Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke

[Champaign88]

Hopefully at minimum no more Tyler or Hamer. Time to get serious again.

 

[tcb13]

white even missed the shot after the whistle. We can't even hit an open 3 when it doesnt count

 

[OrangeKrush1981]

I hope so. I am worried about next year's roster, after this year's excremental roster-building. We could easily see exactly this result next year unless Underwood wakes up. I am hoping that Josh Whitman makes that searingly clear in about 5 weeks.

 

[DICKnaggie]

This is rock bottom probably in the last five years. Changes need and will be made. Gotta beat Iowa or in serious danger

I'd argue that this is the worst since the Groce years, as we have so much more talent and nothing was done with it.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

I’m in the Garden and am spending more time in the game thread than when I’m watching the games at home.

This unspeakably awful.

Sorry you spent money on this trash

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

No one on this team is ready for the pros. KJ not even a lottery pick after this year’s performance.

 

[DeeIL89]

It’s absolutely insane this is rock bottom with 2 first round picks on this squad. We are broken

When we have a very young team like this. Coaching is very important. Coaching and teaching. And Tyler and Hamer don't look like coaches that can teach young players.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

This is rock bottom probably in the last five years. Changes need and will be made. Gotta beat Iowa or in serious danger

If we don't beat Iowa, I truly believe that nobody will care anymore and will just want this season over. That's the good news. The other good news is that for any of these kids that thought they were next level ready(looking at you Tomi).....Ooops.

 

[Goillinikobd]

We get down 30 because we can’t hit 3s, so the only way back is to shoot 3s,~but we can’t hit 3s

 

[FoundersClub]

I think we've found rock bottom.

We play Iowa next week.

 

[Illiniwacker]

I’m so angry that this many Illini fans showed up to “Cameron North,” and it made zero difference as far as our team was concerned.

This exactly.

 

[sacraig]

I wish episode 4 of Reecher was out now id be watching it now.

I'm playing Pictionary with one daughter while the other lays on me watching Sonic 3. It's quite pleasant.

 

[BlueLeader]

This is rock bottom probably in the last five years. Changes need and will be made. Gotta beat Iowa or in serious danger

Is it actually a net positive to beat Iowa for us?

 

[illinois_hustle]

The lone bright spot of the game has been
Kylan's effort.

I think Tre has had a decent game

 

[neukm]

How about we go for some continuity then. Who in their right mind thinks you can do a wholesale changeout of personnel, while most other top teams and and substract 2-3 players to an already good nucleus, and expect to win consistently? Then add insult to injury by having a couple inexperienced coaches managing the O and D.

Sign me up! I've wondered from the start how big a factor underwoods ego is in the revolving door

 

[Illini John]

2 for 25 from 3. Even the national viewers who haven't watched us play this year are saying "why do they keep taking so many threes when they are so bad at it?"

 

[Oracle21]

If I was Scheyer up 35 I wouldn’t risk Flagg getting hurt

 

[Illini8420]

Shooting 2-25 on threes. Yikes.

 

[GrapplingIllini]

At this point I hope we lose the next 4 and miss the tournament.

 

[nyc_illini]

if you can't make open 3s, it affects everything in the game: offense, defense, confidence etc. Everything. Simple as that

No coach can save this

 

[LocalChief505]

I would like to make a motion for a zero confidence vote.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

This is rock bottom probably in the last five years. Changes need and will be made. Gotta beat Iowa or in serious danger

It's certainly something. Not sure on the rock bottom yet though. We still could lose by 20 to Iowa next game. That'd probably do it. Although then there'd be losing by 20+ in the first day of BTT action...

 

[skyIdub]

You fire Hamer after this game or you have no balls and no clue

 

[Ryllini]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1893479059302039873

Language alert***

 

[Dragons89]

Duke with the designed lobs for the drop coverage!