Game Thread: Illinois at Wisconsin

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

More than most.

3 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, and getting torched on defense. Care to explain your position?

 

[OrangeKrush1981]

We don't handle the ball very well. We don't really pass well either. Yes, we have WILLING, unseflish passers but I mean our guy's have poor technique: telegraphing passes, not enough pass fakes, pick up the dribble with only one or maybe even no clear target to pass to. Not enough zip on longer passes (with the exception of Moretti, who seems to have been taught how to pass). We often pass the ball too late to a team mate who broke open but then is not longer very open by the time the hesitant pass gets floated to the receiver.

Our guys also struggle to present a good target for passers. It's frustrating seeing these things persist so late into the season.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Likely 99% of us would bet WAhl to score on that possession.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Having Harmon off the bench is such a tremendous luxury.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Seriously....do we not have anyone on staff telling these guys to MOVE YOUR GD FEET!!!???

Wasn't it always a thing with Weber yelling at McCamey to move?

 

[FreshlySqueezed]

We don't handle the ball very well. We don't really pass well either. Yes, we have WILLING, unseflish passers but I mean our guy's have poor technique: telegraphing passes, not enough pass fakes, pick up the dribble with only one or maybe even no clear target to pass to. Not enough zip on longer passes (with the exception of Moretti, who seems to have been taught how to pass). We often pass the ball too late to a team mate who broke open but then is not longer very open by the time the hesitant pass gets floated to the receiver.

Our guys also struggle to present a good target for passers. It's frustrating seeing these things persist so late into the season.

Good lord. We're trying to be the first team ever to win 4 straight at the Kohl Center. We were betting underdogs. And we're winning.

We have more assists and the same number of turnovers as Wisconsin. We must be passing pretty well.

 

[skyIdub]

CoHawk needs to step up to finish this game.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Having Harmon off the bench is such a tremendous luxury.

When teams try to hide a bad defender on him it ends very badly for them

 

[McGuppin]

I get that Coleman can't help but complain, but he really needs to wait for the whistle.

 

[Battle89]

Homer calls commenced

 

[Get yourself a new map]

You have to get stops on the road!!!!

 

[Manual3for4peat]

Good lord. We are getting homered

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

On the one hand, we are no longer playing Goode huge minutes down the stretch. On the other, Ty is having a real tough game. Not ideal.

 

[hiberto]

7 point lead curse strikes again

 

[blife]

WTF guard someone

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Man... That was an ugly defensive possession

 

[skyIdub]

 

[NarrowJ]

Well, its tied again

We get too comfortable out there

 

[dsg]

Shannon picked up the spare on that drive

 

[hoopsfan47]

Shannon knocks down all the pins!!!

 

[illiniguy24]

Time to lock in boys!! Find your man on defense. Let’s get a big win

 

[KingWolf11]

TJ could be all big 10 tight end

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Total inability to play defend. Don’t know what happened. It’s one of the most unfathomable mid-season collapses that I’ve ever seen in a particular area of the game.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Our guards have to step up and bring this home. A couple are out of position that they should be playing, but they need to be strong on both ends.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Storr likes to throw elbows when backing down.