Going to be a tough game for Illinois- Short turn around time to get ready for a very good team on the road.
I feel bad for MF. That must have been one heckuva concussion. Hopefully, he will come back next year and help us get to the tourney.
Its pretty BS that the Big Ten is running every team into the ground with schedule. Sun / Tue / Thur / Sun!? WTF
Obviously it's impossible to know how the rest of the season will shake out, but would you rather ruin MSU's chances at a B1G title or Purdue's? Taking home win vs road win out of the equation, I think I'd rather beat Purdue.
He really hasn't been out that long for a concussion. Most take at least a week. And the NCAA protocol takes a fair amount of time.
Game Notes
ESPN: Dave Flemming, Fran Fraschilla & Molly McGrath
http://fightingillini.com/news/2018/2/19/mens-basketball-game-notes-at-2-michigan-state.aspx
Its pretty BS that the Big Ten is running every team into the ground with schedule. Sun / Tue / Thur / Sun!? WTF
I'm going to watch for two things. First, I think we've been doing a much better job lately at collapsing down on cutters. Can we keep that up? Second, during an early time-out last time, Izzo remarked that we were consistently slow at getting back on defense, and they up-tempo'd us, taking a ton of shots before our defense set up. Will he do that again, and if so, will we be ready?
REALLY
I might dabble in that line...
All for the Madison Square Garden crap. Am sure I am in the minority, but liked it at the Fieldhouse as it is centrally located for the B1G.