Game Thread: Illinois vs Chattanooga

[BoiseBaller]

So poorly prepped. We looked like we never ran an offense before.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

That half is over.

Put it in a chokehold, put it to sleep and never ever ever talk about it again!

 

[SuperMetroid]

Plummer was fouled though

They have fouled pretty much every possession

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

It’s like you guys have never watched a point guard before.

Well, if you started following the Illini toward the end of the Weber era…

 

[aaeismacgychel]

I have to say, we are in tremendous position despite being down 4. Our defense has been much better, their whole team is in foul trouble, and we've started figuring out how to break this team down. All we need to come out with is effort this 2nd half. If we can outwork them, we'll win this one.

 

[CDRUSN]

Our guards are playing like the Three Stooges. If they can participate instead of watching in this next half, I like our chances.

 

[foby]

Really surprised no RJ

 

[bootsy1974]

The first 4-5 minutes of the second half are crucial. If we come out the second half the way we started this game, we will lose. Come out and take over in the second half.

 

[Ignatius Shang]

How many rebounds does Kofi have at half????

Seven. I didn't expect this either. Another "you thought Kofi played badly and when you look at the box score he gets 20+10" game.

 

[HailtotheChief]

With them in the double bonus settling fir long jump shots is not smart

 

[Champaign88]

If they are going to continue to sell out and play such an aggressive perimeter defense, we need to drive the ball into the lane and just foul them out. The defense they are playing is ridiculous and the principle of it seems to be to make constant minor contact with the offensive player and hope the refs only call a foul every third possession instead of three per possession.

 

[OrangeNBrood]

We gon bust they ### 2nd half.

It's gonna start with a Trent triple, followed by a Plummer triple.

 

[PlayDeeBrownNote]

WAKE UP SENIORS

 

[TheChief4Life]

[checks actual stats…] Nope.

Well, he has two REALLY bad turnovers this half, and two really good passes. So... the stats seem to check out.

I get it, you're a big Curbelo fan-boy, but sometimes a spade is a spade...

 

[steveinspringfield]

I wonder if Trent is having vision problems from the pink eye? Hard to believe he hasn't scored against these guys.

 

[IlliniShelt]

Play the frosh, the seniors look awful

 

[KCBassin]

Really need to get the lead in the first 5 min. Cannot let them extend.

 

[Bigtex]

Just like Indiana nothing out of the seniors

 

[Aldy1955]

I am amazed how Kofi gets hammered all the time and no foul-s called

 

[bjp84]

Fortunate to only be down by 4. Much like last year, we just don’t seem to have any flow on offense. Credit Chattanooga I guess but we lack someone not named Kofi that can take over. Much like Trent was doing earlier in the year.

 

[OrangeLife]

Need to come out and hit a couple 3s early to open up the lane for drive and dish to Kofi.

 

[sacraig]

After our sorriest half of basketball all season being down 4 doesn’t seem too bad

Did you watch the Cincinnati game?

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Really surprised no RJ

Brad has locked the freshmen in a closet.

 

[D1959]

Curbelo has got to stop the harlem globetrotter act and get the ball moving

 

[Ken]

Damonte has done absolutely nothing to warrant playing time. (For about the last two months)

I dont know what you can tell these freshmen after watching the play of these upperclassmen .