What is wrong with this Illinois Basketball team ?
This was going to be the year for the program to turn the corner, but sitting at 15-8 sure look's a lot like last year. There was high expectations coming into the season led by 4 Seniors. These Seniors are nothing special and I have to look at the 2007 recruiting class that brought these players in, One of the lowest ranked classes in the last 15 years at Illinois.
Would it be safe to say that these Seniors have hit their plateau? Point Guard McCamey has disappeared the last 4 games and only wakes up the last 3 minutes of each game. I hope he changes his mind set on the court because he is costing himself a lot of future money they way he is balling now.
Mike Tisdale 7-1 Center put on 30 pounds this year to his stick frame and this has done nothing but slowed him down his lift is not what it used to be.
Illinois looks like an Team of All Stars that have never played together before, Low Basketball IQ, poor hustle, and mental mistakes galore. Coach Weber said after the NW game " I just don't know what to do to be honest". We have heard that already this year coach if you are reading this post.
Last Year Illinois failed to make the NCAA Tourney with a 10-8 Big 10 League record. And they can't find 10 wins this year with out a road win VS....
VS Minny at the creepy barn, MN is 11-1 at home this year
VS MState who is 9-2 at home
VS Ohio State who is 16-0 at home
VS Purdue who is 12-0 at home.
Illinois is the biggest team in the land in front court size but they are also the weakest, any team with a strong post presence will dominate this soft underbelly Illinois has.
The motion offense is a thing of beauty when it works, the only problem is every time McCamey lets that shot clock wind down while he is passing the ball to himself like a Harlem Globetrotter with they fancy between the moves dribble while his defender and everyone is just watching. The play is then ran to late and with time running down its always a desperation shot. The solution is to run, run the ball up the court every time and get into the offense immediately. Illinois is a poor half court offensive team.
The young talent Illinois has and the talent coming in next year is far Superior to the Seniors and it shows.
Final comment: This team will only go as far as Point Guard McCamey takes them and from what I have seen the last 4 games from him sleep walking through big games he better wake up and wake up in a hurry. I have watched this kids every move and I can see why Coach Weber never turns off the heat on this player but it just don't matter to McCamey he is going to do what he damn well pleases when he wants and if he wants. Frustrating and he has no hope in the NBA.
I think Illinois is going to finish 18-13 this year.
This was going to be the year for the program to turn the corner, but sitting at 15-8 sure look's a lot like last year. There was high expectations coming into the season led by 4 Seniors. These Seniors are nothing special and I have to look at the 2007 recruiting class that brought these players in, One of the lowest ranked classes in the last 15 years at Illinois.
Would it be safe to say that these Seniors have hit their plateau? Point Guard McCamey has disappeared the last 4 games and only wakes up the last 3 minutes of each game. I hope he changes his mind set on the court because he is costing himself a lot of future money they way he is balling now.
Mike Tisdale 7-1 Center put on 30 pounds this year to his stick frame and this has done nothing but slowed him down his lift is not what it used to be.
Illinois looks like an Team of All Stars that have never played together before, Low Basketball IQ, poor hustle, and mental mistakes galore. Coach Weber said after the NW game " I just don't know what to do to be honest". We have heard that already this year coach if you are reading this post.
Last Year Illinois failed to make the NCAA Tourney with a 10-8 Big 10 League record. And they can't find 10 wins this year with out a road win VS....
VS Minny at the creepy barn, MN is 11-1 at home this year
VS MState who is 9-2 at home
VS Ohio State who is 16-0 at home
VS Purdue who is 12-0 at home.
Illinois is the biggest team in the land in front court size but they are also the weakest, any team with a strong post presence will dominate this soft underbelly Illinois has.
The motion offense is a thing of beauty when it works, the only problem is every time McCamey lets that shot clock wind down while he is passing the ball to himself like a Harlem Globetrotter with they fancy between the moves dribble while his defender and everyone is just watching. The play is then ran to late and with time running down its always a desperation shot. The solution is to run, run the ball up the court every time and get into the offense immediately. Illinois is a poor half court offensive team.
The young talent Illinois has and the talent coming in next year is far Superior to the Seniors and it shows.
Final comment: This team will only go as far as Point Guard McCamey takes them and from what I have seen the last 4 games from him sleep walking through big games he better wake up and wake up in a hurry. I have watched this kids every move and I can see why Coach Weber never turns off the heat on this player but it just don't matter to McCamey he is going to do what he damn well pleases when he wants and if he wants. Frustrating and he has no hope in the NBA.
I think Illinois is going to finish 18-13 this year.
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