Game Thread: Illinois at Rutgers

[Indy Illini Fan]

This loss is 100% squarely on this coaching staff. To not attack in the paint in the 1st half is criminal. Never should’ve been down 17 and have to claw their way back. I’m with @Indy Illini Fan someone should get fired tonight.

Should have had change a long time ago ...

 

[illini80]

Welp

 

[HailtotheChief]

Some of this blame falls on Brad Underwood by settling g fir so many 3s in the first half that was a huge cause for 6 points in 9 or 10 minutes out if the gate.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Well, can't say we deserved to win this one...

 

[steveinspringfield]

The presser should be fun...

 

[Miles Leonard]

That's game. This roller coaster is not a fun ride.

 

[BashCtIllini]

this team can't shoot, period.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

What’s Tim Anderson up to

He was at Centennial the other night ...

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Has Brad shown that he can turn a team that is sucking around in season? Asking for a friend.

 

[jamie13197]

Keep shooting those 3' and running that beautiful offense men.

 

[blife]

We may be a 10 or 11 seed in the BIG tournament. This is just bad

 

[mark]

Thank you need to find a new team

 

[racinghoss]

The team just didn't gel. They are choppy, inconsistent, soft, and lazy for long stretches of every game. They show some fight, and it looks ok vs. the bottom of the B1G, but it ain't enough.

Throw in the injury/illnesses and it just didn't come together.

Maybe there's a March surprise in there with this talent, but I don't see it.

How do you figure that? We have looked our worst vs the bottom of the league. We are the team that the bottom feeders have feasted on.

 

[Illini8420]

We’re bad

 

[IndyOrange]

I’m getting nauseous from it. Can’t win back to back games

 

[TheodoreRex]

gameplan night after to night to shoot 3's for as long as we have with the overwhelming data that we aren't good at it is coaching malpractice.

 

[SilverTurbo]

Announcers really get credit for trying to pump us up while playing terrible.
I never want to hear about “draft picks” in a game again.

 

[TooHot4Tots]

He was at Centennial the other night ...

BU screwed the pooch on that

 

[IllinInTheLou]

Really solid half for Ben.

 

[eas23]

First made shot since 4:54.

 

[Illini in Indiana]

Battled, can't shoot, 2 NBA players had fun! They beat us!

We can still be good, but got to fix KJ. He is losing millions $$ right now

 

[Witherspoon_illini]

Such a shameful team. All they do is chuck up 3’s and the turn the ball over. I’ve seen absolutely no improvement since 1 game. Another loss to a !!!!!! team.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Lol ok Ben making a circus 3 when the game's already lost. Great timing dude.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Lol, Ben. I mean sure, make that one. Maybe he needs to stop taking high quality wide open threes and just start throwing up Talor Battle shots

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

He turned an entire program around that was sucking and put the fans heads into a space where anything outside of a top 4 seed isn't good enough.

We have high expectations, that he created....which I appreciate.

To me, nobody has stepped forward this year to lead. Last year, we had no shortage of guys. That's what he means when he talks about culture.

This is a very, very fragile minded bunch.