Game Thread: Illinois vs Houston

[sacraig]

Game feels like Friday where the opponent is begging us to take this game.

That's a credit to our defense keeping us in this. Our offense has started to pick up but we need more to take this. And for the love of God keep them off the offensive glass. I'm dying.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Monte shot the most contested shot he had all night.

Literally said out loud, "That's the one he shoots?!"

 

[skyIdub]

TAKE US HOME BIG FELLA!!

 

[Jon]

Monte is the worst inbounder and yet...

 

[NarrowJ]

Entire Houston team begging for that call.

 

[Illini1429]

How many times has Kofi been fouled & the refs haven't blown the whistle?????

 

[hiberto]

how much worse can DMW be today?

 

[Hopingfor500]

DMW shot the ball. Everyone drink.

We are just too big, and too athletic to allow Houston to dominate us on the glass like they are.

We're too big?? We're outsized at every position, but one. We have two 6 foot guards and a 6'3" forward out there. Houston is top 20 in offensive rebounds and I believe, top 30 overall. It's what they do. Just have to make shots and try to fight them to a draw on the boards.....which is hard to do.

 

[Champaign88]

Where is RJ? Damonte is terrible today, don’t care if he’s a 10 year senior. Get him out!

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Bounce pass at the ankles isn't going to go well.

 

[LarryGotFouled]

RJ PLEASE!

 

[illinitiger]

Williams is a mental case right now... A liability on both sides.

Not sure how we're still only down 4...

If we can get ANY sort of offense going, we will win this by 10. If not...

#seeyouinthree

Please get a grip...Monte is not our main problem

 

[GallopingGhost]

Damonte

 

[madillini4]

Damonte is an absolute liability right now. he needs to sit.

 

[FloridaMan]

Our staff's stubbornness is not a great trait. Why would we not go with a lineup with Rj's length out there? We are a different team with it. Love to see a +/- comparison for the first half.

 

[KingWolf11]

DMW my god

 

[chadbrochill420]

oh my god

 

[IlliniForceOne]

How much slack are we going to give DMW today?

How many more inbounds turnovers will we allow that lead to 2-3 points the other way?

 

[illiniguy24]

Moore is destroying us

 

[sdfidaho]

Someone besides DMW inbound please!!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Damonte might not be the right person to inbound at this point

 

[HailtotheChief]

Sit DMW! BU you waited too long. You clearly had enough of Belo poor passing and shooting it's time for him too

 

[superfan]

Some of those need to drop soon

 

[Thaillini22]

Moore is killing us, so is Damonte

 

[TheChief4Life]

We cannot keep playing like this...

bad fouls
bad passes
no rebounding
missed free throws
bad turnovers
ugh...

Not a fun game thus far. Still winnable, but not for too much longer I'm afraid (although... I said the same thing last game).