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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: ILLINICHIEF on January 08, 2025, 12:42:55 PM
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401721339/penn-state-illinois
ILLINI more battle tested to date
ILLINI and Penn State both rebound well
Penn State is better at assists (mostly ACE) - ILLINI will be okay if KJ/Boz handle the ball most often, if Riley handles there may be some TO's?
Should be a good game, over/under is HUGE 163+ ILLINI giving up -9.5
ILLINI win 89-84 at home don't cover the spread.
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LETS FUCKING GO
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Hopefully there will be no issues inbounding the ball
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Hopefully there will be no issues inbounding the ball
Dammit I forgot that in my prediction.
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PSU has had our number lately. It’s about damn time we change that starting tonight.
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PSU has had our number lately. It’s about damn time we change that starting tonight.
6 outta the last 10, so yes that is a Groce winning % for Underwood, time to turn around.
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9.5 point favorites. Seems like a trap after a long exhausting road trip. Hope we come out with energy and maintain it. No one on this team except Ty remembers what happened two years ago at home.
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Yeah, I'm concerned about turnovers when they play that pressing D. If we limit that, not sure they can beat us.
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9.5 point favorites. Seems like a trap after a long exhausting road trip. Hope we come out with energy and maintain it. No one on this team except Ty remembers what happened two years ago at home.
If we can get a complete game from Ivisic, and bring some bigs to the perimeter, then I think we could also have some luck the other way with Rez.
The key once again I believe will be the play of White. He truly is becoming a key element for this team.
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KJ out tonight with a forearm injury. How the hell did that happen? Fuck!
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Great
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Fuck it. Next man up. Get it done.
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I'm not sure we have a next man up. Might be Boswell playing 40 minutes. Really need solid games from the frontcourt.
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I'm not sure we have a next man up. Might be Blackwell playing 40 minutes. Really need solid games from the frontcourt.
Kylan Blackwell jr?
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how about don't foul at the 3 point line
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Riley too afraid to get fouled unless he's shooting threes.
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First foul called on PSU 8 minutes in
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First foul called on PSU 8 minutes in
Fouls are 2 apiece
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nice run
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Gotta start knocking down those open threes.
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Gotta start knocking down those open threes.
Humrichous read my post!
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Kylan Blackwell jr?
Honestly his name should be Blackwell since we already had a few of those, just make it easier for us.
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D playing solid. Offense is good enough.
DGL should be playing over Riley right now. BH and Morez look great which we needed.
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This is Penn State, and this team. We'll find a way to make it closer than we like
High ceiling, low floor
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I don't know why you guys were so tough on Humrichous earlier. He's got 19
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I don't know why you guys were so tough on Humrichous earlier. He's got 19
Yeah, anybody could have seen that coming.
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Fantastic way to close the first half getting up to 45 in a hurry, holy cow.
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45 points and that’s with us bricking a shit ton of wide open threes
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45 points and that’s with us bricking a shit ton of wide open threes
definitely not weberball
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THROTTLE THROTTLE THROTTLE
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Nuggets!
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See what happens when you free Morez, Brad?
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This isn't tPSU I'm used to seeing against us
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Gosh it's nice to have them cooked with 8 minutes left in the 2nd.
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This isn't tPSU I'm used to seeing against us
Here I am with us leading by 30 with 7 minutes left trying to wonder how PSU will rally and stick it to us again.
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Really need solid games from the frontcourt.
Done.
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Held PSU to 34 points below their season average.
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Just think how how good Humrichous would be if lifting hadn't ruined his stroke.
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Apparently, Baldwin hurt his back when he flopped.
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I FUCKIN LOVE THIS TEAM WOOO
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Tre White with 20 & 7. Looks like another portal home run for Underwood.
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Apparently, Baldwin hurt his back when he flopped.
More like hurt his back when Boz shivered him for bodying him.
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Really love the end result of this teams play today.
Next year KJ will be gone, we will have a very experienced core of players. 7 deep without even thinking about it. Add 1-2 serious skill guys and BAM
DGL and Boz in backcourt with Riley floating between Humrichous role and ball handling.
White will be a sure fire ALPHA next year with Rodgers
Rodgers will help be a PF type and also be the #1 leader.
Ivisic maybe will be back (draft?)
Rez will be sooooooooooo very good with a season under his belt and a NCAA tourney to grow in as well.
Man this team might be even more stacked next year with even play....LOVE KJ but I do think we fall into a little hero ball with him as well.
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Just think how how good Humrichous would be if lifting hadn't ruined his stroke.
Guys got a break from lifting over break and don’t train as hard on road trips so if anything it’s kind of some shred of evidence the lifting was hurting his stroke
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Tonight IF no one other than Humrichous-White-Rez had scored we would have almost covered the spread anyway. -9.5 actual with those 3 players 9.0 61-52 final.
Good to be on this end of these kind of scoring games.
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Tre White with 20 & 7. Looks like another portal home run for Underwood.
We came close to 3 double doubles. It would have taken another rebound for Humrichous and 3 for White.
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Tre White has been playing fantastic lately, his rebounding and defense has been really good, and very efficient on offense as well, an unsung hero on this team for sure
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Tre White has been playing fantastic lately, his rebounding and defense has been really good, and very efficient on offense as well, an unsung hero on this team for sure
So true! I can't recall the last time he missed an elbow jumper. His % from there has to be very high.
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Gotta hand it to Underwood. He’s adjusted to the modern college game and learned to play it well.
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Underwood learned the curve at JUCO...