Duke 110, Illinois 67 Postgame

[TheodoreRex]

Our program, fans, alumni, former players all deserve an apology from Brad Underwood. Completely unacceptable-I'm literally embarrassed and sad. Program record loss by 43 points... We gave up 54 and 56 points...

Brad's seat has to be warm... it just has to

 

[B-ILL]

Did we drop in the Kenpoms?

 

[the national]

 

[Illini8420]

This is mostly on Brad. We can blame this assistant or that assistant too but it’s Brad who put them in their positions. Something’s gotta change big time.

 

[IllinifaninFL]

I don't think I've ever watched us get beat by 40+

 

[FloridaMan]

Rock bottom. Totally outclassed in a season where we were “built for March.” No way a team with as much assembled talent as we have should look like this at the end of Feb. Josh should be asking many questions and BU’s leash is extremely short at this point.

 

[DB11Headband]

I’m a Brad supporter but how do we end up with a staff like this and a season so underwhelming given the talent we have. I’m more afraid that in this era a season shift like this is unrecoverable in the long term with donors choosing to not participate in this garbage.

You’re right on my friend.

 

[DICKnaggie]

Brad Underwood should be ashamed.

Should be let go. So embarrassing with the money spent on coaches and players. He only has done anything with generational players. That is not enough.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Well, at least we gave the nation a spotlight to watch how good Duke is against teams that don't play defense or know how to hit a three. So there's that...

 

[RickBB]

Brad just doesn’t care anymore.

I’m pretty close myself.

 

[21ChampaignSt]

Weird for Duke to have a buy game this late in the season.

 

[B-ILL]

Brad Underwood should be ashamed.

Is he going to be the first coach to go to an Elite 8 one year and then get fired the next year? Someone look this up…

 

[NorthShoreIllini]

Never been clearer that Brad’s time here is up. Thanks for raising us from the dead. Now let’s go get a basketball coach.

 

[Rez]

Coaching malpractice with the way KJ has regressed. I know it's cool now to hate on him. But the best thing for him and Will is to get as far away as they can from this staff. Get drafted and get some real coaches that can develop them.

 

[Oracle21]

Duke should win the national title. They are excellent.

Illinois simply pathetic. Starts with Underwood. All his excuse making has made the entire team soft. We run nothing on offense. If I was Whitman, I’d look at the totality of Underwood and make a change. Kofi and TSJ aren’t walking thru that door again.

 

[spillini]

I paid money to witness the greatest loss in program history

 

[OneTime3]

These lineups... If I had to take a shot for every missed Humberchun three or blown defensive assignment I'd be in a coma.

 

[tcb13]

When was the last time Illinois lost by 43 or more?

 

[coryfor3]

Not attacking anyone individually but this team suuuuucks. I expect no one to want to come back next year sadly.

 

[Dr Copejam]

 

[HereSoIDontGetFined]

Just remember we were bad before tonight. Bad Before injuries. Terrible Coaching all season.

That's not actually true though.

 

[Warren Carter Fanclub]

So, are we still sick?

No but I am after watching that.

 

[IlliniTilDeath]

Everything about this was ugly…overshadowed Brad’s horrible dye job

 

[illini510]

I'm starting to realize that KJ doesn't have that killer instinct that we need our lead guard to have. Yes, he's a great skilled player and I don't want to jump on his back but he doesn't have that mamba mentality that this team sorely needs.

 

[illinoispeak]

This guy had more 3s than our 3 pt specialist... Ben humbrickouse.