Game Thread: Illinois vs Northwestern

[hiberto]

didn't we learn from iowa game to take the last shot before the half?? NU got another shot before half

 

[FloridaMan]

This team's going nowhere in March.The tournament is not a given whatsoever.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

My god. What an absolute dumpster fire of a first half.

Our fans at home deserve better.

 

[Illini8420]

What happened to this team? Absolutely pathetic

 

[illiram11]

I feel like I just watched the State of the Union address again.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

 

[Godard]

Hats off to NW. They clearly came to play and have outhustlelld (oh, why not?), outshot, and, in general, outshined us at almost every turn.

Edit: I've ever heard a rumor that their posters don't have to edit their posts!

 

[BashCtIllini]

0-10 from 3. This team cannot shoot, and it is getting progressively worse.

 

[GallopingGhost]

Hmmm.. I don’t think I can watch the second half. If we somehow come back to make it competitive, so be it, but I don’t see it from anyone tonight.

Brad might come out to the court with 19 minutes left

 

[LJ22]

I'm so done with this season.

So is the team.

 

[OrangeAndBlueBlooded]

Buie outscored us by 3. I feel sick.

 

[New Creation]

Mayer is a boom or bust guy. When he's good, he's really good. When he's bad, he's a liability. Hoping he turns in around because we're on the verge of getting blown out.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Yeah, but we have a high ceiling.

At this point in the season, based on what I've seen, I really don't think we do. We're less than a month away from the tourney- I don't see a realistic chance of us getting there. I can't see us winning more than one game in the tourney this year.

 

[Icy veins]

We look like a team that's never practiced together

 

[IlliniMike_Aurora]

With them shooting 5/8 from three?

Because we can’t get around high screens - anything to slow them down

 

[Deep]

I'm at game and this team is lifeless and just got booed off the floor at half.

The effort is not there

 

[SkyysNotFalling]

Ok maybe we stink

 

[BlindLoyalty]

Biggest game of the year and Chris Collins is working over Brad Underwood.

 

[thehass]

Sad.sadsad. lots are wrong but the worst thing i see is terrible bb IQ.

 

[Goillinikobd]

Northwestern has more ticky tacky fouls on every possession than I’ve seen from any team this year, but is never called for them. Holds, grabs, pushes on defense, and moving screens on offense.

Wow get over it, the refs are not killing us, we are perfectly capable of losing without their help.

 

[azillini1]

I don't agree with people that say this is the most frustrating team we've ever had.

But it is the unanimous #1 most confusing team we've ever had.

I would say under- achievers based upon all the hype. How many times have you heard the announcers say on paper we have the most talent. You could see this coming: poor 3 point shooting and too many TO's

 

[KBLEE]

How can we be 0 for 9 from 3?

Update 0 for 10

This is a below average 3 point shooting team, but they continue to chuck it up possession after possession. It's been this way all season, so I blame BU at this point.

 

[D1959]

One player outscored our entire team

 

[Deep]

Yeah, the coaches.

Two guys are trying...

Harris and Rogers

The rest are just going through the motions

 

[PassingBy]