Dawg Bawls Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 29 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: What is his Bonus? Not to be fired 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrus13 Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 TJD struggles against Cockburn. Gonna be important to get everyone else going. Gonna need Stewart and Kopp to hit shots. X will do his thing and penetrate and hopefully get Illinois into foul trouble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) When: Saturday, February 5th 12 PM EST Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana TV: ESPN The Illini come in 15-5 (8-2, 1st in Big Ten) Big 10 Schedule so far and beyond: We all know we have to at least limit Kofi Cockburn. Every game I've seen them play (probably 12 or so) he camps in the lane, gets the pass, pretty much shoves everybody out of the way with those big shoulders, and scores...If we can hold him to his conference average, I think we'll be ok... As @Hoosier51 said, double off of Frazier or Plummer at your own peril. They've both been really good from 3, and they both have a good dribble/drive game (Frazier is the better of the 2 at getting to the basket) and both are great FT shooters. I think Coach Woodson will go with XJ on Frazier (which will be an awesome matchup...both are great defenders), but that leaves Stewart on a smaller, quicker Plummer. Grandison started off well, but he's 3 for his last 15 3 games from 3...Overall sitting at 35% in conference play. Da'Monte Williams is a quality defender, and can make the 3. He started out slow this year after hitting 3s at a 50%+ clip last year. Illinois has shown they can shoot the 3, but in conference play so far, they're at 34% and their last 7 games they're at 31%. Overall, they start a small lineup (Cockburn, Grandison, Williams, Frazier, and Plummer). Makes me wonder who is going to guard Race. It'd be nice to get Stewart and Kopp going in this one. I think despite Cockburn's presence, we'll do well inside... Play our defense and shoot our average and I think we'll win... If you look at it, we've beaten 2 of the top 5 teams in the Big 10 at home already, and had a third on the ropes on the road. Let's tick off another one... Edited January 31, 2022 by IUFLA 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 14 minutes ago, landrus13 said: TJD struggles against Cockburn. Gonna be important to get everyone else going. Gonna need Stewart and Kopp to hit shots. X will do his thing and penetrate and hopefully get Illinois into foul trouble. Can't have Trayce guarding him at least not in the first half imo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 48 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: What is his Bonus? I think it's 20k every time he beats IU. It's in his contract. They're obviously still very butthurt over EJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrus13 Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 minute ago, dbmhoosier said: Can't have Trayce guarding him at least not in the first half imo. Agreed. I'd like to see Durr and Cockburn battle it out in the post. Wouldn't mind going small a little bit and pulling Kofi away from the basket to open up the middle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, dbmhoosier said: Can't have Trayce guarding him at least not in the first half imo. It'll have to be Trayce...If not, they'll just stand the other 2 options for him to guard (Grandison or Williams) out on the perimeter to take him away from the hoop... I'm sure Coach Woodson is challenging him all week with his defense on Kofi...I think Trayce will do fine at both ends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Can't have Trayce guarding him at least not in the first half imo. Why not? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Why not? Did you see the Purdue game? If it's the second half and he's not in foul trouble then fine. We can't have him playing 11 minutes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Did you see the Purdue game? If it's the second half and he's not in foul trouble then fine. We can't have him playing 11 minutes again. Yes, I saw some pretty weak foul calls. I’m assuming that’s what you’re referencing? TJD is one of the best post defenders in the country and has never fouled out in his career. Why wouldn’t he guard the other teams center? Who do you propose he guards? And who do you propose guards Kofi? Edit: he averaged 15/11/2.5 blocks and 3 fouls in 35 minutes against Kofi last year. Edited January 30, 2022 by KoB2011 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Did you see the Purdue game? If it's the second half and he's not in foul trouble then fine. We can't have him playing 11 minutes again. You mean the game we won with TJD only playing 11 minutes? Yeah, I'm familiar... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, IUFLA said: You mean the game we won with TJD only playing 11 minutes? Yeah, I'm familiar... If you're expecting another career game from our guards I wouldn't count on it. It was a miracle we won with him playing that little. We probably won't have Rob either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Race is a bigger presence on D than TJD, at least 1:1. TJD can be 2nd man off the floor for the block(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, dbmhoosier said: If you're expecting another career game from our guards I wouldn't count on it. It was a miracle we won with him playing that little. We probably won't have Rob either. Who is supposed to guard Cockburn if not TJD? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, DWB said: Race is a bigger presence on D than TJD, at least 1:1. TJD can be 2nd man off the floor for the block(s) I don't know about that...all the stats say Trayce is just a bit better...But it is close... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: I don't know about that...all the stats say Trayce is just a bit better...But it is close... I agree TJD may be "better", but Race has more bulk than TJD and can take Cockburn's incesant banging better IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 But...neither of us get to make the choice (LOL) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 24 minutes ago, IUFLA said: When: Saturday, February 5th 12 PM EST Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana TV: ESPN or ESPN 2 (TBD) The Illini come in 15-5 (8-2, 1st in Big Ten) Big 10 Schedule so far and beyond: Interesting comparison of our common opponents at same location comparison. They are almost polar opposites of each other. Only 1 game in 5 had teh same outcome. We lost at iowa. They won at Iowa We both won at Nebraska We lost at home against Michigan, They won at home against Michigan. We won at home against Purdue. they lost at home against Purdue. We won at Maryland. They lost at Maryland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiveoutofsix Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, DWB said: I agree TJD may be "better", but Race has more bulk than TJD and can take Cockburn's incesant banging better IMO Going to be interesting to see who gets the star treatment with the refs. Not to relive Mich game, but Trayce didn't get calls that he should of. On top of that, he still was a week off injury sustained at Nebraska. Hopefully this is where Durr can come in and keep position and wear down KC. Race does so much on Offense and Defense that wearing him down might be a slight part of decison making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 14 minutes ago, BGleas said: Who is supposed to guard Cockburn if not TJD? I think Lander can do it. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, dbmhoosier said: I think Lander can do it. I like it, use somebody that doesn't pick up quick fouls! For real though, who are you suggesting should defend Cockburn? Race? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, IUFLA said: You mean the game we won with TJD only playing 11 minutes? Yeah, I'm familiar... Question is though, was that an outlier? We shall see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrus13 Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BGleas said: I like it, use somebody that doesn't pick up quick fouls! For real though, who are you suggesting should defend Cockburn? Race? I wouldn't use just one guy. I'd switch it up. Maybe throw a little zone at 'em. Edited January 30, 2022 by landrus13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, BGleas said: I like it, use somebody that doesn't pick up quick fouls! For real though, who are you suggesting should defend Cockburn? Race? Either Race or do what Purdue does and bring one of your 2 best bigs off the bench. Start Durr over Race. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, landrus13 said: I wouldn't use just one guy/ I'd switch it up. Maybe throw a little zone at 'em. Agree on switching it up, you have to keep a guy like Cockburn guessing and uncomfortable. I was more just getting at who he was suggesting starts on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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