illinimike
- Wheaton, IL
It probably wouldn't happen, but I'd love to get Archie Miller rocking the orange and blue.
Minnesota 68, Illinois 59 POSTGAME
BP miming to the fans to call him was great
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
The 2nd half of that game was almost as unwatchable as most of this season has been. We blew a huge lead and had to hang on to win. Miami game was actually much better despite the outcome.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Not 5 years bad, but the last 2 or 3 of Weber may have been worse.
It was a defensive struggle if I remember. Actually, both of those tourney games were, but I prefer a defensive struggle over what we see these days. That Colorado team was pretty decent. I think they had 2 NBA players on their roster, Dinwiddie and Roberson.
I disagree. He's a small forward in my opinion
I went to the parent child camp a few years ago. These kids play at a level that if they have an uncontested shot (like a 40 year old guy trying to guard them), they don't miss. There has to be some correlation of game plan, offensive sets, confidence in the system, etc that breaks down during the game.
Bruce made the tournament in his 2nd to last year.
Yeah, definitely not a SG unless he learns to play off the dribble.
All I know is we are one day, one game, closer to when we have a staff out there with a clue what they are doing. Mind-numbingly stupid.
Wasn't Colton Iverson on that team too? As a transfer from Minnesota?
Groce will go down with his guys, we can at least agree on that. Dumb move on his part though. He should've known better. This once great basketball program would not stand for mediocre coaching for very long.
This year is probably worse than last year.
LuvIlliniHoopzInVA
- Virginia
I've tried not to jump on the negative band wagon to this point, but...I'd say fusing atoms.
Colorado St. I believe with Larry Eustachy.
Not fair to say kids showed no heart or effort. No the way I saw it. But poor offensive system, everyone still seems lost, and terrible substitutions takes away any momentum over time.
Good call
JCL just needs to develop a more all-around offensive game and cannot just simply rely on shooting 3's all the time. I'd like to see him dribble into the lane more and create fouls or create better spacing and pass it out. If he can eventually develop like Brandon Paul did, he'll be a successful player. Otherwise, he's just a 3 pt. specialist and that's not enough to be a major impact.
100% accurate. The kids are playing hard, their effort is just misplaced because the scheme is terrible.
illini80
- Forgottonia
That's one of those killers for this team. No recognition at all of where the few glimmers of hope are coming from.
Motivation and effort aren't the reason we are in this position. Why do people always have to question a guys effort after a loss? This team plays hard, but is not good enough.
Just watch Malcolm every time he misses a shot or makes a bad play. You can tell he wants it more than anyone on the court.
Illiini
- In the land of the Nittany Lion
Who could be worse?
Malcolm has been pressing a lot lately. But who can blame the guy? Who else is going to take the game over? Who else can be the go-to-guy? Who else has that kind of an impact? Nobody. So, I can't fault Malcolm for taking difficult shots because his teammates haven't given him enough of a reason to be relied on.