Game Thread: Illinois at Rutgers

[the juiceman cometh]

Wide open threes and we can’t hit any of them. I just don’t get it

We are not good at shooting. Just not good. Have to focus on scoring inside.

 

[westcoastillini]

Kj opens the game with 3 TOs. This is a serious problem. He does this every game

 

[Class_of_2020]

What skill? Genuinely curious.

 

[Fighting I 95]

We have no one to make shots like them and they love tough 2s so our defense basically is working for them.

 

[New Creation]

Looking like crap against bad teams.

 

[illinifan1987]

There's still plenty of time left

 

[hoopsfan47]

Playing at this level every other game is unacceptable. Too many guys making too many blunders. Playing like that while shooting bricks leads to a 30+ pt. loss to a .500 team.

And likely the NIT...maybe. I hate to see hired hands just going through the motions.

 

[biglug58]

DGL making a jr. high mistake going for the ball and not covering the break out Bailey. Gives up a dung every time.

Indeed

 

[sacraig]

I've said it before and I guess I'm just gonna keep on saying it. Our ceiling might be the moon, but our floor is the core of the earth. Yuck.

It's wild how much range we have.

 

[FleetFeetIllini]

Trey White out? At least he drives the ball, rebounds and gets fouled.

Have you seen him play the last several games?

 

[ChiTown]

good things happen when you go to the paint. the last game should have taught us this

Especially since we have the size advantage with Big T,he needs to get in the paint instead of standing at the elbow.

 

[Bigtex]

At least he used first half timeout tonight

 

[CoachHooleyHoo]

This is why I have zero trust in this team. Do this in the tourney and it’ll be a quick exit.

 

[blife]

Yep Harper and Ace are not good matchups for DGL, or anyone for that matter. Those boys can flat out hoop

 

[CleverHandle1]

Tomas needs to start hitting that way-open three now.

His misses will start getting exhausting.

 

[LvilleILL1]

Pathetic. Wake the hell up or this game will be over soon.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Game of runs, just hope it doesn't come to late

 

[aaeismacgychel]

We are on pace to score 30 points. WTF.

Being only half serious, but we play like this the full 40 and I don't know if we crack 25. This is otherworldly bad. Kylan burning sage might've started the apocalypse

 

[HailtotheChief]

Our movement on offense is in slow motion compared to Rutgers

 

[80'sIllini]

If we somehow manage to win this game the Illini have already managed to make it unenjoyable for me to watch. seems like the same, frustrating theme over and over again. Horrible perimeter shooting, opposing players going off on scoring runs, BU waiting too long to call a TO to disrupt the opposing team's run.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Relax, guys. I’m back from dinner at Village Tap and have switched into my orange Chief shirt that I wore on Sunday. We got this.

 

[Fighting I 95]

Brads lost his fastball and edge.

 

[IlliniKat91]

There are still 30 minutes to play, right? Because the way some folks are talking, we might as well pack it in now

 

[Mr. Roberts]

 

[FloridaMan]

I bet Brad will be proud of the guys if they are able to cut it to under 10 tonight against big, bad Rutgers. They're a .500 team after all