Game Thread: Illinois at Michigan

[SuperMetroid]

This is elite level D on both sides here. Kofi v Dickinson is unstoppable force v immovable object

 

[Turpin & Tate in 2008!]

"Like getting a pass with a hand grenade with the pin pulled out." Haha

 

[Deleted member 4892]

Welcome to the NBA Kofi. If you’re thinking about it you better be able to do something against better college players.

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

Love how we're playing w/o Ayo against Scum in Ann Arbor. Impressive.

 

[illiram11]

Everyone on here would have loved to see Ayo tonight, but this gives us huge hope for the future, that there is IL basketball life after Ayo. This team is competing.

 

[Deleted member 747903]

Curbelo will win us this game

 

[logjam]

Michigan not letting Kofi get good position, both teams playing defense, I'll take 10-10 feed Kofi!

 

[azillini1]

We need to limit our TO's. We lead in that category 5 to 2. Kofi not showing any offense so far. Need Kofi to score 20 for us tonight or double his assist total for the year. That wouldn't be difficult to do.

 

[LostinNebraska]

Dickinson has a great belly bump on D. Annoying as hell, but effective

 

[Ga65]

Loved Bilas remark that it’s like receiving a hand grenade with the pin pulled.

 

[Deleted member 747802]

Need to play the inside out game with Kofi tonight. Gotta kick it out if you don't catch it on the block.

 

[CentralILifer]

I wouldn't say I'm happy with how they are playing. But I'm happy with the score 1/4 of the way through the game, given the expectations.

Love how we're playing w/o Ayo against Scum in Ann Arbor. Impressive.

 

[sinmyp1]

That was a crap foul on Cofi, I call BS

 

[Double ACL]

We can't afford BS fouls on Kofi. That was not a foul

 

[CDRUSN]

Hunter is finding out when trying to score underneath that Kofi is a brick...House!

 

[LostinNebraska]

Cheap foul on Kofi. And two ugly ugly foul shouts by Dickinson

 

[Greensboro]

AYO will probably play in OSU.. that game matters more than this game.. I thought AYO would play tonight.. but we are focused on BTT and NCCA championships not the regular season.. thinking like an elite coach right now, not a short term coach

I would’ve bet my beach house he played tonight. Coming into the 2nd ranked team in the country’s house after coming back from 2 games out with an injury. This moment was made for Ayo. Sad he doesn’t get the opportunity.

 

[CentralILifer]

Johns and Hawkins are a good match-up together.

 

[Illini_Jack]

Curbelo = Good

 

[aaron2108]

Curbello is instant offense

 

[the juiceman cometh]

We're playing some phenomenal D tonight

 

[Deleted member 11228]

That defense so far though...

 

[logjam]

I think we can get Dickinson tired tonight, keep going to Kofi.

 

[CubsIlliniFan]

Our D is suffocating.

 

[altenberger22]

Tivo delay. Just catching up. Exceptional game so far!!!! Dickinson is having more struggles on "O" than Kofi!