHouse
a few points.

We're still young and inexperienced playing together. Yes, there are going to be continued growing pains. You thought it was over, but no, we're still growing.

I'm not second guessing the KJ decision. You're still playing the long game right now. I fully healthy KJ for the final 20 games of the year is better than 85% KJ for 21 games.

I don't think this is quad 3 by the end of the year. I think USC is going to get it together and be rated much higher.
 
#127      
rbse
who was that? total breakdown, unbelievable
 
#130      
Fighting I 95
OrangeBlue98 said:
Always seem to have a loss like this every season, and it’s frustrating.

When there’s such a systemic lack of anything, that’s on the coaching staff.
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We played flat and with no intensity. We let their best player do whatever he wanted and didnt adjust. We didnt play our best player even tho its being said he was ready. That is on the coaching staff.

No one on the court played well either or was able to hit the shots we needed too.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
DB11Headband said:
I’ll say it again: play your best player when he is capable of playing.
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Oh I'm sure we're good without him. Rather better... has the ball too much, doesn't allow the others to play freely and be assertive whatever the heck that means.
 
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#134      
NashvILLe05
Our effort and focus today in one image.

jurassic park deal with it GIF
 
#136      
PepeSilvia
SescIllini said:
USC turned off our water, didn't allow bench or single player to go off. No easy tips by our bigs abd no driving layups. Missing opn 3s don't help.
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Gave the defensive gameplan for opposing teams.

Pack it in, be physical, and force the Illini into 3s then crash the defensive boards.
 
#140      
Germanboxers
So much for “raising our floor” Brad. WTF? The floor dropped into the cellar a day after you said that. No preparation. No energy. No focus. No Pride. Thought we were developing an identity…hope that’s not it.,
 
#144      
CoachHooleyHoo
DB11Headband said:
I’ll say it again: play your best player when he is capable of playing.
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Meh...not if it delays him getting back to 100% or at least close to that. The way they played against PSU, it looked like you could get him a little more time to get completely healed up. We'd all be ticked if they played him, he didn't play well, and it delayed his recovery.
 
#146      
Oracle21
Underwood thinks this is good defense:

31 points
12/20 FGs
0/2 on 3s
7/7 on FTs

He looks at that and think the defense executed because they only gave up 0/2 from 3. He’s shown before that he will live with guys taking twos and hope the math wins out in the end rather than adjusting in game. Saw it with Martinelli/Barnhizer.
 
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PepeSilvia
BatteredWifeSchwartz said:
Yes guard play and defense was not good, but the fact Tomi only had 3 rebounds in 17 minutes is baffling. He should be embarrassed by that.
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I like Tomi and hope he sticks around for another year but he is just kind of soft for a 7 footer.

Needs to add strength on the lower body and work on banging a bit more and finishing forward through contact instead of floating away.
 
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