Game Thread: Illinois vs Penn State

[Deleted member 746317]

What is up with Bardo? He can hardly spit out a coherent sentence today.

There IS something different about him today … Maybe a late night out last night with the Flyin' Illini?

 

[Deleted member 29907]

Hopefully the difference comes from our use of more players to apply pressure vs them. ie - more foul trouble on PSU

That backdoor lob has been open 3 times at least - DMW needs to throw it

 

[Illini_Jack]

How does Giorgi miss that layup

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

This seems like one of those games where I keep waiting for us to develop a lead ... and it remains super close...

 

[Deleted member 746317]

God, I wish that Giorgi would have made that Michael Jordan take ...

 

[GoIllini23]

That ref has not called any fouls yet on PSU

 

[Oldhickory]

Very disappointing to see Penn St. are the aggressors today. They’re doing to us what we usually do to other teams (pushing our offense way out past the 3 point line). We need to attack attack attack.

 

[Deleted member 746317]

AYO = MIA

Yes, but there's no need to fear, Feliz is here!

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Defensively, seems like we are playing well and they’ve just made some unexpected late-shot-clock threes.

Offensively, they’ve got us out of sorts right now. Ayo has tried, and failed, to hero-ball us through that. Would like to see more Giorgi in the post to work through it.

 

[Deleted member 746317]

Yeah it feels like we’re hanging on for dear life here. Would love to see someone for the good guys take control.

To my eyes … we look good so far. We are absolutely executing our offense and are playing good D. The game stats for TOs, rebounds, etc. are dead even. PSU just shooting better right now. AYO not ramped up yet, but I think Trent and Feliz are doing a nice job balancing the floor against what Giorgi is doing.

 

[GoIllini23]

Free throws...uggh

 

[Ol Dirty Gamer]

Love watching Alan drain 10 3’s in a row, then miss 3 out of 4 freethrows in game.

 

[GoIllini23]

And now were calling touch fouls

 

[skyIdub]

Danger zone.

Letting them get to the rim at will.

 

[Deleted member 746317]

To my eyes … we look good so far. We are absolutely executing our offense and are playing good D. The game stats for TOs, rebounds, etc. are dead even. PSU just shooting better right now. AYO not ramped up yet, but I think Trent and Feliz are doing a nice job balancing the floor against what Giorgi is doing.

Edit at 5:50 mark … In the beginning, we were playing good D and their takes would just good individual efforts and examples of what our D style gives other teams. Also at this point (now 4:30 mark) we are no longer executing our offense ....

 

[OrangeAndBlueBlooded]

Double figure deficit.

 

[3DegreeIllini]

Gotta Switch the D. Not working.

 

[GoIllini23]

Down 12

 

[SampsonRelpenk]

They’re getting everything they want going to the rim.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Danger zone.

Letting them get to the rim at will.

Yeah ... not ideal right now.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

We're getting dominated. Need a spark.

 

[Illini_Jack]

This is pathetic. Can't stay in front of anybody. Missing shots. Ayo benched. Worst game in a month so far.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Awful shooting starting to translate to bad energy on defense. Brad needs to fix that ASAP. We’re getting close to the dreaded Tyler U sighting.

 

[skyIdub]

No buckets in 9 min........ew.

 

[GoIllini23]

PSU is playing zone, why can’t we