Game Thread: Illinois vs Syracuse

[ILLFAN67]

They get 3 attempts on that possession

 

[hoopsfan47]

Possession game and every one has to be protected with your life.

 

[Illiniam1984]

We need to get Harris in the game and start pressing them.

 

[thehass]

We cannot find our butt with both hands.

 

[jumpingjack]

Cook freshman year: 9 points, 4.5 rebounds
Hawk freshman year: 1.4 points, 0.8 rebounds
Jokic career at Illinois: 0 points, 0 rebounds

 

[InDaAZ]

We need to get Harris in the game and start pressing them.

He rolled his ankle…

 

[Birdus]

Coleman is the only one that I could see getting sniffed by the league at this point.

 

[SuperMetroid]

We’re lucky Syracuse sucks

 

[grantlab]

I’ll say: defense has been SPECTACULAR. Kudos to our guys on that end tonight.

 

[BDMAN]

I wish we would just take it to the hoop once, just once challenge the zone

 

[Flyin' Illini]

How many B1G teams is Syracuse better than? 1, maybe 2? This is a really poor performance, only being bailed out by playing a bad team.

 

[State of Chicago]

Coleman is the only one that I could see getting sniffed by the league at this point.

Not TSJ?

 

[ILLFAN67]

Shoot the shot Hawkins!!!!!!!!

 

[Sean8328]

Shoot the damn ball Hawkins what the hell man....

 

[aaeismacgychel]

One of the more obvious chicken wings ever committed and the refs swallow the whistle again.

Yeah, they're just letting Edwards do whatever he wants out there. Hooks, over the back, slaps, moving screens. It's just bizarre as he is the only one on the court being allowed to do it. If they were calling him like everyone else he would've fouled out in his first 3 minutes.

 

[illini80]

Love the way we are taking care of the ball. Not loving the 31 3’s we’ve put up so far. I guess we arent shooting great from inside the arc either, but still.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Sure good to see Ty playing well in critical situations. He does not need to be a shooter for this team but can impact in many other positive ways. Just a complete player who can't shoot.

 

[FloridaMan]

TSJ has fallen in love with the three. Pump fake and take one to the rack.

 

[Illiniam1984]

He rolled his ankle…

Oh darn when did that happen? I missed the 1st half.

 

[SummerofGeorge]

LOVE - hustle, effort, and energy
HATE - our shooting (ALL of our shooting)
LOVE - BU's trust in the freshmen
HATE - Coleman's lack of instinct as a scorer
LOVE - our potential
HATE - BU's inability to make significant adjustments to combat horrendous shooting
Well, you get my thoughts on tonight

 

[Chad Fleck]

You know, I'm not sure but a few of this 30 3's were off a dribble. Most have been off good passing. I don't find myself upset at the shot selection most of the time. They just aren't going down enough of the time as one would expect.

Good thing Syracuse looks more out of tune than us.

 

[logjam]

Yeah, they're just letting Edwards do whatever he wants out there. Hooks, over the back, slaps, moving screens. It's just bizarre as he is the only one on the court being allowed to do it. If they were calling him like everyone else he would've fouled out in his first 3 minutes.

Kofi rules still in effect I'm afraid...

 

[hoopsfan47]

I must be either asleep or dead....Illini up 10-3 in TOs!!! Isn't that supposed to be flipped?

 

[jumpingjack]

Coleman is on pace for a triple double as a 5 vs a HOF zone-D legend of a coach (he's still a prick) and making it look effortless... And he's heading for Japan?

 

[InDaAZ]

10-3 turnover margin… much improved from recent games.