Game Thread: Illinois vs Minnesota

[RIP_Chief_2003]

AS shooting is nearly guaranteed brick … Stop shooting !!!!!!

$1,000 on the line to make a 3, who you takin, Ben or AS, though?

 

[SuperMetroid]

This appears to be fairly unique to Illini fans. Will only get up for a “big” game and expect the team to cause them to cheer. It’s pathetic.

So many middle-to-old age dudes sitting with their arms crossed visible on the broadcast

 

[Epsilon]

Be nice if Ben could hit a WIDE OPEN shot.

You could see him feeling rushed even though he had time.

 

[Deep]

Always one dude from the other team that we dont guard who goes nuts.

Don't understand why its sooo hard to identify a guy who is going off and guard his !!!!!!!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

AS shooting is nearly guaranteed brick … Stop shooting !!!!!!

He's having a really really rough game.

 

[blife]

Somebody needs to guard Crocker Johnson. How do we always let 1 guy keep a team in the game at our house

 

[IlliniAlumnus]

They’re moving the ball crisply on offense and we’re not driving the seams of their zone.

 

[jamie13197]

Andre and Humchrious shooting 3 consecutive 3's= 3 consecutive TO's. Kills momentum. Horrible decisions by those 2.
I absolutely love that we are guarding teams without hands, picking up stupid fouls. Very well done staff and players.

 

[Chillinini]

And please, Ben and AJ stop shooting three’s. Not good.

 

[CDRUSN]

Big Z took his beet juice today, the man is on fire. Can we at least contest their open 3s on defense though? Johnson is seeing all open looks and making us pay on 4 made threes so far. Leads all scorers this game with 14 points and counting.

 

[BoiseBaller]

Man someone tell me why is Crocker that wide open? It's not "mentally ready".... Our game plan is terrible.

Bad communication/no talking. Getting caught on switches and guys are both going with the same guy, leaving someone wide open. Lack of focus.

 

[punchabove33]

Ben is just not a 3 point shooter. We need to stop pretending he is.... they had larger rims at edwardsville. Trust me, I know the equipment manager

 

[azillini1]

Gophers shooting 53% so far

 

[FloridaMan]

The sad thing is, we've IMPROVED defensively. I don't care what the stats say, it still sucks.

 

[Epsilon]

You’re not going to penetrate the lane if everyone keeps standing around…

 

[BlueLeader]

Every team in the country will be playing zone against us going forward

 

[FloridaMan]

Ben and AS should not take another shot other than layup the rest of this half.

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Ben! Stop! FFS

 

[jamie13197]

For the love of basketball, ben quit.Shooting

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

If Ben can’t make those shots … He can’t play …

9-36 … Last 12 games …

STOP !!!!! SHOOTING !!!!!

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

HumBRICKhouse

 

[CentralILLini]

Ben is just not a 3 point shooter. We need to stop pretending he is.... they had larger rims at edwardsville. Trust me, I know the equipment manager

Evansville?

 

[DICKnaggie]

Got to have a better plan to attack the zone than 6 foot passes and Ben shooting long threes. Looks like we weren't prepped at all on both ends

 

[BlueLeader]

We have spent multiple years paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars to do just that one thing

 

[UCantHideYer]

Travelled