We're gonna flip the script this second half. Illinois had their chance to bury us and they didn't.
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We shoot on the opposite end next half and same for them. We can hope that it's just a rim issue, right?
We get the kind rim next half.
We get the kind rim next half.
Staying positive here. Just need to settle down and play their game. Illinois has cooled off. Need to stick to Shannon like glue and whittle away. Cut it to five by the 10 minute mark and Illinois will start feeling the pressure.
Hope not, because Illinois can play better. It wasn't like that was their best half.
Illinois had 30 (!!!) rebounds in that half, including 10 offensive rebounds. That's the real difference IMO. Rebound the damn ball and we would be fine.
I know it's hard to remember but at the 12 minute mark or so we had 4 straight in and outs.
It just absolutely killed us mentally. We need our 3 starting guards to just let it fly with confidence, even though there is really no reason to be confident right now. It is what it is.
It just absolutely killed us mentally. We need our 3 starting guards to just let it fly with confidence, even though there is really no reason to be confident right now. It is what it is.
To give credit where credit is due. He has done really well passing out of our double teams.
demoncore1031
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I wonder how many offensive boards each team has. Seems like Illinois has 10-ish and we might have 1.
With how ****** that half went only being down ten isn't that bad. Get the offense going a bit and this lead isn't insurmountable. I've been yelling on my couch like a crazy person but gonna get a vibe switch for the second half.
Move the ball, and get decent shots. That’s it. Half the shots, or more, were just HORRIBLE shots.
And quit being stupid and lazy on defense with all the fouls! Prime example was that last one by King. Was lazy and got beat for position on the rebound, so then was stupid and forearm shoved him in the back. Did he honestly think he was going to get away with that? Same goes for Ward’s last foul too. Got beat for the rebound, so blatantly fouled the guy.
Most of our fouls were actually fouls…. we’re just not moving our feet and committing stupid fouls.
Yep, this is a lot of what makes Illinois good. Hawkins is a really good passer and all around player.
Seth Davis doesn't know ISU will occasionally throw a zone at a team coming out of a timeout.
Which is odd for me because Gilbert and Lipsey have been making layups all year and seven footers. Everybody looks like they’re shooting eighth grade layups right now.
demoncore1031
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Maybe if we move the ball around rather than having Gilbert drive and throw up a dumb shot. Nobody is even attempting to crash the boards on those shots.
Rebounding isn't a surprise. They're much bigger. The problem is the offense is looking like a Todd Lickliter offense.
