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ILLINI VS UCONN - DEFEND THAT INDY!!! TBS-3:00ish

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Re: ILLINI VS UCONN - DEFEND THAT INDY!!! TBS-3:00ish
« Reply #150 on: April 05, 2026, 06:42:15 PM »
We rebounded.
We defended.
We only turned it over 8 times.
Unfortunately, what it boils down to is that we didn't make enough shots.

Seemed like every time we were about to make our move, a shot would rim out for us and UCONN would make a shot that bounced 4-5 times around the rim before going in. The Andrej layup that rimmed out and stayed still on the back iron and took like six business days to come down was diabolical and pretty much encapsulated the night for us. Luck factor was in UCONN's favor but they made the plays they had to to win in the end. We simply did not.

I'm over it and at peace with it now. Season was already a success when we made it to the Sweet Sixteen, and we still get to do the thing we all joked endlessly about in the dark times - hang a Final Four banner.
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Re: ILLINI VS UCONN - DEFEND THAT INDY!!! TBS-3:00ish
« Reply #151 on: April 05, 2026, 06:53:15 PM »
What a great season, obviously one of the best ever with getting to the FF.

I was at peace the whole night and not mad at all when we lost. Elite 8 two years ago and now this, so good.

Also I never expected to beat Michigan or Zona or Duke for that matter. We are a big step down from them and never thought we'd be able to win a title. So for me just getting to the final four was satisfying enough.

Thank you to the team and coaches.

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Re: ILLINI VS UCONN - DEFEND THAT INDY!!! TBS-3:00ish
« Reply #152 on: April 05, 2026, 07:48:28 PM »
Mostly agree, but seeing your team in the title game is definitely better than just making the Final Four. Something extra special about watching your team play for all the marbles.
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Re: ILLINI VS UCONN - DEFEND THAT INDY!!! TBS-3:00ish
« Reply #153 on: April 05, 2026, 07:52:46 PM »
What a great season, obviously one of the best ever with getting to the FF.

I was at peace the whole night and not mad at all when we lost. Elite 8 two years ago and now this, so good.

Also I never expected to beat Michigan or Zona or Duke for that matter. We are a big step down from them and never thought we'd be able to win a title. So for me just getting to the final four was satisfying enough.

Thank you to the team and coaches.

Nicely said.  I'm looking forward to seeing Ty next season.