IUBB @ Illinois - Saturday, 01.27.24 @ 3:00 ET on Fox TV

[Chris007]

10 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

Woody talked about Illinois playing small ball against us, essentially said we need to take advantage on offense by... you guessed it, dumping it in the post

Yeah they might hit a bunch of 3's but if we pound it inside they won't know what hit em

[Hoosierfan2017]

20 shots and 35 minutes for Sparks is the best way for us to combat the small ball. 

[Dave from Dayton]

23 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

20 shots and 35 minutes for Sparks is the best way for us to combat the small ball. 

I like long 2's.  Hopefully, Sparks and Cupps can really get close to 30% of those.  Shoot a gadzillion of em.  We could score over 100.  Don't worry about the rebounds...Woody has that covered.  What's the game plan? I never even considered that getting a flagrant foul was intended to pump up the team.  Great idea!  

 

[JF87]

25 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

Woody talked about Illinois playing small ball against us, essentially said we need to take advantage on offense by... you guessed it, dumping it in the post

Obviously, our goal is to play through the post, get fouled and shoot 50% from the free throw line.  

[coonhounds]

Obviously, our goal is to play through the post, get fouled and shoot 50% from the free throw line.  

50 percent isn't our worst! That may get us over the hump. We just gotta get to work and we can win!

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[realTomCrean]

Don't know if I've ever been so pessimistic about the outcome before a game 

[JSHoosier]

44 minutes ago, JF87 said:

Obviously, our goal is to play through the post, get fouled and shoot 50% from the free throw line.  

50%? Improvement!

[Hornsby]

Earlier today Zoom meeting with media.
Mike Woodson on Kel'el Ware's status heading into Saturday's matchup: "He was on the floor a little yesterday, he did some warmup drills with us. Nothing where he has had contact ... I'll get a better feel today once we get down there today"

So he is most likely out. Sparks time!!

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[Hornsby]

Don't know if I've ever been so pessimistic about the outcome before a game 

We just have to get over the hump. Should be easy

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[realTomCrean]

7 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

We just have to get over the hump. Should be easy

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Dude I love getting over the hump

[Hoosierfan2017]

1 hour ago, Dave from Dayton said:

I like long 2's.  Hopefully, Sparks and Cupps can really get close to 30% of those.  Shoot a gadzillion of em.  We could score over 100.  Don't worry about the rebounds...Woody has that covered.  What's the game plan? I never even considered that getting a flagrant foul was intended to pump up the team.  Great idea!  

 

Long 2s are a must. Can’t play inside out without them.

This is the kind of game I could actually see them winning. Always seems like they pull off these wins to bring fans off the ledge (before inevitably putting the fans back on the ledge a few games later). 

[Hovadipo]

2 hours ago, realTomCrean said:

Woody talked about Illinois playing small ball against us, essentially said we need to take advantage on offense by... you guessed it, dumping it in the post

That’s probably the best option.

 

 

 

 

When you have a 1st team All-American and father of Dain Dainja to dump it to. 

[Hornsby]

Long 2s are a must. Can’t play inside out without them.
This is the kind of game I could actually see them winning. Always seems like they pull off these wins to bring fans off the ledge (before inevitably putting the fans back on the ledge a few games later). 

People said the same thing about the game in madison. If ware doesn't play I give us a 2% chance of winning

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[RaceToTheTop]

8 hours ago, Chris007 said:

But if we lose 4 or 5 more games in a row I wouldn't be mad at him if takes the rest of the season off to work on his draft status like football players do before bowl games. 

I wouldn't be mad, but would be confused.  His draft status has trended down the past few weeks and I think sitting out could push him into the second round.

That said, it was just a thought balloon thrown out there about him sitting and nothing more.

[RaceToTheTop]

3 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

20 shots and 35 minutes for Sparks is the best way for us to combat the small ball. 

I like Sparks attitude, but right now he's kind of a poor man's Dain Dainja.  And Dainja is a poor man's Pharrel Payne.

So does that make Sparks a poor man's poor man's Payne?

[IUFAN1976]

5 hours ago, Hornsby said:

Get the guys " over the hump" and are golden.

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Maybe the guys are the hump!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

3 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Maybe the guys are the hump!

As @Uspshoosier mentioned previously, maybe Woody is the hump.

[IUFAN1976]

Don’t forget the biggest game plan is X doing some “soul searching”

 

[IUFAN1976]

37 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

As @Uspshoosier mentioned previously, maybe Woody is the hump.

More like a speed bump!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Woody said X is soul searching and trying to find himself so I'm just trying to help.