Game Thread: Illinois vs Penn State

[CDRUSN]

Penn State has been feasting on driving the lane for easy layups and draining uncontested 3s from the corner and sides, while making the Illini work hard for points. Brad will make some defensive adjustments at half. Need to start strong after the break.

 

[NarrowJ]

Pickett putting up a Doncic line today.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

Defense is horrible today

Pickett is torching us.

 

[BashCtIllini]

They can if we leave them wide open.

even wide open people don't make 100% of their 3s

 

[ChiefGritty]

Defense is horrible today

This is everything we feared about a return to a trappy high pressure D

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Jut got home - WTF?

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Every game we allow threes, then foul a shooter.

 

[New Creation]

TSJ is trash on defense right now.

 

[InDaAZ]

I feel like we have individually duals playing some pretty good D but we are playing terrible team D.

Overplaying on D has been a bugaboo all season.

 

[bjp84]

TSJ playing more like a Freshman. Need him to step up.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Jut got home - WTF?

Another reason this is a trap game: Penn State is good and this score is not surprising whatsoever.

 

[fatlard]

Is that a flop there on that 3 point foul?

 

[Baskins Tiger]

5v8 everygame

 

[New Creation]

They are scoring 3 points every other time they score

 

[IlliniForceOne]

This one is starting to have trap game vibes all over it. Let’s hope we turn it around at the half.

These are the kind of games you are unable to lose if you want to win a B1G championship.

 

[Flyin' Illini]

5v8 everygame

None of this is on the refs.

 

[JSpence]

Another reason this is a trap game: Penn State is good and this score is not surprising whatsoever.

Um, PSU on pace for 90+ is surprising...

 

[Homecoming 2019]

This one is starting to have trap game vibes all over it. Let’s hope we turn it around at the half.

These are the kind of games you are unable to lose if you want to win a B1G championship.

It's kind of been our thing this year, we dominate 2nd halves. Hoping for the same today.

 

[GallopingGhost]

5v8 everygame

No it’s not been that bad. Don’t start that yet

 

[bjp84]

5v8 everygame

Or crappy D

 

[BDMAN]

Harris getting big boyed. Weight room.

Our whole team is they are just bullying us

 

[Butters]

Our defense looks completely broken. Open 3s and layups all half.

 

[KingWolf11]

 

[aaeismacgychel]

5v8 everygame

Overall, the refs haven't been bad this game. Fairly consistent to be honest. We're just not playing well defensively and Pickett is making some buckets.

 

[727ill]

Pickett is seeking out switches. It makes no sense why we are switching.