Game Thread: Illinois vs Tennessee

[IlliniCC16]

Looking forward to the Brett Young or Bailey Zimmerman commentary in the second half!!!

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Positive:

best defense we've seen in months, possibly years.

Negative:

worst rebounding we've seen in months, possibly years.

 

[chief]

Would the ESPN guys like to comment on what the Illini need to do or do we only get to hear what the Vols need to do?

Its like they don't know anyone on our team

 

[Double Secret Probation]

Loose balls:

UT: all of them
UI: slow to react, soft

How are we within two points?

 

[FloridaMan]

Looking forward to the Brett Turner or Bailey Zimmerman commentary in the second half!!!

Maybe they can find Brett Eldredge from Paris IL for some balance?

 

[Cravingschampaign]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1997469659369734165

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Loose balls:

UT: all of them
UI: slow to react, soft

How are we within two points?

Tomi.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

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And it was just an elbow to the face, not a punch...ready, break

 

[Oracle21]

Disappointed no minutes for Brandon Lee that half. This team is seriously lacking some dogs

 

[azillini1]

Glad we let Morez go.

25-11 on the boards, that is insane.

Just don’t have bigs that like to mix it up and do the hard work by hitting the boards

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Loose balls:

UT: all of them
UI: slow to react, soft

How are we within two points?

Same with rebounds

 

[HailtotheChief]

Tomi is scoring but 0 boards. Mirk and Wags with 4 boards each.
I know mihailo missed lay ups but he got by them and hit open men they just missed but the shots he got or created fir others will fall. Only played 6 minutes and shot 3 lay ups and looked like he was fouled on 2 of em.

 

[skyIdub]

ESPN in the second half.....probably..

 

[NarrowJ]

I hope #2 not playing because of foul trouble and horrible defense doesn't become the norm.

We all love him, but he needs to step up. Not impressed so far against better competition.

We have such short memories

23 pts on 11-16 shooting vs #11 Texas Tech
26 pts on 11-16 shooting vs #11 Alabama

 

[SuperMetroid]

Would the ESPN guys like to comment on what the Illini need to do or do we only get to hear what the Vols need to do?

They are an SEC network first and foremost. I legit hate when we have games on this network now

 

[HailtotheChief]

Would love to see more of him.

I've yet to see anyone able to stay in front of him. Just creates so many open opportunities for himself and others. Would be nice if he finished better but law of % say that'll improve

The long run it would be beneficial tonight I think. No one else is getting in the lane like him.

It's really frustrating to sew him do that and not play. He will make those lay ups and other will make more of the shots he creates. Brad can be stubborn.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

I wonder if we could have a hack-a-Okpara cruch time game plan. He's looked very bad on foul shots.

 

[IlliniTime]

I think it’s time to Jelly Roll the Volunteers.

 

[abchew2]

Tomi looks more like himself so that’s a positive. Hope to talk about how much more work we have ahead of us after a win rather than a loss.

 

[foby]

ESPN in the second half.....probably..

 

[aaeismacgychel]

So what are the odds the refs go all B10 and blow the whistle every time there's contact this half?

 

[skyIdub]

I think it’s time to Jelly Roll the Volunteers.

I think I may have ruined that for everyone already.

 

[alaskaillini]

Appears to me that we are getting position on defensive rebounds but are getting pushed too far under the backboard. We need to fight to keep that from happening.

 

[Orange Wave]

I'm glad they showed clips of the game during the Jelly Roll documentary

 

[Dee_4_Three_83]

Its like they don't know anyone on our team

They don't, they only follow SEC