Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

[Illiniam1984]

2nd straight year we are getting manhandled by this team at home. We beat them last year at their place but 2 years. Enough is enough.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Queen is an impressive combination of size and shooting. Great stroke

 

[BBlock24]

I’m afraid it’s likely Joever.

 

[Jon]

What is legal rebounding

 

[SweetLou2020]

Izzo did two things. How to stifle our perimeter dominant offense, by pushing the perimeter out, ball hawking, and switching screens over the top. Also the wrinkles the staff put in with screener rim dives. Seeing this tonight.

I’m starting to squint at our live or die by the three, while other teams shoot high percentage twos all night.

 

[LurkerintheOpen]

Over

 

[NASchamp]

We just can’t catch a break. I hate this game so much.

 

[NashvILLe05]

KJ looks sick. He’s just off.

 

[One Man Fast Break]

It's over.

 

[DeeIL89]

We are so lost in the paint on both ends.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Why are we literally the only team who refs enjoy screwing in front of our own fans lol

 

[IllinoisGrad0609]

Game over. Blowout mode engaged. Maryland embarrassing us.

 

[SweetLou2020]

Izzo did two things. How to stifle our perimeter dominant offense, by pushing the perimeter out, ball hawking, and switching screens over the top. Also the wrinkles the staff put in with screener rim dives. Seeing this tonight.

I’m starting to squint at our live or die by the three, while other teams shoot high percentage twos all night

 

[pvaughn8]

Time for bed

 

[punchabove33]

Well, we are built for a ncaa deep run… is that we are hanging our head on?

 

[jacekpardol]

Why are we literally the only team who refs enjoy screwing in front of our own fans lol

It’s because Brad called the refs out. Look what they did to Hurley earlier in the season when he criticized the refs.

 

[Coop70]

Grasping at defeat like it's a lifeboat.

 

[hoopsfan47]

This could be a 30 pt. blowout if something does not change. No way to score inside and no way they don't.

 

[Retro62]

This is ridiculous

 

[Nuke Dukem]

Izzo did two things. How to stifle our perimeter dominant offense, by pushing the perimeter out, ball hawking, and switching screens over the top. Also the wrinkles the staff put in with screener rim dives. Seeing this tonight.

I’m starting to squint at our live or die by the three, while other teams shoot high percentage twos all night.

We can't make twos either

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Not being on the opposing man’s back when fighting for the ball….

 

[TrahNeb]

Our terrible three point shooting killing is again.

 

[Hope For The Best!!!]

KJ and KB both playing a poor game tonight. Need as much Dre and Tre as we can get - let guys that are playing hard play as much as they want. Might be “contagious “

 

[Sedino]

Izzo did two things. How to stifle our perimeter dominant offense, by pushing the perimeter out, ball hawking, and switching screens over the top. Also the wrinkles the staff put in with screener rim dives. Seeing this tonight.

I’m starting to squint at our live or die by the three, while other teams shoot high percentage twos all night

We're a top 10 team in the country defending in the paint before this game lmao. Our starting center is out.

 

[PopChampaign]

Didn’t think I’d see Morez man handled, also Booth sucks but we knew that. We’re going to lose this game there’s no question, we just simply don’t have an answer for their front court. They’re going to grind us down