In Reply to: Did Illinois just let everyone know they’re… posted by Cachorro on January 02, 2025 at 23:53:48
They hit 55% (16/29) from 3. They're normally shoot 35% from beyond the arc. Over 50% of their shots are from out there, so they're going to live and die on their long range shooting.
They're also young. They have 3 freshmen and 3 sophomores in their 9 man rotation.
But they play very good defense. Their defensive field goal percentages are elite. And as Cronin likes to say, defense travels.
But I guess they forgot to pack it when they played Alabama in Birmingham, because they got blown out, 100-87.
Losing to a good team on the road is excusable but they also lost to an okay Northwestern team and let bith Missouri and Oakland hang around a lot longer than they should.
If any of this sounds familiar...