on March 15, 2026, 11:37:45, in reply to "See I find this narrative to be weird "
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Macro level, if there is anything Brad does, it’s adjust his approach, often in season.
Micro level the “Brad doesn’t adjust in game” is a narrative that was set with the Loyola game, and people have just decided that’s the reality. It’s all confirmation bias at this point. Literally every single game there are adjustments and changes made. Sometimes they’re the right buttons, sometimes they’re wrong. But For every game we have supposedly lost because Brad won’t adjust, I’ll list one we won directly because of adjustments he made. Previous Message
And gets exploited repeatedly by obvious bad matchups.
We haven't consistently had this kind of talent at Illinois since self.
It's certainly a tradeoff. Previous Message
And it's not just Twitter--it's reddit, the call in shows, and in talking to friends/family in Champaign, lots of folks in everyday conversations around town. The latest Sun-Times Greenberg article seems to have pushed some people over the edge. The narrative around Brad at this point is set, and doesn't seem like it will go anywhere no matter how much he wins, barring a Final Four or natty. And even then I question if it ever goes away.
I can't deny there is a lot of frustrating shit, and I have my own nagging questions about Brad's limitations, but the complete lack of any sort of recent memory of this program is remarkable--either of what he's done or where it was. We just won the most regular season games in 20 years and are still in line for a 3 seed.
I don't have a lot of confidence we get out of the first weekend right now, and if that happens I shudder to think where the fanbase will go. We've already got idiots openly pining to bring back John Groce. Let's all take a beat. Previous Message
Don't know who we play, but would love another shot at Wisconsin. And would feel pretty good against Washington if they happen to knock Bucky off this afternoon.
Does a loss drop us to the 3 line? Does a win (no matter who it is) solidify us on the 2 line?
Chance for redemption arc here...beat Wisconsin Friday, beat Michigan Saturday, beat MSU Sunday. We shall see.
BLAM, there's my opinion people - behold44
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