Game Thread: Illinois vs UT Rio Grande Valley

[CleverHandle1]

Soft David right now.

 

[skyIdub]

Vaqueros came to play. Better not relax.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Glad we aren't playing UCONN today. Or TENN. Or Miznoz.

 

[BashCtIllini]

We're getting out hustled. That is unacceptable.

 

[CleverHandle1]

Either Illinois's defense is this bad by allowing offensive rebounds and easy shots or Rio is a top ten team.

 

[illiniguy24]

How is our defense so bad still? We give them so much space to navigate

 

[FloridaMan]

Did we have Aaron Henry come over and work with the defense the last couple weeks? Would explain a couple of different things.

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

This team needs Daddy Brad to return.

 

[CDRUSN]

Mirk to Lee. The crowd loved it. These Border Ruffians from Texas are surprisingly quick, athletic, and handsy. This could be a good tune up game for UConn, as they look ready to challenge us and provide a good work out.

 

[blife]

time to get up in their grill on defense

 

[ImGonnaBeILL]

Great hustle by UTRGV.

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

We're just not playing our best basketball right now. Not great with the opponents upcoming.

 

[BoiseBaller]

Sloppy on both ends. Really out of sync with switching ball screens.

 

[New Creation]

These guys were ahead of msu by 15 early in the 1st half. When we played these guys in 2022, we only won by 8.

 

[BrownTown]

Team can't handle pressure or physicality right now. Alabama exposed it, teams are gonna continue to exploit it until their is an answer.

You can overplay this team defensively and....nothing. Can't beat teams off the dribble or make the pass/shot when we kick out.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

We're on pace for 20 turnovers, URGV on pace for 0. Need to change that

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

How is our defense so bad still? We give them so much space to navigate

We're tall, but slow. Crisp ball movement, quick guards..... anything that gets us moving laterally is lethal.

This is really the same situation as last year. I don't care who's coaching the defense.

 

[illinibbcz]

Any clue why Petrovic hasn’t played?

 

[zentrails]

Any clue why Petrovic hasn’t played?

Just what I was thinking

 

[WhereDoWeStandWithStorr?]

Is Mirk a starter level player on this team?

 

[The pop of Champaign]

Nice tip to Mirk by Andrej

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

UConn is gonna clown us if we continue to play this soft

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

100% flop lol

 

[skyIdub]

'ic on 'ic violence!

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

I just wanna see the Ivisic twins on the court at the same time for 5 minutes together…