Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

[PasadenaIllini]

We are falling asleep time and time again on back cuts.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Layup drill by Maryland is pretty effective. Wonder why everyone doesn't do it?

STOP THE SLEEPING!!!!!!!!!

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Our interior defense right now is inexcusable. Really lazy in getting caught on back cuts and on the glass.

 

[New Creation]

Hawkins back on the floor with 2 fouls. Rare thing Brad does. He knows Dain can’t be out there.

 

[skyIdub]

I don't understand why we can't stop the ball.

 

[FloridaMan]

Letting poor teams hang around. Do not like

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Quiet as a church mouse here today

 

[madillini4]

Yuck

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

Can we lock in on D?

 

[CDRUSN]

Sloppy turnovers and slow defensive rotations are hurting the Illini and keeping an inferior Maryland team in this one. I think Brad makes the proper adjustments in the locker room, and we pull away in the second half.

 

[illiniguy24]

Fortunate to be winning imo

 

[HereSoIDontGetFined]

Goode was convinced that ball was being dished and didn't try to stop it.

 

[DICKnaggie]

We are falling asleep time and time again on back cuts.

The bench is sleeping too. Nobody cheering, coaches barely animated. Time to wake up and make adjustments.

 

[grantlab]

Wow, Donta Scott going coast-to-coast like that and no one stopping the ball is pretty pathetic. We’re sleepwalking on that end; thankfully the threes were falling early

 

[New Creation]

Ty keeps trying to throw the ball away the last few possessions and finally does.

We need to collapse the D and get good to great looks at the 3 with the extra pass. Maryland really clogs up the lane.

 

[Miles Leonard]

So we’re just not gonna make an effort to stop the ball? Come on guys. Pick it up!

 

[Eternal Optimist]

We look gassed!

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Sloppy turnovers and slow defensive rotations are hurting the Illini and keeping an inferior Maryland team in this one. I think Brad makes the proper adjustments in the locker room, and we pull away in the second half.

Please be correct … I can’t take another loss to Maryland.

 

[JSpence]

I don't understand why we can't stop the ball.

Coleman can't afford to be aggressive, which doesn't help.

 

[chief]

defensive lapses all over the place

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

First time this year where coach is going to potentially have to be "firm' at the half. Eeesh.

 

[IlliniGman7795]

We look tired. Almost like we were in a dogfight a couple days ago

 

[zentrails]

Letting poor teams hang around. Do not like

Maryland always gives us trouble

 

[JSpence]

Sloppy turnovers and slow defensive rotations are hurting the Illini and keeping an inferior Maryland team in this one. I think Brad makes the proper adjustments in the locker room, and we pull away in the second half.

Conversely, 5/8 vs. 1/9 from deep are keeping US in this one.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Get through this half with the lead and with Hawkins only having two fouls and that’ll be a reasonable accomplishment. If Hawkins is out there for the final stretch of the half he’ll have to play extremely loose defense.