Wisconsin 92, Illinois 90 OT Postgame
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It was painful to watch, kinda like a slow-motion train wreck. But not all that shocking when you consider the Illini were without 25% of their rotation and 67% of their playable guards.
Wagler sat out one minute and the result was a 5-0 Wisconsin surge, including a turnover that led to a layup.
I give the players who did play credit for battling throughout. I would guess some of the missed FTs, a couple of the turnovers and maybe even the failure to corral a couple rebounds were due in part to fatigue.
Why we don’t have more playable depth is a fair question because injuries, illnesses and foul trouble happen every season. Part of the answer is the type of season the Illini were having put a premium on narrowing the rotation to keep stacking wins.
The short-term goal of a B1G title is probably gone now. But the bigger picture goals are still within reach. If they can get healthy.
Wagler sat out one minute and the result was a 5-0 Wisconsin surge, including a turnover that led to a layup.
I give the players who did play credit for battling throughout. I would guess some of the missed FTs, a couple of the turnovers and maybe even the failure to corral a couple rebounds were due in part to fatigue.
Why we don’t have more playable depth is a fair question because injuries, illnesses and foul trouble happen every season. Part of the answer is the type of season the Illini were having put a premium on narrowing the rotation to keep stacking wins.
The short-term goal of a B1G title is probably gone now. But the bigger picture goals are still within reach. If they can get healthy.
Yes while our recent losses have been disappointing, one came without one of our top 2 players and best defender and tonight we also had another solid defender and top 3 scorer out. Even with the poor officiating we still would have won both games if we just make our free throws at our normal rate. Once we get them back we are good for a final four run and maybe take it all. We will be ok.
We only had 6 healthy players.
Help me understand when in the first half where Jake picks off a pass and goes into our half court and tosses it back to Keaton…. we loose possession based on back court violation. Looks like Walger is in air and on our side of the court.
What am I missing or not seeing? I have rewatched it several times… is there an explanation I am missing?
What am I missing or not seeing? I have rewatched it several times… is there an explanation I am missing?
It's apparent Wagler is an off guard like Ayo TSJ. He cannot facilitate so all we got tonight in a 2man game is a pick and pop or screen and drive. Which also blows my mind that with a 6'9 point forward in Mirk we don't play a high low with the twins esp Tomi who can step out and Mirk who has low post old man at the Y, game. What Mirk can't do is split a double team and has been sloppy as a ball handler but the dude can pass. We have to have a deep team because they all have their match up specialty and that Brad's no set offense offense. It's great to be tall on defense too when you play a soft don't foul and grab rebounds strategy but here's another team with small fast guards that we chase all over the floor and give up fast break points and layups that makes that style looks foolish.
If this were March, I'm sure AS would have gutted it out. But it's February and our tourney spot is locked up so might as well just take the extra rest.
It would be really fun if the BTT turned into our revenge tour. Wisconsin on Friday, MSU on Saturday, and Nebraska to win it all on Sunday.
Hopefully we dont have to add anyone else to our revenge tour schedule. Time to start another winning streak!
Hopefully we dont have to add anyone else to our revenge tour schedule. Time to start another winning streak!
What's a makeup call. When you call your ex - wife or girlfirend? It wouldn't be an Illinois board if when we lost, a number of people go after the officials. We are famous for our complaining. Would rather be famous for our support. But in either event, the officials had nothing to do with tonight. Wisconsin watched film and beat us off the dribble and had we made our FTs in regulation, we win. That simple - but watch Keaton, Mirk and Tomi.... they were gassed and missed free - throws.
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Not exactly understanding this. All we need is to win the next 3.
Keaton sat for 36 seconds. In those 36 seconds, we were -5.
Guys, did y'all see this? It should've been a 10sec call with 30sec left in 2H.
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We should've had the ball to win it.
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We should've had the ball to win it.
DJ is literally staring right at it, my goodness. Even cost us two points on the Z play.
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LouHenson
- Naples Florida
I will always think BU is a very good coach, his record proves this, but I will always have serious concerns that he is a coach who could win a National Championship? The annual bad losses at home don’t give a fan much confidence in him ever being able to win the kind of games it takes in the E8 and F4. So far, he has not looked up to the task in his 9 years at Illinois?
If Wagler had Fears' flopping skills, he'd average 30.
Different year same stuff, groundhog day
blackdog
- Champaign
That was the one play out of all of them that wasn't even close and would have completely changed the game. The Wisconsin bench was screaming for him to move it faster and the refs all seemed to be in Lala land with Boyd.
blackdog
- Champaign
Its where your feet were touching last so since he jumped from the backcourt he hadn't established himself yet. That was actually the right call in those circumstances. Sloppy play by Jake.
That’s another tough one. Multiple chances to put the game away and we piss another one away. Really needed Boswell for these last 2, hopefully he’s back sooner than later. This is a real rough stretch of games and Wisconsin was probably the most difficult matchup outside of Michigan. Never felt too good about this game. Get healthy, figure some things out and move forward.
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