Make free throws we would be up by 17-18 points. Stop Rice and don't let Mingo going.
Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State
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Bigtex
- DFW
It is iso ball and Penn st is double teaming.
somehow they only lost by 4 at home against Michigan St.
Said the same thing. Not great decision making by Boswell. Taking a terrible last shot is one thing, taking a terrible second shot, when there's still 7 seconds on the clock is just bad.
The way Penn State is pissing their pants when he's on the court, I'm not sure they even have 6 more shot attempts this game within 5 feet of him. Big Z has been every bit as dominating defensively as Clingan today. He's been sensational this season
Good half. Rotations have been kinda weird in this game and a couple of the guys just look off. Wonder if the bug that’s been going around out here in the East around has visited.
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
Perhaps it's just me but I like how we work offensively when Davis is in.
Also 4-15 from 3
Man, thank goodness for Keaton (scoring) and Z (rebounding/D presence) because Tomi has completely disappeared. Hope he gets back soon because that significantly raises our level.
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
I'm not happy how things got gummed up when Wagler sat.
Not a good sign tonight.
Not a good sign tonight.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
I understand the distinction between a building and a neighborhood, but if either is sketchy then that will impact my go / no go decision.
Will say I felt very similarly on my one trip to Philly…took my family to Independence Hall and the surrounding historic sites, which were awesome. But literally one block away (and where I had to find a parking garage) were dozens of homeless and addicts lying in the streets.
And for anyone who feels I should not presume ‘homeless = addict’, that is not what I was saying. But one of the buildings I drove by was a methadone clinic with a large clientele on the sidewalk outside.
Elite!!!
KB leading scorer. All early in the first half.
Tomi struggled. Forced shots. Reaching for rebounds.
Big Z replacing T. Blocks help so much.
Jake and Hum on the court at the same time. Not ideal.
Playing more zone. Good.
AS still figuring it out. I think he will.
KW is great, even after a bad start with a turnover. Kid just gets it.
Would have been nice to have another point guard ready. It’s now a gap. KB best off the ball.
Tomi struggled. Forced shots. Reaching for rebounds.
Big Z replacing T. Blocks help so much.
Jake and Hum on the court at the same time. Not ideal.
Playing more zone. Good.
AS still figuring it out. I think he will.
KW is great, even after a bad start with a turnover. Kid just gets it.
Would have been nice to have another point guard ready. It’s now a gap. KB best off the ball.
Brutal. Graphic was showing we hadn’t used a timeout but I thought we did a possession earlier.
I hate that our free throw percentage looks okay after missing two front ends.
Something a little off today.... Highlighted by a lot of whistle... We are up by 14 need to come out and blitz them...
When do we find out what his latest ailment is?
Something to think about. Seems like those in the k ow this past summer and early practice season thought Brandon Lee was better than Wagler. Unfortunately, he got hurt right before game 1. If Lee was/is better, wish we had time to get him ready before B10 season.
Can any important people come firm/deny?
Can any important people come firm/deny?
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
Something has been really off with him this year. It seems he might have lost some muscle mass as his strength really hasn't been there this year. He's getting pushed around, having issues getting into a good scoring position and stance. Makes me wonder how long he had to stay out of the weight room these past several months.
That goalie mask Big Z is sporting to protect his broken beak is really giving him a hockey goal tender shot blocking mentality. Messes with his charity stripe aim though, but I can live with the tradeoff. If we take a 20 points or more lead, would like to see Tomi on the floor again to see if he can play through the confusion, rust, and indecision that is obviously crippling his performance.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
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