Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke

[TheodoreRex]

Kylan loses the ball, tries to bend over to get it, Duke dives on the floor and forcers the TO. Yep, Hell to the no.. That's not the type of team I want. Dive on the dang floor Kylan

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Ill believe that when me poop turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbert

 

[New Creation]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1893469454022885831

 

[NarrowJ]

This team is a hot mess

 

[D1959]

Never have I seen a team built to shoot the 3 be this bad shooting the 3.

Elite shooters

 

[IlliniInIndy85]

I cannot comprehend how so much talent can’t shoot so poorly from 3s. On good 3s no less

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Still thinking we are good at threes is a fireable offense.

 

[racinghoss]

Am down with Remus.

Weller 12 for me tonight. Game may not be enjoyable, so my hooch should be+

 

[Oracle21]

Will Riley is having a tough time guarding Evans. He’s getting no help when Evans runs off the screen

 

[madillini4]

Only a matter of time before we get curb stomped

 

[FoundersClub]

This is the worst outside shooting team I can remember since I started following Illinois basketball 35 years ago.

This part I can get half comfortable with.

But pair it with being the team that shoots more volume from 3 than any Illini team of the last 35 years?

Where it becomes frustrating.

 

[Ty’s jump shot]

Less Ben. More anyone else.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

I hate how frantic we look. This is why "get old, stay old" was the right move. We look like a bunch of guys who haven't been here before because most of our guys haven't been here before.

 

[CleverHandle1]

Are the Illini more efficient with KB running the point than KJ?

 

[Illini John]

Jakocionus refuses to take a shot when he drives inside. Very frustrating.

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

Duke is 4 for 8 from 3 point for 50%, Illini are 0 for 7 for ???????????????????????????????????????????

 

[Rusty]

10 mins into the game and no one has b$tched about the refs. A new Loyalty record!!!! Congrats all!!!

 

[jmm]

I pray for a will Riley Heater night. ... but then again.. we will get cooked by Duke shooting lights out..


I guess we are just going to aim every three.... instead of shooting it.

Right. But Will can find so many different ways to score. So good at drawing fouls and a Mid range game. Also, KJ has got to find a way to get on this game.

 

[Braveheart]

Will Riley is having a tough time guarding Evans. He’s getting no help when Evans runs off the screen

Will struggles guarding anyone.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Will Riley is having a tough time guarding Evans. He’s getting no help when Evans runs off the screen

Looks like our next name in the daily career high department...

 

[CleverHandle1]

Booth's due for 2 three's in a row! Let's do this!!!!!

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

They'll lose by 40 and they should cancel the rest of the season if they aren't going to take open threes. The issue tonight, again, is on the defensive end. We don't have the size in the paint nor the quickness on the perimeter. That's a bad combo.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

This is the worst outside shooting team I can remember since I started following Illinois basketball 35 years ago.

And yet the one most reliant on threes.

 

[jamie13197]

Watching Kj take his man to the hole and be wide open for layup, then throwing out for DGL to brick a 3, gave me a stroke. My nephew just finished at state championship wrestling, he thinks I'm gonna have a stroke. Wtf. Who makes that decision. All season.

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Weller 12 for me tonight. Game may not be enjoyable, so my hooch should be+

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