Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

[SuperMetroid]

We're on a pace for 188 pts, combined. Guess I was a little OFF in taking the under for this one.

Our defense is simply horrendous.

And I have to salute my HS basketball coach, who said he would never play man-to-man defense on in-bounds plays under the basket. Just too many ways to get confused and lose your man with all of the screening. We always played a 3-2 zone and never-ever allowed a layup. And that's how I've consistently coached it in all the years since. Just no excuse for a Top NCAA team to allow three dunks/layups like that.

I hope we add that play to our playbook instead of just lobbing it in to Coleman at half court every time

 

[1970 John]

Lots of empty seats. Who was the poster who had his tickets rescinded?

Me.

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

They playing in that cracker box so the 4k that showed up looks like a BIG crowd.

I see lots of seats empty behind the baskets

 

[sacraig]

Lol does he just not like his family. Why is he on BTN so much?

Dude is 67 years old and was a power conference head coach for two decades. He has to have at least made like 40-50 mil in his career.

Yeah, but for a dude who bleeds basketball, being paid 7 figures to a basketball commentator for 6 months of the year is a hell of a retirement gig.

 

[illiniguy24]

It’s a good thing we can score in bunches!!

 

[BRucks]

Hawkins just needs to hit the showers.

 

[Illiniam1984]

Our defense sucks!

 

[SuperMetroid]

Hawkins just needs to hit the showers.

No one moved to help him out that time

 

[Illini88]

Shannon is absurd. Have no idea how you would stop him on the drive

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Stop driving Coleman.

 

[Champaign88]

Shannon is on fire and we seem to be doing our best of freezing him out in the half court.

 

[CDRUSN]

If Cohawk loses one more dribble in traffic, I'm going to lose my manure.

 

[madillini4]

This game is drunk

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Man, 3 on Ty. Don't like that.

 

[Bigtex]

Domask another assist. Sneaky good passes

 

[aaeismacgychel]

This has been by far Coleman’s worst game of the season. He's better than this.

 

[FloridaMan]

TSJ fully back!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

That was one very very very angry dunk by TSJ. Shocked the ball didn't deflate

 

[Mr. Roberts]

3 on Quincy

 

[skyIdub]

Lmao....an AAU team could get 70 on us.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Domask just made his guy wanna go home

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

It's nice we can be this sloppy and still be up 12.

 

[TheodoreRex]

If I'm Underwood, in film sessions, every time a player has a soft and 1 foul, they get to spend their practice on the treadmill.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Finally up double digits inspite if screw ups

 

[Illini88]

Someone told our guys that yiu win by scoring more points. Same guy failed to mention that it is also good to NOT let the other team score. These guys are fun to watch - on offense!