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Title: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: illiniray on March 02, 2025, 02:44:02 PM
Anyone home?
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 02, 2025, 02:52:46 PM
It's time to get a win over Sven's team.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 02, 2025, 03:00:27 PM
Building a brick house from 3 early
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 02, 2025, 03:21:06 PM
Guessing there are a few good reasons Goldin hasn't been back to the Soviet Union for 5 years.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 02, 2025, 04:22:33 PM
May have a legit concern about not being let back in, and I'd guess his engagement at least in part contemplated his green card status.

Looking solid today on D on the road. Still have a major post D weakness when Ivisic is out but we're mostly compensating and a solid effort on the boards.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 02, 2025, 04:23:44 PM
And we're somehow hitting 3s in a top 25 road game which is both weird and awesome.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 02, 2025, 04:24:02 PM
May have a legit concern about not being let back in, and I'd guess his engagement at least in part contemplated his green card status.

Looking solid today on D on the road. Still have a major post D weakness when Ivisic is out but we're mostly compensating and a solid effort on the boards.

The legit concern is avoiding getting sent to the Donbas Oblast....
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Beach Bum on March 02, 2025, 04:34:41 PM
We're back
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 02, 2025, 04:39:41 PM
Nichi keep making the game threads ok
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 02, 2025, 04:41:02 PM
I don't think Riley's mom is a working member of the Windsor Ballet
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Custard on March 02, 2025, 04:55:25 PM
Goldin Era
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 02, 2025, 04:55:41 PM
Riley apparently got the physique from his dad.

 Very solid win today. Now a lock and shorring up seeding.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 02, 2025, 04:57:36 PM
Would be nice to peak in March
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ThePAMan on March 02, 2025, 05:45:38 PM
Goldin Era

That's a good one
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Custard on March 02, 2025, 08:54:57 PM
Continue to get healthy and back in a rhythm, beat Purdue, and knock down a couple in the BTT. That should hopefully move us into a 6 seed, where we could make a little noise. Or miss 28 threes and lose to a play-in team.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 02, 2025, 09:16:51 PM
New Michigan coach. Same result. Outside of Goldin, nobody else on Michigan was a factor.

Boswell's best game with us. Tre White appears to have emerged out of whatever doghouse Brad banished him to. The kids have shown great resolve after the Duke moonpounding in New York. Maybe we aren't as broken as I thought.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 02, 2025, 09:19:12 PM
So good to see Tre back.  Such great energy today.  Get Rez back and who knows? 
It's great being relevant.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 02, 2025, 09:56:39 PM
Good overall game, still need less 3's imo, but hey, it's a win.

62 pts 2nd half from ILLINI, 1 more than BOTH teams scored in the first half combined.

On to Purdue, work on that seeding boys!!
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: illiniray on March 02, 2025, 10:45:44 PM
One reason we get wide open looks from two is we take a lot of threes. We either make them; which draws out the defense. Or we rebound a lot of our own misses for good looks.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Lkdog on March 03, 2025, 12:27:08 AM
Best game in weeks. Very impressed with Boswell and Riley today.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 03, 2025, 10:00:04 AM
Continue to get healthy and back in a rhythm, beat Purdue, and knock down a couple in the BTT. That should hopefully move us into a 6 seed, where we could make a little noise. Or miss 28 threes and lose to a play-in team.

this made me LOL
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 03, 2025, 12:06:40 PM
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Ffdmodydd1dme1.gif

best part about this game was that Juwan Howard was in the building 😂
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Custard on March 03, 2025, 12:25:05 PM
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Ffdmodydd1dme1.gif

best part about this game was that Juwan Howard was in the building 😂

You know Dusty was like DAMMIT JUWAN DONT PUT THAT EVIL ON ME!

Can’t wait to see the Sleeper recap on YouTube. Greg the scUM fan is going to lose his mind. Their preview was pretty good.

https://youtu.be/7iYY7vA5Tmk
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 03, 2025, 12:39:18 PM
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Ffdmodydd1dme1.gif

best part about this game was that Juwan Howard was in the building 😂
Crisler Arena. SFC. Makes no difference to Juwan.

(https://i.ibb.co/GfdjBBGD/Screenshot-20250303-123443-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8nmVTTGw)
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 03, 2025, 12:51:32 PM
Avg margin of victory over Fichigan is 13.8, well done ILLINI.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 03, 2025, 01:45:58 PM
https://youtu.be/xdH1wSrL3XA
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Lkdog on March 03, 2025, 02:12:04 PM
Only downside to hitting 14 threes is they will believe they can take 37 threes every night and do it again.

I really liked Riley using his length going to the hole. He can be a real problem for the D.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 03, 2025, 02:30:14 PM
Only downside to hitting 14 threes is they will believe they can take 37 threes every night and do it again.

I really liked Riley using his length going to the hole. He can be a real problem for the D.

Agreed if we can get mismatches like Riley and Boswell going to the rim and being effective, it opens up a lot of options for us. Wolf should have been a problem for us more than he was (Wolf will be better pro imo than Goldin), but I am not sure they had anyone to guard Riley.

Amazingly Boswell catches some heat, but I don't know too many guards his size that rebounds the way he does and can also be effective guarding much taller bigger players.

DGL seems to be lost again, I hope we get him positive before the B1G tourney and beyond, if not....
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Custard on March 03, 2025, 02:39:23 PM
Only downside to hitting 14 threes is they will believe they can take 37 threes every night and do it again.

Had the same thought. Double edged sword.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: illinicalvin on March 04, 2025, 08:50:57 AM
Yup, corollary of the Gambler's Fallacy. We're still a ~31% three-point team ranked 321st in the NCAA.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Reacher on March 04, 2025, 08:59:13 AM
Yup, corollary of the Gambler's Fallacy. We're still a ~31% three-point team ranked 321st in the NCAA.

So you’re telling me there’s a chance…
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 04, 2025, 10:04:34 AM
Yup, corollary of the Gambler's Fallacy. We're still a ~31% three-point team ranked 321st in the NCAA.

Maybe the whole ranking has a hidden meaning....3..2...1...ready for takeoff at the right time. Okay taking the glasses off now.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 04, 2025, 10:11:29 AM
But we're #1 in power 5 attempts per game. So we've got that going for us.
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 04, 2025, 10:25:46 AM
Cant be the best at offensive rebounding if you dont miss a lot of shots 🤔
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Custard on March 04, 2025, 12:06:56 PM
Cant be the best at offensive rebounding if you dont miss a lot of shots 🤔

Sounds like a Kenny Powers quote
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 04, 2025, 12:23:12 PM
Sounds like a Kenny Powers quote

I have been watching that show lately haha
Title: Re: @ fichigan March 2 2025
Post by: Chickengeorge on March 04, 2025, 02:38:11 PM
I have been watching that show lately haha

Back when Katy Mixon was on fiya!