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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: Miles Leonard on December 05, 2022, 06:48:23 PM
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Feeling good about this one. Hope it’s a fun game.
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Can't wait to watch this one!
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I’m at a massive conference for work, probably won’t be able to watch it but will be checking game tracker for sure.
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Another chapter in The Chris Beard Story.
Maybe seeing Texas on the jersey will get the Baylor transfer Mayer jump-started.
The roster says they ain't long tall Texans, but apparently they play defense.
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Love the 6pm start
Illini 76
Texas 71
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I’m at a massive conference for work, probably won’t be able to watch it but will be checking game tracker for sure.
Yeah I’ll be at an awards banquet/dinner starting at 6:30 and won’t be able to watch either. Thinking about just not checking anything and watching like live when I get home.
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Love the 6pm start
Illini 76
Texas 71
Drinking the Kool-Aid early, I like it.
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Love the 6pm start
Illini 76
Texas 71
6 p.m. starts are good.
I remember back in the day when WCIA still did the broadcasts, and Illinois would frequently play at Purdue in a 6 p.m. start. Sadly there was a year when Illinois lost something like 86-43 to Purdue, but that might have been in Champaign.
My bad. Illinois WON 86-43 in Champaign in March 1985. But in January of that year, they lost 54-34 at Purdue.
In the 86-43 win, Purdue's best player fouled out with more than 17 minutes to go. How does that happen?
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Texas should have no problem covering in this one. Feel like the freshman are going to struggle mightly against this backcourt. Hope im wrong.
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Gonna be a lot whistles hope we can hit FT.s
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Another terrible start. Lazy defense and bad shot selection so far.
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Another terrible start. Lazy defense and bad shot selection so far.
And just absolute sloppy on offense. Melendez can't knock down a shot.
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Give me 20 Hawkins
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What has happened to Melendez
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Rj is a fucking idiot.
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Hello Skyy! That shot was so high.
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foul foul foul foul
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Harris!!
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Mayer is ballin
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Mayer feelin it
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We need to win this game, NEED
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We need to win this game, NEED
I hear that.
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Illini play some really dumb basketball. Bad offense with wild shots, get smoked on backdoor plays...
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Shannon still affected?
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The logos are reversed. The Tx stats are ours, and vice versa.
(https://i.ibb.co/rGbhJmq/Screenshot-20221206-190306.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6RvS5mG)
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Get Shannon going and stop turning the ball over.
Underwood said Shannon just needs to settle down,
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Texas roughing it up
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we gotta beat this team
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game over
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We should be down 20. Would be if it wasn't for Mayer.
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The Chris Beard Story may have a chapter on how his second half adjustments schooled Brad Underachiever
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these refs
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This offense looks Bruce Weberesque
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Ball movement nowhere to be seen. One-on-one dribbling won't win you shit.
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Nice work 🤡🤡
(https://i.ibb.co/dgBvNgP/Screenshot-20221206-194115.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wsyqnsS)
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Dan Shulman should know that Free Shots don't matter until Jan 6th.
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This offense looks Bruce Weberesque
Ouch. But can't dispute the observation. Melendez stinks, Clark is no consistent scoring threat. Too much 1on 1 play.
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Momentum swinging our way and Hawkins takes that shot *sigh*
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Momentum swinging our way and Hawkins takes that shot *sigh*
Yep. I started typing "our turn for a while".
Short lived.
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Free Shots not a problem at all
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Looks like Underschiever decided to start coaching offense
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Glad to see Mayer finally showed up
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He's the only reason we are in the game.
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Agree with Bilas that Mayer is this team's ceiling.
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its a block come on
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WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bilas, like 5 times, it's a block.
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4 tough games so far and we've lost 3 and could have won all 4
you gotta start winning these
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Free shots needed!
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oh no free throws to decide the game
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oh no free throws to decide the game
They don't matter until Jan 6th, JasnCub78
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Epps and Harris are better than expected.
Clark and Rodgers have underwhelmed.
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Good defense and Epps coming up huge with the free shots!
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Don't understand why you let them bring the ball to half court without pressure with that little time left.
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Bilas, like 5 times, it's a block.
BS ref decision on that block and our shooter was already shooting the made 3 before the ref signals a TO call. Total BS.
It's a miracle they got to OT.
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BS ref decision on that block and our shooter was already shooting the made 3 before the ref signals a TO call. Total BS.
It's a miracle they got to OT.
They may have some moxie. RIP IlliniVette
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TSJ heating up would be nice
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TSJ heating up would be nice
Kaboom
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TSJ heating up would be nice
Damn right it would!
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Big shot for Shannon
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Epps playing well.
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Free shots need to make
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And a huge 3
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Damn right it would!
Yes!
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Ball movement is 1000x better
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Absolutely huge play by Shannon
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Ball movement is 1000x better
Miles Leonard = Jay Bilas is a match!
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Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins
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Fuck fuck fuck
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FREE. SHOTS.
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A replay call went the Illini way!
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Who they going to foul?
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4 tough games so far and we've lost 3 and could have won all 4
you gotta start winning these
Say what ?
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Who they going to foul?
Hawkins it is
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Fuck
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Fuck fuck
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Ugh. Hawkins having a rough night
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Jeez Hawkins
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I'll take TSJ shooting free shots here
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I’m stuck in a Houston airport bathroom pooping my insides out. Looks like a great game!
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No idea why TX even guarded Hawkins on the in bounds play.
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I'll take TSJ shooting more free shots
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LFG!!!!
GREAT FUCKING WIN BOYS!
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I'll take TSJ shooting more free shots
Cosign.
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The Chris Beard Story may have a chapter on how his second half adjustments schooled Brad Underachiever
Looks like that chapter needs to be rewritten
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Couple of questions after this game.
Does Dom delete his account tonight? So humiliating.
Does Clark transfer by January?
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I’m stuck in a Houston airport bathroom pooping my insides out. Looks like a great game!
You'll feel better than the Longhorns soon.
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Helluva job to come back and win this game.
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Did we hit our free shots?!
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You'll feel better than the Longhorns soon.
Already do!
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You'll feel better than the Longhorns soon.
Unless he has The Man Made COVID!
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Couple of questions after this game.
Does Dom delete his account tonight? So humiliating.
Does Clark transfer by January?
What did he predict?
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!!!!!!
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Another chapter in The Chris Beard Story.
Maybe seeing Texas on the jersey will get the Baylor transfer Mayer jump-started.
The roster says they ain't long tall Texans, but apparently they play defense.
Called it
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Does Epps start next game?
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Did we hit our free shots?!
21-31. Made enough when they counted.
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Couple of questions after this game.
Does Dom delete his account tonight? So humiliating.
Does Clark transfer by January?
Dumbass Dom: Illinois only won because Shannon, Epps and Mayer all chose to come play here. Underwood would be nothing without them.
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What did he predict?
14-18
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14-18
Half way to 14.
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12 blocks.
Turnovers turned around. We end up with 17. 14 for Tx.
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21-31. Made enough when they counted.
Could have won in regulation if they had hit them before OT
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12 blocks.
Turnovers turned around. We end up with 17. 14 for Tx.
Stopped turning the ball over and missing free shots
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See you all Saturday!
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Unless he has The Man Made COVID!
Does it give you the shits? if so, I may have it…
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Could have won in regulation if they had hit them before OT
Or don't turn the ball over. Or don't take bad shots.
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21-31. Made enough when they counted.
Que milagro!
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Dom has also bashed Mayer. What an idiot.
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The Hawkins timeout before RJ's three would have been such an Illinois way to lose a game. We avoided the nut punch this time!
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Hawkins: 42 minutes, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and family in The Garden.
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Que milagro!
Free shots, 8-11 in OT.
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Mayer is off my shit list tonight. Gotta give him his due. He stepped up.
Now hopefully he doesn't come back on it.
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Couple of questions after this game.
Does Dom delete his account tonight? So humiliating.
Does Clark transfer by January?
1. Dumbassinic quiet even when the boys were stinking it up in the 2nd half. Hope he deletes his account.
2. Don't know about Clark transferring but I think Epps is the better player at this point and deserves more minutes than Clark.
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https://youtu.be/jJNIRprb3wQ
https://youtu.be/sWvKFxAGxPk
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1. Dumbassinic quiet even when the boys were stinking it up in the 2nd half. Hope he deletes his account.
2. Don't know about Clark transferring but I think Epps is the better player at this point and deserves more minutes than Clark.
Karen seems to have deflated blowhard Dom.
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1. Dumbassinic quiet even when the boys were stinking it up in the 2nd half. Hope he deletes his account.
2. Don't know about Clark transferring but I think Epps is the better player at this point and deserves more minutes than Clark.
Not sure about the portal but any Clark 'one and done' chatter should vanish at this point.
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Best win for the program in long time.
Great step forward.
Great effort against a Top 5-10 team.
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Awesome game awesome win. This team can ball.
Where's Rob?
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Just got done watching the game I FUCKING LOVE THIS TEAM
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Best win for the program in long time.
Great step forward.
Great effort against a Top 5-10 team.
OK, we're pretty spoiled when it was only 2 years ago we beat #2 Michigan at Michigan and #9 OSU to win the Big Ten Tournament and this was the best win in a long time.
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This was the type of game that Illinois seems to lose 99 out of 100 times in the past.
This team has lots of talent and size, and size matters. No wonder why Dom has been so wrong about this team. Dom can't comprehend the importance of size.
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OK, we're pretty spoiled when it was only 2 years ago we beat #2 Michigan at Michigan and #9 OSU to win the Big Ten Tournament and this was the best win in a long time.
I think a win out of conference on a national stage like this is maybe bigger achievement.
This was like an EE type match up and should resonate all season now in terms of confidence and on Selection Sunday.
But that is just my opinion. In any event it was a damn good win.
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Remember when Underwood wasn't giving 3 more minutes a game to Mark Smith. Lol. Must have dreamed that.
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Weird.
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I rewatched the game. Crazy how we pulled out a win. 16-2 run, Hawkins time out, down 68-63 with 45 seconds left, etc. Then when Hawkins fouled the 3 point shooter from behind in OT - I thought we were going to blow it.
Mayer in the fist half, and Shannon in OT were the difference makers. Great fucking win even though I was cussing at the TV for most of the game
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That was a huge win. WOW......
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I rewatched the game. Crazy how we pulled out a win. 16-2 run, Hawkins time out, down 68-63 with 45 seconds left, etc. Then when Hawkins fouled the 3 point shooter from behind in OT - I thought we were going to blow it.
Mayer in the fist half, and Shannon in OT were the difference makers. Great fucking win even though I was cussing at the TV for most of the game
We were down 56-46 with 8 minutes to go and had scored 9 points in second half.
Outscored them 39-22 rest of the way. :o
We will not ever be pretty, and you need to take the errors of commission as part of the approach, but we will keep coming at you.
It is sort of a war of attrition out there. Their whole team was cramping, and we were in their grill and quicker at end.
I do wish we would run more two man action on offense. It forces the defense to react more.
Although Clark is more natural point guard and better passer, Epps is aggressive mindset scorer and penetrates easier and that creates more for us.
Going to be interesting to see how that plays out.
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R.J. has had a solid last 4 games which surprised me
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R.J. has had a solid last 4 games which surprised me
He seems to be gaining in confidence as a starter and his shooting has picked up.
He is legitimate 3 ball threat and long plus athlete. Should only get better.
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R.J. has had a solid last 4 games which surprised me
He was considered a likely breakout star in the B1G (and nationally) so you shouldn’t be surprised
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that block he had at the end of the game was clutch 8)
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We were down 56-46 with 8 minutes to go and had scored 9 points in second half.
Outscored them 39-22 rest of the way. :o
We will not ever be pretty, and you need to take the errors of commission as part of the approach, but we will keep coming at you.
It is sort of a war of attrition out there. Their whole team was cramping, and we were in their grill and quicker at end.
I do wish we would run more two man action on offense. It forces the defense to react more.
Although Clark is more natural point guard and better passer, Epps is aggressive mindset scorer and penetrates easier and that creates more for us.
Going to be interesting to see how that plays out.
Underwood said we're gritty, not pretty.
As in football, it's so nice to see teams that will play to the final buzzer/horn.
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The team could be pretty if they get the offense in sync and start running some decent stuff
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OK, we're pretty spoiled when it was only 2 years ago we beat #2 Michigan at Michigan and #9 OSU to win the Big Ten Tournament and this was the best win in a long time.
well
Brad Underwood teams are 12-5 in their last 17 games against top 10 opponents.
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4 tough games so far and we've lost 3 and could have won all 4
you gotta start winning these
This makes no sense. But I have to admit that at one point in regulation, I had a third loss penciled in.
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They may have some moxie. RIP IlliniVette
What? Vette died?
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What? Vette died?
Don't know, but he never posted again at the OG HQ after one of its early maintenance shutdowns.
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What? Vette died?
He just isn’t here. Much like the Robb situation, we just don’t know where these people are 🤷🏻♂️ death is a possibility
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The team could be pretty if they get the offense in sync and start running some decent stuff
The halfcourt offense needs work for sure. We stand around a lot, pass around the perimeter 28 feet from the hole, and allow one guy to cover two a lot.
Nobody even faces the basket sometimes.
Had better spacing and attacking in last 8 minutes and regulation.
To be fair, Texas is a balls to the walls defensive team. But that is what you face in S16 and EE if you get that far.
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He just isn’t here. Much like the Robb situation, we just don’t know where these people are 🤷🏻♂️ death is a possibility
I dunno about Robb. I liked him a lot. Pretty bright funny guy.
He did do a lot of dumpster diving. Maybe was in there drunk at 3 AM looking for dinner, passed out, and was taken away at 6AM and shoved in an industrial compactor.
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I dunno about Robb. I liked him a lot. Pretty bright funny guy.
He did do a lot of dumpster diving. Maybe was in there drunk at 3 AM looking for dinner, passed out, and was taken away at 6AM and shoved in an industrial compactor.
One can only hope…
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Had better spacing and attacking in last 8 minutes and regulation.
How much of this was due to Epps ?
Wasn't he running offense the whole time ? Our team ball handling also seemed much better.
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Great win last night. Agree it was like playing a SS or EE tourney game.
Even though TX is probably a top 10 defensive team, we had too many unnecessary turnovers.
Clark looks rusty to me. Hopefully, he comes around to more of his hype.
Epps is a player. Holing FTs with game on the line is hard to teach.
Mayer has settled in and will be more consistent going forward. He can be another leader.
Looking forward to conference play.
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Two words. Confidence.
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What? Vette died?
I think he just assumes anyone who hasn’t posted in a while is dead.
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How much of this was due to Epps ?
Wasn't he running offense the whole time ? Our team ball handling also seemed much better.
Only two TOs in last 10 minutes of regulation and OT. Yeah- we looked better with Epps out there as it gave us another scorer when we were struggling.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401483313 (https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401483313)
Epps did a good job of putting some pressure on the defense by looking to score. Clark doesn't look for his shot as much or try and penetrate. He looks a little unsure right now. I guess he was a big scorer in HS and is trying to be a distributor first.
He needs to just ball.
I think Epps has a pure scorer mentality and never saw a shot he didn't like and is just doing what he does. Great hesitation dribble, a good floater, changes speeds really well, can find a crease and get in the lane and get his shot off. He is averaging 10 ppg and 8 shots per game in just 23 mpg and despite Dumbfcknik saying he would never be able to get his 3 point shot off at this level is shooting 38% and has hit 15 threes already.
He uses a rhythm dip on his 3ball and it is more of a one motion shot as opposed to his mid range jump shot. Watch the NBA and you will see a lot of the really good 3 ball guys dip the ball. Kid is a baller and instinctive. Clark is thinking a little too much right now. And has had TO issues the last two games. Needs to just play.
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Only two TOs in last 10 minutes of regulation and OT. Yeah- we looked better with Epps out there as it gave us another scorer when we were struggling.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401483313 (https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401483313)
Epps did a good job of putting some pressure on the defense by looking to score. Clark doesn't look for his shot as much or try and penetrate. He looks a little unsure right now. I guess he was a big scorer in HS and is trying to be a distributor first.
He needs to just ball.
I think Epps has a pure scorer mentality and never saw a shot he didn't like and is just doing what he does. Great hesitation dribble, a good floater, changes speeds really well, can find a crease and get in the lane and get his shot off. He is averaging 10 ppg and 8 shots per game in just 23 mpg and despite Dumbfcknik saying he would never be able to get his 3 point shot off at this level is shooting 38% and has hit 15 threes already.
He uses a rhythm dip on his 3ball and it is more of a one motion shot as opposed to his mid range jump shot. Watch the NBA and you will see a lot of the really good 3 ball guys dip the ball. Kid is a baller and instinctive. Clark is thinking a little too much right now. And has had TO issues the last two games. Needs to just play.
Well I don't know anything about the rhythm dip, but Epps appeared to find a crease easily and handle the ball doing it. Everyone else looked more comfortable when he was running the show.
Even if it didn't result in a turnover, Clark looked to be having ball handling problems. Playing point as a freshman against quality teams don't always come easy.
Nonetheless, games against Va, Md and Tx defenses will help us down the road.
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Rhythm dip.
https://youtu.be/mejFtEY5faU
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What? Vette died?
Went down with the Nnanna Egwu ship
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He's a fool.
Tempo curious how old you are?
We can all wish to look 20 like Dom.
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He's a fool.
Tempo curious how old you are?
We can all wish to look 20 like Dom.
55 unfortunately
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55 unfortunately
You look great for your age. I told Dom you guys looked the same age and he almost started crying worrying not being able to bring teen passengers home.
He claims everyone thinks he looks 25. I thought you guys looked the same age.
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Tempo is also an Uber driver. Maybe he can "pick up" teenaged riders as well, like Squeaky Dom.
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Tempo is also an Uber driver. Maybe he can "pick up" teenaged riders as well, like Squeaky Dom.
Weird.
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Squeaky D has been quiet since the Texas game.
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Squeaky D has been quiet since the Texas game.
Fine with me.
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Don't know, but he never posted again at the OG HQ after one of its early maintenance shutdowns.
My board name is a "tribute" to him.