Game Thread: Illinois vs Northwestern

[Oldskoolkoach]

Just quit, work your butt off to get back in it, and quit. Unreal

 

[Keene-4-3]

It was a 4 point deficit. Then, we chuck the 3's, and here we are right back at 14 point deficit. What a travesty.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

4 point deficit quickly back to 11

Unbelievable.

 

[azillini1]

Buie looking like a pro player playing against high school athletes

 

[BRucks]

If you aren't going to defend Buie then you need to knock him into the second row when he drives.

 

[Retro62]

Unbelievable…everyone’s highlight reel is all against Illinois

 

[DICKnaggie]

We will be haunted all season by the fact that we are the best 2pt % team in the conference and the worst 3pt% team and yet take the second most 3's per game. How the coaches and the players don't get that math is beyond me.

 

[Illini in Indiana]

BTW, we do not have a home court advantage like other teams!!

 

[Manual3for4peat]

We will be haunted all season by the fact that we are the best 2pt % team in the conference and the worst 3pt% team and yet take the second most 3's per game. How the coaches and the players don't get that math is beyond me.

What worries me more is we aren’t bringing in anything yet to fix that. In fact, losing Mayer will hurt us.

 

[blife]

I love our freshman, but they just get abused on D against savvy veteran BIG guards. They will learn and be the willy old veterans someday

 

[Mr. Roberts]

If you aren't going to defend Buie then you need to knock him into the second row when he drives.

Just grab a fistful of jersey and see if they call half of them.

 

[NorthShoreIllini]

Wrong guys taking the wrong shots and he we are.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Why all these guys having career nights against us?

Because our guards struggle defensively. They make mistakes and against good players, it costs us. Defense without fouling, getting lost on screens, getting taken to the hoop without help....it all contributes to the reoccurring theme.

 

[Jimbo]

Northwestern is good though. Depending on matchups i’m going to have them going deep in at least one of my brackets. Having a bunch of guys that have played years together is an advantage.

 

[FleetFeetIllini]

Career high for Bouie already

 

[skyIdub]

Just too many guys taking too many plays off.

 

[walzon]

wow, why do we let the stars of this league go off like that? are we not doubling enough or theres not enough help defense? lots of 1:1 for defense and we don't have a true center, this is what happens

 

[IlliniForceOne]

Jaydens 3 which would have cut it to 1 was the game in retrospect.

We need him to either shoot better, or if he is not going to hit big shots, to get the ball to our upperclassmen who will.

 

[jumpingjack]

Just grab a fistful of jersey and see if they call half of them.

I mean, somebody tore half of Buie's off in the first half and no foul. So I agree with your assessment. We're bigger, more physical, use it.
Sencire said, challenge accepted and we're back in it.

 

[Julie Meinart]

It’s gonna be RJ’s night!

Lol

 

[Deep]

Just like that.....one guy goes on a 10-0 run

Story of season. We get torched by one guy every game

 

[Bigtex]

Don’t have to worry about losing another close game

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

I love our freshman, but they just get abused on D against savvy veteran BIG guards. They will learn and be the willy old veterans someday

This.

 

[logjam]

Jaydens 3 which would have cut it to 1 was the game in retrospect.

We need him to either shoot better, or if he is not going to hit big shots, to get the ball to our upperclassmen who will.

Stop there is a ton of time left...

 

[azillini1]

We will be haunted all season by the fact that we are the best 2pt % team in the conference and the worst 3pt% team and yet take the second most 3's per game. How the coaches and the players don't get that math is beyond me.

Wish I could triple "Like" this. Keep shooting 3's when we are so poor at making them. Also, near bottom of league in TO's. To me, these defiencies are coaching.