Game Thread: Illinois at Wisconsin

[Second place is 1st loser]

At some points, yes. He's not a PG, yet....he's not a great shooter. He needs a LOT of work. This is a two year guy.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Davis to the locker room it appears ...

Wtf. I like that dude...

 

[New Creation]

Not At all. He has given up more points than he has score. He is just zero-ing out.

 

[biglug58]

DGL > KJ too

 

[Class_of_2020]

Don’t worry everyone, we just need to be whole again

 

[NarrowJ]

We are getting outrebounded 21 to 10

Effort isn't there

I hate that

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Just got home and turned it on. We are getting out rebounded 21 - 10? Holy cow.

No Morez ... Tomi banged up ...

Surprised it aint worse ...

 

[Jon]

Just got home and turned it on. We are getting out rebounded 21 - 10? Holy cow.

Jake Davis was our starting 5. And even he got injured.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Hot take. We’re better without KJ.

His turnovers is just really diflating.

 

[stlrunner]

Giving up that many points when Wisconsin has 8 turnovers

If KJ stays out of foul trouble in the 2nd half, he’ll give Wisconsin a run on turnovers.

 

[FromTheLogo]

If Will could play solid D, we'd have another lottery pick on the team.

 

[derrick6]

Hey now, let’s not jinx this. Gloat later in the postgame thread lol

 

[Flyin' Illini]

Is that effort, or is it guys being horribly out of place on defense?

 

[ginabackes00]

We are getting outrebounded 21 to 10

Effort isn't there

I hate that

Mostly because we're terribly out of position to get a rebound

 

[chief]

A step slow, a bit less athletic, reacting to the action

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Mostly because we're terribly out of position to get a rebound

This isn't talked about enough ...

 

[HailtotheChief]

Wtf ever

 

[RickF]

Will Riley gone. He will go to a blue blood or NBA. Recruits are going to change their mind.

 

[dainjazoner]

riley is gonna have to win us this game in the 2nd half.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Great defensive scout Hamer ... Let's give Crowl open threes ...

Giving up 50 points in a half ... Pathetic ...

While this is some truly atrocious defense, I also think just as much if not more blame needs to go to the roster build and construction. Defensive ability of players seemed to be an afterthought in the construction and it's been really showing.

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

It is really a shame that we can’t have a basic offense with movement with the talent we have. We don’t have extreme athletic talent so to take advantage of the skill part of the talent you have to have an offense that helps create space. We don’t do that and get stuck with iso or 3. Very poor coaching and adapting! Total waste of of opportunity!

 

[sacraig]

His turnovers is just really diflating.

He's been off ever since whatever he did to his wrist. And it seems at least as much mental as physical.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

We don't have even one physical big on the roster, less Morez. TI is soft. He's not a true big.

 

[Dragons89]

KJ needs another year to clean up his game but there are so many pushing that he’s a top 5 pick because of the potential. I’m surprised it hasn’t cooled more than it has. Maybe it has behind the scenes.

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Into the half down 6 is unreal…