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I’ve watched this block from Sencire Harris 47 times. Might have been the turning point of the game.
#Illini
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#Illini
coach Brad Underwood was on 🔥 today about Trent Frazier being left off the Naismith college DPOY watch list. This award is usually skewed towards blocks & steals but as Underwood notes it’s usually “a night off” for the guy Trent is checking. Let’s dive into that… (1/7)
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Pat Chambers was constantly telling his guys that Ayo wants to go right. What does Ayo do at closing time? Juke right and go left with a NASTY cross on Myles Dread to get into the middle of the floor. Ball game.
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I got two more I-L-L’s on the way back to the train and the Merchandise Mart was lit up orange. The second half tonight will be the easiest thing to forget from an unforgettable season. My
#Illini
heart remains full tonight.
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For the “Underwood never adjusts!!” crowd - Chris Collins is giving full credit to the
#Illini
for completely changing their offensive game plan in the second half.
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This is crazy. Illinois’ record through 20 games in the last 4 seasons:
2020: 15-5
2021: 15-5
2022: 15-5
2023: 14-6
Brad Underwood is nothing if not remarkably consistent. The
#Illini
closed at 6-5 in ‘20, 8-1 in ‘21, and 7-3 in ‘22. Predictions on the final 11 games this year?
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Skyy Clark committed the 17th
#Illini
turnover with 9:39 left in the second half.
That was the last Illinois turnover of the night.
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Brad Underwood and Illinois were responsible for 11% of Juwan Howard’s 72 losses at Michigan.
BREAKING NEWS: U-M Director of Athletics Warde Manuel has announced that a leadership change would be made in basketball with Juwan Howard not returning next season.
Release |
#GoBlue
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Brad Underwood PSA to the future SFC crowds against Michigan and Purdue - which will be without Orange Krush: “You better get your rowdy on.”
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How about Justin Harmon today. After being called out for his poor defense at Penn State and not getting in the game until the 3:00 mark of the first half - he responds with 12 points, 4 rebounds and an eye popping +23 in just 19 minutes.
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: I’ve seen enough. Today is “Lock Day” for the
#Illini
and the NCAA Tournament. I am comfortable that Illinois is an NCAA tournament team even if they lose out (they won’t). After the dark ages of 2012-2019 -it’s a day always worth celebrating.
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I freaking love Dean Blandino telling me the correct call should have been defensive holding prior to the pass. Much appreciated Dean.
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#Illini
shoot 22% from three and 59% from the foul line - and still put up 86 points against the 9th ranked (KenPom) Rutgers defense.
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Man I’m sad right now. Tough day for my extended
#Illini
basketball family. Obviously he was a key part of one of the most beloved teams in Illinois hoops history, but more importantly he was also a HOF great dude. RIP Arch.
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Brad Underwood often talks how he is always striving for his
#Illini
team to play the “perfect” game. That second half was about as close as you’re going to see.
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Of course Ayo is the lede today, but big shout out to Andres Feliz. He actually led the
#Illini
in second half scoring and rebounds with 12 and 5. With Kofi and Giorgi struggling and Trent saddled with foul trouble, Illinois needed every bit of that from the senior.
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Giorgi just hammered down the best
#Illini
dunk since I don’t know when. Like seriously - help me out Twitter.
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So much good college hoops on tap today. I’ll be watching none of it. My enjoyment of other college games is directly proportional to the outcome of the most recent
#Illini
game(s).
#MrPoutyPants
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Have not been all that into this
#Illini
game tonight - but I can’t help but recognize the effort of Ty Rodgers. I could watch hours of nothing but clips of him rebounding and be happy.
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Podz with a huge debut out west - and then the shout to
@trentfrazier
Drop 30 in your debut and there's a pretty good chance we're going to ask you to jump on the postgame show
🗣
@brandinpodziem2
#StampedeAhead
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Happy trails Andre Curbelo. I’m not sure I’ve ever watched an
#Illini
player who more fit the “hoops” definition of mercurial. Magical and vexing - often in the same possession. And I will so miss watching the show. I genuinely hope he finds that magic again.
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Kofi Cockburn is averaging 26 points and 10 rebounds in his four career games against Minnesota. And 4 wins - by an average win margin of 22 points That’s some serious ownage.
#Illini
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Bulls win - as Ayo literally slams the 🚪 on the Pacers. Finishes with 15 points and 14 assists. THAT was fun. Now on to Bloomington.
#Illini
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This is by a million miles the most disheartening game of the Underwood era. I mean we never even made a run in the second half against a terrible Mizzou team. Sure we could go 12-6 in conference and still make the tournament - but what would make one think that possible?
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Dennis Gates REALLY likes this Illinois team. Said he grew up watching Illinois and he compared them to the Flying Illini.
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Brad Underwood has often talked about the importance of creating a culture at Illinois. After his 600th win today Izzo said this about how to achieve long term success: “You have to establish a culture and have an AD who understands that it takes a bunch of years to do so.”
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Kind of bush for OSU to shoot that three after we conceded the possession.
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The back half of the first round was just a list of guards worse than Ayo Dosunmu. And believe me - I have that list. There will be future tweets.
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Good lord. This is Brad Underwood’s sixth season. He’s coached 140 games at Illinois. This the first time I’ve seen his team quit.
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That’s a GREAT win against an MSU team that was absolutely desperate - and played like it.
#Illini
showed they can win one in the trenches.
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Yeah, ha ha and all, but a nice warning for the
#Illini
this weekend. Their upcoming game Sunday afternoon against a pretty good Colgate team is the trappiest trap game that ever trapped.
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Trent Frazier. That video was something special. His de facto jersey hanging. Forever Young.
#Illini
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Just caught up to the
#Illini
win on the DVR. Alfonso Plummer is playing at a first team All Big Ten caliber level right now. He’s not going to shoot 50% from three on the season (at least I don’t think), but his emergence has transformed this team over the past two weeks.
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Wrote this in my gamer after Chicago State: “Andre Curbelo is going to play 1000 miles per hour. He's also going to commit a million turnovers, and I'm here for every one of them.” Yup.
#Illini
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Almost a third (31%) of the
#Illini
made field goals yesterday were on dunks. We literally dunked on Iowa’s head. Slam-Paign.
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Feel like today was also the true NCAA tourney “LOCK” game. Like you could lose every remaining game and still make the tournament. Obviously this team has much larger plans, but as the darkness of 2009-2018 still remains near, I continue to celebrate LOCK day.
#Illini
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Takes a lot of courage to come out with this period - let alone just as Big Ten conference play is getting started. Rooting for him big time.
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I watched him. I cheered him. I learned from him. I played for him. I had the honor to write about him. A tribute to a great coach and an even better human being. Thank you for the voice
@ALionEye
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Illinois didn’t run a successful lob all year and K State out here running reverse oop plays in the final minute of OT in a game to go to the E8.
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….possession numbers: Jacob Gilyard from Richmond, Iowa State’s Tyrese Hunter, and Kennedy Chandler from Tennessee. Gilyard allows 1.074 PPP (141st), Hunter allows .953 PPP (108th), and Chandler allows .635 PPP (7th). But hey, I’m sure those three each have a few more steals.
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I asked Brad Underwood after today’s game about what referees have told him about the unique challenge of officiating Kofi Cockburn. He did not hold back…(1/3)
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We always sweep Wisconsin in football and basketball right?
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Ayo Dosunmu arrived at the University of Illinois in the fall of 2018. He spent the next two seasons altering the trajectory of the program.
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Oh so that’s why my phone was blowing up in the middle of Top Gun. A+ movie/A+ commitment.
#Illini
BREAKING: Baylor transfer Matthew Mayer has committed to Illinois, per his IG page.
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Andre Curbelo tried to carry the
#Illini
on his shoulders Monday but collapsed under the weight. That said, he was a pick and roll guard without his roll. Here’s a little reminder of what he is capable of in late game situations when Kofi Cockburn is also on the floor…
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Of all the dumb assed things that happened last night in Happy Valley - for some reason this one sticks out to me as the dumb assed-est. What in the what? (Make sure you also note the bench reaction.)
#Illini
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My preseason prediction from the IlliniBoard preview:
“Looks like 22-9 overall…and 13-7 in the Big Ten…22-9 with that schedule probably lands us in what seems like our inevitable lot in NCAA tournament life - the 4-5 seed line…”
So close to nailing it on the dot.
#Illini
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Former Wisconsin player/UIC head coach and Chicago native Howard Moore is honored in the Kohl Center in person for the first time since his car accident in 2019 that killed his wife and daughter. 17K in attendance on their feet and the UW coaching staff in tears. Powerful stuff.
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The only thing left tonight is waiting for Brad Underwood’s locker room entrance. I’ll be here.
#Illini
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Just finished watching the
#Illini
vs FAU on delay. A performance worthy of ALL the superlatives you can offer. Are you kidding me with 59 second half points? If this team has an offense to match the defense? Yikes.
A great mix of stars and fully bought in role players.
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Underrated moment from an
#Illini
game chock full of moments: Terrence Shannon, Jr. acknowledging Ty Rodgers with the subtle point and “dunked on his head” sign even after being knocked on his ass.
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No interest in breaking that game down. Loyola was better in every facet. It happens. I’m still caught in the emotion that I don’t get to watch this
#Illini
team play again. Also know that however bad you feel right now - those dudes in the locker room feel that x 1000.🔸🔹
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Good lord - Coleman Hawkins has 6 steals and unofficially 37 deflections. What a defensive player.
#Illini
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To get wonky for a second - Michigan finished the game with just 7 three point attempts. Their previous lowest number of attempts this year was 13.
#Illini
defensive plan was clearly to run them off the arc and let Kofi neutralize Dickinson.
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Good lord Ayo. Those kids have to go out in public you know.
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I’m going on record with an early triple double watch for Ayo Dosunmu. He is dialed in this afternoon.
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I spy (hear) an I-L-L…I-N-I chant rising above the din in the Kohl Center.
#Illini
are going to get the W this afternoon. Huge road Q1 win.
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#Illini
win 74-66 behind a career night from Alan Griffin. Guarantees them their first conference record over .500 since 2011 (!!!). Also a stone cold lock for the NCAA Tournament at this point. (I’ve been waiting six years to type that again.)
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RJ Melendez doing stuff. Like something terrible - followed up by something great on two separate occasions. His athleticism plays though.
#Illini
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Since the 2020 season Brad Underwood is 1-6 vs Maryland and 59-23 against the rest of the Big Ten. Two additional conference championship banners would be hanging in the SFC if not for home losses to the Terps in 2020 and 2021. Fear The Turtle indeed…
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Brad Underwood informs one of the officials: “I promise you they are not calling that in East Lansing”.
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The name rings a bell.
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You can hear freshman Amani Hansberry over the entire SFC crowd when he is calling out the ball screen defense. Great stuff from a freshman.
#Illini
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Made it to C-H. 15 minutes to spare. Would have made it earlier but smuggling in five Orange Krush members inside my jacket took longer than I thought.
#Illini
v Iowa in 10.
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So that was intense. High likelihood of a rubber match against the Hawkeyes on Friday in Indy. Not Wednesday. Not Thursday. FRIDAY.
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Just finished on DVR. Illinois basically controlled that game from start to finish. Against a likely NCAA tournament team. On their court. That might have been the most impressive win of this now four (!) game streak.
#Illini
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It occurred to me walking in that Iowa is the only Big Ten team that Brad Underwood has yet to beat. We should probably change that tonight.
#Illini
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Dain Dainja just about did something really silly after the hard foul against Domask. He started walking out toward the floor - and had to be restrained by the
#Illini
staff. Common foul is the call and Domask has two FTs with the Illini up 91-87.
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Taking a sad walk down memory lane tonight remembering
@RobertArchibald
Those 2000-2001
#Illini
teams were special - such a great group. That Frank layup against Minny is a “remember where I was” moment. Thanks to
@j_d_live
for the vid. via
@YouTube
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My only big picture bracket observation is that Indiana likely needed that Andre Curbelo missed layup to make this tournament.
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So much 🧡 for this.
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Deep metric update. Izzo Split Screen shots - 8 Underwood - 0.
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During this possession Nebraska couldn’t care less that Omar Payne exists on this planet. No defender even bothers to look at him on the roll. Unexpected bench contributions are fun.
#Illini
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Matt Mayer with kind of a bomb in the post game press conference. “We've got a lot to figure out internally between the players and the coaches.” He went on to point out that he and Underwood aren’t seeing eye to eye on some injury/body issues.
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Terrence Shannon, Jr. apparently broke the scoreboard here at T-Mobile Arena. It just couldn’t keep up.
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