Game Thread: Illinois vs Houston

[blife]

We are going to deep into the shot clock. Have to pick up the pace and flow again

 

[IlliniForceOne]

 

[GBIllini]

Monte shot the most contested shot he had all night.

Farthest one too.

 

[ILLFAN67]

We stand around 4-6 seconds just dribbling and don’t get a good shot a lot with 15 seconds left in the shot clock!!!!

 

[DICKnaggie]

Have to have more off ball movement. Lots of standing. We can win this game.

 

[sacraig]

Why are we d***ing around the top of the key so long before running a set? We are waiting to start the offense until there are like 12 seconds left on the shot clock.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Houston's best entry pass is a missed shot. Ugh.

 

[Illini8420]

Ride this lineup like Secretariat!

 

[CDRUSN]

The freshman are back in. There's hope!

 

[hoopsfan47]

Fan base got what they wanted - RJ

Illini get what they need.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Trent don't stand n dribble and wast 8 or 10 second if the shot clock!

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Need to get the ball moving quicker on offense, the game is ours if we want it.

 

[GallopingGhost]

Taze Moore is a nightmare today. He’s all over the place

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Not sure what Trent was doing there. Didn’t pass to Kofi, then dumped it on Goode with 2 on the shot clock 30 feet out.

 

[Deep]

We need to get the ball to Kofi

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Ride and die with this lineup. Yes, Plummer will get smoked every possession defensively, but nobody else has proven they are capable today.

 

[skyIdub]

The RJ drive and kick is the answer to our shooting woes. Plummer or Goode will be open on the wing every time cause they collapse on the driver AND Kofi.

 

[IceCuban]

Houston is turning up the perimeter D, watch out for them jumping the swing pass. Pump and dump the back cut or drive to the basket and kick, open their D up.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Okay each time we get aggressive on the offensive end, good things happen. When we start slowing things down and getting more passive things go poorly. We need to keep pressing. Be the aggressor. The game is there for the taking. Grab it by the effing horns and don't let go

 

[sdfidaho]

Houston's best entry pass is a missed shot. Ugh.

X 1000

 

[Highlander]

Give Goode enough minutes and he’ll get us a double-double.

 

[RML]

Houston is just unstoppable on the boards.

They keep jumping for the ball. Not fair!

 

[TheChief4Life]

They score immediately after our big plays. That is demoralizing. Also, a really long time to get shots off. Is this good defense or are we still out of sorts?

See you in three minutes.

 

[eas23]

Unless Curbelo just isn't going to play, might be a good time to try to speed things up. Don't want it to feel like a game where 4 points is a huge lead.

 

[OrangeAndBlueBlooded]

Even if that's a foul you have to throw the ball in, in case they don't call it. Can't just stop playing.

Live ball turnover...even worse.