Penn State 79, Illinois 76 Postgame
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Zorak
- Naperville
I sincerely don't know what would make this trainwreck of a season worth it for me anymore. Maybe a Final Four? I came in wanting a Sweet Sixteen, but two wins is not enough to make up for the frustration anymore.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I wanna see video too...........
Think he was thinking march out of the stadium maybeCoach says this team is March ready...any idea which March he's talking about??
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Tell me you don't know what a "trainwreck" is without telling me you don't know what a "trainwreck" is.
Yep, anyone else remember what happened to the '79 team when we lost our PG?
2-11 vs quad 1s, and have needed some absolute late miracle comebacks in a couple other games (NW, MI). We’re better than the absolute bottom of the Big 10. That’s all you can say right now.
Were those results worth it to bring in a couple 1 year guys and forfeit building a team the traditional way? Portal ball I don’t think is going to be a long term winner.
Were those results worth it to bring in a couple 1 year guys and forfeit building a team the traditional way? Portal ball I don’t think is going to be a long term winner.
That’s fine. I just look at is a year where we lost
A two time all American center and probably the most dominant player we’ve ever had.
A fan favorite guard that many, not me, but many liked as much as dee brown.
One of the best shooters I’ve ever seen
The son of a legend here, that won a crap ton of games
And 85 percent of our scoring.
For 90 percent of college basketball fan bases that means you have a terrible season.
We really didn’t have as good as year as we thought we might, but we don’t have much shooting and we don’t have a true point guard on the roster.
Brad squeezed out a lot out of this roster and I enjoyed it.
The years I didn’t enjoy were when we were playing the first day, we’re missing on every recruit, and it felt like maybe we’d never get back to Illinois basketball.
Yes. Our resume is still worthy of an at large.
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
Funny thing is we weren't really better or worse than the majority of the Big Ten despite what our fans will say. Every team's fans, even Purdue's, will probably have so many frustrations with their groups' inconsistencies.
theNewGuy
- Dallas, TX
You’d lose everything then
They avoid first round matchups with non conference teams that have played each other
Absolutely, most important thing that happened today for us was seeing Epps able to play a little.
Relax. You'll watch our tournament game. Take a breath and enjoy the rest of the conference tournaments. Still a fun time of year.
If I suggest a 10th seed for this team, please don't type for me to calm down.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Agreed. Frankly, it’s the best long term outcome for the fan gene pool.
Zorak
- Naperville
This team was picked second in The Athletic's preseason Big Ten poll. They scratched and clawed to finish seventh and got embarrassed by Penn State three times. That's a trainwreck
In close games every possession matters. PSU really doesn’t take many if any dumb shots. Our squad had a chance to win or expand the lead several times and just took some awful shots. Make our FTs and stop doing that and maybe we could win some of these games. PSU just plays much smarter than our guys do but PSU is not the most talented team. Quite frankly when that happens you gotta give some of the credit to the coaches.
Illini were leading 46-40. Then came the 'T'. Penn State went on to secure a lead of 69-59. Outscored the Illini 29 to 13. After the Illini had finally grabbed some momentum to get that 6-point lead after playing catch-up most of the way to that point. The table had been set for the Illini to take control. In front of a mostly Orange crowd. But Penn State met just shook all that off and grabbed hold of the game by the throat.
Penn State had an Alpha (or two or three) on the floor to seize control when the game started to slip away. And once again... the Illini showed a lack in that area of the game to respond in kind.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I'm guessing we would be in a far worse place this year without the transfer players . . . just sayin'
Pretty big straw man there. The entire league finished with the same record essentially. They finished right around where most knowledgeable people thought they would.
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
I'd like to think Epps can be that floor general, and I think Harris or Rodgers can step up in that leadership role. As for Underwood...he's probably just out of options at this point. 30+ games in and no matter what you do or say your team is what it is.
I think this year was an eye opener to be sure. Rebuilding the core of a team through the portal just may not be a viable option. The focus should probably be on developing and keeping (if that is even possible anymore) a young core and then supplementing with an occasional portal player to fill a gap.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Lol...you did it again.
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