Game Thread: Illinois vs Ohio State

[illinipimp]

Liddel with 4 fouls but why attack him. Nice job of coaching Brad.

 

[LJ22]

Agree. This happens regularly. That's what happens when you come out and let a team feel comfortable from the tip. They get confident, catch fire, and it's contagious. Recipe for getting rolled.

So on point.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Announcers like OSU

Tbf we haven't really given them much to like about us today.

 

[CurbeloYourEnthusiasm]

Fire up the post game thread this one is over

 

[Hopingfor500]

Thank you. That's the first time I've chuckled since noon (ET). I was thinking same. Perhaps he has some extra motivation when he plays us? Or maybe we just match up poorly against him.

Second one. Any big guy that can hit from the perimeter, as well as handle the ball is a matchup problem with Kofi out there. Not sure we have an answer on the roster for that.

 

[Kingo24]

Announcers like OSU

Easy to like the better team

 

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[grantlab]

Dang, am I actually going to get my hopes up one last time?

 

[CentralILifer]

I might just feel bad for Ohio State if they lose. They appear to be a better team. Not better players, but a better team.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Lot of excitement about nothing....turn the lights out and go home...Illini did a long time ago

 

[Ball Press]

Can’t get down 15 to start the game at home to a good team

 

[LoveLovie]

imagine if they had just made free throws

 

[DReq]

This still looks to me like we are getting outworked. It is a repeat of how we have lost past games and now it is in every opponent's game plan to play with a high level of intensity. Somehow our game execution seems to lack that. There have been a few bad calls for sure but that is true in every game. There are certainly some shots hit by OSU that those shooters would not have ordinarily hit but defensive effort can shut those outliers down. It boils down to effort and right now we are lookin like we are owed the game rather than having to earn it. That has to be solved or we will have a very short post-season.

 

[DICKnaggie]

More Grandison and less Giorgi please.

 

[LarryGotFouled]

Cue up the Groce-era fake rally...

 

[JamesB]

This team has a 6 seed written all over it

Youre talking NIT, riht?

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

It’s sucks when I have the following feelings at once:

- We are at LEAST as talented and need to win these at home.
- For reasons BEYOND talent, they’re a better team than us right now.

FTs being shot competently ALONE has us WINNING! Forget the numerous other issues.

 

[Lexis20]

Seriously people....Liddell made 3 three pt shots.....ALL YEAR....and has 4 today along with making almost every shot he's put up.

Now he's First TEam All B1G. Ok.

Evan turner was a 14/6 guy. Fwiw

Lot of great players don't put up 20 and 10,

 

[CurbeloYourEnthusiasm]

3 stop 3 we can win this game

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Second one. Any big guy that can hit from the perimeter, as well as handle the ball is a matchup problem with Kofi out there. Not sure we have an answer on the roster for that.

Kofi shouldn’t come out on a guy with three made 3’s all year. It’s not bad coaching or bad Kofi, it’s bad luck.

 

[CentralILifer]

Miss by Grandison was the perfect miss for the fake rally.

 

[LostinNebraska]

Great D by Miller there

 

[hoopsfan47]

At least Grandison did not shoot an air ball or miss wide....on target off the heel is a miss good shooters make.

 

[GallopingGhost]

Well. Wish I could say GG. But until we stop digging ourselves in these 1st half holes we won’t get far

 

[the juiceman cometh]

I can see the "we were in it to the end against an OSU team playing their best basketball" takes coming