Game Thread: Illinois vs Ohio State

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zoggle101

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TheBucket said:
Mike Thorne does not look like he belongs on the court with other Big Ten athletes. I know he went through a lot with the injury but he is not in shape and his lack of athleticism is VERY apparent.

Jeremiah Tilmon can't get here quick enough.
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Thorne is playing just fine. Grabbed a couple nice boards.m
 
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oldman

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We focus so much on his poor shooting, but Tate at least plays defense, where we need the help and distributes.
Where would we be without Hill?
 
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CoalCity

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That was the quickest move into the lane I've ever seen Tate make. Decisive.
 
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zoggle101

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I'd like to see Kipper, but if not, he needs to keep the rest of the guys pumped up.
 
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Sizzler22

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DJWs athleticism is an incredible asset to have on the floor. MH looks like he woke up.
 
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CoalCity

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Terrible call on Black. There's been contact all half.
 
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CoalCity

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Big 3 by Finke. Hope that gets some.confidence back.
 
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homesickalien

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zoggle101 said:
Thorne is playing fine. The whole team is.
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Thorne has thrown up two awkward shots and played matador D. There's a reason Mav is playing. Thorne and Jordan haven't played well in their time. Everyone else has so far.
 
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Stevegarbs

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homesickalien said:
Thorne has thrown up two awkward shots and played matador D. There's a reason Mav is playing. Thorne and Jordan haven't played well in their time. Everyone else has so far.
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I agree on Thorne. Bad from the first play of the game...


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oldman said:
We focus so much on his poor shooting, but Tate at least plays defense, where we need the help and distributes.
Where would we be without Hill?
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The team needs to believe in Tate. He took that jumper that he's capable of hitting instead of driving the ball, or at least get a little closer, but Tate can do some nice things offensively. He'll get a double digit game this year, but it's better for us if he stay ls in the 2-4 point range with the plethora of offensive options we have. The next possession I saw TA hesitate to swing the ball to an open Tate, and elected to swing it the other way which wasn't as open. Give the ball to Tate, and he creates there. Every possession is a new one for a player to make up for a play. I think the team knows that MH is a guy who needs to get a lot of touches even more than ever, and can play hero ball if needed. Let's keep this up!
 
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TheBucket

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The team is HOT right now. Keep it rolling.

The few of you saying that Thorne is playing well ... I'm not sure what you are watching.
 
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ILHoff

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Really good execution by the team so far. Playing hard on defense and finding the open man on offense.
 
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