Game Thread: Illinois vs Penn

[rdk573]

Keaton?

Keaton's outside shot has disappeared since the UCLA game

 

[Illini in Indiana]

FOULS to give! We never use this

 

[Illinisnake]

First half player grades.
Mirk - A+
Boz - A-
Drej - B
Wagler - B
Jake - D
Tomi - D-
Ben - B+
Z - C

Wagler is a D-, kid is slowly playing himself out of the lottery. Then we let their best play waltz down and shoot an open three? Comical. There had better be garbage cans crunched at halftime

 

[AnnaMay]

Pretty sure the entire Penn team would be fouled out if they called moving screens and holding.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Can't be too upset about that first half. But we can definitely play even better in the second and put this game to bed.

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

First half player grades.
Mirk - A+
Boz - B+
Drej - B
Wagler - C
Jake - F
Tomi - F
Ben - B+
Z - C

FYP

 

[IlliniSon]

Well the drop defense worked again!

 

[abchew2]

Good finish outside of giving Powers that kind of look. Definitely can’t do that

 

[cs04]

Thankful that Mirk came to play, don’t want to see Z shoot any more threes

 

[battle]

Fouls to give...unused

 

[maxatlof]

That final defensive posession is such a microcosim of the way the defense has played this season. Just SOMEONE step in and stop the frickin ball! Nope - easy 3 ball in your eye

 

[Thaillini22]

Nice 10 point lead. Get a few more shots to fall in 2H.

 

[Ryllini]

Up by 10. Where’s Tomi? When shots don’t fall, you look like dog !!!!. We should be blasting this team.
Also, when they zone when AS is in, get him in the middle and not on perimeter.

 

[Jimbo]

MAKE FREE THROWS!!!!!

But we’re #6 in the nation.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Use your fouls to give SMH.

 

[HouTexIllini]

It’s the NCAA tournament, so it’s good to be up eventhough not by much.

One thing…have we not learned anything about that drive and pick? Looks similar to the UCLA play.

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

Bout time they called one of their !!!!!! off ball screens. Classic Fran baml

They must be unloved by their parents. They've been bear hugging our guys all night on "screens".

 

[NASchamp]

Moron basketball. 3 fouls and you let them get an open three at end of half

More stellar coaching

 

[IlliniwekKDR]

5/20 is criminal against this team. Get a clue, please.

Seriously. Just pound this inside. We are so much bigger

 

[Kernal12]

Moron basketball. 3 fouls and you let them get an open three at end of half

Just incredibly dumb … I was screaming take a foul at my tv.

 

[CleverHandle1]

We're missing wide open shots in rhythm.

I do agree with this. They have shot like 23 three-point shots, but it's just damn frustrating when they keep missing, which allows the opponent to stay in the game. How about going inside?

 

[Illiniaaron]

They had a week to rest?

I think he’s just been beaten on too much. That last basket he had in the lane he was shoved, no call.

 

[jrock]

that was mirks best 20 minutes of basketball for the u of i.

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Hate to kill all the late half momentum with that lazy effort on D the last possession. Just let him walk right into a screen and clean three.

 

[illinois_hustle]

I made a joke earlier that we have such an inside advantage but would likely shoot 40 threes against these guys...