Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Thursday, January 11th, 7:00pm CT, FS1

[Illini Beer 4 All]

I am as happy as anyone that Greg Ebo is getting more playing time as the season moves forward. But I am going to posit that the reason why is not because of how Finke and Black are playing, or not playing. I am going to give the coaching staff some props that they recognized the lack of depth at the forward/center position and realized they needed to do something about it, and NOW. So just wondering if OA has been giving Ebo some extra special individual practice time to get him coached up to play more rather than let him go until next season. And as we can see, Ebo is responding nicely. Looking forward to seeing him on the floor more and more, which means more rest for Finke and Black.

Uhh, he's playing because the other guys have been in foul trouble.

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[IlliniDent]

I am as happy as anyone that Greg Ebo is getting more playing time as the season moves forward. But I am going to posit that the reason why is not because of how Finke and Black are playing, or not playing. I am going to give the coaching staff some props that they recognized the lack of depth at the forward/center position and realized they needed to do something about it, and NOW. So just wondering if OA has been giving Ebo some extra special individual practice time to get him coached up to play more rather than let him go until next season. And as we can see, Ebo is responding nicely. Looking forward to seeing him on the floor more and more, which means more rest for Finke and Black.

If all it took was extra individual practice time they would do that with every single player

 

[TCTORNADO]

Vegas=Illini -5.5

 

[westcoastillini]

Flu

So.. who on the squad is sick?

 

[kcib8130]

I think not spotting the opposing team a 10 point lead in the first 3 minutes would go a long way.

 

[Illini_1979]

So.. who on the squad is sick?

It sounds like pretty much all of them. Hopefully they can recover quickly and have some energy for this game.

 

[UpstateRusty]

I think not spotting the opposing team a 10 point lead in the first 3 minutes would go a long way.

^^ This. They cannot come out flat. I have two favorite teams, Illinois and anyone playing Iowa. :thumb:

 

[CalIllini66]

Does anyone know if this game is available online, specifically internationally?

 

[Illini B-Ball Fan]

Would be really noice to get a home win tonight!

 

[greger]

Shouldn't be close, but probably will be...

 

[pruman91]

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/coll...cle_2b7ef46c-0b0c-5f07-96cb-480830c69e05.html

 

[The Dave]

Anyone know if these FS1 games can be replayed on any streaming apps? I work overnight and no ability to record, so rely on replays from ESPN and BTN2Go.

If you have Hulu Live you should be able to set it to record and then you can stream it anywhere anytime.

 

[PlayAZ]

Well if we can't will this one, might as well bring Groce and Cosby back

Go to the corner right NOW....you dwell on what you just said during your timeout!

 

[tyrannosaurus scorus]

iowa 80 - 67 illinois

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Shouldn't be close, but probably will be...

The fact that we're still recovering from the flu is not going to help. It's going to be really hard to come back from losing this one.