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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: Miles Leonard on December 03, 2021, 06:18:12 PM

Title: Rutgers
Post by: Miles Leonard on December 03, 2021, 06:18:12 PM
Rutgers building a house with all these early bricks. Turnovers a problem once again for us.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Miles Leonard on December 03, 2021, 06:22:17 PM
10-0 run. Plummer can stroke it.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: jayboek on December 03, 2021, 06:28:05 PM
Who needs Curbello???
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: No one in Mn on December 03, 2021, 06:30:41 PM
I was worried about Hawkins picking up fouls guarding Harper. Hawkins playing well.
We're better without Curbelo.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Lkdog on December 03, 2021, 06:33:22 PM
Hawkins playing great D.
.
I like the ball movement.
Having 4 guys who can shoot on floor around Kofi is a recipe for  success.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Miles Leonard on December 03, 2021, 06:36:03 PM
Hawkins is eating Harper up. Defense isn't giving Rutgers many easy looks.

Our spacing on offense is really good.

Nice block by Payne!
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: No one in Mn on December 03, 2021, 06:36:09 PM
Payne's best showing so far.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Lkdog on December 03, 2021, 06:39:02 PM
Miller from Rutgers can really guard on ball.
Real PITA.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: illinifan57 on December 03, 2021, 06:40:19 PM
Hawkins is eating Harper up. Defense isn't giving Rutgers many easy looks.

Our spacing on offense is really good.

Nice block by Payne!
That block was sweet.
Grandison hitting 3s is huge.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Lkdog on December 03, 2021, 06:46:35 PM
Plummer now 22-22 for year on FTs
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: No one in Mn on December 03, 2021, 06:50:06 PM
Harper 1-6. Good half for Hawkins.
Payne with 5 boards and the block.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Miles Leonard on December 03, 2021, 06:52:12 PM
Keep this up for another 20 minutes and we'll have ourselves an easy W.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: No one in Mn on December 03, 2021, 06:53:28 PM
Turned it over a bunch early. Finished the half with 7. 1 turnover the last 12 minutes or so ?
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Miles Leonard on December 03, 2021, 07:20:06 PM
Mulcahey just chucking shit up. The crowd is in his head.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: jayboek on December 03, 2021, 07:22:22 PM
The most passes i have ever seen kofi have in his whole career in 1 game.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Miles Leonard on December 03, 2021, 07:29:58 PM
The most passes i have ever seen kofi have in his whole career in 1 game.

Must have been a point of emphasis for the coaches. It becomes a pick-your-poison kind of deal when he kicks it out to wide open 3 point shooters. Get eaten alive by Kofi or get buried by the three.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: illinicalvin on December 03, 2021, 07:42:11 PM
This is refreshing.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Chickengeorge on December 03, 2021, 07:44:07 PM
Kofi.  Beast.  Have a seat, big fella.  You've earned it.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Chickengeorge on December 03, 2021, 07:53:39 PM
What was the Mulcahy back story?
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: The_Truth on December 03, 2021, 08:09:58 PM
I was worried about Hawkins picking up fouls guarding Harper. Hawkins playing well.
We're better without Curbelo.

I win…
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: fucking on December 03, 2021, 09:50:00 PM
Must have been a point of emphasis for the coaches.
They've had entire practices where he's not allowed to shoot.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Judge Judy on December 03, 2021, 09:51:35 PM
They've had entire practices where he's not allowed to shoot.

This is encouraging news!
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Beach Bum on December 03, 2021, 10:01:44 PM
Missed the game, was at my local HS watching Bball and a conference opening win.  Back on track of late.  Hopefully Belo comes back soon and gets back on track as well. 

Off topic, Purdue is solid.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Custard on December 03, 2021, 10:20:52 PM
Fun game. Rutgers is bad, especially without Baker.  But we need tune up games badly.

Love the ball movement and getting away from that repetitive boring ball screen. Kofi passing out of double teams is huge for the team development  although there were a couple times I think he thought pass first when he could have easily scored himself. But it’s a start. Starting to see flashes of what this team could be if everything comes together.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: ThePAMan on December 04, 2021, 06:39:58 AM
This is refreshing.

This. Hope to see more of this.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Reacher on December 04, 2021, 07:15:58 AM
They've had entire practices where he's not allowed to shoot.

I believe they used to do that with Shaun Pruitt.
Title: Re: Rutgers
Post by: Dominic on December 04, 2021, 01:38:41 PM
Last night statistically was just about a perfectly played game for Illinois.

12-33 from 3.  66 overall FG attempts.  If it’s not a Kofi paint shot, then shooting the 3 is the next best shot.  So good on Illinois not shooting many 2s.  3s and Kofi is all you need

13 offensive rebs on 34 missed shots.  That’s good.

Only 10 turnovers.

Probably Illinois best game they’ve played in years.

Curbelo quite possibly was the cancer.  At least turnover cancer.  Take him out and the team is far more efficient