Game Thread: Illinois vs Houston

[NarrowJ]

White clearly pushed Goode with both arms to get that last offensive rebound.

 

[BBIQ]

Brad’s glaring weakness. In game adjustments

Was hoping he would hire an assistant coach who could help. Still waiting……

They were taking good shots for most the half, no adjustment will make wide open shots go in.

 

[thehass]

I've loved this team and these guards, but I'm really looking forward to the incoming class with all the extra length they will add. We need it.

We most definitely need more length in our players.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Great jobs by the freshmen so far. Let's go, keep this up

 

[Illynois]

RJ!!!! Thank you Brad JFC

 

[D1959]

I don’t care if we lose melendez and goode play the rest of the game

 

[GallopingGhost]

Goode and Melendez, take us home

 

[madillini4]

Plummers defensive recognition is shockingly poor

 

[Jmd2020]

Come on Freshman, bring us back

 

[IlliniForceOne]

At this point on the glass it’s about just having some pride, boys. We’re being bullied on the glass.

 

[Illini_Jack]

Play all the freshman!

 

[Spirit of the Prairie]

Why does our offense stink so bad? What happened? Are we that easy to scout or can we just not shoot anymore?

Just one person's opinion, but I think it's because Underwood gives Curbelo waaay too much latitude to "do what he does." When Curbelo is in, Frazier is suppressed, for whatever reason. When Curbelo was out, the team was much better. He's unpredictable and they don't know what he's going to do next; that's hard to play with. I think the whole transfer portal thing has raised the "fear factor" for coaches and if a player has a big ego and thinks he can go anywhere and play, that is a kind of extortion. I have wondered if that's why Curbelo gets away with so much disorganized, eccentric nonsense on the court.
This game is another example of Illinois just driving fans of Illinois basketball crazy, not fans of individual players only, but fans of the game, the team. Underwood's decisions are puzzling. Looks like we may lose this one if this keeps going the way it has so far and if we do, it seems like a completely un-necessary loss.

 

[FloridaMan]

6 points from freshmen in the last two possessions

 

[SouthFarmLlama]

Let our freshman play this game out. Our seniors aint it. I don't care if we win, we need to pass the torch.

 

[PassingBy]

Getting experience on the job

Put in the 3rd Freshman

 

[Illini8420]

RJ and Luke are killers. Let them start 2nd half

 

[Baskins Tiger]

Put in Podz for plummer.. live or die!

 

[TheChief4Life]

The lack of rebounds is the biggest issue right now. Yes... there is a laundry list of issues, but many of them would be much easier to hide if we could rebound defensively...

 

[roger murdock]

Freshmen…. Shocking…

 

[Champaign88]

We might have beat Chattanooga by 20 if we played the freshmen.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Goode and Melendez are bringing us back in this, wow

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Trent owes Reggie some kind of royalty there

 

[CentralILLini]

Its tough seeing the freshmen come in and ball out. Im confident they would have against chatt too.

 

[HailtotheChief]

I'll say it again if we get 10 or more less shots up than they take it will be tough. With all the turnovers and second chance points Houston is getting it will be tough. Gotta change

 

[Epsilon]

Ooh. How many fouls on edwards now? Is that 3?