Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke

[Ryllini]

What did Cooper say as he was leaving the court at halftime? Was it towards KJ?

Kylan was mouthing off to him. For what reason, who knows. Look at the scoreboard.

 

[DB11Headband]

I'm halfway through my wild turkey...is that bad?

Pour me one

 

[88_ILLINI]

If we wouldn't have shot any 3 ptrs we would be shooting 83% and still have 37 points.
Here's a plan for 2nd half- let's have 48% of our shots be from 3. It's going so well.

 

[CleverHandle1]

With me, when BU says Elite, and has Pizza Hut tough-guy talk, and then your team is the compete opposite, that is what is so frustrating to me.

 

[IlliniChin14]

No one has ever called him bashful that’s for sure.

Thought I saw him say "ya'll are a$$"

 

[ginabackes00]

I'm halfway through my wild turkey...is that bad?

Good pacing. The other half for the next half!

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Don’t disagree at all. Which makes the shooting display all the more sad

Right now it honestly feels like it's in their head - the threes. Every shot - literally every single shot - is a brick ... you can only endure so much mentally.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

So since making 3 of our first 4 threes at Wisky, we are what? 3 for our next 40?

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

0/16 from 3.

If DGL doesn’t start the second half. I might have to turn this game off.

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Play AJ Redd, why not

 

[illini510]

Ben has 0 points 0 rebounds. He’s just taking up space out there

Even Booth had 1 rebound. Sad state of affairs. Ben has a good shooting game 1 out of every 5 games. He'll be back for the B10 tourney

 

[steveinspringfield]

The biggest surprise is that we’re only down 17 at half considering all the 3pt misses.

 

[spillini]

Scheyer struggling to be complementary of our team during the halftime interview: "They're competitve...they compete..."

“They’re playing some basketball here against us”

 

[Iamgroot]

Insiders what would you all estimate this teams nil value as far as how much we spent not to the value were playing at?I'm not asking exact numbers.but what I would ask given talent price per play per player and how there coached where would you value this teams performance along with the coaching?

 

[TampaToo]

Ben has 0 points 0 rebounds. He’s just taking up space out there

Zero assist, zero steals, but he does have a foul I think, so he’s trying?

 

[kyillinifan]

What has happened to our 3pt shooting? Not like getting a good shots. Riley shoots and down and out.

 

[bdutts]

Nearly half the shots are from three. Great shot selection…

 

[IllinInTheLou]

Can’t fully agree. Watching in person. Our personnel are not even close to theirs

Yes, but good coaching can make up for a lot of personnel limitations. Our offense is a complete embarrassment. Blame lack of talent or blame Tyler all you want, but that’s on the head coach. Plain and simple. Ayo & Kofi and TSJ & Domask masked soooo much of our coaching deficiencies.

 

[champaignpak]

brad brad brad idk what to even say at this point

 

[DB11Headband]

Right now it honestly feels like it's in their head - the threes. Every shot - literally every single shot - is a brick ... you can only endure so much mentally.

Shooting this bad is so much more mental than physical

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Kylan was mouthing off to him. For what reason, who knows. Look at the scoreboard.

Bc he D’d his !!! up in the first half…but I agree, the scoreboard should keep his mouth shut…

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Thought I saw him say "ya'll are a$$"

He’s not wrong.

 

[Birdus]

Duke is who we thought they were.

 

[DB11Headband]

Thought I saw him say "ya'll are a$$"

He’s not wrong.

Don’t think he’s going to much class at Duke

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Josh is an extreme competitor. Wonder what he’s thinking this evening.

 

[kyillinifan]

We really miss Morez.