UConn vs Illinois (Final Four)

[HooperScooper]

Ball talks about his wrist injury and how he's had to change his game to adapt.

Ball admitted that he's compromised right now due to the lingering impact of a painful wrist injury suffered in mid-December. Ball harkens back to a 15-day stretch in December where he landed awkwardly on his wrist against Butler, sat out against DePaul and re-aggravated the injury against Xavier.

Some side by side stats from different type of threes last season to this season in the article.

Unraveling Solo Ball's decline: How under-the-radar wrist injury has led to UConn guard's shooting woes

The junior sharpshooter revealed how he's had to change his game amid a nagging injury.

www.cbssports.com

 

[superjohn]

Someone on here had said that and it made perfect sense with the timing of the recovery.

I posted it. Someone on the staff told my friend that's what it was around a month ago after a game.

 

[KingAG]

This is the longest week ever

 

[HCCForever]

Seriously not having this in broadcast (CBS) but on cable/streaming TBS TruTv and HBO Now is getting a little ridiculous.

I have not had cable for over 30 years and do not pay for streaming. This season I went to 5 games and was able to watch a few others.

Even the women are on ESPN.

Wanted to watch with my son but cannot take him to a bar so will be following in espn website. Argh!

It's a lot cheaper to just get a month of HBO Max than it is to go to a bar. (Just note you need at least Standard tier).

I had HBO Max that I paid about $3 a month. I had to upgrade to receive TBS/TruTV which now costs $17.99 a month. I’ll dump it next week. I don’t like it either especially since it freezes sometimes. But still cheaper than a bar over the three weeks of the tournament.

 

[RuffRuff]

Ball talks about his wrist injury and how he's had to change his game to adapt.

Ball admitted that he's compromised right now due to the lingering impact of a painful wrist injury suffered in mid-December. Ball harkens back to a 15-day stretch in December where he landed awkwardly on his wrist against Butler, sat out against DePaul and re-aggravated the injury against Xavier.

Some side by side stats from different type of threes last season to this season in the article.

Unraveling Solo Ball's decline: How under-the-radar wrist injury has led to UConn guard's shooting woes

The junior sharpshooter revealed how he's had to change his game amid a nagging injury.

www.cbssports.com

To go from almost 42% with a jump shot that looks that good to sub 30%, you'd almost have to think it's an injury. Very little else could explain that precipitous a drop.

 

[HW611]

I had HBO Max that I paid about $3 a month. I had to upgrade to receive TBS/TruTV which now costs $17.99 a month. I’ll dump it next week. I don’t like it either especially since it freezes sometimes. But still cheaper than a bar over the three weeks of the tournament.

For anyone else who needs it.

Sign up for a Hulu live tv 3 day trial. Connect it to your HBOMax account.

After you cancel there’s a glitch where you’ll still be able to watch live sports on your HBOMax account.

 

[JungleLobo]

The one thing I'll say about this Illinois team, is they do seem unflappable, starting with Wagler. He does have a very calm and cool way about him, never feels like he's playing too fast or stressed. I don't think they're going to be the kind of team playing stressed.

I think we out-execute them.

Final Four in a dome can bring weird pressures to the unannointed

 

[JungleLobo]

Illinois fans think the two 7 footers may bother Tarris. I just think Tarris is way too quick and strong for them. Not to pick on Reibe, but he was not able to handle Zuby all year, even in the game in Hartford. Speed and strength will negate a 2 or 3 inch height advantage.

Two 7-footers on Tarris means AK is sitting 3 feet behind the line just waiting for wide open 3s

 

[gsmooth]

This is the longest week ever

That's a good thing. It allows Silas and Jaylin to be further in their recovery and it allows the team to get their head out of the clouds from a thrilling finish on Sunday. The latter is something Hurley alluded to in a press conference earlier yesterday when he stated, "it was a fantastic moment and it will be replayed forever. But now we are onto Illinois and I don't want a watch, I want a championship ring. I am paraphrasing, but that was his sentiment and I think the players will follow Hurley in that sentiment.

 

[dennismenace]

Whatever works for the Mojo!

(Against Duke, someone had posted "we have a chance" and Tom said "you would make a terrible cheerleader." That led me to post this picture and caption:

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"Meh, we have a chance."​

It worked out pretty well for Duke, so I'm keeping it going.)

MOJO

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[dennismenace]

Hoping for a lot of this - absolutely beautiful stuff from Tarris. A well passing 5 is gold.

Amazing. Smooth as silk and deadly.

 

[DRBackup]

Illinois is a highly likeable team. I still want to beat them to a pulp, but they're a super likeable group of guys.

You guys are hilarious with this crap. I couldn't possibly care less about any team other than UConn.

 

[DRBackup]

Seriously not having this in broadcast (CBS) but on cable/streaming TBS TruTv and HBO Now is getting a little ridiculous.

I have not had cable for over 30 years and do not pay for streaming. This season I went to 5 games and was able to watch a few others.

Even the women are on ESPN.

Wanted to watch with my son but cannot take him to a bar so will be following in espn website. Argh!

How much would you pay to eat if you went to a bar ? Spend that on one month of a streaming platform that carries it and cancel afterwards. The majority of Americans (thanks Nate Bargatze!) have done that.

 

[dennismenace]

I haven’t rewatched, but we ran our sets to perfection and were killing then. Boswell started scoring down 20 and cut into our lead but we controlled that game from early on.

Demary, Reed and Mullins weren’t anywhere near their peak of this season. If Silas is feeling better on his ankle, we’re going to be tough to beat.

Good. This is the coach who during the prior tourney said he didn't really study our offense. sic. "Clingan's going to get his etc. We're just going to play our game" Looks like he hasn't learned his lesson thus far.