Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan

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AnnaMay
Better have a plan to get some open looks or this isnt going to get any better
 
#407      
Oracle21
I think the only way that we can stay in this game is our bigs are gonna need to hit some 3s bc we have nothing else going on offfense other than Boswell 1 v 1 drives.

Michigan’s defense is great and they are out-athleting us in transition
 
#409      
I Bomb
Honest question: do we say before the game, "hey these guys are really big and physical - we should try to take it to the hoop on them"? Not sure I can see what the game plan is. Get them in foul trouble? Not working.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
Johnson out hustling everyone on the Illini
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He's also bigger, significantly stronger and more athletic than anyone on our roster and it's showing. All of those free throws don't count in the stat line as second chance points, but they are.

They methodically took the initial punch and pounded away. Pretty impressive.
 
#411      
March2TheArch
I'm actually getting tired of super freshman like KJ, Will Riley, and now Keaton just getting bodied by phyiscal men 5 years older than them. Just kind of dumb.
 
#416      
JJE
Halftime thoughts-
Lots of nervous energy
Take care of the ball
Not crashing the boards

Michigan is really good
Michigan wants it more
Morez is…. really good.

I think we will know in the first 4 minutes of the second half if this game is over or not.
 
#418      
Illinisnake
Has Wagler hit the freshman wall. Seems the physicality has wore him down. I hope not but it seems that way.
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I think so, he’s playing himself out of the lottery the last couple games. This isn’t being dramatic, he just hasn’t looked the same. Andrej is absolutely terrible, never seen anyone look so rushed.
 
#419      
PizzaHutParkingLot
aaeismacgychel said:
We really need something, anything tonight from Andrej and Tomi. Just not getting much of anything from them
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Would be a great time for our prized offseason acquisition to affect the game
 
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Second place is 1st loser
Has Wagler hit the freshman wall. Seems the physicality has wore him down. I hope not but it seems that way.
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He's nowhere near strong enough to play in this game. It's not a freshman wall, it's hard on a guy who's not physically mature yet. They're taking it to him on the defensive side and he can't turn the corner on the offensive side. He's still a kid.
 
#424      
Illinifinn
We are 3-14 from 3 and only down 7. Everyone is acting like the world is ending. We control our destiny in this game. Sure, they are a great defense and very physical. But there is nothing about Michigan’s offense that scares me or makes me think they’ll run away with this game on their own. If we execute our offense and hit shots in the second half, we win. They play a more sound game. It raises their floor. But I still believe our ceiling is higher.
 
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