IlliniKrush Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 21, 2013 -> 05:27 PM) The guy that had the ball wasn't their best FT shooter. The Davidson guy was wide open and it would have taken 2-3 seconds for Marquette to catch up to him and foul, but the pass was too far out front. Think wide open WR 30 yards down the field behind the D and the QB overthrows him by 10 yards. The strategy was fine, the execution was awful. I looked at it again. The guy that couldn't catch up to the pass, originally was moving up court when the guy looked to make the pass. Right before he made it, he stopped. Passer led him thinking he was going to meet him (and it probably would have worked). But there was no one near him. He could have made a much lighter pass and not led him so much, and no one would have been anywhere close to intercepting it. Just a brutal way to lose a game. Up 4 with 20 seconds left, and lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 How does a 12 seed get to play 30-40 miles from campus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I-L-L Cmon seniors, out-tough and out-together them. One more in you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 10:36 AM) I-L-L Cmon seniors, out-tough and out-together them. One more in you. Do you want to be known as the class who couldn't win more NCAA games than Demetri McCamey? Hell no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 07:37 AM) How does a 12 seed get to play 30-40 miles from campus? Cal was an 11 seed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 06:05 PM) Cal was an 11 seed They were a 12. Officially at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 01:05 PM) Cal was an 11 seed Well before they changed it sure, but they ended up a 12. Either way, an 11/12 shouldn't have that advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 NCST is brutal right now. They were a favorite preseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 12:08 PM) Well before they changed it sure, but they ended up a 12. Either way, an 11/12 shouldn't have that advantage. The problem is the 12 seeds are pretty much at the end of the S curve (last at larges) so they have to make the bracket fit somehow. When Cal and Oregon got bumped, it created problems due to the bracketing rules. To fix it they would likely have had to go back and rework the bracket and move other teams at least a few seed levels back. I'm guessing they get to the point that its a pick your poison kind of situation and keeping Cal close to home was better than potentially having to move several other teams. It's unfair to UNLV to a point, but the bottom line is UNLV travels well and that wasn't a long trip for them either and they were a much higher seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 02:33 PM) NCST is brutal right now. They were a favorite preseason. Gottfried is a bad coach. All that talent and he blew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 01:37 PM) The problem is the 12 seeds are pretty much at the end of the S curve (last at larges) so they have to make the bracket fit somehow. When Cal and Oregon got bumped, it created problems due to the bracketing rules. To fix it they would likely have had to go back and rework the bracket and move other teams at least a few seed levels back. I'm guessing they get to the point that its a pick your poison kind of situation and keeping Cal close to home was better than potentially having to move several other teams. It's unfair to UNLV to a point, but the bottom line is UNLV travels well and that wasn't a long trip for them either and they were a much higher seed. Why couldn't they just switch Cal & Oregon? They are in the same conference, so affiliation wouldn't have affected it. That would have solved the whole problem. Cal had already played UNLV which made it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 02:11 PM) Gottfried is a bad coach. All that talent and he blew it. They play really bad defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 01:21 PM) Why couldn't they just switch Cal & Oregon? They are in the same conference, so affiliation wouldn't have affected it. That would have solved the whole problem. Cal had already played UNLV which made it worse. Oregon also played in San Jose. They could have switched them just to avoid the rematch but it wouldn't have changed the location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 01:11 PM) Gottfried is a bad coach. All that talent and he blew it. Yep, he underachieved at Bama too. I was pretty surprised when he got the NC State job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 02:35 PM) Yep, he underachieved at Bama too. I was pretty surprised when he got the NC State job. Too much talent on that team to end up an 8 seed and to get bounced in the first round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 That looked clean to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 CJ Leslie solid as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 03:42 PM) That looked clean to me. It was clean. The ref didnt see the foul based on him blowing the whistle after the ball was rebounded by NCST. he just figured it had to have been a foul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 03:00 PM) It was clean. The ref didnt see the foul based on him blowing the whistle after the ball was rebounded by NCST. he just figured it had to have been a foul. College refs are completely incompetent. Play s***ty defense, slide over late and be rewarded with them calling a charge. Make a great block and get penalized for contesting a shot. Makes for awesome basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 #1 goal in the offseason has to be to teach Yogi defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I wish Crean would shorten his bench at least for the first half. No reason for some of these guys to be playing in this tournament unless its a blowout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Getting Nnana in the mix should really help our shooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Sigh, hey it's Illinois basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 03:53 PM) Sigh, hey it's Illinois basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 03:53 PM) Sigh, hey it's Illinois basketball. Yuuup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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