Game Thread: Illinois vs Minnesota

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ChiefGritty

Chicago, IL
Anyone who bet Illini -11.5 is going to get exactly what they deserve here
 
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Not literally Rutgers, but I might be in the minority in would rather us be the 4th team in the country defensively and 62nd offensively rather than the other way around. I enjoy watching our guys take pride in getting stops and grinding games out in the 50s and 60s. We feel delicate because we know our offense is good, and all it takes is one awful shooting night to get blown out in the tournament.
So, you prefer the Bruce Weber era then. That's fine. I'm not opposed to it but I will say that watching Illinois consistently score 80-100 pts per game is much more exciting brand of basketball to watch than Illinois struggling to score 65-70 pts per game. I agree the defense is a major problem but they have enough offensive firepower that they likely won't have a repeat of the past couple of tournaments when it comes to scoring droughts
 
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