Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan

[ThePortalMadeMeDoIt]

mid range 2....cool

 

[InDaAZ]

Keep chuckin’ threes, Rez…

 

[bjp84]

So far Michigan is stronger, faster, and much more talented. Wagler getting schooled.

 

[illinifreak30]

Why do we play more nervous at home than away?

Probably because the nervous energy from the crowd floods our players

 

[KCBassin]

Nice of the refs to let morez taunt

 

[FloridaMan]

Minnesota looked better against these guys in Ann Arbor than we do tonight. Disappointing effort that half.

 

[ORANGEANDBLUE2011]

Johnson is good but I dislike him. And I will forever.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Down 7 at the line, down 7 in the game.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Gotta hit our threes. Gotta protect the ball. Gotta eliminate the circus shots. And really need to find a body and box out. On the plus side, Keaton didn't pick up his third foul.

 

[Fighting I 95]

We cant shoot

 

[Illini1977]

Pretty bad half, shot selection has been bad. They’ve made some tough lay ups

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Morez Johnson is ELITE! Cant believe we let him go…

 

[Champaign88]

Rough game for Wagler so far.

He has NBA size and athleticism (Yaxel) guarding him and not helping off anyone else.

 

[March2TheArch]

Why wasn't that a T on morez right there, looked like trash talking to jake.

bro give it a rest. jake literally gave them locker room material by getting baited into that morez soundbite. it's all a fair game now.

 

[TheodoreRex]

One team looks like it's playing at home... and it's not us...

 

[BT262]

Totally out played. Time to get it together

 

[KBLEE]

Last Morez dunk should have been offensive basket interference. The ball never cleared the rim on the initial shot.

 

[Stevegarbs]

Rough game for Wagler so far.

Non-factor. He needs to show up in the second half.

 

[BoiseBaller]

Yeah, losing Morez hurts as much as I feared. We could use him so badly.

Keaton can't be very healthy. He's very tentative.

 

[PlayDeeBrownNote]

That was ugly. Clean it up and we’re in it.

 

[DeeIL89]

Mirk and Bam are carrying the team offensively. Need more from everyone else on all front.

 

[New Creation]

Glad we are only down 7.. should be worse.. maybe Michigan relaxes in the locker room and we come out ready to go..

 

[Battle89]

Just has a feeling like Michigan is more in control right now, but I’m not overly concerned. We need to make a few shots and gain some momentum.

Crowd has been fantastic.

 

[Goillinikobd]

That was the worst offensive half we’ve had in a long long time

Pretty good D from Michigan

 

[Illinisnake]

Keaton looks horrible, just putting up trash. We are playing their tempo too. We look bad in this game and Brad has barely played big Z. Like I said before the game, we WILL lose if we rely on guard play to win the game. Z, Tomi and Mirk have done nothing.