Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan

[sitka]

Maybe Michigan will beat us again in the B1G tourney and then we can win against them in the final 4?

Someone please ask Brad some tough questions after the game….

 

[CoachHooleyHoo]

This team is a bunch of front-runners. When everything is going great, they pour it on. When things start going south, they fold like a cheap suit.

 

[bavanga3]

What's pathetic is we had Mara on skates in the first half. We could have easily gotten him in foul trouble and taken his impact out of the game. Where the hell is the coaching?

 

[FloridaMan]

Welp, here's our annual 20-30 point beatdown. Great timing.

 

[New Creation]

Uconn, Duke, Michigan..

being blown out in each of these.... Brad has a problem.. When the spot light is on and the moments matter, our teams implode...

 

[Homecoming 2019]

Michigan's whole game plan is to embarrass our big men.. They are even dunking on them every chance they get...

Only good thing to come out of this game is getting completely clowned on. Hoping it makes us tougher

 

[Clngpl94]

So glad we can't show up for another prime time matchup... SMH

 

[Heisenbobble]

We can at least stop dreaming about a Final Four. If they make it past the second round, I’ll be shocked.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

HOW are we leaving them this open this often?!

Complete lack of communication and from a couple people complete lack of effort.

 

[LvilleILL1]

This is embarrassing. Better respond going forward.

 

[DICKnaggie]

Not mentally ready …

Again.

 

[BrownTown]

How would we describe our offensive game plan tonight?

 

[azillini1]

By far worst loss of season…

This is now time to throw in the towel. Scum with 3 starters now resting

 

[Flyin' Illini]

Pull the starters. Send a message. It's over.

 

[WolfILL7]

Michigan is just a better team. Illini needed to play A+ to win. First time they’re getting truly beat all year

 

[theNewGuy]

This is so hard to watch.

 

[ThisYearForSure]

Very grounding to know expectations had been too high. This is a sweet sixteen team at best, but is what it is.

 

[WSIOTCSS]

Yikes…

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

I hope this doesn’t break us!

 

[QueenCityIllini]

What is this defense? I’ve been so puzzled the last 5 minutes.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Andrej might as well be sipping on a pina colada at this point. Really disappointing game from him today.

He’s been horrible … This isn’t anything new …

He is unplayable … He’s soft … He can’t play …

He’s never in the right spot … He never makes winning plays … There’s a reason he’s in the portal every year …

Give me Ben over him …

 

[Oracle21]

Michigan is too good for this Illini team. Too much athleticism. Too much size/phyicality for an Illini team that is used to dominating with their own size

 

[USAFILLINI]

This team doesn’t make a long run in the tourney unless they fix the D. I don’t care how good your offense is. We go cold from three and can’t buy a stop.

 

[TheodoreRex]

This is embarrassing. Better respond going forward.

Just more excuses and more recruiting skill over toughness and athleticism

 

[Turn N’ Burn]

give Brad a break, he has to stand up to call a timeout and that is tough to do. Enjoys sitting on the bench and letting Tyler do everything