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Great season by any measure. UConn just knows how to win.

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: TOTTM 2026
« on: March 29, 2026, 08:53:57 PM »
Fwiw Torvik has us -2.9.


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Defense is the key.
It's effort and commitment.

Will give us a decent shot against next opponents.

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Iowa playing their best ball right now.
Their role players are now scoring.
Need another strong defense effort.

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Great win. If you would have told me we would score 65 I would have thought Houston would win that one.
Houston looked lost all night on offense.
Good team defense.

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: TOTTM 2026
« on: March 21, 2026, 12:32:53 AM »
We are 11 point favorites vs VCU.

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: TOTTM 2026
« on: March 20, 2026, 03:14:15 PM »
Michigan might have just gotten a clear path to get to FF. ISU's best player looks like he might have serious ankle injury.

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: Illinois vs Penn - Round 1
« on: March 19, 2026, 09:36:42 PM »
We look pretty flat so far. Penn is terrible.

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: TOTTM 2026
« on: March 19, 2026, 01:46:49 PM »
We dropped some close games to good teams late in the season but the metrics still showed us playing like a top 10 team. Seems like people forget that other good teams lose tough conference games down the stretch, too.

Purdue looked like they were ready for the season to be over during the senior day drubbing by Wisconsin. Now people are picking them as a dark horse. We have the pieces to get deep. All it takes is getting the right matchups and some breaks.

We have to make enough stops. We have a lot of weapons to score the ball but have to get more stops.
 

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: TOTTM 2026
« on: March 19, 2026, 08:25:40 AM »
Hilarious to see people say all year that we are a final four team now say the sweet 16 is the goal lol

Not going to complain about a S16. We went years without one. Lol.
This weekend is looking pretty easy for us TBH.
Don't see us getting past Houston or Florida but that is why they play the games.

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: TOTTM 2026
« on: March 16, 2026, 04:06:23 PM »
This is one of the easiest paths to a S16 we have ever had.

We basically then have a four team tournament to get to FF and it is doable if we hit threes, rebound, and guard well enough - and execute at the end of games.

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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: 2025-26 CBB games
« on: March 15, 2026, 12:13:12 AM »
Wisconsin was 25-30   on free shots against us. Blackwell and the hot dog were 21-22.

The stinking badgers were  3/5 from the line against Michigan. Blackwell was 1-1. Boyd didn't shoot any free shots.

What would UCLA be with Mara? Anyone know why he left?

Supposedly wanted more playing time and a different system.
He is good.

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This team is a lot like the high scoring Iowa teams under Fran.
Can really put up some points but lacks some toughness and can't guard quite well enough to win games down the stretch.

Roster construction has been a chronic issue with Underwood no matter who the assistants are.

There is little they can do to correct this for this season.
Have to hope the offense carries them.


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