Game Thread: Illinois at Rutgers

[Ransom Stoddard]

I know it is not happening but say we win out the rest of the season without winning the tournament championship (make the final but lose) is there any shot we make the dance? Just trying run every possible situation through my head.

None.

 

[Stevegarbs]

DUNK IT MAV!

 

[Chase3]

Is it just me or is Malcolm a whiner sometimes when he doesn't get a call? He did not get back on defense there.

 

[Adnarel]

"First team to communicate on defense tonight wins." - Jerry Hester

 

[Stevegarbs]

Is it just me or is Malcolm a whiner sometimes when he doesn't get a call? He did not get back on defense there.

Not just you. He is a terrific player but the draw-the-foul part of his game is becoming too much.

 

[sdfidaho]

"First team to communicate on defense tonight wins." - Jerry Hester

 

[illini8507]

"First team to communicate on defense tonight wins." - Jerry Hester

Lmao

 

[HerbertFish]

I know it is not happening but say we win out the rest of the season without winning the tournament championship (make the final but lose) is there any shot we make the dance? Just trying run every possible situation through my head.

They'd probably be on the right side of the bubble at 22-13. Very similar to Purdue last year.

 

[IllinoisFan733]

They'd probably be on the right side of the bubble at 22-13. Very similar to Purdue last year.

Let's win tonight first.

 

[coltjames03]

Damn time for calipari to be fired. Seriously most of you have some unrealistic opinions of where this team should be with everybody that's out.

 

[Stevegarbs]

How messed up are the rotations when two guys go out of bounds to inbound the made basket?

 

[HerbertFish]

Damn time for calipari to be fired. Seriously most of you have some unrealistic opinions of where this team should be with everybody that's out.

I have the very realistic expectation of avoiding what would be statistically the worst loss ever recorded for the program.

 

[coltjames03]

None.

You are completely wrong

 

[sdfidaho]

Jesus Hill.....WTH

 

[Stevegarbs]

Alex Austin should put on street clothes.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Damn time for calipari to be fired. Seriously most of you have some unrealistic opinions of where this team should be with everybody that's out.

Has Cal been losing recruiting battles for 1s and 5s?

I didn't think so. Next.

 

[GameOfThrows]

I know it is not happening but say we win out the rest of the season without winning the tournament championship (make the final but lose) is there any shot we make the dance? Just trying run every possible situation through my head.

How many drinks have you had? You might want to tap the breaks...

 

[chief2007]

Hill is forcing up bad shots

Rutgers 28 rebounds to 16 for Illinois

Rutgers 14 assists to 7 for Illinois

 

[HerbertFish]

The defense is so awful. Don't care who is injured when it comes to that. Ugh.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

geez Austin, what are you thinking?

 

[Stevegarbs]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!

 

[HerbertFish]

This might be the worst B1G conference game I've ever watched. Lol. Defense on both sides just is nonexistant.

 

[Chase3]

They'd probably be on the right side of the bubble at 22-13. Very similar to Purdue last year.

How many drinks have you had? You might want to tap the breaks...

Haha none yet but it was an honest question. I saw the pregame stats for Kansas State and Kansas and I remembered that Kansas State was a bubble team last year despite having 14 or 15 losses. They beat some good teams but lost a lot of awful games. So it made me wonder whether or not it's still possible for us or if we were mathematically eliminated already.

 

[Stevegarbs]

This might be the worst B1G conference game I've ever watched. Lol. Defense on both sides just is nonexistant.

The basketball on both sides is nonexistent.

 

[Adnarel]

I went out and found the soundtrack to tonight's game.[YOUTUBE]1D5Sa2Yq-2g[/YOUTUBE]