Brad Underwood Strategy

[Chin Diesel]

It was obvious Illinois' game plan was to take it to Clingan and get him in to foul trouble.

Refs were allowing contact. During one of the first half TO's Katz asked Brad about strategy and Brad said they wanted to keep attacking Clingan.

Dumb move not adjusting to refs and game flow.

 

[Dove]

Well, DC got those 100 blocks.

 

[JMick]

Based on his strategy and comments it's unbelievable how well they did this year. He was lost.

He blamed part of it on them being "gassed"

????

 

[ToolzieFan]

The most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard a coach say.

 

[ToolzieFan]

It worked out well, imo

 

[ToolzieFan]

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Honestly, not sure what else they do differently. They started hitting some shots deep in the second when we started sagging off and not closing out as hard. But once we started doubling the guard that killed us in the first half, there was nothing else to do.

 

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Can you blame him?

Teams only chance to beat us is to get Clingan in foul trouble. That’s the only way they can score in the paint.

You can’t win a game settling for jumpers throughout. Which is the impact Clingan has.

 

[JMick]

Honestly, not sure what else they do differently. They started hitting some shots deep in the second when we started sagging off and not closing out as hard. But once we started doubling the guard that killed us in the first half, there was nothing else to do.

It didn't seem like they were even running an offense. Most of their guys just stood around. It's like we were playing a different game than them.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard a coach say.

That was the crazy thing. One thing to game plan it. Entirely a different thing to see actual in-game results and say screw it, we're sticking to our film analysis.

 

[metsfan2323]

That's one of the most insane stats I have ever seen.... and Illinois has a legit offense. Wow!!

 

[August_West]

Brad thought his team could win. They could not.

 

[phillionaire]

 

[BGesus4]

He’s better with his off the court strategy

 

[Mr. French]

Beginning of the game they were just using Donask to back down, I said to my wife “even if that works sometimes, they’re not winning this game doing that”

 

[MilliniumPrince]

" Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."- Mike Tyson

 

[UCFBfan]

Their game plan was.solid and one that other teams haven't seemed to try yet this tourny. However, when you're getting manhandled and not getting the fouls called, you gotta switch it up. Instead they just kept going at him and he kept saying "Bring it!!"

 

[WhereistheDove?]

It didn't seem like they were even running an offense. Most of their guys just stood around. It's like we were playing a different game than them.

What do you do? Just start jacking threes? The paint was closed. That much was very clear.

 

[REB1094]

It was a good strategy. Clingan in foul trouble was their best chance

Maybe should have changed it after UConn got to the 10-0 part of their 30-0 run. Coaching malpractice to keep challenging the most dominant player while he’s eating you alive

 

[tzznandrew]

It didn't seem like they were even running an offense. Most of their guys just stood around. It's like we were playing a different game than them.

In the first half they identified mismatches and isolated them. It was smart playing. But then we swapped up assignments and they weren't quite as good at hunting mismatches.

But that's really because of how disruptive Clingan is.

 

[husky429]

Their best shot was to exploit their size mismatch on those post ups.

But that's how you get a bucket when you need one down the stretch, not how you win a game on the elite-8.

 

[Deleted at users request]

In the first half they identified mismatches and isolated them. It was smart playing. But then we swapped up assignments and they weren't quite as good at hunting mismatches.

But that's really because of how disruptive Clingan is.

Once we put Karaban on Domask the post ups ended. They stopped playing Ty Rodgers because they needed 5 shooters on the court to try and pull Clingan out.

Everything they did was in response to Clingan. And nothing worked.

 

[Scrutineer]

It didn't seem like they were even running an offense. Most of their guys just stood around. It's like we were playing a different game than them.

Nothing they haven't seen in the B1G...........

 

[nomar]

The most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard a coach say.

The basketball equivalent to this:

 

[nomar]

" Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."- Mike Tyson

What’s inexcusable is sticking to that plan AFTER getting punched in the face.

 

[Edward Sargent]

I do think Illinois adjusted at half time and came out shooting more 3s. They took 7 3s in the first half and made 2 and took 16 3s in the second half and made 4. They shot slightly better from 3 than from 2 which is the Clingan effect. We both took 17 foul shots and made 12 so don't blame the stripes.

 

[DonaldDraper]

Seems like the NCAA coached up the refs to let the kids play and not turn the product into a ticky tack foul game. Been like that all tourney and it’s great for us an Purdue. It’s a good call for the product, where the best players stay on the floor and battle. If they called a really tight game it coulda worked. It also would have made for terrible TV.

You can’t blame him for sticking to the strategy through the first half, it appeared to be keeping them close. That game wasn’t winnable with DC in the game. Problem for him being it unraveled so so quickly. By 15;49 they’re down 18. The game’s over before the first media timeout. Clingan has 1 foul and no one has found a way to come back on them. Down 18, they need him out of the game even more. Death spiral.

 

[UCan3]

His strategy was one of the worst failures to adjust I’ve even seen in a game of this magnitude.

Get refs to bail you out with calls on Clingan. Hmmm… After 4 blocks? Hmmm… either double team him, switch to zone or force him away from basket. None of that happened.

The first half they locked in on “one on one’s“, very little team play. Even those desperation 3s … this was a recipe for disaster.

Terrible job by their coach and we made them pay dearly.

That was an incredible showing by us!! For the Illini, nightmares for years to come.

 

[storrsroars]

I don't know what Illinois forum is the most popular, but this one has a lot of traffic and most posters are calling Underwood a genius.

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[Iluvsuebird]

Yet when DC was in the bench they could not score. The reason is Castle. He dominated the best offensive player in college ball. Dude’s defensive game has definitely reached Lyman DePriest level…..and he is only 18!!! Sick!!!