The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
If Kofi doesn't win player of the year it's a travesty.
Illinois 76, Maryland 64 Postgame
Rebounds...against good rebound team. Hit our 3p at our normal 35% clip and this would be blowout
Noice...my favorite is Dickerson though.
My man crush on DMFW keeps growing and growing. His defense on Scott in the second half was instrumental to getting momentum back on our side.
It helps having a Kofi, too.
It helps having a Kofi, too.
Picking at nuts, Kofi fouled one more time all night. Trust the man, Brad. Let him play. We could have blown them out.
Kofi stepping on the court was the turning point, my friend
I stand for the King.
Kofi was a man, but that 8-0 run by Trent turned the game around.
Agree with you there. Was being facetious as any voters not thinking this is a top 25 team before this week should not be voting in a top 25 basketball poll.
Indiana will be ranked ahead of us since they beat tOSU...trying to be rational like voters here
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
The day when IL plays at a C+ level and still wins a B10 game by 12 to go 4-0 to start league play… 
Brad has the team and the program really humming.
And Kofi has to be a top 3 national player of the year candidate at this stage, no?
Brad has the team and the program really humming.And Kofi has to be a top 3 national player of the year candidate at this stage, no?
Thank god for Kofi. He and Trent carried us on offense tonight. If Plummer is going to come back down to earth, this team needs Curbelo to come back for us to make a lot of noise in March.
I think Kofi was the planet.
It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners.
LOL, a win is a win is a win
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
The Dude really does abide............................He really really does.....................................So happy for you DUDE..............................
Pregame: Illinois vs Maryland, Thursday, January 6th, 6:00pm CT, ESPN2
Agree completely, I'm much more afraid of bad losses than hard games. Maybe getting more shots at the lower tier big ten teams in a year where we're on the bubble is a positive, but a freak loss to a sub 100 team is going to do more damage to a resume than a couple losses to top 25 teams. Give...www.illinoisloyalty.com
Thinking this one played out just as expected!
I like how twelve points doesn't look like a blowout to us.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
This is absolutely not how you coach this game. It played out exactly like BU would want. Fresh Kofi for 30 straight in the second half.
I just don't get the need to second guess this strategy...not just when it happened...but now that it's over and we see how it actually played out.