Brad Underwood Strategy
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Was the joke you were looking for - “he’s better with his strategy in the courts?”
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Exactly
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Your stupidity is ruining my country.
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Their plan blew up in the first minute when they had no one to guard Clingan inside. They did get an early foul 4 minutes in to get back into the game on the back of Domask. Clingan came back in with around 3 minutes to go and helped pushed the lead to five thanks to a Diarra 3. (One of only 3 made all game). We know what happened after that.
What they didn't count on was Castle, Diarra, and Newton completely shutting down Shannon. It's fair to say their leading scorer didn't score a meaningful point the entire game. Castle especially locked him down. In a game with two guys having monster double doubles, Castle was arguably as big a factor and he barely scored.
What they didn't count on was Castle, Diarra, and Newton completely shutting down Shannon. It's fair to say their leading scorer didn't score a meaningful point the entire game. Castle especially locked him down. In a game with two guys having monster double doubles, Castle was arguably as big a factor and he barely scored.
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I couldn't believe it when he sad this. It certainly couldn't have ingratiated him with their fans. If he carried the same message into the locker room, it might well have fueled their (total lack of) effort in the first 10 minutes of the half.
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None of us really know what Illinois' coach said at halftime.
Being down only 5 at the half, they probably felt they were in good shape. UConn looked out of sorts in the first half. Illinois probably attributed that to their defense.
But they didn't really know what UConn was capable of. You can look at all the tape you want but that doesn't mean you know what to do until you experience it. Big East teams know. The initial 11 - 0 run to start the second half did Illinois in.
Being down only 5 at the half, they probably felt they were in good shape. UConn looked out of sorts in the first half. Illinois probably attributed that to their defense.
But they didn't really know what UConn was capable of. You can look at all the tape you want but that doesn't mean you know what to do until you experience it. Big East teams know. The initial 11 - 0 run to start the second half did Illinois in.
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loved Diarras two open court fouls on Shannon. He’s a freight train and will convert 90% there, so Hass just grabbed him.
lol that is too funny, what losers and I’m sure they feel like it this morning even more so.
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What is even going on here
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Illinois players did something like this at a press conference. They thought it was funny
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The problem with this strategy is that "taking it to" implies initiating the contact. Now, I am not an expert, but I have been told that refs will not blow the whistle if the offensive players are the ones initiating the contact, as long as the defensive players are in a proper defensive stance. This is why (I am guessing) Newton, for example, would drive and get no calls in the BE. The Illinois fans were cursing the refs for all the no calls against Clingan. Well, right strategy but it was not properly done, if what I said about the refs is true. IDK.