I still can't believe that 3 Paul made with the defender's arm on his face.

 

What a win!

 

I also couldn't believe how much the refs let go in that game, at least it was on both sides.

I still can't believe that 3 Paul made with the defender's arm on his face.

 

The look of disgust on Weber's face as that shot went up was priceless.

 

 

Did anyone else notice paul seemed to put considerable more arc on the ball yesterday? Even for free throws. It just looked odd to me.

What individual performances in the Big 10 in the last decade are as good as that? It sounds like hyperbole but BP just dropped 43 points on phenomenal shooting numbers against the number 5 team in the country.

 

EDIT: in conference play obviously

 

Well, Etwaun Moore put up 38, 5 assists, and 3 steals on 13-18 shooting LAST year against OSU, so it's not unheard of.

 

Solid win for the Illini. Best part is that it buys Bruce Weber more time. NICE

Well, Etwaun Moore put up 38, 5 assists, and 3 steals on 13-18 shooting LAST year against OSU, so it's not unheard of.

 

Solid win for the Illini. Best part is that it buys Bruce Weber more time. NICE

And that too probably ranks up there in decade performances, and was not even quite as impressive.

 

To score 43 points or more on 15 shots or less hasn't even happened in college basketball period in the last 15 years, pretty unheard of I'd say.

 

3rd player in all of CBB in 10 years to finish with 40+ points, 8+ rebounds, 4+ blocks...not too unheard of.

 

Also, first 40 point performance in a Big 10 game since at least 1995. So yes, calling it one of the most dominant performances of this decade is entirely accurate.

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Yep, Pauls performance was a historically great one. Props to him. Those blocks were just insane too. The one on sullinger is making the highlight reels, but those other ones were even better.

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After last night, I think it's a lock that Illinois loses next Thursday at Weber's nemesis and scores under 50 points. Oh well, until then, a week to enjoy BP3.

Well, Etwaun Moore put up 38, 5 assists, and 3 steals on 13-18 shooting LAST year against OSU, so it's not unheard of.

Solid win for the Illini. Best part is that it buys Bruce Weber more time. NICE

 

Eh, he gets a win like this about every season. A year or two ago he beat a #5 MSU team at home and a few days later beat a #10-12 ranked Wisconsin team on the road. People who think he's a bad coach are idiots. It's his inability (or more likely unwillingness) to adapt to his team. He wants to mold young guys to be good when they're juniors and seniors in his motion offense system and man to man defense. Sometimes you gotta realize the players will just never be good in those systems and change it up. I think he's been doing a pretty decent job of it this year all things considered.

 

People don't seem to remember this team lost 3 (arguably 4) of its best players last year. They brought back exactly one starter (Richardson) and their sixth man (Paul). They're relying on two guys who played a combined 11 minutes a year last year (Leonard and Bertrand...for both mostly garbage minutes) and a true freshman point guard (Abrams). His bench is a career bench player (Griffey) and a bunch of other freshman (Egwu, Shaw). They've gutted out an incredible number of close wins, due largely in part to his ability to design set plays and run them. Obviously the half court offense has been pretty terrible, and my TV remote has been thrown countless times due to this teams' inability to execute a simple post feed, but they're young and still learning. They coughed up 18 turnovers in this game and still managed to beat a national title contender.

 

They're going to have a terrible loss in the Big Ten. You know it's coming. But so long as they continue to make progress I think they can be a pretty dangerous team come March.

-Most points scored by a Big 10 player in any game since Glenn Robinson in the 1994 NCAA tournament (44)

-Most points scored in a Big 10 conference game since Glenn Robinson in 1994 (49)

-Most points scored against an AP top 5 team since 1996

-Most points with 15 or less FG attempts since 1996

-Most points by a Big 10 player against Ohio State since 1986

-Most points score by any player against Ohio State since 1987

Yeah, weird to bash Weber because he destroyed Matta last night.

Yeah, weird to bash Weber because he destroyed Matta last night.

 

And it's not like his team played terrible. They still shot 47 percent.

 

Still crazy that neither team had a single bench point. This was a classic your 5 guys versus my 5 guys type game.

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Oh, I think he definitely coached a good game. I just think Illinois can do 10x better. They have 2 absolute beasts on their team. No excuse for struggling to throw up 50 points every so often.

 

Oh, and thanks for pissing OSU off. They were going to be ready for Indiana Sunday regardless, now they are desperate.

Aaron Craft is a great defender and passer but Illinois was sagging off him on the perimeter and going under screens all night. Kid has to develop some kind of jump shot.

I was talking with my dad during the game, but we were saying that no matter what the final outcome was, the way the Illini played that game was a win. It showed the players that they can hang with a top ranked team, and to take leads throughout the game even when they fall behind. And hopefully this is a coming out game for Paul, but I do think he needs to attack the basket more to complement his shot and not rely on the shot falling like crazy.

 

I also love Bertrand, talk about an efficient player, he's really come into his own the last 3-4 games.

Yeah, weird to bash Weber because he destroyed Matta last night.

Wait really? Brandon Paul has the game of his life, which he will never replicate, it's still a close game and you're complimenting the coach?! Excuse me?

Wait really? Brandon Paul has the game of his life, which he will never replicate, it's still a close game and you're complimenting the coach?! Excuse me?

Well he didn't f*** it up at the least.

Rarely saw Sobolewski miss in high school. Rarely see him make anything so far at NW.

Wait really? Brandon Paul has the game of his life, which he will never replicate, it's still a close game and you're complimenting the coach?! Excuse me?

Yeah, Weber was pretty good in-game especially compared to Matta who made a lot of blunders. Don't really know what the problem is.

Well he didn't f*** it up at the least.

 

For many parts of the second half, the Illini offense looked the same as always. Shot clock runs down & a guard chucks up a three. BP3 just happened to be hitting every single one last night.

For many parts of the second half, the Illini offense looked the same as always. Shot clock runs down & a guard chucks up a three. BP3 just happened to be hitting every single one last night.

Right. I'm not saying Weber did a bad job, but when a guy is on fire like that it's easy to look good as a coach.

Can't wait for Zach Novak and Stu Douglass to graduate.

Refs bailing NW out multiple times in 2nd half.

Both Michigan and NW played awful

Both Michigan and NW played awful

 

Yeah, that was pretty ugly.

What in the hell is going on with Pitt?

What in the hell is going on with Pitt?

 

You're not hearing much about how dominant the Big East is this year for a reason. Louisville yesterday?