Week of 2/16 Games Thread

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PleaseMakeABowlGame
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Think of it like this: we can win the Big Ten even with a loss on the West Coast if Michigan State wins out (or at least wins their two marquee game against Purdue and Michigan).

Yes, we would need to beat Michigan, and Purdue would need to beat Michigan.

EDIT: and no, I do not think Nebby is winning out. That's much more unlikely than it is realistic.
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Is nebby winning out just as unlikely as MSU winning out?
 
#54      
Rap47
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Think of it like this: we can win the Big Ten even with a loss on the West Coast if Michigan State wins out (or at least wins their two marquee game against Purdue and Michigan).

Yes, we would need to beat Michigan, and Purdue would need to beat Michigan.

EDIT: and no, I do not think Nebby is winning out. That's much more unlikely than it
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RockfordIllini
Watching ISU/Houston last night, both great teams obviously and they could certainly beat us no question. But I don’t think I’m scared by either. Their whole thing is trapping the ball. But if they do that to us, I think Keaton just passes to Mirk and we attack 4 on 3, which is one of our strengths.

Houston’s athleticism and in particular the quickness of their guards gives me concerns on how we would stay in front defensively, but I think we can solve their defense.

Again, we could lose in the round of 32 this year. Tourney is a crapshoot, but even with all the teams with elite KenPom numbers, I don’t know that I’ve watched a team this year and thought oh man, how would we match up with them?
 
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Illiniguy13
RockfordIllini said:
Watching ISU/Houston last night, both great teams obviously and they could certainly beat us no question. But I don’t think I’m scared by either. Their whole thing is trapping the ball. But if they do that to us, I think Keaton just passes to Mirk and we attack 4 on 3, which is one of our strengths.

Houston’s athleticism and in particular the quickness of their guards gives me concerns on how we would stay in front defensively, but I think we can solve their defense.

Again, we could lose in the round of 32 this year. Tourney is a crapshoot, but even with all the teams with elite KenPom numbers, I don’t know that I’ve watched a team this year and thought oh man, how would we match up with them?
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It’s interesting because it cuts both ways. A physical, aggressive, trap-heavy defense can rattle anyone and disrupt game plans. At the same time, having bigs like Tomi and Mirk is exactly what you need to handle that kind of pressure.
 
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joeybcrazy13
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#61      
RockfordIllini
Illiniguy13 said:
It’s interesting because it cuts both ways. A physical, aggressive, trap-heavy defense can rattle anyone and disrupt game plans. At the same time, having bigs like Tomi and Mirk is exactly what you need to handle that kind of pressure.
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Right. In a single elimination tournament anything can happen and we could certainly get flustered/sped up etc. But Keaton, Mirk, Tomi, even Jake and Kylan all process so well I just think we match up well. Point being, they could certainly beat us but the matchup doesn’t put the fear of god into me.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
In all honesty -- it's barely even three weeks ago people were claiming MSU might be the best team in the league. That Rutgers game (Jan 27th) was the rise of the fraud alarm.
 
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illinifan1987
The Puds WILL beat scUM tonight! I'll go with a nice 25/13 game for Braden, leading to a 6 point victory :LOL:
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#69      
Chase321
Also that crowd is amazing right now. Josh has to make the SFC environment better.
 
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hoopsfan47
Flyin' Illini said:
Audio levels are way off on this Purdue/Michigan broadcast. The announcers are barely audible.
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Thanks for posting. I thought the same and even had my hearing aids turned up to max with volume quite loud on TV....and it is still hard to discern what is being said.
 
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