Hoosierfan1901 Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Prepare for an bloodbath or a tossup game I couldn’t find the channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Will be a very tough game for IU. We don't match up well against them. Pretty big game for both teams though. Will be tough for a team with 2 conference losses this early in the season to climb back to the top of the standings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Illini 80 - Hoosiers 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Game is on FS1, Indiana is a 6 point underdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWIUFan Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 UI (-20). I'm becoming apathetic yet again early in the season. Unfortunately I've seen no evidence that this team can compete with UI this year. Front court is disadvantaged without Brunk. Cockburn and Ayo are going to have monster games. Poor FT shooting, Turnovers, lack of O from Al, RP, and Hunter will continue. CAM will not play the FR other than Gallloway. No new sets or line ups. No answers or changes from CAM. Same Shit Different Day. Man I hate being such a Debbie Downer but @UI is not the place where I see any turnaround. (And yes I remember it was only a 1 pt game last year--doesn't change my opinion this year). CAM and the team are going to have earn back my good hope in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 I thought about starting this thread, but I wanted to stay positive on Christmas. 😁 I will just say, I have a bad feeling about this. I sincerely hope I’m wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 The “dynamic duo” (Rob and Al) are key. As maligned as they are, I could see them both being motivated and going for double figures in an uptempo situation. They pretty much have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Not feeling real good on this one. Only thing that might give us a chance is Illini don't like to play defense. At all. If we can figure out a way to get Cockburn in foul trouble our chances are in the 60/40 range in their favor. Otherwise I'm thinking something in the 77/65 range for them. Until this team proves it to me I have a hard time expecting any road wins vs upper half conference teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustout Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, 5fouls said: Will be a very tough game for IU. We don't match up well against them. Pretty big game for both teams though. Will be tough for a team with 2 conference losses this early in the season to climb back to the top of the standings. Why don’t you think IU matches up well? TJD on Kofi. Rob/Franklin on Ayo and Miler. I personally think IU matches up well defensively. It’s possible IU just gets out executed and beat, but on paper, i think IU matches up better than say Texas or FSU. and as someone mentioned, their D is suspect - not that IUs offense is anything great right now. Thinking an 82-79 IU bounce back win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidehoosier Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Would love a bounce back win but also wouldn’t be surprised if I have to turn it off halfway through the 2nd half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 We gave them more than a game last year...Don't see why that wouldn't be the case this year as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, IUFLA said: We gave them more than a game last year...Don't see why that wouldn't be the case this year as well... We've won 7 of the last 9 and as you said that game at their joint last year was close/suspect on the 3 bad calls in basically one possession. Hopefully we can put together 40 minutes. They do nothing on the defensive side so it actually just comes down to us making shots. What a concept. Haha. Really miss Brunk for games like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Just now, Seeking6 said: We've won 7 of the last 9 and as you said that game at their joint last year was close/suspect on the 3 bad calls in basically one possession. Hopefully we can put together 40 minutes. They do nothing on the defensive side so it actually just comes down to us making shots. What a concept. Haha. Really miss Brunk for games like this. Very true...Last year, they shot 24 FTs to our 12...We our rebounded them, and had 10 offensive boards...I watched them against Penn St, and they were sloppy and played very little defense... BUT, if the let Cockburn camp in the lane, travel when he gets the ball, and swing those massive shoulders until all the defenders have been dispatched, then they might win...That's what happened against PSU and against us last year... If I remember right, Rob was on Dosunmu most of the night and did a pretty good job on him...Armaan probably gets the assignment tomorrow, and I think he'll do a good job... I think we'll be in this one the whole way, and might just take it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: Very true...Last year, they shot 24 FTs to our 12...We our rebounded them, and had 10 offensive boards...I watched them against Penn St, and they were sloppy and played very little defense... BUT, if the let Cockburn camp in the lane, travel when he gets the ball, and swing those massive shoulders until all the defenders have been dispatched, then they might win...That's what happened against PSU and against us last year... If I remember right, Rob was on Dosunmu most of the night and did a pretty good job on him...Armaan probably gets the assignment tomorrow, and I think he'll do a good job... I think we'll be in this one the whole way, and might just take it... If I'm Archie that's who I put on Ayo. Let Armaan do his thing with occasional double when he drives. Or possibly Galloway too. Get Ayo irritated as he's shown recently he can lose his cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 80-61, Illinois. I hope and pray I am way off base but we are weak at guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustout Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 50 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: We've won 7 of the last 9 and as you said that game at their joint last year was close/suspect on the 3 bad calls in basically one possession. Hopefully we can put together 40 minutes. They do nothing on the defensive side so it actually just comes down to us making shots. What a concept. Haha. Really miss Brunk for games like this. Brunk is badly missing. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Lander on Miller and Lander gets some more PT this one. Lander couldn’t guard Ayo, but if he’s asked to guard a freshman who is only one year older than him - that seems a lot better mentally than having to guard an All American who is 4 years older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Silver lining/glass half full outlook: We’ve reacted well after each poor performance or loss this year, and have yet to lose twice in a row. If you were told before the season we would go 1-1 against NW and Illinois, which one would you pick to win against? I think I’d take Illinois because it would be a great resume building win. Let’s go win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 They looked pretty darn good against PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 Good offense/bad defense vs bad offense/good defense. Should be close I think. Illini really need the 2 freshmen guards to figure out the defense if this season is going to be a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 49 minutes ago, Coach1K said: They looked pretty darn good against PSU. Offensively they did...against a terrible defense...defensively, the Illini didn't look so hot... Penn St isn't a good team and it was a tie game with 14 minutes to go...Illinois went on a little run, and the Nittany Lions threw in the towel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 I have no idea. Rooting for IU to come out aggressive and to see some tweaks in the lineups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Did I miss something last year where Brunk was this B1G powerhouse center who dominated underneath? Did he get better and more minutes as the year went on? I know having a big body to absorb fouls is helpful, but i am trying to remember how good Brunk really was? Am i the only one who thinks he got worst as the season went on and was dominated most games by B1G bigs underneath? And i am asking honestly here. I remember a couple games where he had big numbers but i didn't think he was that impressive. Am i that far off base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippopotamo Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 I think we actually match up with them fairly well. Rob, for all his flaws, is a great defensive pg and should hopefully give Ayo a hard time. TJD vs Cockburn will be an interesting matchup, and playing on the road with no crowd isn’t as much of a disadvantage. Last game was incredibly disappointing but I’m intrigued to see if this team will bounce back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Remember the 1984 game at Illinois? It was the freshmen and Uwe. Knight sent a message and got a ton of attention for it. How cool would it be if Rob and Al were benched? As in they don’t play at all. Maybe you don’t need to do it now against Illinois, but if this continues much longer, I’d love to see it. I think there would be value to rolling with more competitive, tougher kids with better motors. Maybe there will be some freshmen mistakes but I’d love to see the young guys get extended play. Lander, Franklin, Galloway, Thompson and Trayce Leal, Geronimo, Hunter off the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustout Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 49 minutes ago, IowaHoosierFan said: Did I miss something last year where Brunk was this B1G powerhouse center who dominated underneath? Did he get better and more minutes as the year went on? I know having a big body to absorb fouls is helpful, but i am trying to remember how good Brunk really was? Am i the only one who thinks he got worst as the season went on and was dominated most games by B1G bigs underneath? And i am asking honestly here. I remember a couple games where he had big numbers but i didn't think he was that impressive. Am i that far off base? Your question is valid. For this team, it just comes down to giving TJD and Race a breather. That’s all. And it allows IU to play the same way. Without him, the offense is adjusted to accommodate other personnel. He’s not Shaq nor Oden, but he’s a reliable body, smart and consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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