Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

[DeeIL89]

When you set the tone at the start of the game with 2 stupid turnovers it can have a rippling effect.

 

[azillini1]

Twerps with 14 boards and 6 of them are on offense. That is almost as many as our total of 8 boards. They are killing us on the boards and the TO's don't help.

I would have both REZ and Tomi on the floor at the same time... need height and toughness inside. Didn't we play both of them together at times!

 

[Flyin' Illini]

Hey Kylan, you're being left open for a reason.

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Morez does not look the same. I mean his hands literally can’t even be 69% strength. They are whacking his wrist every trip down. Taking its toll.

 

[New Creation]

Looks like the team celebrated all night. Or they are just scared of Maryland.

 

[LuckyIllini]

BOSWELL STOP CHUCKING THREES

 

[skyIdub]

 

[CleverHandle1]

Long way to go but I hope the Illini learns from this loss.

 

[westcoastillini]

This game is already over. We laid down before it even started

 

[PortalGiant]

Maybe Hamer should actually create a defense that goes against a scouting report.

 

[NashvILLe05]

We need to keep driving and get in the bonus. Stop chucking 3’s. That’ll change the momentum.

 

[BDMAN]

I can't see the game at work but looking at the score and judging by the posts this game is over. Maryland has our number plus this team is not tough at all.

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

I am hoping this is their best punch, and we start clawing back after this break.

 

[DeeIL89]

Do our guys know what being in the bonus means?

 

[IlliniSon]

We’ll wake up and get it going!! They’re playing out their @ss right now!

 

[GetAWin]

I don't thinks its Maryland, I think its the Illini. Poor energy and focus, look like they're sleep walking .

 

[chief]

Not one of our best defensive teams in years

 

[RDS]

Non competitive effort. That’s a choice.

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

Time for Brad to earn his money

 

[the juiceman cometh]

We are already in the bonus but KB is just dribbling around the arc until he gets a little separation for a contested 3. That's not how we win this game. That's not how we win any game.

 

[ILLFAN67]

Wow. Talk about flat. No offense being run. Kylan going full hero ball crappy 3 pt shots. We can’t rebound. Whole new ball game from Maryland to Iowa. This might end worse than the 1st contest. We are literally getting bullied.

 

[21ChampaignSt]

We need an alpha who can force the issue and get a bucket a la TSJ. We just don't have that guy consistently.

Also gotta play defense. This isn't Iowa.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

I honestly think this is just more of them having our number than just being bad. Just a really bad matchup.

 

[blife]

We look timid, and completely out of sync. Not sure we have run anything on offense yet. Big hole we have dug ourselves here

 

[RML]

When you combine a team playing horribly against a team who can't miss a shot, this is what happens

Well, they are missing some shots. But it seems like they're getting more than 50% of the rebounds on that side