Game Thread: Illinois vs Penn

[lstewart53x3]

Are we up?

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Such dumb analysis.“If you take away offensive rebounds” …. how can you take away offensive rebounds?

We’re 3rd in the nation in OREB% and Penn is 184th (playing in the IVY league). Of course that’s the difference.

 

[PopChampaign]

Charles Barkley with the astute analysis. We are in trouble only up 10 because of 14 offensive rebounds.

What I’ve been saying

 

[FleetFeetIllini]

Start Andrej over Jake to start second half. We want to pound the paint not jack threes this game.

Not gonna happen.

 

[Cook]

Barkley spot on, should be up a lot more!

 

[OrangeAndBlueBlooded]

#44 should NOT be shooting any three-pointers from here on in. He's been horrible today with that shot.

Get him inside!!!! And now allowing Penn to hit a big three before the half was huge. They get the ball to start the 2nd half--watch they'll hit a three to cut it to seven points, when it should be a 13 point game right now. But, #44 was too slow and allowed their best player on the damn floor to hit a wide-open three.

I'm sorry, but it's the little things that can hurt a team.

Z wasn't on the floor for the last play of the half.

 

[PapaDelsMadeMeFat]

I wish Tomi would just get pissed the F off and use the gift of his size. Like, can someone just slap him, give him a titty twister, insult his facial hair, or something to get him fired the f up.

 

[The Sprouting Divot]

Reads like a comment I wrote against Wisconsin, and it ended up an OT game because of those little things.

It's the same story every time.

 

[chrisRunner7]

Are we up?

You couldn't tell that from the game thread...

 

[rdk573]

Charles Barkley with the astute analysis. We are in trouble only up 10 because of 14 offensive rebounds.

We're talking about Penn here..

 

[From the cheap seats]

Did Barkley lose a bet? And have to wear a jacket 5 sizes too big and say stupid stuff.

 

[CleverHandle1]

Z wasn't on the floor for the last play of the half.

My fault. Then whoever it was, they messed up.

 

[cs04]

I had a glimmer of hope when Penn showed a zone and we got the ball to Z by the hoop and he got fouled, but otherwise our offensive strategy seems to be “hope we regress to our 3pt average”

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

They are now debating that Dybantsa would come back to college??

 

[Thaillini22]

If it wasn’t for Mirk we would be down at halftime.

You mean if we played 4 on 5?

 

[Sheldon Ram]

Start Andrej over Jake to start second half. We want to pound the paint not jack threes this game.

Brad never changes lineup to start the half. Davis will play the first 4-6 minutes while Andrej sits. I think Tyler loves Davis

 

[kyillinifan]

Like to see both brothers in beat them down low.

 

[Dawgss4life]

For 3 minutes

 

[Nohops 73]

According to Mr.Obvious we have to play much better basketball if we want to beat Houston and Flordia

I think they need to play better if they want to beat VCU.

 

[CleverHandle1]

I know both twins do not have great post up moves, but I feel if they get the ball close to the basket, they have a good chance to score.

Let's get some points inside.

 

[PopChampaign]

Such dumb analysis.“If you take away offensive rebounds” …. how can you take away offensive rebounds?

We’re 3rd in the nation in OREB% and Penn is 184th (playing in the IVY league). Of course that’s the difference.

Until we stop grabbing boards which has happened before, idk about you but I’m not betting on us being consistent anymore for the full game. We have to know our strengths and weaknesses

 

[RockfordIllini]

Such dumb analysis.“If you take away offensive rebounds” …. how can you take away offensive rebounds?

We’re 3rd in the nation in OREB% and Penn is 184th (playing in the IVY league). Of course that’s the difference.

And if you take away all the contested mid range 2s they hit we’d be up 25.

 

[Thaillini22]

I think they need to play better if they want to beat VCU.

We'd probably be up 40-30 at half on VCU

 

[DrMac210]

The coaching strategy is really simple- attack the hoop or post entry pass EVERY play, no excuses... Only shoot WIDE open 3's off post kicks or skip passes. Shoot a contested 3 or a 3 off 1 pass, butt meets bench. Mirk was exceptional- gameplan and rest of the team not so much. I thought we played pretty poor as a whole.

Agree 100%

As much as it should fall on the players to make the dang shots………..it is also up to Underwood to get it through their damn heads to stop jacking 3’s and attack the basket.

If it takes benching multiple players to get the point across……. Then do it!

 

[CentralILLini]

At least we’re not Gonzaga