Game Thread: Illinois vs Kentucky

[CDRUSN]

Brad and staff are getting schooled again by a team who came here with an actual game plan and the will to play hard and smart.

 

[BrimfieldBomber]

Other than Boz, there are 0 EDG on the court since Jan 1. That is no longer the identity of this team.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

What can you do when they don’t miss from 3

Guard them?

 

[RML]

I HATE drop coverage...

Didja hear Barkley at the break?

 

[Grange Grover]

Let’s go 5 out small ball. See if we can go lights out. About all we can try at this point

 

[Marshall_Lucky]

How was that a foul on tomi? Like he just existed and got run into

 

[Trueblue777]

The Fat Lady is warming up

 

[grantlab]

I can’t watch another possession of drop coverage in my life. Coaching staff needs to fix the defense this offseason. Getting picked apart possession by possession.

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

Does Texas want BU now?

 

[Troop44]

When we got tired it's an automatic foul or turnover.

 

[foby]

I really hope White, Boswell, Tomi and Morez are back next year. If we can work a minor miracle......maybe convince Will to stay and be a lottery pick......might take about $2 mil just for that though

 

[Da88]

If they went stone cold and we get red hot then.....nevermind.

 

[HailtotheChief]

The 1st 3 or 4 minutes of each half we just dug holes. It's just tough to overcome doing that to start both halves vs good teams.

 

[216superdude]

it's much worse if you look at our last 10

Seemed like they stopped playing def after Oregon game

 

[Champaign88]

Nobody hedging the Brea ball screens...why???

That would require adjustments rather than stubbornness.

 

[Thompson1]

What happened to our stab ball coverage on the pnr???

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

Their bigs cant shoot, and we don't hedge brea on the screen. Why?

 

[jmwillini]

We were 14 down 20 years ago. Time to repeat history. )A guy can dream, right?)

 

[LuckyIllini]

Tre White better be on this fuxkin team next year.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Probably our mentally weakest team I’ve seen in my fan life. Even 2023 had TSJ and Coleman who you could always count on for passion.

Talk about whatever stats you want, but can anyone say with a straight face that our Illini are playing like a group that just can’t stand the thought of being sent home?

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Can we get a Kobe Brea next year instead of a Hummer?

 

[FromTheLogo]

Brea dribbles.... center comes to screen.... He shoots a WIDE OPEN JUMPER.... Over and over. WHY CAN'T WE ADJUST?$

 

[Goillinikobd]

Wonder how many portal and NBA draft player announcements we have tomorrow morning?

 

[Doogie94]

One bright side: Ben Humrichous is a good team player. He's being positive on the bench when some others are sitting on their hands and pouting.

 

[Trueblue777]

Over or Under -20?