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8-0 run to start OT, and Weber has yet to call a time-out. And what's worse is that the Illini players are hoisting up shots that are not even touching the rim. Oh, and Tisdale is fouled out.
Meh.
Meh.
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This turned out to be a great game. Texas won in overtime 90-84-
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Illinois was lucky Texas missed a ton of ft's
Texas was lucky that Illinois seemed to play some helter skelter ball mand made a lot of dumb mistakes
Texas outhustled the Illini for most of the game
I didn't think Illinois got many breaks...
Cole hit two huge threes in OT...but too little to late.Comment
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Obviously Texas is a great offensive team, but......
Illinois is going to have to find some way to stop opponents...
..allowing 90 points, 70 shots, and 21 offensive rebound to anyone is a BAD game defensively...
With Illinois playing Lewis, then Southern Indiana, followed by UCI, Toledo, and SIU -- simply did NOT prepare the Illini for a BCS-caliber offense like Texas...
Texas had scored over 80 in all their other games...and Illinois just couldn't box them out and shut them down.
I want to be careful in saying this -- but despite what has been spun -- two of the Illini starters are NOT playing very good defense...and how does a guy who's 6-9, plays half the game, and is supposed to be a good defensive player -- end up with ZERO rebounds in a game that has 83 missed shots and another 29 missed free throws??
Last question I have ....
Where are those people who said Joseph Bertrand was a major stud, would be starting or sharing time at PG, or would be a major contributor??
I like the kid and think he still might be a good college player down the road...
But -- I have said since I saw him play in high school that Bertrand was several years "away" and would be better off going mid-major.
He could still develop as he is only in his 2nd year there, but obviously Bruce Weber feels he would add nothing currently -- as Bertrand isn't even logging PT at all after getting only a couple minutes against the cupcakes..Comment
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I stand corrected, the game did get interesting with that pull-up 3 by Cole to make it a one possession game.
Still, Weber has to be licking his wounds having not called a time-out and figure out a way to guard the Longhorn's shootersComment
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