Game Thread: Illinois vs UT Rio Grande Valley

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Pikeillinifan

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King Snake said:
Hes the most stubborn coach we’ve ever had. Awful. Why wouldn’t you change? It’s not like these kids can’t play that.
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I really don’t understand it, but lots of old guys are like this. You’d think one could reflect and see what you’re doing is not working.

And I’m an old guy that has learned this over the years.
 
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thehass

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IlliniForceOne said:
This score, against this team, at home…given this years expectations, makes me sad.
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Makes me mad as hell. We better figure it out or we will go down as the most overrated underperforming Illini team in history
 
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Illini_05

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Manual3for4peat

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I think the big thing that bothers me is every game has been the same thing. We can’t stop guards from getting to the middle. Wait until we play good guards.
 
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BigMuddyMonster

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ElGran said:
You've been reading Illini forums too much. We're not super talented, and we're missing possibly our two most important players. We basically have no competent ball-handling guards right now. Wins will be very tough to come by as long as Belo and Trent are out.
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I agree. Lack of ball handlers is a huge issue.

I meant relative to this team we are playing. If you pay attention, they have guards willing to drive. We do not
 
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We run an offense where one guard passes to the other guard just across half court so they can throw the ball to the wing 30 feet from the court.

I don’t get it. We are like robots and when the first option is denied we panic and are totally lost.
 
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SummerofGeorge

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Rap73 said:
Besides Kofi who is great talent?
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Every freaking player on our roster, that’s who! Unbelievable at the lack of defense. I don’t care who isn’t playing tonight. This is on the coaching staff but I honestly believe they will figure it out.
 
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Pikeillinifan

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Defense is hustle and heart, we just don’t seem to have it. Not giving up, but this game really makes me wonder what is wrong.
 
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LFOD

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Gotta go to kofi every possession
 
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SummerofGeorge

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RickBB said:
We run an offense where one guard passes to the other guard just across half court so they can throw the ball to the wing 30 feet from the court.

I don’t get it. We are like robots and when the first option is denied we panic and are totally lost.
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This is not an offensive problem tonight
 
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FortWayneFan

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Pikeillinifan said:
I really don’t understand it, but lots of old guys are like this. You’d think one could reflect and see what you’re doing is not working.

And I’m an old guy that has learned this over the years.
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Not saying you’re wrong, but do you have any Big Ten credentials?
 
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Miles Leonard

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RickBB said:
We run an offense where one guard passes to the other guard just across half court so they can throw the ball to the wing 30 feet from the court.

I don’t get it. We are like robots and when the first option is denied we panic and are totally lost.
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Offense is nowhere near the problem tonight
 
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azillini1

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Looks like it will go down to the wire. I just hope we can avoid an embarrassment.
 
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KevinC

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Pikeillinifan said:
Defense is hustle and heart, we just don’t seem to have it. Not giving up, but this game really makes me wonder what is wrong.
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If you are not quicker and faster than the guy you're guarding, all the hustle and heart in the world won't help you.
 
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thehass

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This is so pitiful it's hard to listen to. Win or lose this is a big wakeup call.
 
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JustPassing

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Long way to go, even with all the injured. Making simple mistakes that should have been ironed out by now
 
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