Illinois 69, Rutgers 60 Postgame
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Wins, like love affairs of youth, are each their own uniquely beautiful story. And sometimes they even involve a good amount of pain.
That being said, there are some real reasons for concern. Our capacity to show up lookin like a group of random guys playing pickup at an open gym causes me some real emotional agony. There are mental focus and willpower focus issues that should hardly exist at this point in the season.
Still. The love story of each win is filled with heroic and triumphant details:
Coleman “I’m summoning my better self today” Hawkins.
Dain “lemme dance all over yo Red Scarlet dreams” Dainja.
Ty “out in the streets, they call it murder” Rodgers.
Matthew “okay, I guess I can start playin for real” Mayer.
Very frustrating first half. I really believe we are the only team that can consistently beat us; if we play with effort and focus we can beat anyone. But too often, we play soft, lazy, low IQ basketball and do not value every possession. It's maddening.
With that said, they did what they had to do in the second half, and the season hinges on whether or not they can give that consistent effort each and every game.
With that said, they did what they had to do in the second half, and the season hinges on whether or not they can give that consistent effort each and every game.
Rodgers is Rodmanesque in how he plays the game
Big win. On to the next one.
We are pretty damn good again
Mulcahy is a d***
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
Mulcahy remains one gigantic knob. Great 2nd half and a much needed win!
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
Amazing second half. One you had to wi. To stay relevant in the top of the Big Ten
Anyone know why RJ didn’t play?
What a jag Mulcahy is. Anyway, Rutgers would be a really tough team to beat if anyone on their roster could play basketball.
Hate the general lack of discipline we saw from a lot of guys in the first half, but the second showed what we can do when we focus a bit better. Good looking win for the resume.
Hate the general lack of discipline we saw from a lot of guys in the first half, but the second showed what we can do when we focus a bit better. Good looking win for the resume.
What a weird game, thank God it’s over
PizzaHutParkingLot
- Vodice, Croatia
Is RJ out of the rotation now?
Whitmans Sampler
- Eastern Iowa
There are 8 guys playing better than him.
Go Nats 88 Illini
Fairfax, VA
I really liked how we got the board (don’t know the numbers) and the loose ball. So many times in the past seeing loose balls scooped away from us. Nice to see the fight.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
If this team hits shots and plays with intensity, it looks so good and dynamic. One of these days, I’m hopeful we are just humming along and there are no slow stretches, lol.
Huge win for the standings and resume.
Huge win for the standings and resume.
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