I hadn’t watched a second of Maryland basketball all season and didn’t really have a chance to do any research/watch fucking’s YouTube clips to get a better idea of who they are.
They played outstanding defense in the first half. They don’t have a physical answer for Kofi, but they’ve got some length and athleticism. They are getting in passing lanes, pushing us out, and locking down the perimeter. Also a great job of taking away the dribble drive/kick out. Kofi had lots of open looks once he caught the ball, but it wasn’t always easy to get the ball to him.
On offense the Illini were somewhat selfless to a fault in quite a few possessions. It’s like the opposite of the John Groce problem. I don’t know how many times we made the extra pass or two and it looked like we’d get an open shot, they’d close out and force another pass and all of a sudden we are up against the shot clock.
I really don’t know what to think of this team at this juncture. I think we have lots of good pieces that just aren’t working with a lot of coordination much of the time but when they do it’s a thing of beauty.
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