GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Nice. I used to have a nice view of TPC from my old office.
Illinois 70, Indiana 62 Postgame
Yup, I missed ISU's ranking.
TSJ's struggles appear more mental than physical conditioning/rust. He needs a few shots to go down.
The only reason I mentioned last year being worse than 09 is because of WHY they lost. I drove 6+ hours round trip, just to witness a bunch of hungover high school kids trying to play basketball against a NCAA team. If only Monster did its job for MM 
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foby
- Bonnaroo Land
It's just a small thing, but W's always look better in Orange.
sacraig
- The desert
Let's also note that there were a substantial number of people on here (as well as sports media) who expected us to be lucky to crack the top 25 this year.
I am still relatively pleased with where we stand.
But the Illini did win. A win is a win.
MustangWally
- Mayfield
Haven't watched the game yet, but based on these highlights, it looks like we played really well today.
Thank you. That W is the only stat that matters….we played like
and still came out with a conference dub and that’s what good teams do. No team is gonna have it every night they take the court. The good teams figure out to how to win.
Yep. This team was dominant pre-Kansas DA and has been asked to re-calibrate twice.Thank you. That W is the only stat that matters….we played like
I think it's fair to give them 2 more games without pulling the fire alarm.
Thats an NBA move
We were at the game and this is a terrible take. The crowd got on their feet MULTIPLE times when we needed a defensive stop and at least twice, the defense let up an "and 1".
When the crowds gets into it, the D has to do their part and let's be honest, after a great stretch at the end of the first half....this was ugly.
About to end a January where we played 9 games, 7 of them coming in 19 days.
Terrence was out, then back in.
We’re a team on tired legs that’s playing sped up. It’s been a funky month.
Getting a longer rest than we’ve had in a while before Nebraska & a 6 day stretch for before heading to East Lansing should bold well for us in a number of ways.
Once Terrence gets his swagger back & these guys get their legs back under them, we’ll look like a completely different team.
Terrence was out, then back in.
We’re a team on tired legs that’s playing sped up. It’s been a funky month.
Getting a longer rest than we’ve had in a while before Nebraska & a 6 day stretch for before heading to East Lansing should bold well for us in a number of ways.
Once Terrence gets his swagger back & these guys get their legs back under them, we’ll look like a completely different team.
chiefini
- Rockford, Illinois
My husband and I have already bought out tix from Rockford to Mesa to stay with our Illini best friends in Surprise from April 3-10. We’ll bring some beer and take you up on your offer, thank you very much.
I apologize if it’s already been discussed, is everything good with Guerrier?
I have not done the science on this hypothesis, but I seriously think the expectations of ~50% of Illini hoops fans over the age of, say, 30, are warped by the way the '04-'05 team basically steamrolled everyone.Thank you. That W is the only stat that matters….we played like
That's a sizeable contingent of posters on this board, I'd venture to guess.
And it is somewhat unique. I mean, how many other teams' fans have ever experienced so many wins in such style? We were 6 points away from 39-0.
Three or four times Hummel suggested someone who is going to have to help Hawkins with a double teams in situations like this.
Thoughts?
The one think that this teams is currently lack is is the the 04/05's team level of consistency.
It looked like this team was gaining that consistency prior to the TSJ suspension
14 passes
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
More reactions from the ugly win game a day later. Thanks goodness we have Every Day Guys!
1) The defense played well enough for a struggling offense to win
2) The team seemed to be feeling the NW overtime game, no legs
3) Dain & DGL gave us some spark off the bench
4) Colman is still a defensive stud (elite), he was the target and what we gave them by guarding the 3
5) TSJ had some big FT's and plays at the end, I hope this game helps him
6) We are still a 10 top team
1) The defense played well enough for a struggling offense to win
2) The team seemed to be feeling the NW overtime game, no legs
3) Dain & DGL gave us some spark off the bench
4) Colman is still a defensive stud (elite), he was the target and what we gave them by guarding the 3
5) TSJ had some big FT's and plays at the end, I hope this game helps him
6) We are still a 10 top team
Once again, we have met the enemy, and it is us. Doing what we do best - dumb non-conference scheduling. From Robert at Illiniboard.com: "As you might remember, while most Big Ten teams played two games in early December, we only played one. I believe the Jimmy V Classic game + the Tennessee game four days later took away our ability to schedule a second December conference games. This means we have 19 games between January 1 and the conference tournament, not 18.
Which is why we're in this difficult stretch that Underwood has been pointing to. Starting with the Michigan game last week, it's Michigan, then two days off before Rutgers, then two days off before Northwestern, then two days off before Indiana, then two days off before Ohio State (Tuesday evening in Columbus)."
Which is why we're in this difficult stretch that Underwood has been pointing to. Starting with the Michigan game last week, it's Michigan, then two days off before Rutgers, then two days off before Northwestern, then two days off before Indiana, then two days off before Ohio State (Tuesday evening in Columbus)."
I was casually watching this game at a bar but this makes me feel like I forgot how to watch basketball because I was in the same boat as you
I take it you missed the Michigan game where we trailed most of it playing like crap and like today, found a way to win without our best.
There’s no reason we can’t be frustrated in the moment. The only loss this year that I’m mad at after the fact is still Maryland.
Well, I can back you up with your hypothesis. I wholeheartedly agree with this, at least this is so in my case. I just can't seem to just sit and enjoy a game in real-time anymore. In this game, I expected a 20-point win. I expected the Illini to play like they did against the home win against NW. Indiana is a worse team than NW and the Illini were without TSJ so it makes sense that we blow out Indiana? But nope. A game like the Maryland game will put me in a funk for a week thinking how can this team win in March when they can't even beat a poor MD team? I keep hearkening back to the good old days (the '05 team) when they beat everyone (almost). I need help. Does anyone know a good (cheap) psychiatrist who specializes in curing stupidity?