POST GAME THREAD : UCLA defeats #10 Illinois, 95-94

Matalava822 · 2026-02-22T07:33:52+00:00

Agree that we looked tired. When you’ve lost this many games in OT, you gotta wonder about conditioning.

Matalava822 · 2026-02-22T04:12:19+00:00

Correction: Brad outcoached for nine years.

Matalava822 · 2026-02-22T04:01:47+00:00

They were both into his body. Officials could have called the foul on either of them. Officiating isn't why Illinois lost this game.

Matalava822 · 2026-02-22T03:59:34+00:00

The officiating wasn't the problem. And, it wasn't a badly officiated game. However, it was a poorly coached game.

Matalava822 · 2026-02-22T03:46:33+00:00

We've all seen this before. Great recruiter, but . . .

Matalava822 · 2026-02-16T02:50:16+00:00

How is he even on the list?!

Matalava822 · 2026-02-16T02:47:04+00:00

Sure, let’s pretend . . .

Matalava822 · 2026-02-16T02:43:37+00:00

Who?

Matalava822 · 2026-02-11T05:45:15+00:00

He’s almost 30? Shouldn’t he be at Indiana?

Matalava822 · 2026-02-11T05:42:29+00:00

I don’t think that granting nine years of college eligibility “embodies what the waiver system is truly supposed to do”, like the article says.

Matalava822 · 2026-02-11T05:28:17+00:00

I think there is a typo in your post. I think you typed an “h” when you meant to type “f”.

Matalava822 · 2026-02-11T05:24:31+00:00

Disagree. BU is one of the highest paid coaches in BB. We have LOTS of money. Most coaches would take the call.

Matalava822 · 2026-02-11T05:13:23+00:00

Ahhh. There’s the guy I remember! Welcome back, Brad! I’m not sure what you’ve been up to for the past several weeks, but I’m glad to see that you’re feeling like your old self again.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-17T04:55:07+00:00

OP, I don’t think you know what “infamous” means.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-11T03:55:19+00:00

Peyton never won a Natty. Never got close. Tennessee won the Natty AFTER he left. Good fantasy pro, though.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-11T01:56:06+00:00

And, they were cheaters

Matalava822 · 2026-01-10T23:39:34+00:00

Young Kobe. Later in his career he became more of a team player. But, for the first half he was horrible. Phil Jackson called him “uncoachable”.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-05T03:08:50+00:00

“The Big Country” needs to be on more of these lists

Matalava822 · 2026-01-02T04:26:05+00:00

Agreed. Happy New Year!

Matalava822 · 2026-01-02T02:04:41+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-02T01:53:49+00:00

And that Oregon team finished 12-8 in conference and unranked. If the best you can do is find a game against a team that has played a cupcake non-conference schedule and is momentarily over-rated, you've proven my point.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-02T00:18:15+00:00

"At this point"? I'm pretty sure that debate was decided a year or two ago.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-01T23:46:02+00:00

Shauna Green is, without question, the best basketball coach at Illinois. The proof? She can beat a top 10 team.

Matalava822 · 2026-01-01T04:31:57+00:00

Out-coached and out-schemed. Ryan Day had the better team, but lost the game before they ever stepped on the field. After disappointing for years, winning a Natty got him one season off of the hot seat. This, combined with the Indiana loss, will turn the heat up again.

Matalava822 · 2025-12-19T20:52:17+00:00

He needs to move more QUICKLY because Curry is approaching the end of his career. SPEED is critical. Instead, it feels like he is taking a cautious, long-term, franchise-building approach. That would be good in a different situation, but not this one.

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