Game Thread: Illinois vs USC

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

If the crowd was any more comatose in this one, it'd be a decomposed corpse. Does everyone in the crowd have laryngitis? Quietest I've ever heard Assembly Hall

This is the problem with today’s youth. In my day, we stayed out late on Friday, set our alarm for 8am like adults, and were well-hammered by 11:00am.

 

[NarrowJ]

I love how this board implodes every time a team goes on a little run

 

[derrick6]

Suit KJ up. Too many forced passes and shots.

USC blocking out well. Slapping at the ball and getting away with it. My concern is we will get called for fouls if we did the same.

Let’s run some sets now. Get White and Humrichous a good shot in their position of choice.

Down 9.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

F'ing terrible start. USC can't miss, Go figure

Getting clowned by a bunch of slow dudes taking set shots

Unguarded set shots.

 

[Fighting I 95]

Im not saying you need to over guard or be be way out there but can we at least not give teams wide open shots

 

[aaeismacgychel]

They are taking their cue from the team

I mean we stole the ball on back to back possessions to cut the lead to 1 and I think maybe 5 people clapped. Not sure, it might have been 4. Somebody get the fans some coke. Either type.

 

[derrick6]

And Hum with a 3 as predicted

 

[TheGMan]

This is the problem with today’s youth. In my day, we stayed out late on Friday, set our alarm for 8am like adults, and were well-hammered by 11:00am.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

I love how this board implodes every time a team goes on a little run

When your team's leader jacks up 40 foot ridiculous shots and the team sleepwalks on defense, it's only natural that the fanbase will get a bit concerned.

 

[FloridaMan]

I love how this board implodes every time a team goes on a little run

Kind of follows the flow of the game, no? Should fans only comment when we are playing well?

 

[FoundersClub]

Effort/ intensity is very poor.

Cmon, gentleman.

 

[NarrowJ]

Kind of follows the flow of the game, no? Should fans only comment when we are playing well?

See what I mean?

 

[Illiniam1984]

Maryland 2.0 from last year.

 

[BDMAN]

USC has a bunch of very capable wing players in the 6' 6" to 6' 8" range they can all drive and shoot. We should play a post-game with Tommy and crash the boards hard and no open looks from 3

 

[TheodoreRex]

So basically only Ben can make a 3, got it...

 

[FreshlySqueezed]

You lose your starting PG, this isn't unexpected. We were the beneficiaries of ungodly shooting by Ben vs Penn State.

Anyone thinking that this is going to be easy is going to be getting frustrated really soon. You don't lose a lottery pick and just keep rolling.

Ungodly? 5-9? He was 4-7 against Oregon and 5-8 earlier this year, albeit against SIU-E.

 

[SuperMetroid]

No one making threes except for Ben the last two games

 

[TheChief4Life]

I love how this board implodes every time a team goes on a little run

I love how people call out this board, which is full of passionate Illini fans, for getting frustrated every time their team plays like !!!.

 

[derrick6]

KB’s shot reminds me of D Williams. You are a set shooter.

 

[TheGMan]

Well not gonna be Will Riley’s breakout game unfortunately

 

[NarrowJ]

I love how people call out this board, which is full of passionate Illini fans, for getting frustrated every time their team plays like !!!.

See what I mean?

 

[New Creation]

KB taking way to many 3s right now... % wise.. I think he has the worst % from beyond the arc on the floor. Needs to pass the ball there.. and now the overall offense is pressing..

 

[Naborman88]

Would be nice if someone wearing white for Illinois would remind KB that his job is to run the offense and not throw up poor 3 point shots?

 

[TheChief4Life]

See what I mean?

No. I don’t.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Be calm ,game of runs. Ours will come