PeavyTime Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 09:29 PM) Damn, that would have been a hell of a shot by Michigan to win it. Illini fans at least can't blame the seniors tonight. It was only a 2. That said I love Illini basketball and I hate this team to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (hitlesswonder @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 10:45 PM) I'm shocked Illinois didn't lose. I hate watching Weber's teams on offense (actually, defense too but they are better there). They need to bring in an offensive coordinator...burning off the shot clock with a bunch of looping slow passes (slow enough to allow constant double-teaming that generated turnovers) to take a worse shot than you could have gotten by just chucking at the beginning of the set is ridiculous. And it's clearly not the players choice...you can tell they would rather run. Illinois is 2nd in the Big 10 in possession per game and I think Weber would actually be fine with running more but this team hasn't been forcing turnovers and isn't great on the glass. When that is the case you aren't really going to be able to push tempo. I don't like the offense at the end of games although I don't think the idea of putting the ball in your best players hands and letting him make a play is a bad one. It is just that McCamey has proven time and time again he isn't that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Crazy ending in the Nebraska OU game. Neb was up 3 in the final seconds. OU took a deep shot and made it. Everyone in the gym other than the refs thought it was a 3. There were 3.7 seconds left after OU made the shot that they thought tied it. Nebraska ran down to take a prayer to win, which they missed. Refs look at replay and it was correctly called a two, but no one on OU thought it was (or saw the call) so they didn't foul and Nebraska got the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitlesswonder Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 10:01 PM) Illinois is 2nd in the Big 10 in possession per game and I think Weber would actually be fine with running more but this team hasn't been forcing turnovers and isn't great on the glass. When that is the case you aren't really going to be able to push tempo. I don't like the offense at the end of games although I don't think the idea of putting the ball in your best players hands and letting him make a play is a bad one. It is just that McCamey has proven time and time again he isn't that guy. Well, the Big Ten as a whole is a slow tempo conference but I'm still surprised UI is number 2. In any case, thinking about it, I was wrong about the pace Illinois plays and the idea that they should run more. What I would really like to see is not them running more, but instead just not looking awful in the halfcourt. I keyed in on them going uptempo because when they did that I didn't have to watch them run their version of motion offense. Obviously, there have been games where UI looked fine because they shot the lights out, but it's been a while since that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 11:19 AM) The three worst refs in the country are all predominantly Big Ten refs. Hillary, Burr, and Hightower. Valentine is bad too, but he doesn't do a whole lot here. Anyways, it's a wonder why the officiating in the conference is so bad. I'm actually to the point where I almost like seeing Hightower. Teddy Valentine is awful. He did our game tonight. You know it's bad when before the game starts, everybody was making a big deal about the refs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Kemba Walker made some ridiculous shots last night in UConn's win over Georgetown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeavyTime Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 10:06 PM) Crazy ending in the Nebraska OU game. Neb was up 3 in the final seconds. OU took a deep shot and made it. Everyone in the gym other than the refs thought it was a 3. There were 3.7 seconds left after OU made the shot that they thought tied it. Nebraska ran down to take a prayer to win, which they missed. Refs look at replay and it was correctly called a two, but no one on OU thought it was (or saw the call) so they didn't foul and Nebraska got the win. Wait, so after the fact, they went back and changed it but didn't put the 3.7 seconds back on the clock? That's BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 12:19 PM) Wait, so after the fact, they went back and changed it but didn't put the 3.7 seconds back on the clock? That's BS. From his post it seems that the refs called it a 2 initially and then confirmed the call on replay so it is Oklahoma's fault for not being more aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I remember a time, a simpler time, when the Salukis were unbeatable at home. Darn those powerhouse Sycamores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 11:45 AM) From his post it seems that the refs called it a 2 initially and then confirmed the call on replay so it is Oklahoma's fault for not being more aware. Yeah, that's how it went down. Still seems kinda crappy that they couldn't confirm the call in the first place, but the call was right. The bizarre part is that even Nebraska thought it was a 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 01:02 PM) Yeah, that's how it went down. Still seems kinda crappy that they couldn't confirm the call in the first place, but the call was right. The bizarre part is that even Nebraska thought it was a 3. Maybe they didn't? Maybe they were just acting like it was a 3 to throw Oklahoma off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 11:53 AM) I remember a time, a simpler time, when the Salukis were unbeatable at home. Darn those powerhouse Sycamores. A long time ago, with 2 coaches that are far far away...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitlesswonder Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 01:20 PM) A long time ago, with 2 coaches that are far far away...... I've read a couple of posts elsewhere recently claiming that Weber's success at SIU was a product of Painter. It's an interesting theory that certainly seems reasonable right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Gonna be in East Lansing Saturday night for the Illinois/MSU "showdown". When the trip was planned in fall, neither me nor ESPN Gameday figured BOTH teams would be unranked and hovering at .500 in the B10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (hitlesswonder @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 01:42 PM) I've read a couple of posts elsewhere recently claiming that Weber's success at SIU was a product of Painter. It's an interesting theory that certainly seems reasonable right now. LOL. I dont think so. If anything, BOTH of their success can be contributed to Keady. Weber recruited those kids, he coached them, he put them in a position to succeed. Im not knocking Painter at all, I met him a few times and I really like the guy as a coach and a person, but Weber drove the SIU car until he left, and he put the keys into capable hands. SIU unfortunately put those very same keys into the hands of a incapable armless man who was able to drive as long as the road was straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hey hey DePaul's back on the Big East board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 So glad the NCAA expanded the tournament with the mass amount of quality teams sitting on the bubble this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocking Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Portland Pilots honor fan This is pretty awesome but i cannot find any video or pictures. yes google isnt my friend, help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 St. Johns and Pitt maybe game of the year so far. Great last 5 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Pretty sure it's a ref/media conspiracy to make them relevant again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Well, at least we scared Mizzou. If next year's team, the one that will have Chris Allen and Royce White and actual talent, plays as hard as this year's, they are Top 25. I just hope Baylor is the 5 seed in the Big 12 tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 BC shot 26.9% from the floor and was a rimmed out 3 from beating UNC. Ugliest game I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 09:23 PM) Well, at least we scared Mizzou. If next year's team, the one that will have Chris Allen and Royce White and actual talent, plays as hard as this year's, they are Top 25. I just hope Baylor is the 5 seed in the Big 12 tourney. I keep telling you not to get that excited with Chris Allen. He basically was a bust at Michigan State. White's the one with the exciting potential, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) Well, at least we scared Mizzou. If next year's team, the one that will have Chris Allen and Royce White and actual talent, plays as hard as this year's, they are Top 25. I just hope Baylor is the 5 seed in the Big 12 tourney. Baylor has @ Mizzou, vs ATM, @ Ok State, vs Texas left. I highly doubt they can pull off better than 2-2 in that stretch and 2-2 won't get them the 5 seed. My money is on K State if they win at Nebraska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The more I watch Illinois, the more I feel they are way too overcoached. As Hubert Davis said at halftime, there's way too much talent on the court for so many players to be timid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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