Game Thread: Illinois vs Ohio State

[FeelYourPaign]

The 25% that we're shooting from deep is not our best profile

 

[KSmooth]

Is it me, or does it seem like Maverick Morgan always hesitates when he gets the ball in the post, like he's thinking what move he should make?

 

[TCTORNADO]

3 poor offensive sets in a row

 

[Ulysses Everett McGill]

4 on Hill

 

[oldman]

That was not a foul on HIll

 

[Cheez]

1st half: Illinois team we expected all year

2nd half: Illinois team we saw play against WVU, end of Winthrop game, and Maryland.

 

[CoalCity]

Best form Finke shot I've seen all year!

 

[Bear8287]

Illini on offense and the ball doesn't go below the free throw line until only 6 seconds left on the shot clock...

4 on Hill.

 

[Ulysses Everett McGill]

Finke brain dead at back of zone tonight

 

[hunter01]

We better find some better offense than jacking up 3s

 

[oldman]

Way too much standing dribble on offense.

 

[TriCityBurbs]

Arrogant OSU team, please don't lose to these fools

 

[Bear8287]

JCL for 3 with about 8 left on shot clock... ball didn't go below the free throw line that whole possession...

 

[The Rock Says]

some time in the next 2 minutes, ILL will feel the karma of playing such YMCA offense.

 

[Jkat00]

How bad is our defense

 

[IllFanInMi]

Layups on OSU's end of the game agenda, hi % shots, foul potential, we chuck em!

 

[TheBucket]

Both teams really need this game come March... Illinois probably moreso than OSU.

Gotta come away with a W here boys.

 

[radiodj]

Assuming we hold on for the win, how am I supposed to feel about this game? Excited for the play of the first half or depressed over the play of the second?

 

[twinky25]

I know mav is bad on defense, but he was pretty effective on offense.

 

[Bear8287]

Way too much standing dribble on offense.

Yes. This. What the Illini were doing in the first half was just working too well.

 

[TCTORNADO]

Is Smith there??

 

[PostersLastStand]

Was it an adjustment by Thad at half or was it by design for the Illini to walk it up the floor? First half lots of movement, good passing very unselfish. Second half no movement, not a lot of sharing the ball. Regression into same bad habits after half or are we getting out coached or just fail to adjust to their adjustments. I can't figure out this team or any Illini team in the last 5 years.

 

[Gunner23]

Assuming we hold on for the win, how am I supposed to feel about this game? Excited for the play of the first half or depressed over the play of the second?

A win is a win. Take all of the W's you can get...no matter what.

 

[SuperMetroid]

Leron with a big boy rebound there!!

 

[TCTORNADO]

Hey something novel a double on Lyle