Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan

[Julie Meinart]

It's been a wildly ugly half, but we're up. I'll take it. After the inevitable slow start, the defense has done a heck of a job creating turnovers. Ty and Sencire, as always, coming up big. These refs are awful. That flop call was garbage and that should have been an offensive foul at the end of the half. Hopefully, Michigan using three timeouts bites them in the butt at the end of the game.

Can't stand Juwan.. crappy coach..

 

[HailtotheChief]

Feed Dain and if they double take good threes instead of contested bombs and Coleman’s fades sways. They are doing a good job taking care of the ball. Let’s just put some space between us and them in the first 4 minutes!

 

[Julie Meinart]

Lunardi has to be doing this pro bono for ESPN LOL

9 from the B14? Only a couple will get past the 2nd game.

 

[blife]

Limited turnovers, limited fouls, no scoring droughts, no opponent having a career night. It has been a good night so far.

 

[pruman91]

Ty RODGERS is a star waiting to happen.......

 

[FloridaMan]

How does DD miss that one?

 

[danbor]

Is that the best half I've seen us play? That actually gave me hope.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

9 from the B14? Only a couple will get past the 2nd game.

The 2nd game? A couple might only get past the first one. This is as average(for lack of a better term) that the conference has been in years. Announcers will spin having 7 teams with 8 losses as "competitive". That's diplomatic.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

What are the spots on Dickenson's neck?

 

[Manual3for4peat]

People that gamble are suckers. This is clearly the big ten taking care of a golden child.

 

[FloridaMan]

What are the spots on Dickenson's neck?

Got cupped at half. Must be having some neck/shoulder issues.

 

[Manual3for4peat]

No flop there?

 

[NarrowJ]

No flop there?

The jump shooter we fouled on the last possession failed like he was shot with a gun also...

 

[WyattEarp]

I think that BU has learned a lot this year regarding the portal. Seems like we went for "star power" over pieces that fit. In retrospect, if we had TSJ OR MM vs both, we may have been a little more balanced. When you have two guys that want to be high volume shooters/scorers and are ok taking difficult/poor shots....it's a problem. Just doesn't seem like the duo has ever really fallen into a role.

I respectfully disagree. I mean, if you name any truly great team and they’ve almost all got 2-3 high volume shooters/scorers.

I mean a lot of great teams have real balanced scoring…everybody in the starting 5 scores 10-15pts game…

But then think of a team like Ga. Tech’s Lethal Weapon III team from back in the 80s…Oliver, Anderson and Scott all 3 of ‘em averaged 20-some a game.

 

[Manual3for4peat]

I’m shocked they called that

 

[AyoDos11]

OH BOY

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Just want to point out that Dickinson did not set an illegal screen on that last possession. So that’s one.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

People that gamble are suckers. This is clearly the big ten taking care of a golden child.

You know what they say....the best way to double your money is to fold it up and put in back into your wallet. Any line with our group is suspect.

 

[FloridaMan]

"Nearly took the life out of him.." LOL

 

[New Creation]

He is complaining and he hit all arm...

 

[danbor]

OMG TSJ is a beast.

 

[skyIdub]

Guys!!! Guys!!! WE MAKE FT's!!!!

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

RJMFM

 

[FloridaMan]

RJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jon]

This team has stupid bounce