Game Thread: Illinois vs Northwestern

[Optimo]

I couldn’t imagine are freshmen or Hawkins sniffing the floor if they were having a game like Grandison was having.

 

[FloridaMan]

There's RJ with another hustle rebound. Kid has to be on the floor at this point in the season.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

Second half:
17 points
14 turnovers.

 

[Hopingfor500]

I just cannot understand not calling a timeout until the other team has gone on a massive run…it’s been said repeatedly, but I’m still flummoxed by it

I'm guessing, but I think BU wants to see his guys play through adversity and figure it out. He has a lot of experience on the floor. These massive runs shouldn't happen with the frequency that they do, which is concerning.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Kofi is just too slow reacting to the double team. Waits and the d gets reset for the pass out.

 

[FromTheLogo]

Thank you Boo Buie, for being our 6th man.

 

[JSpence]

I'm sure this is recency bias but this is the worst half of basketball I think I've seen Illinois play

They almost have 20 points, though!

 

[IlliniBorn]

How can NU have made more FT's than we have shot????????????????????????????

 

[altgeld88]

RJ = bright future

 

[chrisRunner7]

Lol, Hummel is getting so frustrated with both teams

 

[JSpence]

RJFM

 

[skyIdub]

At this rate even our recruits are going to have a turnover.

 

[JimILL75]

RJ working hard

 

[dbeverly26]

Funny how things settle down when you're not jacking threes and missing instead of pounding it down low where NW has no answer but to hack the hell out of Kofi. Some of these second half turnovers have been head scratchers....like have we ever played basketball before?

Coming into this game we were sixth out of 14 in turnovers (ranked least to most). Outside of the first five games we’ve been at least ok.

Oh, and today. We’ve not been good today.

 

[FloridaMan]

RJ with another tough board, just sayin

 

[illini55]

We are NOT in this game without RJ!

 

[grantlab]

Thankful for RJ today

 

[GBIllini]

Boy Grandi has played terrible since Brad said he hates not having him on the floor.

 

[FloridaMan]

Coming into this game we were sixth out of 14 in turnovers (ranked least to most). Outside of the first five games we’ve been at least ok.

Oh, and today. We’ve not been good today.

Return to our early season struggles. It's not new.

 

[FloridaMan]

THANK GOD FOR BOO BOUIE!!!!

 

[skyIdub]

Motion to name the post game thread the "RJ Melendez Coming Out Thread".

 

[GallopingGhost]

They’re in hero ball mode. I’ll take it

 

[CharliedonSurf]

Get your RJ Melendez jerseys. We need to keep this guy around

 

[Ramrod2010]

I'm a little surprised at the short bench today. I get the game is close, but it's close because of the players on the floor.

 

[Epsilon]

Pretty sure he put a shoulder into that.