Game Thread: Illinois at Iowa

[azillini1]

Mirk has 11 boards

Tomi and Z have a combined 2. I don’t know how that is feasible

 

[BDMAN]

That was on Ben he has to know he is wide open under basket he was not even looking get a$$ of the court now

 

[ChiTown]

The tale of 2 halves….we looked so efficient in the first half both offensively and defensively.

 

[Chase321]

Get Ben out of there.

Weak !!! screen (thankfully Keaton saved us).

No clue why Z is not out there.

He’s grabbed some key rebounds.

 

[HailtotheChief]

We should put in Z over Ben right now.. I don’t understand this

Ben can stay with shooters better and is less likely to take bad shots. Huge board right there too. I do likr Z though to defend the rim. Tough call for BU. I do think its unfornate Tomi may need to sit. The defensive pressure is hurting his play.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

We're getting killed on back cuts and we don't have Z in there to help. I don't get these lineups at all.

BINGO !!!!!!

 

[FantaIllini]

We need Ben's defense. I'd take out Stoj.

Also we’re in the bonus and we should take out our best option at attacking the paint ?

 

[aaeismacgychel]

So, we're 16pts per 100possessions better a defense when Z is on the court and that's 17pts per 100 possessions better than Tomi this season... Just saying...

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Great defense there Ben !!!!!

 

[Starrynova]

This is all on coaching, and exactly why we're going nowhere under Underwood. Seeing us struggle over and over late in the game is becoming a pattern.

 

[IlliniwekKDR]

We have the bonus, so be aggressive

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Oh, Ben. That would have been sweet.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Oh, Ben. That would have been sweet.

Good look … Can’t be mad about that one …

 

[FloridaMan]

Another back cut

 

[Illinifan533]

Man, Humrichous has so many good looks that just rim out.

 

[JKR]

Boswell back to zero defense

 

[Trueblue777]

Boswell is doing everything he can do to lose this game for us

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

WHAT IS THIS DEFENSE !!!!!!!!

WAKE THE F UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FloridaMan]

Hey Brad. Don't know if you noticed, BUT THEY ARE KILLING US AT THE RIM!!!!!

 

[madillini4]

Excellent read there by Boswell. Winning basketball.

 

[DICKnaggie]

Can we please give Z some okay? Need rim protection.

 

[Iloveorangekoolaid]

Bam Bam

 

[the juiceman cometh]

There’s just no way our best 5 in crunch time includes Ben in there, if thats the case then there’s a bigger problem.

Sometimes it's about what's working in a given name and not just about "best five." Stoj is clearly one of our best five but he's not doing a whole lot to help us right now.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Some huge layups by Boz here.

 

[thehass]

We are looking like the Packers did in the 2nd half last night.

Ditto