Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

[Chillinini]

It's okay and within the rules to call a time-out

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

I missed the first 25 minutes of the game and I am listening on the radio, not watching, but it sounds like Penn State just brings the ball down and makes a layup every time down. Is that pretty much what’s going down?

Yes

 

[grantlab]

Defense is completely, utterly, absolutely pathetic. We deserve to lose this game right now letting the 3rd best guard on Penn State just dribble right into the lane and get an uncontested layup every single possession

 

[Manual3for4peat]

This defense is a joke and this might be the best team brads had. He really gonna let a great shot at a deep run go over some assistant that no one has ever heard of?

 

[Illiniprime]

Is Brad ever gonna call a timeout or just keep letting them score at will? Team is going no where with a defense as atrocious as this.

 

[BRucks]

Career high for Kern.

 

[Fighting I 95]

This is on Brad. No timeout leads to turnover and 3. Instead of setting up a play out of bounds(oh wait we never do that)

 

[azillini1]

I missed the first 25 minutes of the game and I am listening on the radio, not watching, but it sounds like Penn State just brings the ball down and makes a layup every time down. Is that pretty much what’s going down?

Well, PSU shooting 58% for the game... mostly from close range

 

[Wade]

How many layups are we going to give up to kern? This is rediculous!! Matador defense.

 

[skyIdub]

This team scored 49 points Saturday.

Forty.
Nine.

 

[BBlock24]

Fire the defensive coach into the sun.

 

[Deep]

Are we ever going to double a guy who keeps killing us in the paint????

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Baldwin is 3-9. The rest of the team is shooting 67%.

 

[Oskee67]

Is there a reason Domask brings up the ball so much? He's clearly not a good ball handler...

 

[thefalcon5]

I for one would simply stop Kern.

 

[westcoastillini]

hey Kern likes to drive. Just thought you'd like to address that, Underwood....

 

[SuperMetroid]

Why do we not call a time out when they go on a run like this?

If there’s one thing I’d love to have our insiders’ knowledge on it’s this

 

[stlrunner]

Glad we’re saving those timeouts for when we’re on a run and need to kill our own momentum later.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

PSU made their run … HAVE to regroup and extend the lead!

 

[FloridaMan]

GET HARMON OUT!!!!!!

 

[HailtotheChief]

I know you don't want Hawk to foul but maybe put someone in to contest and has some fouls to give to not give away lay ups...Dain, Amani or someone

 

[Jon]

if we are gonna give up layups all the time and foul a bunch, might as well go back to Brad's 2017 defense. at least we'd get turnovers

 

[bjp84]

Feel free to guard Kern.

 

[Champaign88]

If the lack of calling a time out to get the momentum swing reduced and the troops head back on straight costs us in the tournament I will flip a table.

 

[azillini1]

Even Bardo criticizing our defense. We will not beat teams in March playing with this defense