Game Thread: Illinois at Michigan State

[Butkuser]

Maybe our trend works in reverse tonight, and we come out with a fantastic second half.

 

[sdfidaho]

The unrealistic expectations of Illinois fans is not a new thing.

It's 45-22 MSU with 1 minute left in the half.....just stop. This is the state of our once proud basketball program

 

[illiniknight]

Yet he's our leading scorer

Mav is serviceable on offense but a nightmare on D.

 

[Butkuser]

Just a thought. Does anyone else find it kind of odd and a bit funny that Tate seems to fall down after every layup.?

Yes, I thought the exact same thing. It's looks like a WWE level drama move.

 

[HoustonIllini]

Don't they have a mercy rule in Div. 1 basketball? It should be invoked tonight. I see a 50 pt loss on the horizon, and I'm generally an optimist

 

[TheBucket]

Maybe our trend works in reverse tonight, and we come out with a fantastic second half.

Oh god. I didn't even think of that. How could it get worse.

 

[illinoisfan11]

Yet he's our leading scorer

That's how bad this team is tonight.

 

[illiniknight]

The overall effort is not bad but there is no continuity on offense. Too many guys trying to do too much.

 

[breadman]

Just a thought. Does anyone else find it kind of odd and a bit funny that Tate seems to fall down after every layup.?

Yes, don't know why that is. Maybe he is one with the earth and needs to bond.

 

[IlliniDent]

MSU is really good. Wouldn't be surprised to see them in the F4 yet again. Izzo's the best coach in the country IMO.

Yep, this against a team of basically freshmen, 3 players that really aren't meant to play significant minutes at this level, and Hill sure will make for a rough game.

 

[217sports]

Have been questioning the talent of this team even when we were fully healthy, now just questioning the heart.

We are nebraska bad

 

[Tygor]

Yeah this has nothing to do with 4/5 of our pre season starters being out against a top 5 team.

On the road

 

[j.nudd]

MSU ran like this against Iowa. Iowa just ran faster. Not seeing that from Illinois tonight whatsoever.

Good idea... Except there's no depth on the bench and trying to outrun this team will have all the players gassed at half. Can't run with a 6-7 man rotation.

 

[SuperMetroid]

Does anyone else need closed captioning to understand a word Jim Calhoun is saying? Also, this game blows.

 

[HoustonIllini]

Our leading scorer has 2 . . count 'em 2 points so far in the first half tonight.And we're shooting a whopping 25.9% from the field . . . so sad . . .

 

[illini8507]

Yes, don't know why that is. Maybe he is one with the earth and needs to bond.

He's just too slight of build, can't maintain his balance through contact.

 

[Cubby Blue]

It's 45-22 MSU with 1 minute left in the half.....just stop. This is the state of our once proud basketball program

Our 5, 4, 2 and one are out you wonderful Illini not fan. What do you expect? Wake the heck up.

 

[Andy Kaufman]

This is an embarrassment on national television. Excuses, sure there are plenty, but this is going to be a long season. Just turned it off at the half, I'm sure I'll be doing that a lot this season.

 

[ssanti13]

Everyone wondering how big a difference Thorne actually makes on this team should look at how we're fairing against Sparty without kendrick.

 

[HoustonIllini]

Does anyone else need closed captioning to understand a word Jim Calhoun is saying? Also, this game blows.

Calhoun does suck as an announcer . . and I'm from New England!

 

[HeartofaChampion]

Thankfully Izzo will empty the bench in the 2nd half. MSU played 13 guys the first half. I don't think we even have 10 guys on our roster tonight with all the injuries and KN's absence.

 

[JIllini]

I honestly think this is a different game with Nunn. He's the glue that holds this team together.

 

[HoustonIllini]

And when I look at the bench, we have four players suited up . . . holy shyte . . . we're in for one of the all-time butt-whoopin's in Illini history unless someone grows a very large pair and goes Michael Jordan on them . . .

 

[breadman]

Does anyone else need closed captioning to understand a word Jim Calhoun is saying? Also, this game blows.

Since I lived out there for a few years, I can tell you that this is an example of some New England-speech.

 

[Ulysses Everett McGill]

Maybe our trend works in reverse tonight, and we come out with a fantastic second half.

And I'm the tsar of Russia.

Sorry, this one's got me into my second Bushmills before half.