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Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!

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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #60 on: January 24, 2024, 10:25:44 PM »
Our last possession in regulation sucked. Everyone knows it’s going to go through Domask. What does Domask do well? Backs players down, draws a double, and either scores or kicks. You can’t do that when you start the iso play 30’ from the basket with 9 seconds left. Ends up being a forced shot in the lane with no time for a putback.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #61 on: January 24, 2024, 10:27:01 PM »
Is giving up 96 to NU a sign of good things to come in March?

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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #62 on: January 24, 2024, 10:40:00 PM »
Our last possession in regulation sucked. Everyone knows it’s going to go through Domask. What does Domask do well? Backs players down, draws a double, and either scores or kicks. You can’t do that when you start the iso play 30’ from the basket with 9 seconds left. Ends up being a forced shot in the lane with no time for a putback.
You hit the nail on the head. I was yelling at him burning clock before getting going. There is way too much of 4 guys around the 3 line in the offense. NW guys are constantly moving on offense, none of that standing around BS.
Way too many missed shots around the rim tonight, get the offensive rebound and still couldn't convert. An abundance of fouls by NW that weren't called.

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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #63 on: January 24, 2024, 10:45:07 PM »
Is giving up 96 to NU a sign of good things to come in March?

Fuck it. Bait taken.

Yes, a road game in January against a good team that plays out of their minds at home while our best player hasn’t practiced with the team for a month is definitely an indicator of how we’ll be playing in March. 

If this type of game is an indicator of March success then the entire top 10-15 is straight garbage come tournament time.

As much as I hate to say it, Northwestern had a hell of a game plan and their guys played at an insane level for 45 minutes. And they still needed us to miss 15-18 layups to actually win the game. They did the same thing to Purdue.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #64 on: January 24, 2024, 10:49:54 PM »
Maybe Chicago St. should join the Big Ten. They're only the team who can win in Evanston this year.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #65 on: January 24, 2024, 10:51:00 PM »
You hit the nail on the head. I was yelling at him burning clock before getting going. There is way too much of 4 guys around the 3 line in the offense. NW guys are constantly moving on offense, none of that standing around BS.
Way too many missed shots around the rim tonight, get the offensive rebound and still couldn't convert. An abundance of fouls by NW that weren't called.

My complaint with the final possession in regulation isn’t with the concept of the play, but rather starting it entirely too f’n late for our most effective player to do what he’s most effective at.

They were running an offensive wrinkle Collins put together to counter what we did to them 3 weeks ago.

We play a 5 out offense with some ball screen and ISO, and it works on a completely different principle than their motion did tonight. And equally as well for the first 40 minutes. Offense wasn’t our problem, it was lack of adjustment on D or the guys ability to execute the scheme adjustments that were made. Collins clowned Underwood there. And Buie just did things that he does at home. Dude is a stud.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #66 on: January 24, 2024, 10:55:04 PM »
Maybe Chicago St. should join the Big Ten. They're only the team who can win in Evanston this year.

We could trade them for Minnesota and no one would even notice. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #67 on: January 24, 2024, 11:03:55 PM »
Fuck it. Bait taken.

Yes, a road game in January against a good team that plays out of their minds at home while our best player hasn’t practiced with the team for a month is definitely an indicator of how we’ll be playing in March. 

If this type of game is an indicator of March success then the entire top 10-15 is straight garbage come tournament time.

As much as I hate to say it, Northwestern had a hell of a game plan and their guys played at an insane level for 45 minutes. And they still needed us to miss 15-18 layups to actually win the game. They did the same thing to Purdue.

Opponents look to relish going after Domask and Goode one-on-one. That is not going to go well for the Illini when it happens in March unless Underachiever figures out how to counter it.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #68 on: January 24, 2024, 11:16:34 PM »
Is giving up 96 to NU a sign of good things to come in March?

A top 5 Kansas team gave up 91 to a West Virginia team that's a helluva lot worse than Northwestern. It's not an "Illinois only" issue.

And Purdue also gave up 92 to these guys.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #69 on: January 24, 2024, 11:27:02 PM »
A top 5 Kansas team gave up 91 to a West Virginia team that's a helluva lot worse than Northwestern. It's not an "Illinois only" issue.

And Purdue also gave up 92 to these guys.

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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #70 on: January 24, 2024, 11:34:27 PM »
Any reason given why Rodgers didn't play the 2d half?
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #71 on: January 24, 2024, 11:42:47 PM »
Shitty overall game, ILLINI let one slip away, but it has been since 1956, so I guess they were due????

Hawkins-Strong Defense, Strong overall offense, Weak Mind once again, go back to not caring and quit the flailing of arms and utter disgust since you never commit a foul.

TSJ seemed to be pressing, back off the pedal and realize the team played very well overall without you. The All-American year may be over, fit in where you can get in.

Harmon, will play a HUGE role come March for us, I like the tenacity of  the kid.

Guerrier, rebounded and went to the boards hard, came up empty handed a few times, offense wasn't quite there tonight.

Goode, defensive liability when not rebounding. Started strong jacked up that really bad shot, then things went south for him.

Domask, can take over at will most nights and will many more for us, last shot selection, he makes 9-10 times, but we shouldn't have been there with our rebounding domination.

I actually like the ILLINI and the missed layups in conference so far....think about it, every year the B1G teams beat the hell out of each other all year, very physical. Then the tournament starts, the play is called much closer, and most of the B1G gets knocked our early every year, mostly because they can't adapt to the difference in the way the game is called until it is too late.

This years team is hardnosed, goes hard to boards, and layups, they miss alot of those layups due to being hacked in process and no fouls called alot of the time. This changes come this years tourney and they will fare alot better...I hope.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #72 on: January 24, 2024, 11:44:04 PM »
Our asses are about to be court stormed

I think this is why DGL and Moretti were put in at the last minute. Got TSJ and Domask off the court.
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #73 on: January 25, 2024, 12:20:10 AM »
We shot 15/35 on lay ups. I don't know. Is that good?
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Re: Illini MENS Hoopsketballers @ NURDS tonight at 8PM flyover time!!!!
« Reply #74 on: January 25, 2024, 06:42:17 AM »
We could trade them for Minnesota and no one would even notice. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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