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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 3, 2015 -> 03:12 PM)
Setting up for a classic "miss 10 jumpshots in a row and go scoreless for 8 minutes as they take the lead and win" game.

Yup. Setting up the same as all of the Illini losses this year. Keep it close for 30 minutes and then just lose composure in the last 10 minutes and lose. Very little leadership on this team.

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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 3, 2015 -> 04:42 PM)
Can they really change a call like that? I assumed they were checking for the elbow.

 

They were checking for an elbow. They can't overturn a foul call. I wish they could call technicals for flops though. And I also love that the refs just called a travel on Starks when the ball was clearly tipped out of his hand and then ignored Russell's obvious travel on the other end.

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Well, Illini will miss the tourney again. Groce is in a position where just making the tourney next season might not save his job. Groce isn't getting the Xs and Os perfect, but this team just doesn't have enough good players on it. You have no decent true guard - both point guards are terrible and Cosby is worse. Nunn is okay but has reduced his offensive game to spot-up jump shooting. Egwu is still marginal, LeRon Black isn't mentally ready for this pace of play, and Maverick Morgan is awful. Hill looks like he's going to be great but he doesn't know how to assert himself in the offense. He's probably suffering from the PG play as well.

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QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 3, 2015 -> 04:08 PM)
Just consistently awful on defense. No communication at all. Tate and Starks are both f***ing awful.

The Illini went from being one of the best defensive teams last year down the stretch to just awful this year. The only difference in the starting 5? PG.

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QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 3, 2015 -> 04:11 PM)
Also, Egwu may be the worst pick and roll defender I've ever seen. He doesn't understand how to do it whatsoever. He's just going to defend the guard no matter what.

He is one of the dumbest players I've ever seen. My favorite was earlier in the game when he decided to come double Thompson and he just tackled him.

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QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 3, 2015 -> 05:14 PM)
That is a coaching issue at this point.

 

Definitely, and he gives himself the problem of not being able to bench the guy because there's no depth. You might want to get through to him by benching him, but Maverick's going to kill you just as much by being a non-athlete

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