Game Thread: Illinois vs Notre Dame

[LostinNebraska]

Hawk is an asset...but we played well with and without him.

I think his biggest absence this half was on the defensive end. You can't make up 6'10" of length if you stacked multiple Plummers. Offensively, I totally agree.

 

[Govoner Vaugn Fan]

Waiting for the obligatory 'ND is really bad team' comment.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Ok… but he’s sitting because he picked up two fouls in three minutes

And he turned the ball over and always does. He needs to watch and calm diwn until he does something against a solid opponent.

Some of our fans act like he is Brian Cook or something.he isn't yet. I hope he can be.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

This could end up being the best thing that could have happened for Curbelo. He's now seeing that this team doesn't need outrageous plays from the PG...just steady solid ball movement and PAR with Kofi...with an occasional OMG DID YOU SEE THAT sprinkled in for the goosebumps.

Might not work against higher pressure defense, but I like DMW as backup PG. If Curbelo gets too wild, he’s the calming anti-Curbelo with steady, no-nonsense facilitation. Not knocking Curbelo, just like the change of pace.

 

[LostinNebraska]

And he turned the ball over and always does. He needs to watch and calm diwn until he does something against a solid opponent.

 

[logjam]

Let’s Go Cohawk!

 

[whatahack]

I hate saying this, but I think hummel does a nice job

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Hawk has committed 25% of the total fouls in this game.

edit: and 100% of the alley oops

 

[spillini]

You guys.

Kofi had two assists at halftime.

 

[skyIdub]

CoHawk.....

 

[LostinNebraska]

UH OH - Kofi has a big bag! Beautiful jumper!

 

[skyIdub]

Kofi to NBA scouts: "Watch this."

 

[purcy51]

Kofi has a mid range jump shot!

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

This team is progressing before our very eyes.

 

[skyIdub]

First FT for Illinois....lmfao

 

[Pikeillinifan]

This team is progressing before our very eyes.

Was just going to say this, starting to play much better together.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Plummer is a beast.

 

[sacraig]

Some of you have been repeatedly talking about the crowd not being intense, but the announcers keep talking about how hard it is to hear in the building because of crowd noise.

 

[illiniguy24]

I mean this in the most positive way possible…but I hope Curbelo sees that this team just needs good ball movement to be at its best on offense. Nobody can do that better than Belo.

 

[LostinNebraska]

My gosh - Plummer is on the heater of all heaters these last three games

 

[FloridaMan]

Keep the foot on the gas!!!!! Do NOT try to slow things down now!

 

[Peoria Pipeline]

The boys look good tonight, might as well blow them out now. Don’t let off the gas!

 

[WeWillWhen]

More of this, please.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Curbelo dancing and chest bumping non-stop before games, during timeouts, and all night long. Anyone have an explanation?

 

[mydosburns]