Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

[OrangeKrush1981]

I love KJ as much as anyone, but it’s like he thinks part of “his game” is this casual style.

Calm/cool/collected =/= casual

I wish his coach, whoever that might be, would point that fact out to our star. This over-casual crap has been a clear problem all season.

 

[ChiTown]

We can’t beat anyone if we can’t make 3’s.

And turn the ball over.

 

[illiniguy24]

Just piss poor. Refs aren’t helping but this is on us.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Staring at 1-3 in the last 4 games with 2 home losses to bottom half teams. National champion contenders do not have these stretches. Hard to be real excited about the rest of the season after tonight.

Have to agree, even if we win. My expectations have been reset to that “eh, maybe we’ll get hot and score an upset or two!” mindset. This squad, at least as of now, just doesn’t have the toughness or mindset to string together wins in March without serious luck or just being super hot from three.

 

[DeeIL89]

The amount of sequences in this game where we get a run going, run down the court and the run goes up flame in with a turnover that result in a Maryland bucket is beyond laughable. Unacceptable.

 

[biglug58]

The football recruiting thread was very exciting today. A lot of good news

 

[WeWillWhen]

 

[blife]

We look slow and overmatched, playing like a hot mess collectively. Keep this up and we will be playing for a 6 or 7 seed in the BIG tournament

 

[Illinois_in_MD]

So many potential runs cut short by missing wide open 3's.

 

[ginabackes00]

When we're good, we're good. When we're bad, we are gawd awful

 

[Miles Leonard]

I think this team has a bit of that 2022-23 DNA. Just coming out looking like less than the sum of your parts way too often.

Yeah I'm starting to think this is 2022-23 without the off court drama and the binging of Monster energy drinks.

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

Well … we used to be fun to watch.

 

[tpaillini]

been holding out hope for the tides to turn, but we gotta kick it in high gear right now in order to have any hope left. we just look flat, lost, & can’t stop anything in the paint.

 

[HailtotheChief]

can someone explain to me why, after scoring 19 last game, Riley can't get on the floor?

He is clearly effect by his illness

 

[CDRUSN]

Do we have multiple players coming down with flu symtoms? Sure seems so with the non-stop mental errors.

 

[NorthShoreIllini]

ELITE shooting team

 

[Grange Grover]

When they come back and pull this out I hope all of you eat crow.

 

[LJ22]

Not a championship team this year. Good team thar will win some more big games.
Can't wait for football.

I can't say I hate this sentiment. Happy to have a football team to look forward to. Overall we are pretty lucky recently.

 

[HillJackBob]

can someone explain to me why, after scoring 19 last game, Riley can't get on the floor?

Illness?

 

[aveseaboy]

can someone explain to me why, after scoring 19 last game, Riley can't get on the floor?

He’s also sick

 

[stlrunner]

Remember when we were excited about this team?

 

[grantlab]

can someone explain to me why, after scoring 19 last game, Riley can't get on the floor?

He has the flu, probably

 

[OB positive]

Might be he is not feeling well.

 

[Retro62]

This is my heII. Of all the games for this to happen to...

I couldn’t agree more living in Maryland. I hate Maryland basketball…and Maryland basketball fans.

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Bc he is sick?