Game Thread: Illinois vs Baylor

[JSpence]

So you're telling me that tonight won't be the high point of the season?

 

[skyIdub]

Time for DMW to sit and start Cole. He has played his way into starting and it will give us more size.

Sit DMFW tonight and we lose by 20+.

 

[CubsIlliniFan]

Not trying to be hateful, but this will be hard to top as the worst take of the night.

Nope, we need more size and DMW needs to come off the bench

 

[Illini_Jack]

Why are we iso-ing Ayo when he's had a rough game? Run some set plays or get Kofi involved.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

If we want to start Giorgi and bring Trent off the bench, that’s a possibility. Hawkins is a long way from starting

 

[Calvin]

Not our best game by any means. Baylor taking them off their game, but nothing to be embarrassed by. should be a lot to learn from this one.

 

[ChiIllini75]

Bright spot, Curbelo has looked more than comfortable against the same pressure that has stifled Ayo tonight.

 

[sacraig]

Why are we iso-ing Ayo when he's had a rough game? Run some set plays or get Kofi involved.

Habit, I assume.

 

[skyIdub]

Dear Top 10,

We hardly knew thee.


Sincerely,

Illinois Basketball

 

[TCTORNADO]

really interesting sub....hawkins for DMW on the defensive end

 

[illinitiger]

We played even or better for 32 minutes....but the 14 to 4 run did us in. We need to create our own momentum bursts

 

[Retro62]

How many people said if Kofi could dominate we would win? Well...

 

[skyIdub]

Baylor > Gonzaga.

 

[wettsten]

It's easy to be disappointed by the last ten minutes, but only if you bought into the ridiculousness that we were the 5th best team in the country. Anyone who watched the Ohio game knew that was not the case.

We are good, Baylor is better.

...tonight. on a different day in march, who knows?

 

[sacraig]

Dear Top 10,

We hardly knew thee.


Sincerely,

Illinois Basketball

I'm not sure we will fall out of the top 10. It will depend on what happens to the others, of course, but losing to the #2 team is no shame. That said, we probably belong closer to 15 right now. Maybe we can earn #5 in about January.

 

[azillini1]

We played even or better for 32 minutes....but the 14 to 4 run did us in. We need to create our own momentum bursts

You are correct and we never got into our offense in the 2nd half. GB made us very competitive in the 1st half.

 

[illinitiger]

We played even or better for 32 minutes....but the 14 to 4 run did us in. We need to create our own momentum bursts

This is partly coaching and adjustments....I like BU but SD>BU

 

[SuperMetroid]

Ayo can’t buy a bucket tonight

 

[CubsIlliniFan]

When we play bad, Ayo tries to do too much and that is not teamwork

 

[LostinNebraska]

Offense looked much better tight with ayo playing off the ball

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

We played even or better for 32 minutes....but the 14 to 4 run did us in. We need to create our own momentum bursts

Good point here. Two good teams. One had a +10 burst. One didn’t. Otherwise even.

 

[Wokker]

Habit, I assume.

Right. You don’t just go away from your best player because shots aren’t dropping

 

[JSpence]

I don't like the fouling here. Just gonna have a bigger deficit with the same result? Hope I eat these words, but...

 

[ChocolateThunder]

Not many open 3's this evening

 

[the national]

If our young guys can develop, we will get better