Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

[SoILL_INI]

Every replay of Pickett shows him clearly pushing off!!!!!

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

15-19 for 37pts and 7 asts. F$CK.

 

[New Creation]

This is brutal. And we shot another 3. Kiss the BIG title chance good bye if we lose this game. A lot of ball watching. Defense exposed tonight.

 

[azillini1]

Mayer has been pretty quiet with only 5 shots and 8 points.

 

[LvilleILL]

I mean the defense wasn't the best but this was crazy tonight. They didn't miss at all, Pickett had the game of his life. Regroup and beat Indiana. Not a single team in the country would have beaten Penn state tonight

 

[illiram11]

Let's call this the St Valentine's Day massacre in Happy Valley. We were never in this game. We would be lucky to win 2 rounds in the NCAA tourney, and may not get out of the 1st round. Just baffled by this team's inconsistency.

I said it before the game, get Sencire Harris on Pickett until he fouls out.

 

[Birdus]

I hope we don't play these guys in the BTT. They seem to like lighting us up. I just heard Perrin left the program. Not one of the better nights for the Orange and Blue.

 

[Coop70]

Checking out, think I missed the first group to go.

 

[blife]

Why's Dain sitting?

Because he keeps getting switched on to Pickett and abused when it happens

 

[808Illini]

Great. Looking like a nice 0-2 week and in the 8-9 range.

 

[DICKnaggie]

When was the last time Penn State beat us twice? Ever?

 

[IlliniMilkMan]

Why's Dain sitting?

Because he cannot guard the screen roll.

 

[New Creation]

I mean the defense wasn't the best but this was crazy tonight. They didn't miss at all, Pickett had the game of his life. Regroup and beat Indiana. Not a single team in the country would have beaten Penn state tonight

And we still don’t double. Rinse and repeat

 

[GrayGhost77]

Uh just checked the score and this thread as I had a really busy day, but holy hell what happened to our defense???

 

[Bigtex]

2 point defense % is horrible

 

[illinigiant80]

I say f$/k it. Just start jacking all threes and hope to get hot.

 

[Orange Wave]

How is Penn St’s record so trash. Sucks we’ve gotten 2 of their best performances of the year

 

[CDRUSN]

On the theory that lightning in a bottle cannot strike 3 times in one season, I would love to see the Illini play PSU one more time, in the Big Ten Tournament.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

I mean the defense wasn't the best but this was crazy tonight. They didn't miss at all, Pickett had the game of his life. Regroup and beat Indiana. Not a single team in the country would have beaten Penn state tonight

I'm in agreement with this. PSU's performance tonight is what makes the NCAA tourney great. Every higher seed would lose this one tonight.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Let's call this the St Valentine's Day massacre in Happy Valley. We were never in this game. We would be lucky to win 2 rounds in the NCAA tourney, and may not get out of the 1st round. Just baffled by this team's inconsistency.

Two rounds is a freaking pipe dream with where we're at right now. NCAA tournament success requires focus and attention to detail which we haven't shown the capacity for on any sort of consistent basis.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Him, Courtney Green, and Larry S are my Bottom 3 B10 refs. Can't seem to shake these guys this year from reffing our games.

Stop blaming the refs. While they are perfect that’s not why we are getting killed
They are making their shots and we are not. We are 6 for 23 from three and that’s not officiating

 

[Jimbo]

Rj. Sigh

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

How is Penn St’s record so trash. Sucks we’ve gotten 2 of their best performances of the year

We've gotten two of Pickett's best performances of the year. His ability to get touches should be discussed in the post game thread.

 

[Flyin' Illini]

I say f$/k it. Just start jacking all threes and hope to get hot.

So the usual then?

 

[New Creation]

On the theory that lightning in a bottle cannot strike 3 times in one season, I would love to see the Illini play PSU one more time, in the Big Ten Tournament.

Why? You trying to get more rest before the NCAA ?