Game Thread: Illinois vs Houston

[hoopsfan47]

See ya next year!!

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Onto next season fellas.

 

[spillini]

it’s gonna be a 20 point loss

 

[NarrowJ]

We just got absolutely torched after the last time we tied it up.

 

[Illini in Italy]

 

[BBIQ]

Curbelo not playing the entire half seems a little extreme. Was Brad surprised that he took bad shots and had bad turnovers?

It's what needs to be done. The fact that he's more reckless with the ball this year then last is extremely worrisome. He has to learn how to be a PG.

 

[Bigtex]

Aren’t seniors and guards suppose to recipe for ncaa success.

 

[Illynois]

Fitting way to end with Damonte on the court doing absolutely nothing offensively down 14.

 

[WyattEarp]

Honestly, I just hope we can half way keep it respectable at this point.

 

[illiniguy24]

Pretty sure Brad isn’t telling the players to do that.

We know how to move the ball we’re just not doing it.

I don’t think he’s telling them anything because they keep doing the same thing over and over

 

[dbeverly26]

This sucks but it didn’t happen in a vaccuum. Houston is an excellent team that did what it did all year long. They pressure and they rebound.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Ummmm.....we have been hurt and sick all year.

Not today.

 

[DMWSuperFan]

Fitting way to end with Damonte on the court doing absolutely nothing offensively down 14.

You also need stops at this point.

 

[Hopingfor500]

Wow that turned ugly so fast. Press conference all I can hear is, " we've been so hurt and sick all year." Excuse party coming. Man!

Sadly, this has been Plummer and Frazier since February. We got figured out. Push us out on the perimeter and take the guards away. Neither of them are capable of beating anyone off the dribble. On the defensive side, just too small.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Unfortunate but no surprise. This is who we were for large chunks of this season. I'm very glad we won that Big Ten title. Sad to see it end like this for the seniors, but still a good season overall.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

How fitting that the season ends with an opposing 14+ or more opposing run.

 

[Pennsy]

I'm wondering why they teach the bad pass in practice every day.

 

[Calillini]

Ready for next year. Start building back up with more length at guard and better movement, learn to drive and dish, etc etc.

 

[Illini8420]

We’re going to be a better team next year, Kofi or no Kofi. Because RJ and Goode are going to get high usage and we won’t be as out of control

 

[madillini4]

Really poor effort today. Got absolutely punked.

 

[sdfidaho]

Empty the bench Brad

 

[Peoria Pipeline]

3 of our worst played games in the last two seasons are in the NCAA tournament.

 

[Dbell1981]

Coach's live and die approach with Williams today killed us. Good season fellas

 

[FromTheLogo]

O.V.E.R.
Thank you Trent.
Thank you DMW.
Thank you Kofi.
Thanks Jake.
Thanks everyone.

 

[Illinidevil]

I really don’t get why didn’t consistently go under screens on Shead. He’s a 30% 3pt shooter coming in and great driver. Isn’t that the guy you normally go under on?

That is how we have played all year never changed it up. Constantly trailing guys into paint forcing Kofi to help and recover. All it did today was give guys open short jumpers or force defense to scramble to help and not be able to block out for rebound.