Game Thread: Illinois vs Kentucky

[PNWIllini]

 

[TheodoreRex]

Way to have em ready to play today Underwood...

 

[Oracle21]

Borderline Top 25 to start the year, and end the year. We are who they thought we were.

Yep. 1-9 vs the top 15 Net teams. Simply not at that top 4 seed level

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Need a cardiologist
I'm losing heart

 

[RDS]

No D, no chance

 

[SuperMetroid]

 

[hooraybeer]

so many unforced errors..

 

[ChiTown]

Bad coaching job today. Same mistakes over and over

The coach can only do so much,this guys are just playing free and loose with the ball .

 

[Champaign88]

This is a very unselfish team. Great at sharing the ball.

With the other team.

 

[D1959]

As good as riley was against xavier he’s that bad tonight

 

[fatboyslim]

We frustrates me more is when we get out on a break we don't continue to push the ball. We stop and allow the opposing defense to get set.

 

[Se Il Illini]

Gotta say, I don't know what's happening in that recruiting thread, but I hope it's only about dudes in their 20s. This season has been a wild ride, but I'd like to go back to "get old, stay old," please.

If they are going to continue you to live and die by the 3 ball, they some 20 something shooters.

 

[Naborman88]

Has Brad adjusted well in game that anyone can remember? Asking for a friend

 

[Flyin' Illini]

I still say this is about as beatable a 3 seed you're going to get. And we are making ourselves look downright silly against them

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

I feel sorry for all the Illinois fans who went to Milwaukee. All that time spent, all that money spent, for this. Josh Whitman, should apologize for this performance, because BU and the team won't.

 

[DeeIL89]

I never thought I’d say this going into the year, but man I’m ready for a new roster. This team is talented but low basketball iq and softer than charmin. Go back to get old stay old.

Event though we are playing like crap, I'm still so excited for next season because we will have retention. Kylan, Morez, Tomi plus reloading give it to me.

 

[AnnaMay]

Just running through the motions. No fire. No desire.

 

[SescIllini]

We love these turnovers, not sure why this were never corrected

 

[WeWillWhen]

Its OK, we’re a football school.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

This is a very unselfish team. Great at sharing the ball.

with the other team.

 

[ginabackes00]

Never seen a team play so inconsistently from game to game

 

[Illini2010-11]

Every time I hear Kentucky playing elite defense makes me want to throw something. Sloppy, telegraphed passes are very easy to defend.

Sadly, we got undisciplined Illini today, and that team has no real chance to beat any halfway decent team.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

We are young and easily rattled except for Kylan and Tre. They are not. And they play D. That’s the difference.

The first one could MAYBE be an alright excuse (though you’d expect SOME improvement there by the Tournament…). The second one is so inexcusable.

 

[SouthFLILLINI]

I haven't seen such lazy passing and ball handling since I coached Biddy Basketball!

 

[New Creation]

This team can’t handle the pressure. Mentally soft. That is the problem with this team. We saw it in the ole miss game and through out the whole year. Next year please test for mental toughness on your assessments.

Glad they love each other, but really need to dig deep and this team just doesn’t have it. We are going to have 25 turnovers this game.

We need coaches to teach the basics to our players. So their skill sets grown like their bodies grow with fletch.

There was zero growth as a team this year on the court. It was either we blow a team out or we get blown out all year.

Having 1 and dones are cool and all, but let’s put together a team that can win championships over headlines.