Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

[Dragons89]

Boswell loses all concentration at the rim. Even the ones that go in hit or roll around the rim.

 

[DICKnaggie]

How can you justify this?

 

[Crossbow]

Marylands coach is still up and coaching with a 30 +point lead, the Illinois bench looks like statues

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Also this game likely bounces Illinois to at least a 7.

Does it really matter?

 

[DeeIL89]

Points off turnovers: Maryland 22, Illinois BIG FAT ZERO!

 

[WeWillWhen]

 

[WeWillWhen]

How is this the same team that beat Purdue last week?

 

[steveinspringfield]

Tomi will have to get stronger and a LOT tougher. Right now, he couldn't defend in the WNBA let alone the NBA. How can a guy that tall be that soft?

 

[FormerIllini]

Did the whole team get the flu last night…

 

[Orange Wave]

Even down stooopid big we get out-hustled and worked. There is NO amount of embarrassment or humiliation this team won’t accept with a smile and a courtesy.

They are way too nice

 

[Illinidevil]

Down screen, Pin Screen, Back screen, Flare screen, Stagger screens! Would someone let the coaching staff know that these are legal to use during the game not just a ball screen!

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Week for Hamer to get the perfect defensive combo in place for 1st round....

 

[Julie Meinart]

I want to vomit for all of the wasted talent.. every year I think it's going to be a great year.. can we please repeat 2005????? Yes Deon Thomas you should have suited up!!

 

[NashvILLe05]

As Mike LaTulip said after Duke, we just laid down in the second half in this game. Pathetic.

Give MD credit, they’re really good and not ranked as high as they should be. They’re better than Bama and Tenn…up there with Duke.

 

[Battle89]

More Maryland punking not picking the ball up

 

[CHILI1992]

Tomi looks GASSED!

 

[hiberto]

all of these missed threes are short

 

[azillini1]

We don't fair well against bigger and more physical teams. Maryland has bigger and more athletic players at almost every position.

 

[Illk8]

Yeah I think DGL may have checked out for good.

I think so too. He really doesn't even look like he's engaged at all. And I really hate that.

 

[BrimfieldBomber]

Fletch's Protein bars suck.

 

[Nohops 73]

Amazingly, if we were hitting 3’s at the same rate as Maryland, we’d still be down double digits.

 

[PopChampaign]

It’s not that we’re not a decent team, Maryland is just a horrible matchup, they’re whole team is filled with hoopers, gritty hungry hustlers - we’re more white collar

 

[DeeIL89]

How is this the same team that beat Purdue last week?

We are the ultimate Russian roulette team.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Didn't Groce get both of those guys???

 

[Orange Wave]

I would call this an Underwood trend. Name a good coach at this level to have this happen to them when his team is good.