Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

[Deleted member 3875]

"we might see a transition bucket"

<illinois throws it away on the brake>

Perfect comedic timing.

Mary Richards quality.

 

[The Rock Says]

You fools thought we could avoid the First Four. I find your lack of faith disturbing.

I was honestly thinking about if you'd come in to rub it in our faces. End this nightmare, Pat.

 

[SuperMetroid]

TJL! Shoulda been an and 1 too

 

[dmac279]

I don't think there are any at this point. I listen a lot to the post-game radio shows and Tay and Jay shows and I don't hear the same optimism or "let's give him some more time" like we've heard in the last couple of years. Everyone knows what's going on and knows the writing is on the wall. Groce still doesn't have a set rotation and it is almost February.

Hint for Groce: Finke/Nichols/Abrams and very little doses of Tate and basically Thorne should be benched like he has benched DJW b/c Thorne is literally adding nothing. Not his fault, the knee injury took a lot out of him, but start adapting and stop playing your seniors b/c they are seniors. Play the men who give you the best chance to win.

Too late he's history

 

[Second and Chalmers]

#WeWillWin(this game)

 

[Captain Bubbles]

Down by 6, with under 6 minutes to go...amazingly, still have a chance. Two possession game. May have spoke too soon, but if there's a positive, there's that.

 

[Trakis]

Are we gonna do this?

A better question: Do we want to do this?

 

[Cheez]

Sometimes you don't need a ladder to motivate your team. Illinois has looked competent since Groce yelled at them.

 

[PostersLastStand]

Get. Tracy. Off. The. Floor

Groce will take Hill out instead.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

6 with 6 to go
stunning, frankly
and the building is silent.

OK with me. The drone from PSU fans when Illinois has the ball was giving me a migraine.

 

[CoalCity]

Could have easily been and 1 on the TJL layup.

 

[oldman]

thorne tate and abrams should be done for the day

 

[Illini_1979]

Please keep these guys on the floor.

 

[schlagboy]

Well they did respond when Groce got on 'em.


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[MrOizo]

When you watch TJL, you simply know that he is on another level compared to Abrams and Tate. How has that not been obvious for a long time?

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[bombayIllini]

Do NOT remove Kipper.

 

[Captain Bubbles]

Illinois is getting burned by a former recruiting target. That's not good.

Carr is a solid player.

 

[illiniguy24]

Tracy's body language on the bench is awful


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[KansasIllini]

This is the point in the game where I get my hopes up. I somehow still keep falling for it every time. Let's see how this one plays out though

 

[The Rock Says]

"we'll see if John Groce has something well designed here."
- An ignorant fool, on TV

 

[Cheez]

What a terrible inbounds play. Nobody knew what to do or where to go.

 

[Chase3]

Starting to look like that Illinois vs. Rutgers fiasco of a basketball game.

 

[illiniknight]

This is actually a game.

 

[FeelYourPaign]

AGAIN we cannot get the ball inbounds.

 

[Deleted member 3875]

When you watch TJL, you simply know that he is on another level compared to Abrams and Tate. How has that not been obvious for a long time?

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Yep. In December, first minutes he had on the floor.