Game Thread: Illinois vs Penn State

[Illini_Jack]

Make. Your. Free. Throws.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Why is Epps on Pickett?

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Epps gets in and Pickett goes right after him...twice.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Epps n TSJ can’t switch that

 

[ejam21]

LOL at pickett arguing that travel

 

[Illini8420]

Dainja lately is why we’ve had big first half holes. Take him out of there early if he’s not gonna be focused

 

[New Creation]

Pickett about to try to go off with Epps on him..

 

[Bigtex]

We have to lead the country in air ball threes

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

He is no longer going toward the bucket. Everything is fade away or falling away

I'm not making excuses for him, but when he goes to the basket he gets hacked and grabbed with no call. That's gotta generate some hesitation at some point.

 

[NarrowJ]

This is exactly what I said would happen in the pregame. Soon as Epps gets in they start switching him on to Pickett.

 

[GrayGhost77]

Every freaking game it's the same thing. Slow and seemingly inept in the first half, then decide to turn it on in the second. Why oh why can't they just play the way they usually do in the second half for an entire game?

 

[Champaign88]

Pickett complaining about that call.. lol.

Coleman needs to take it to Pickett in the post. Play bully ball against the bully.

 

[roger murdock]

Heat check from Shannon

 

[Rudd21]

Those are terrible early in the shot clock 3s by Shannon

 

[Coop70]

!###%^&^$%(()**&^^^÷>[[_/==%%^!!!!!!

 

[HailtotheChief]

Shannon drive the ball don’t settle!

 

[grantlab]

Where would we be in this game without our offensive rebounding? Shooting is Yikes.

 

[BlueLeader]

Shannon needs solid minutes on the bench.

 

[GallopingGhost]

Heat check from Shannon

Don’t you have to have heat to check it?

 

[New Creation]

Dainja lately is why we’ve had big first half holes. Take him out of there early if he’s not gonna be focused

 

[Chillinini]

I’m sure I’ll be locked out. But this team lacks chemistry, cohesiveness, intensity and identity. It’s one thing to be intense versus just running down the court with no idea on what to do. Defense is slow to the ball and their feet are sluggish. For as talented as each player on this team is, they do not mesh as a team. I keep hoping they regain that early season success and turn the corner, but I cannot see it.
I do believe the portal era is a hit or miss for teams. This season appears to be a miss.

 

[Rudd21]

Why is Epps on Pickett?

Switching. Illinois still doing it, and PSU is patient enough to take advantage

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Heat check from Shannon

He wasn't even luke warm to begin with. Why the heat sheck?

 

[GrayGhost77]

This is going to be one of those games where we go into the half with under 30 points again, isn't it?

 

[eas23]

Three different players have airballed a 3, and Mayer is not one of them.