Game Thread: Illinois vs Tennessee

[Thaillini22]

Mirk looked like he might have translated something we said about toughness.

Maybe he heard Dykes (not that there's anything wrong with that!) call him a poor man's Camboozer.

 

[ChiTown]

Worst rebounding game of the underwood era?

He needs to take them to the Pizza Hut parking lot.

 

[TheodoreRex]

75% Effort. 15% Toughness. 9% Luck. 1% Height.

Gotta add lack of athleticism too, right?

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

I'm sorry.... who or what is to blame for this rebounding? This is so putrid.

footspeed.

 

[Retro62]

If it were 50-50 on rebounds we’d be up by 10 or more

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Worst rebounding game of the underwood era?

Possibly any era. This has been as awful as it gets. Gotta want the rebound to get the rebound

 

[sacraig]

Ben just standing there flat-footed watching the Vols snag a rebound now. It's contagious.

 

[Bigtex]

Sorry Davis should play up or down 20

 

[illini80]

So much skill and so little fight/killer instinct. Underwood has his work cut out for him making this into a team tough enough to compete with top level teams.

 

[Iloveorangekoolaid]

Ben has been very solid tonight

 

[Pikeillinifan]

This lack of rebounding is crazy.

 

[sacraig]

Ben just standing there flat-footed watching the Vols snag a rebound now. It's contagious.

Good D, though.

 

[alaskaillini]

Ben with 3 blocks.

 

[SuperMetroid]

It always look like our guys are tipping the ball rather than grabbing it with their hands.

We are tall but our bigs collectively have about a 12-inch vertical

 

[skyIdub]

OMG FT's!!!!

 

[ImGonnaBeILL]

Can't get rebounds or loose balls.

All effort by TN

 

[Jon]

Leading rebounders are the two freshmen.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Wagler straight up bodied Boswell up on that backdown. Impressive for a freshman guard

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Keaton is really the only dude on the court right now that you are absolutely sure wants this game.

 

[UCantHideYer]

No Lee so far. I’d like his hustle in a game like this.

 

[DeeIL89]

First free throws of the night for us. F u refs!

 

[IlliniRon]

No effort on rebounds

 

[skyIdub]

Keaton is really the only dude on the court right now that you are absolutely sure wants this game.

He and Tomi.

 

[Jon]

No Lee so far. I’d like his hustle in a game like this.

We'd for sure have more free throws with him in

 

[ImGonnaBeILL]

Finally over the back