Game Thread: Illinois vs North Carolina A&T

[haasi]

Miller

 

[TheAngryBavarian]

Adam!

 

[Deleted member 29907]

Miller - best freshman start since Mark Smith ! heh heh

 

[Illini_Jack]

MILLER!!! WHAT THE F*CK!!!

 

[Travis1173]

Oh my. Adam Miller, have yourself a day young fella!

 

[skyIdub]

Wow. Just. Miller.

 

[illiniguy24]

 

[IlliniReb]

Miller is something else.

Hyperbole alert - Miller, 1 and done?

 

[CubsIlliniFan]

Miller for 19!!! At half. WOW

 

[altenberger22]

If we can do this to both Duke and Baylor, I think we move up to 7th in the AP poll.

 

[doowink]

Been watching Illinois basketball for over 50 years, don't think I can remember a team that has this much overall quickness...gonna be fun watching this team grow and improve over the next 3-4 months

 

[sacraig]

19 in first half of first game. (And he missed his first shot).

I don't know what makes me happier: seeing Miller score 19 in the first half or the fact that he has tied our opponent entirely on his own (in other words, our defense).

 

[CubsIlliniFan]

Hyperbole alert - Miller, 1 and done?

He is making a point but this is NC AT so lets see against MSU or Wisky, but I love his game. Alan Who?

 

[Deleted member 29907]

If we can do this to both Duke and Baylor, I think we move up to 7th in the AP poll.

At least maybe ahead of Wisconsin..

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

We are legit, folks. This is what you do at this time of the year.

 

[Numbers]

Miller shooting lights out. I'm impressed. He's going to get a lot of opportunities this year with the opposition focused on Ayo and Kofi. If he, Trent and Damonte can shoot like they've shown at times in the past, that starting lineup could be in the conversation as the best in the nation.

 

[sacraig]

Hyperbole alert - Miller, 1 and done?

I see I am going to need to keep this handy:

 

[altenberger22]

Can't yet legitimately make (profound) comparisons to '89 and '05 until we conclude play in December.

 

[haasi]

If we can do this to both Duke and Baylor, I think we move up to 7th in the AP poll.

 

[CoalCity]

Woah.. didn’t think we had a game tomorrow!! Let’s go!

Friday too. It's a round Robin event

 

[ejam21]

Most impressive play of the game to me was the coleman hawkins dish to miller for the 3

CH got the ball, dribbled, eurostep between two defenders in the lane and then jump cross court pass to miller on the money? That's some magic johnson type stuff at that size.

 

[Numbers]

Hyperbole alert - Miller, 1 and done?

NBA is all about surrounding star players with shooting right now. If he can shoot like this, he'll find his way there whether it's 1 or 4 years, who knows?

 

[LostinNebraska]

If we can do this to both Duke and Baylor, I think we move up to 7th in the AP poll.

 

[thehass]

Curbelo needs to show he can shoot because good teams will lay off making it 4 against 5.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Quick thoughts:
- our big three are truly that. Three absolute studs
- Damonte continues to do all the right things, and now makes threes
- quiet half for Trent, that’s fine
- Giorgi still missing bunnies, might be the back up 5 this year and that’s it
- curbelo and Hawkins looked as good as you’d want in their first freshman half
- Hope Grandison was just rust/jitters before that made three. He was a hot mess his first three minutes on the floor

1st half overall hot take: Covid is the top threat to our Natty.