Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

[OrangeKrus28]

This is unfortunately not surprising. This is an inconsistent team led by a coach who doesn't know how to substitute properly. This is creating a mess of epic proportions. You play this poorly knowing that you have Wisky coming up next? I'm tired of Groce's man-crushes with Tate and Thorne. Time to just play combos of Mav/Finke/Black and start getting DJW and Jordan some time on the floor.

Fair or not, Tate and Thorne have become the poster boys for Groce's failures in adapting.

 

[Captain Bubbles]

Or promise an Olive Garden lasagna stop on the way home.

I don't see how people like that place. I've only ate there once in my life and was not impressed.

 

[Poe's Law]

When was the last time a P5 program fired their coach mid season? I dont think it really happens unless some sort of scandal (Mike Rice at Rutgers, for example) predicates it.

We're stuck with Groce until the end of the B1G tournament, but I think Whitman could fire him after that and decline the postseason NIT invite.

I wish I shared your optimism... there's no way we get an NIT bid.

 

[Dirtbags32]

An hour and 40 min from now: "Obviously, another tough start. I thought our guys battled hard at times....."

 

[helppitch]

They've called Maverick Malcolm three times already.

The way he is playing, it would be best to go under an alias.

 

[peace davids]

I would by at all be upset if we fired Groce after this display. Make Jamal Walker the interim coach and start the search.

 

[BexleyIllini]

Wow. We make Penn State look great. Love the way they stand and watch the ball bounce. Our teams certainly have a way of making the fanbase look forward to the next revolving door full of coaches.

Oskee-bow-wow.

Really we make ourselves look terrible. Any P5 would rout us when we give so many open looks.

 

[ILLTXCAL]

Down by 20 points at the half against a football school in a HALF EMPTY ARENA!!!

 

[IlliniForTheWin]

fire groce and let a 6 foot ladder coach the 2nd half

 

[aluma]

This is ridiculous. There can't be any Groce sympathizers anymore, can there? Absolutely no excuse to get pummeled on the road like we do. I know PSU is improved but this is beyond embarrassing. I stopped watching about 7 minutes into the first half, that's how bad we are. Groce must be fired at the end of this season.

 

[Whitman2020]

John Grocery should be fired today.
I thought Weber was bad but he's worst.

 

[IlliniForTheWin]

we're talking about penn state here. penn state. oh how we have fallen into irrelevance

 

[illini8507]

I mean, I'm pissed... but in no way am I surprised

 

[helppitch]

announcer describing Malcolm as a starter since day 1.
Its clear that he wasn't reading this board in 2014

The announcer is as bad as our play. Horrible!

 

[txillini11]

I've said this before. This is the worst Illini team of my lifetime. Thorne, Tate, and Abrams recently aren't good enough to be playing anywhere near a P5 conference.

 

[cam]

we don'the have 1 guy that can Tae their man and score, not one. We have absolutely no fight at all. terrible!

 

[IlliniForTheWin]

illinois doesn't deserve to have their games announced. hell they don't deserve to be televised. this is a joke. i am pissed off.

 

[FeelYourPaign]

We only have 1 road game under 10 points (scUM) and that statistic does not appear to be any jeopardy of going to two
Honestly, I'm not even processing this.

 

[breadman]

See the trend they are showing at half time? All B1G road teams have won today. So, let's follow the trend!!

 

[CoalCity]

I don't see how people like that place. I've only ate there once in my life and was not impressed.

Their house dressing I'd really good but other than that I agree. Meh.

 

[RedRocksIllini]

I can only imagine the look of surprise on Coach's face when he got to the airport and realized the ladder didn't fit in the overhead bin.

 

[The Dave]

EVERYTHING about this game is bad for us. Offense is non-existent. Defense is as bad as ever seen in college basketball. Rebounding is bleh. Still can't inbound the ball effectively.

Penn State isn't even playing D on our PG's. They are just playing 5-on-4 on defense and we can't do anything about it.

We all know Gross is completely incapable of making a half-time adjustment so we are either going to lose by 30+ or Malcom will hero-ball us to a 15-point loss.

 

[The Rock Says]

I mean, I'm pissed... but in no way am I surprised

+100

 

[Illiniwek66]

Just think, we have the Groce patented second half collapse still to look forward to!


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[geneseo]

Make Tate the coach.