Game Thread: Illinois vs Xavier

[InDaAZ]

Why they continue to let guys who have no clue about CBB comment on CBB in the biggest event of the year is beyond me ...

 

[NashvILLe05]

Xavier lost to Georgetown. That’s all BU should have to say at halftime. You gonna prove that a$$hole, Ed Cooley right? Beat their f!!!king a$$!!

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

We need to come out on a 5-0 run and push this to 10. I’d feel a lot better if we can get a few defensive stops to start…

 

[sacraig]

Trust the analytics he says ...

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Analytics are useful... if you have the game plan, technique, and attitude to exploit them.

 

[FloridaMan]

What is with the weird dance routine shown at halftime of these games? Who the hell comes up with this !!!!?

 

[Captain 14]

Xavier lost to Georgetown. That’s all BU should have to say at halftime. You gonna prove that a$$hole, Ed Cooley right? Beat their f!!!king a$$!!

Well spoken

 

[OrangeBlue98]

They were down big and fo7ght back. Sean Miller can flat out coach, he's someone id rather face for two 1st halves and not give him the time, especially extended time of NCAA halftimes

They expended a ton of energy Wednesday night and got to Milwaukee at 3 AM Thursday. They will run out of gas if we keep controlling the tempo.

 

[BDMAN]

It has been a rough sports week for the old timers like me, Lockport HS class of 77, We Lost Ex Razorback and Pheonix Sun Oliver Miller, Ex Louisville Cardinal and Milwaukee Buck Junior Bridgeman and Ex Heavyweight Champ, Olympic champ and grill master George Foreman...rest in peace all

 

[HereSoIDontGetFined]

Xavier is shooting 7/14 from deep. But only 6/20 from the two point area.

Stop standing miles away from their shooters. Run them off the three point line and make them drive. Most of the time they've thrown up wild shots when they do.

This is really silly. Have you been watching the game? That's not what's happening.

 

[spillini]

Can you imagine getting paid millions of dollars and when you get asked a question how the project is going your answer is I am not really working and don’t know!!!

Sure can

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Bryant with only 1 FT in 1st half with about :40 left. Izzo must be working hard. Saw they also had a guy with stitches to the head...Maddy sisoko came back!

 

[illiniCA]

Analytics are useful... if you have the game plan, technique, and attitude to exploit them.

Our positional size is killing their drives

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

This is really silly. Have you been watching the game? That's not what's happening.

I mean, they are literally not guarding the Swain kid who has two threes.

 

[WyattEarp]

Xavier lost to Georgetown. That’s all BU should have to say at halftime. You gonna prove that a$$hole, Ed Cooley right? Beat their f!!!king a$$!!

 

[zentrails]

They expended a ton of energy Wednesday night and got to Milwaukee at 3 AM Thursday. They will run out of gas if we keep controlling the tempo.

That's why Brad is playing everyone but Jake so far. Not sure why Jake has sat, tbh

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

They expended a ton of energy Wednesday night and got to Milwaukee at 3 AM Thursday. They will run out of gas if we keep controlling the tempo.

Perhaps, I've also seen people going on no energy go twice as hard, because they have so much adrenaline going.

 

[CDRUSN]

Let's drive it down their throats this half, and draw fouls. I think we can beat them with our athleticism and rebounding, and hope we don't hit a cold spell jacking up 3s, except when they are open shots taken in rhythm.

 

[zentrails]

Let's drive it down their throats this half, and draw fouls. I think we can beat them with our athleticism and rebounding, and hope we don't henit a cold spell jacking up 3s, except when they are open shots taken in rhythm.

They are stopping many of our drives at the 3 point line.

 

[New Creation]

We had multiple chances to blow the doors open in the first half. Let’s see if we can do that with a kill shot this half.

 

[PNWIllini]

Keep playing inside out. Draw fouls.

 

[madillini4]

Stop ball. It’s basic fundamentals.

 

[NASchamp]

No one getting back…

 

[BrimfieldBomber]

Take a charge, for once.

 

[JJE]

Classic college basketball, the refs will call everything in the second half now.

 

[foby]

I guess we're gonna call fouls more now