He had an elite 8 run on the back of a team that was physical and athletic(they did beat Iowa State) and then decided positional size was the main reason so he promptly built two teams full of guys that can't slide their feet on the perimeter.
Wisconsin 91, Illinois 88 OT Postgame
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Honestly, this team got like no chance in the tournament. We pretty much have to out shoot everyone at all times. We never put teams away. If we fall behind against one of the better teams in the country, we might make a run to comeback but we won't play good enough defense to complete the comeback. This team is so talented but unbelievably frustrating.
pruman91
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ole pru's worthless thoughts regarding life as an Illini fan in March Madness................
It's very concerning to watch us play stellar team basketball with big runs to get a double digit lead ,then give it right back going away from what got us the big lead........ucla , wisky twice and 3-4 other games with us losing a game we had command of.........
the terrible foul called on Dre should concern ALL college BB fans.......ZERO CONTACT shown numerous times on replay........there are so many refs who are NOT qualified to do the job adequately to provide a fair contest for all concerned......
showboating used to be looked down on in the past .......now adulation and praise flows freely for cocky m'f**s like boyd and blackwell..........I will NEVER root for scUM but a finely tuned elbow to boyd's grill would be so special especially with the owner of that elbow raising his arms like boyd did all game long..................
btw, I think Lendeborg is the weakest choice as B$G POTY in my recent memory....no doubt a good player but he wouldn't have been my choice for that award..............JMHO...................
Another game with inept refs having a terrible performance..............it really really was...............
It's very concerning to watch us play stellar team basketball with big runs to get a double digit lead ,then give it right back going away from what got us the big lead........ucla , wisky twice and 3-4 other games with us losing a game we had command of.........
the terrible foul called on Dre should concern ALL college BB fans.......ZERO CONTACT shown numerous times on replay........there are so many refs who are NOT qualified to do the job adequately to provide a fair contest for all concerned......
showboating used to be looked down on in the past .......now adulation and praise flows freely for cocky m'f**s like boyd and blackwell..........I will NEVER root for scUM but a finely tuned elbow to boyd's grill would be so special especially with the owner of that elbow raising his arms like boyd did all game long..................
btw, I think Lendeborg is the weakest choice as B$G POTY in my recent memory....no doubt a good player but he wouldn't have been my choice for that award..............JMHO...................
Another game with inept refs having a terrible performance..............it really really was...............
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I’m not a blame the refs guy, bc 1. Shouldn’t allow it to be close to be an effect. 2. Bc this has been an issue in this league for so long.
With that said, your comment is an understatement and I support this message!
Can't recall an Illini team I've disliked more. Wasted potential.
I still have no idea what Bam's second foul was for. He was under the play and touched no one.
And I really don't wanna hear about "well he put himself in that spot with a dumb tech". For a lack of better words, don't catch me with that nonsense. We got a dude kicking people in the groin and tripping every other possession in this conference, and not only will he not get a tech, he wont even get a foul. But God forbid someone jaw a bit.
If we had one ounce of toughness, somebody on the team would have taken Boyd's antics during the first 4 minutes of this game personally and put him in jail. Alas, we do not have that player on this team.
I wouldn't even mind that tradeoff if they could actually MAKE those 3s a semi-reasonable clip. But instead they're sacrificing offensive rebounds for what lately seem to be almost automatic misses.
That dichotomy was particularly made stunning by the worst phantom call I've ever seen.
Stop it. This had nothing to do with Ben. If you want somebody to go after, go after Tom, who was 1000 times worse than Ben today & pretty much every other game this year. I don't know what happened to him, but there is no way in HADES he should be back next year. He looks like he doesn't even want to play.
DICKnaggie
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Such a bad look for Underwood. Stop this crap. It reeks back to UCONN. The doubling down on clear failure is terrible.
Let’s face it. BU at this point in his career will keep Illinois competitive during the regular season just based off talent alone.
He’s proven time and time again he is a mediocre in-game coach.
Doesn’t know how to utilize his timeouts whether it’s to stop momentum or draw up a play.
1 second weekend in 9 years is unacceptable at Illinois. His seat needs to warm up.
If Michigan can find Dusty May I trust Josh to do the same.
He’s proven time and time again he is a mediocre in-game coach.
Doesn’t know how to utilize his timeouts whether it’s to stop momentum or draw up a play.
1 second weekend in 9 years is unacceptable at Illinois. His seat needs to warm up.
If Michigan can find Dusty May I trust Josh to do the same.
Yet, it’s happened frequently to this team in the last 7-10 games.
Up 15 twice! Get a killer instinct…hell coach it! BU is a tourney choker but now 15-20pt lead choker
How many 3's could a 3 chuck chuck if a 3 chuck would chuck 3?
words of wisdom, that i forget or never learn. a team is who they are at this point in the season. we may get to the s16 thanks to being a 3-seed (?) and favorable opponent, but i could very easily see a game going like that kentucky game last year: watching a slow motion car wreck.
or worse, watching a car get out ahead of another car in a race, then throw it in reverse, crash, and lose.
never a given. but point taken
BlindLoyalty
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UConn 74, Illinois 61 Postgame
Yes … More 3s when you’re shooting 20% isn’t a good shot … Honestly any shot not taken by Kylan in the 2H was a bad shot … Guys couldn’t make layups … Well, 13/31 doesn't exactly do much for me either. 32.8% from 2 vs 20% from 3.....I don't think that was a magical elixir to fix what ailed...
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What’s even crazier is Illinois is a 7/8 seed if not for a freshman guard.
Maybe Brad might be better off at Kansas state.see if self would come back for a couple of years.imagine self with OA.a guy that is a legendary recruiter and post coach with self high low we'd immediately be going for championships with that combo serious. Instead a guy that over almost a 10 year span still hasn't been able to still not be able to draw up a outbound play seriously. I ran out of bounds plays in elementary school that were more of a threat then brads lets just throw it over half court and chuck up a 3 from a less then 3 point threat.#bring self back for a couple of years
IlliniFanHere
- New York
This team did us a favor.....they prepared the fans for a quick exit in the field of 68 by losing in O.T. to NE Louisiana mining and glove making.
Jmo but Keaton would get a lot more foul calls if he went up hard when he got to the basket instead of that underhand scoop stuff he does every time
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