Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

[PopChampaign]

look, Tomi not even ready for the pass. Like this guy is never locked in. Maybe last year

 

[hiberto]

BU postgame: "we're going to keep scheduling these types of games" "we got a lot of good looks we just missed them"

 

[Iloveorangekoolaid]

I was way too optimistic about us actually using our size to our advantage.

 

[FloridaMan]

Careful, you may get labeled a "ninnie" by the board Pollyanna's

 

[PopChampaign]

Throw that down Tomi

Yea right lol

 

[Chuck Nuggets]

"We got good shots."

 

[Red77sng]

I’m starting to think Brad is an average coach and talent evaluation. Bring in Euro’s in because you don’t have to deal with the parents and there cheaper give me Morez Johnson over any of them

 

[FloridaMan]

BU postgame: "we're going to keep scheduling these types of games" "we got a lot of good looks we just missed them"

"Credit to them. They are really well coached."

 

[Illini8420]

Hopefully petrovic can get to full strength. He can really create and open up the floor when he’s in.

 

[Illinisnake]

Throw that down Tomi

 

[CT-55]

Wow, come on Bananaball, at least they put on a show!

 

[CDRUSN]

Bos is one of the few Illini who really came to compete in MSG. We're getting very little from the Balkans today. Sure hope those boys aren't chugging the liquid fermented potato beverage to prepare for big games.

 

[DeeIL89]

We just don't make open threes. Plain and simple. You have to be able to consistently do that at this level and we just haven't the past few years.

And it just cause a ripple effect on everything else offensively. Boswell's the only one that is doing something when in the paint, everyone else can't do nothing in the paint.

 

[IllinoisGrad0609]

Name a better combo than Brad Underwood and getting embarrassed on National television.

 

[Illini in Indiana]

A good 2 is better than a bad 3 point shot. If our goal is to hoist 3's it will be a highs vs lows season.

 

[hooraybeer]

if tomi is not going to be tomi this year, our ceiling is lowered significantly

 

[Iamgroot]

Dogwalked again....whatcha going to do Brad?

Sadly probably say if we just made a couple more 3s we'd have this game or something along those lines.pretty much copy and paste the post game from the duke game last year at the garden

 

[RowdyFromRow22]

I’ll just post it now since I’ll be finding literally anything better to be doing soon…

 

[HereSoIDontGetFined]

I'm pretty sure those two free throws from Tomi were the first points by any other Illinois player this half.

 

[Oracle21]

We just don't make open threes. Plain and simple. You have to be able to consistently do that at this level and we just haven't the past few years.

We got the wrong guys shooting them. You can run good offense when your bigs shoot so many 3s. It negates what should be an advantage in the paint playing your tall guys by the 3 point line

 

[DeeIL89]

if tomi is not going to be tomi this year, our ceiling is lowered significantly

He's not there physically and mentally. Not great.

 

[illiniguy24]

Turned it off. Can’t watch this bull crap anymore. All I wanted was to not be embarrassed and that’s too freaking much to ask with this program.

 

[IlliniCC16]

All I want for Christmas is a big time game where Brad doesn’t have to give the other team “all the credit.”

 

[BDMAN]

Well, I am out I hope the Bears can salvage the weekend, but I am skeptical

 

[SuperMetroid]

I was way too optimistic about us actually using our size to our advantage.

We have like 30 combined feet of front court height and exactly zero post moves