Game Thread: Illinois vs Penn State

[DeeIL89]

Will just passed up another open corner 3. Hope the kid gets out of his shooting funk.

 

[skyIdub]

@OrangeNBrood_Redux postgame Morez art please and thank you!

 

[Combo]

Dating myself here but the 89 team was special.

Didn't lose a game all year when they were healthy.

 

[Orangetool]

I'd like to see Booth get some tick.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Riley can’t catch a break. A lot of in and outs

Feel for him, but boy I do not want him hesitant. Stay confident... keep shooting...

 

[illini0440]

All fair responses:

1)You're preaching to the choir about the TN game. It was disappointing, but there was far more good than bad. The bad was execution late.

2)Agreed 100%

3)How many truly close games have we been in? Of those, what's our record? I could be TOTALLY off base, but it sure seems like our default possession is find a shooter and let it ride. Tomi is an ELITE (your welcome Brad) passing big. I don't think enough offense runs through him.

JMO

It’s a lot of ball screens, ghost screens, slips, flares, then you have shooters in the right spot then it’s a read by the ball handler, drive, kick, pop it back out or get them in rotation

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Riley does have 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Just 1-9 shooting- ouch.

 

[Illinifan533]

Two years ago, coming off a big win vs Texas, Illinois comes home and lays an egg against Penn State, a disastrous loss that would start to derail the whole season. This year, after a historic win against a top 10 foe, we come home and thrash Penn State with our best player injured to boot.

 

[logjam]

Are we this good...?

 

[GrayGhost77]

Time to get the bench guys some tick.

 

[ILLfated]

Riley is playing a lot of hero ball this game. What is his role when he is in?

 

[purcy51]

playing with a foreskin injury is tougher than you might think

Maybe stop touching it then?

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Are we this good...?

 

[zentrails]

I'd like to see Booth get some tick.

He's in

 

[Illiniam1984]

I don’t think we needed KJ tonight.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Hope KJ is ok, but this is where our depth is so huge. 30 minutes each for Boz and DGL. Sign me up.
Illini 90
PSU 68

Seems I underestimated our defense.

 

[New Creation]

 

[NarrowJ]

It’s a lot of ball screens, ghost screens, slips, flares, then you have shooters in the right spot then it’s a read by the ball handler, drive, kick, pop it back out or get them in rotation

Yeah the new way to play ball is integrating a lot of improvisation.

You can game plan for set plays, it's impossible to predict what we do possession-to-possession.

We can beat you with the 3 like we did at Oregon, beat you with the 2 like we did at Washington, or just dismantle your offense like we did tonight.

 

[Captain Bubbles]

Nice conference win. Protected home court. Lot of positives...good win.

 

[eas23]

Take out the Chicago State game and Tre is averaging 17 and 7 in the last 6 games against high major opponents.

 

[jamarvelous31]

Nope. Morez should never be called MJ again on this board. MJ is sacred in these parts for #23. Plus it took me a while to figure out who you were even referring too.

Those are his initials.

99% of us don't think Michael Jordan is playing in the Illinois vs Penn State college basketball game.

 

[Captain Bubbles]

MOREZ!!!

 

[BrimfieldBomber]

Morez

 

[Retro62]

Oh my goodness Morez!

 

[illinifan1987]

Two years ago, coming off a big win vs Texas, Illinois comes home and lays an egg against Penn State, a disastrous loss that would start to derail the whole season. This year, after a historic win against a top 10 foe, we come home and thrash Penn State with our best player injured to boot.