OT: #5 Illinois vs #2 Baylor
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Thx for the reminder.. hows Illinois been looking? Someone told me they were lucky to beat Ohio.. as in got help from the refs.. but that Ohio is a legit MAC contender.. favorite.
Pretty much a hard nosed defensive game with Georgi keeping them in the game. Kofi and dosunmu invisible
Looking at how we match up... Young on Frazier, Mathis on Dosunmu, Cliff/Myles on Kofi seems like we match up decently well. If they go Georgi at 5 I like Cliff's ability there as well
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Some people think Dosunmu and Cockburn are both in the Top 10 players in the country. Illinois is playing tough with hardly getting anything from those 2 guys. Miller and Hawkins look like two really good freshmen.
I see Illinois on offense lately here and don't really see many positives... but they are hanging with number 2.. and that's scary in its own right.
And just saw an ad for OSU vs MSU in football this Saturday... I thought OSU was CoVid no-play zone. Guess they pulled some magic to make that 6 game thing.
And just saw an ad for OSU vs MSU in football this Saturday... I thought OSU was CoVid no-play zone. Guess they pulled some magic to make that 6 game thing.
I’ll say it again. Baylor’s D is incredibly suffocating. Just watch how aggressive they are...on EVERY possession.
Alright.. Baylor looks tough.. on the other hand.. the Illinis look beatable.. did we back out of a game vs Baylor... THIS game perhaps?
Baylor just won this game from 15:00-8:00 in second half. And I’ll say it again....it’s ALL spurred by their defense.
I was watching the clock too.. when they called that timeout after 5 minutes.. it was clear Illinois won, barely, the first 5. So no doubt Baylor coach said next 5 is ours...
hmmm.. not sure how Baylor did not foul the guy who went baseline.. mugged him.. no call on that becomes foul on Illinois on the board
Lucky for us we get to watch them face off Saturday. Looking forward to it
But they both shot 38.9% on 3-pointers.
The guy Flagler on Baylor is really good. Loved him as a transfer two years ago.
Lots of potential in this kid. I was also disappointed we didn’t get him.
Interesting observation about Illinois that I saw on the Indiana board: they are not a big team.
Starters vs. Baylor:
Cockburn 7' 0"
Dosunmu 6' 5'".
Frazier 6' 2"
Williams 6' 3"
Miller 6' 3"
Giorgi is 6' 9".
Curbelo 6' 1"
Nobody else played more than 5 minutes (Hawkins, 6' 10"). Grandison (6' 6") played one minute.
So their starting defense would have Cockburn on either Cliff or Myles, then Dosunmu on Harper? Anyone else would be overmatched in the paint and Ayo is giving up 40 lbs to Ron. Interesting.
On the flip side, who does Harper guard on D? I expect Mathis would start on Ayo.
Starters vs. Baylor:
Cockburn 7' 0"
Dosunmu 6' 5'".
Frazier 6' 2"
Williams 6' 3"
Miller 6' 3"
Giorgi is 6' 9".
Curbelo 6' 1"
Nobody else played more than 5 minutes (Hawkins, 6' 10"). Grandison (6' 6") played one minute.
So their starting defense would have Cockburn on either Cliff or Myles, then Dosunmu on Harper? Anyone else would be overmatched in the paint and Ayo is giving up 40 lbs to Ron. Interesting.
On the flip side, who does Harper guard on D? I expect Mathis would start on Ayo.
