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Phew, illini didn't look their best tonight, lackluster shot selection, not as smooth an offense, but props to mizzou for some nice D, they just missed a hell of alot of their open shots.

Illini squeak by.

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God hates Indiana basketball. There's no way around that right now.

 

Game was tied at 71...We inbound w/ 4 seconds left. Ewing tips it in w/ .7 seconds left to go up 73-71. Charlotte throws it into halfcourt, this little bastard hits a shot from halfcourt w/ .1 on the clock.

 

Wow, that was really not a bad game by Indiana. I don't know what to say. That was bad luck.

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When you "played great" and you're only up by 2 on Charlotte with less than a second left on the clock, it's time to for a change at Indiana.

At this point, there is no shame in losing to Charlotte. They won C-USA last year and have been to the NCAA Tournament three years in a row. They are no gimme.

 

But you are correct in a larger sense. I taped thegame because I was out with my parents tonight. I get halftime and final scores texted (?) to my wireless phone and when I told my dad the halftime score was 35-31 Charlotte, we both looked at each other and commented that wasn't too bad. Thirty seconds later I said to him "you know it is a sad state for Indiana basketball, when expectations are so low you don't mind being within four points of Charlotte at halftime. At home no less..."

 

I agree change is likely on the horizon, but I'll stick with them. I did see improvement tonight in the areas I have been b****ing about so consistently. Bracey got his points, but he got them within the flow of the game. He didn't force much. The offense looked as if it had 3/4 of a clue tonight, which is much better than it has been.

 

I hated to see them lose the way they did tonight, but they played better. They now have three winnable games before the Big Ten starts. Let's hope they can make the season respectable and continue to improve.

 

By the way, lovely weather down here in Southern Indiana tonight.

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The end of the IU game was interesting in that it ended in similar fashion to the Evansville-Creighton game tonight.

 

I went to that game and Evansville hit a buzzer beater to win 63-61, that the officials reviewed before they left the court. Everyone else seemed to know it because Evansville was already in the locker room and most, if not all of Creighton's team was as well.

 

It was a great game to watch. Unfortunately only bout 2500 saw it because of all the freakin snow! That was a big win for Evansville though. They start the conference 1-0 and bounced back after losing in the final second to Purdue last Saturday.

 

By the way, Nate Funk is Creighton's best player. He looks like Neal Cotts on a basketball court. Similar build, mannerisms and hair. LOL

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In the Creighton game notes...

Creighton was a perfect 14-for-14 at the free throw line, tying a school-record for free throw percentage in a game (also 14-14 vs. SMS on Jan. 18, 1993)  The team was forced to stay overnight in Evansville after the city’s airport was shutdown on Wednesday evening. The city of Evansville received between 12-18 inches of snow in what is being called the worst storm the area has seen since 1978 …

 

Another thing about tonight's game....... One of the officials car ended up in a ditch or was held up because another car was in a ditch or something like that. They played the game with only two referees and you could tell a major difference. There were plays that happened that neither referee was close enough to see clearly. A couple of times on balls out of bounds, you could tell they were pretty much guessing based on the reactions of the players.

 

I saw a lot of little things in a game tonight that I wouldn't have even given a thought to if there were three officials. They let 'em play too. Neither team even got to the bonus at the free throw line until the last minute of the game. Officials can't see everything that goes on under normal circumstances, but they see even less when there are only two of them. lol

 

The resemblance in a coat and tie isn't so great, but on the court, he kept reminding me of Cottsy all night.

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Not the greatest game by Illinois, but a win is a win. It was a tough, gritty rivalry game. I'll give Mizzou credit, they really came to play and fought back many times. Kleiza is just a monster, we had no answer for him. He was drawing fouls like it was going out of style. Our bigs had some terrible games, especially Augie. Hopefully that's his one off game for a long time. Guards stepped up, which is what you hope for in tight games. Great atmosphere, good to get the win. That makes 5 braggin rights victories in a row.

 

I just saw the IU highlights...besides not being up on Charlotte more, you have to blame your clock guy. That clock started WAY late, there's no way a guy can spin, dribble, and shoot in .7 seconds. It's not physically possible. The shot appeared to be off on time according to the clock, but man, who was on that thing? And nothing but net? That's just unreal. When it rains it pours i guess.

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That clock started WAY late, there's no way a guy can spin, dribble, and shoot in .7 seconds.

 

I gotta agree 100%, I was shocked there wasn't a bigger fuss made about that. He caught it and turned around and shot it in .7 seconds, you are supposed to be able to only catch and shoot with that time.

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I gotta agree 100%, I was shocked there wasn't a bigger fuss made about that. He caught it and turned around and shot it in .7 seconds, you are supposed to be able to only catch and shoot with that time.

What can you do if you are IU? Villify your own guy?

 

I watched it several times last night and honestly felt okay with it. The ball hit the player's hands and started. We are talking tenths of a second here. The person running the clock can't flip the switch (or hit the button or whatever) until the ball touches the player's hands. He can't hit it early anticipating the timing of him touching it. Inevitably, there will be some delay based on human reaction time. I look at that as normal and uncontrollable.

 

What I prefer to take from this game is that I saw improvement offensively. I saw an offense that looked like it had a clue for the first time all year. There were no scoring droughts as there had been. Bracey got his points, but didn't have to force anything to get them. He didn't have to be the offense, but rather got his points from within it, for the most part.

 

Losing six in a row was tough, but we can't look back. No more "tough schedule" excuses. No more "we're young" excuses. It's time to get better every game. It's time for Davis to prove he can coach and develop a team over the course of a season. If he can't, he'll be gone plain and simple. I look forward to the next 2-3 weeks to see if they can build a somewhat viable offense. If they do that, they will win some games. Time to look ahead, not behind.

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