Game Thread: Illinois vs Missouri

[Illiini]

Hey, that’s ME!

 

[zpfled]

I would like everyone to take this time to imagine Trent Frazier in two years....

He's the closest thing to Dee Brown we've had since Dee Brown.

 

[Dan]

[YOUTUBE]RNjgDuTI5sE[/YOUTUBE]

 

[zpfled]

The goofball announcer pronounced it the "Ill-i-ah-ni." I hate that.

You mean Tom Crean? Or the other goofball?

 

[CoalCity]

Coach U ,,telling them it is 0-0 right now !!!!
Can`t let them make big runs, cause there will be one or two,,,
Black I think taking it to Tilmon proving a point ,,Mizzou on pace for 30 turnovers, Illini relentless ball denial ,,best I`ve seen all season.
Awesome perimeter defense right now just continue the energy!!!

Good summary! Great energy out of you! Let's GOOOOOOO!!!

 

[FeelTheLovie]

He's the closest thing to Dee Brown we've had since Dee Brown.

He went up with his right once and I cringed, remembering him always finish left in high school, but he looked absolutely natural. Im getting similarly high hopes for the kid.

 

[CoalCity]

Okay who had the over at 19.5 for an Illini lead at halftime? WOW

 

[Illiniguy13]

mad props to Groce for finding Trent Frazier.

 

[Welchelracing21c]

Loyalty is important to me - JT

No worries we will be loyal to making sure you never get that bragging rights Trophy

 

[aluma]

I wonder if Martin came into Illinois' locker room at halftime to tell them how hard they played?

 

[GortTheRobot]

Regarding TF...how great is it to see a kid who has been so incredibly enthusiastic to be an Illini play this way?

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

That’s the best half of Illini b-ball since.....2005? Am I forgetting one? Certainly the best on the ball defense I’ve seen in years.

I was thinking second half of the Indiana game five years ago... But this may have been better. Most fun to watch first half I can remember since Wake forest 12 years ago.

 

[ejam21]

why is Mizzou's rpi so high? 3 per CBS....maybe they havent played many cupcakes like most P5 teams so far?

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

If we play like this the rest of the year, we can win some games.

 

[JudsonFTS]

Brad has a unique way of not stifling the freshmen. He reams them out, tells them what he wants and then throws them out there in a fervor.

Some of that is just how Trent is wired, but Brad is fostering it too. Mark and DaMonte get it too.

 

[Illiini]

Keep it up. I could use me some 84-44 final score. Or better.

 

[GortTheRobot]

If we play like this the rest of the year, we can win some games.

I agree. I hope we can keep up this level of intensity. Also, for all the time we have lamented Alstork's lack of scoring, he really is playing his butt off out there.

 

[JudsonFTS]

Crean's spray tan game is strong.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Score is doubled up and Missouri less than a point a minute.

Illinois hired the better coach.

Yeah, but they got Porter Jr. That's why the Mizzou got the better of it, right Laphonso Ellis?

Please give us a second half like the first. So much fun

 

[SescIllini]

Illini guards much better, don't see that changing in 2nd half. Mizzou bigs large size difference but experience and play of Black, Finke, and Kipper nullify that.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

21 pts off of 16 Mizzou turnovers. Nice!

 

[CoalCity]

I agree. I hope we can keep up this level of intensity. Also, for all the time we have lamented Alstork's lack of scoring, he really is playing his butt off out there.

Yeah Alstork is givin them fits on defense

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

That is not continuation.

 

[skyIdub]

Crean's spray tan game is strong.

 

[aluma]

Harris taunting, what a punk. We gotta play strong with how Mizzou is coming out.