Game Thread: Illinois vs Oregon

[skyIdub]

Keaton is so good. Illinois is so good.

Oregon is so bad?

We are engaged on defense so far. Intensity is good. We are a wagon when we put it all together.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Ducks are cooked?

 

[Rap47]

This team would be really good if they only shoot about 20 threes.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Makes no sense. Z impacting the game heavily on both ends. Better take him out???

Have you asked Z if he's tired and needs a blow? Until we're in this huddle and know that fatigue status, let's assume Brad knows his guys.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Is Big Z a future NBA player? I don’t know if I’m wearing orange-colored glasses, but he has the length, range on his shot, very instinctive shot blocker, twitchy athlete… is he?

He was thought of as a possible 1 and done for Kentucky before he stepped on the floor as a freshman. Kid has an NBA ceiling. Needs the strength, conditioning, and development Cal never gave him to get there. But yeah, he has a shot

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Bring back Big Z.

 

[IllinoisGrad0609]

Tomi out. Z in.
This is NOT hard, Brad.

 

[skyIdub]

Man Tomi, just....wtf?

 

[eas23]

Starting lineup should change.

Wagler
Mirk
Andrej
Ben
Big Z

Way more spark.

Stojakovic put up a donut in our biggest game of the year 4 days ago.

 

[JJE]

I wonder what it would take for Tomi to have the same aggression on the court as he did on that guitar.

 

[FloridaMan]

Have you asked Z if he's tired and needs a blow? Until we're in this huddle and know that fatigue status, let's assume Brad knows his guys.

No have you? It's March, my man. These guys are in the shape of their lives.

 

[joeybcrazy13]

ILL

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Have you asked Z if he's tired and needs a blow? Until we're in this huddle and know that fatigue status, let's assume Brad knows his guys.

Right, Z got completely gassed after 3 minutes of play and asked to be taken out...

 

[skyIdub]

Mirk slept for 15 hours and came straight from bed......that hair!!

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

If Andrej can figure out the when to attack and when not to he would be unstoppable.

 

[Illini in Indiana]

Z > T

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

Mirk is awesome with his intensity, but man, the fouls lately are a problem.

 

[FloridaMan]

Quick recovery by Z. He's back! Don't know how he does it averaging 15 min a game

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Oh that's some pretty passing

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

Nice pass by Keaton. Ben needs to dunk that!

 

[skyIdub]

Lmao Bam just jogged off...."that's good"

 

[WolfpackIllini]

Mirk is awesome with his intensity, but man, the fouls lately are a problem.

Mostly over the back. Fixable, I'd think.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Jake, mentally, isn't with us tonight. Two air balls, a myriad of defensive breakdowns and general unawareness.

 

[skyIdub]

Mostly over the back. Fixable, I'd think.

So easy to forget he's just a freshman.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Why is it whenever you go for a steal but don't get it, it's a foul? Did he really even hook him?