Game Thread: Illinois vs Missouri

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#428      
The only way to explain the fact that all of our opponents are seeming to have their best offensive games against us is piss poor defense.

Defense is about effort, and we simply don't have it and haven't had it. No fight, no passion. Not fixing that trend is on the coaches at this point.
 
#429      
Were these guys more important to the locker room/ culture/ player buy in than realized?

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#434      
I'm not sure what is happening... this is absurd!! Night y'all, I'm not staying up for this, regardless of the outcome. I'm taking my grandson to the next game, hopefully it's better than this... #ILL
 
#437      
Flat out embarrassing. Some serious issues with this team. No confidence at all on the offensive end, miscommunication on the defensive end, effort is lacking. I'm not sure what the answer is, but this team is very flawed right now.
 
#438      
Multiple things wrong with this team. They don’t like each other. Underwood’s tactics aren’t working. Very little offense to fall back on to stop runs. Team attitude. There’s more.

Seems like we have a bunch of guys who are not bought in to Brad’s system and way of coaching, and are not playing for each other. This season could get very ugly if a leader doesn’t emerge.
How do you know they don't like each other? I do not believe that. They may not be mature enough to handle adversity but that doesn't mean they don't like each other. In Vegas they were all smiling.
 
#439      
Harris, Epps, Melendez, Dainja, and Rodgers in 2nd half. These guys will play hard every play. I can tolerate losing if we are playing with heart and all out effort, but we look like a box of wet noodles out there. No cohesion or flow whatsoever.

What plays/offense do we run in practice?

Sad.
 
#441      
Said before the game they excel at what we struggle with. Guarding the 3 and transition defense. Just another bad matchup for us right now. Also doesn’t help that they have one of the oldest teams in the country, particularly in the back court.

That being said our effort has to be better. Coleman’s got to have at least 5 turnovers already.

Let’s just try and make this respectable and learn and build on something for later in the season. Brand new system and players we were going to have some ugly losses. Sorry it had to be this game.

Bro if Mizzou is a bad matchup for us let’s just cancel the season and come back next year.

There is no excuse for getting beat up this bad.
 
#450      
Probably the worst display of basketball I've ever seen an Illini team play. Totally unprepared on offense and defense, no fight or toughness. I'm really sick of our complete lack of half-court offense. Worse than watching paint dry. Not sure how much Dainja can play- he's like a plant on defense- but today- nobody has played any defense except Shannon and Sencire. Losing interest in this team- might not even make the tournament- regressing.
 
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