Game Thread: Illinois vs Missouri

[BDMAN]

WE are not a good shooting team and are not a good passing team non of our guards are strong enough with the ball to drive and dish, that changes next season

 

[skyIdub]

Our guys are simply not responding well to their pressure D. That is all that is happening here. Nobody stepping up.

 

[Halloweenie]

You'd think with as many shooting guards we have on the team we might expect a 3 here and there

Our shooting guards can't shoot.

 

[tyrannosaurus scorus]

Really disappointing half

 

[Deleted member 649710]

Missouri out rebounding Illini.

 

[skyIdub]

....and we can't take care of the ball.

 

[Retro62]

Just a swell way to end the half

 

[BDMAN]

We have no primary ball handlers

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Everyone knew Ayo wasn't going to pass that.

 

[Deleted member 746670]

Still down 3 when Smith and Tilmon didnt do anything. Not good.

 

[Illini_Jack]

23 points in the first half. Awful.

 

[The Sprouting Divot]

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[ivwilsoniv]

Quality 23 points at half... Yuck.

 

[FatButcher1975]

Feliz has been a mess all game. Forcing terrible shots and not trusting anything else.

 

[KSmooth]

Sooo...NIT then?

 

[Bailey]

Good defensive half I guess? They don't really have much talent to guard...

 

[tyrannosaurus scorus]

The Illini basketball twitter account said the team was ready to play. I’m confused

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Garbage 3s the only thing keeping this close.

Yeah, but I hope we prepared for this game expecting them to shoot lights out ... it’s a rivalry game. Their non-conference hasn’t gone well, this is going to be a bit of a Super Bowl for them.

 

[Ol Dirty Gamer]

WE are not a good shooting team and are not a good passing team non of our guards are strong enough with the ball to drive and dish, that changes next season

This. Especially in the passing department. When you have guards that can’t or don’t pass, then your wings and center are rendered ineffective as well.

 

[Oldhickory]

Absolutely terrible first half. Feliz killed in that half. The worst part is that it felt like EVERY bounce went their way. We had so many tips on balls and great defensive sets and yet they kept getting the ball back and making ridiculous shots. We are puckering up on offense and can't handle their physicality.

 

[SampsonRelpenk]

Mizzou's best chance to win is for the game to be ugly, and that half was UGLY. Not encouraging.

 

[Hoppy2105]

Ayo a little too loose with his handles.

Plus we’ve missed way too many lay-ups/lay-ins/dunks. If we hit even a few of those (that we normally hit) we’re up 7.

 

[I Bomb]

IF this, and if that - doesn't matter but jeez, if we could score at all we'd be up 10 easily

 

[Halloweenie]

Like playing Purdue with Keady..they are going to hack you every time, the officials can't call them all...you have to play through it best you can...but our offense is awful.

 

[TCTORNADO]

Just wait until Underwood is able to put his full offense in place.