Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

[Fighting I 95]

This is maddening because this game is there for the taking now and it probably wont be in the second half. We cant expect them to shoot this bad again

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

Going by Ned some crafty halftime adjustments.

 

[216superdude]

what the hell is going on. no one is moving on offense. get some side to side movement

shannon needs to get involved.. and not a layup as he's fading away from the basket.

 

[RockfordIllini]

It’s 5 on 8 tonight but we gotta compose ourselves. It is what it is. Make some jump shots.

 

[illinitiger]

Need to have 2 guys going at clingan....you can dump off to backside driver to beat clingan...

I don't understand why we are not adjusting our drives at Clingan...we just need to pass off behind him

 

[HailtotheChief]

Losing this last min or two sucks. TSJ needs more looks to help Domask. They are doing a good job not giving TSJ looks
He was open that time and Quincy missed him.

 

[spotter]

Desire to punch Hurley in the face is growing.

 

[DICKnaggie]

TSJ has got to get more touches.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Still looking scared by the moment. Good thing is get past that and we could beat these guys easy. 4 for 25

 

[LurkerintheOpen]

Hurley looks like someone who’d give a keynote presentation at a tech conference. And that annoys me.

 

[Miles Leonard]

They aren't calling another foul on Clingan. Go back to the drawing board at half. Stop going at Clingan.

 

[sacraig]

Clingan isn’t fouling. He’s 7’2”. All he has to do is stand there. Credit to him, he’s played great defense…

Disagree. He's made some really nice, clean plays. He's also gotten away with some egregious body checks.

 

[skyIdub]

This is the dumbest offensive basketball I've seen us play this year. That's saying something.


Edit: offensive

 

[DrMac210]

I don't get the foul calls at all so far. I just don't. People can say whatever they want but they're calling UCONN and us completely differently right now. No consistency in their calls whatsoever. If they were to just call no contact, fine, sucks for us, but that's how they're calling it gotta adjust. But so far, they're allowing extremely physical contact by them and calling us on touch fouls on drives. Just insane lack of consistency thus far all in 1 direction

This right here.

If they called the same fouls on UConn as they did us, we’d have 8-10 more free throws.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Going at clingan from 11 minutes to 8 minute mark made sense. Ship has sailed at this point.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

what the heck are we doing....

Trying to get the same calls UCONN is getting and we're not. Game plan was to take it to them and get them in foul trouble. Refs not allowing that to happen, so gotta change the plan.

 

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

Great hands Dain!

 

[chrisRunner7]

Let's go Dain!!

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Hideous offensive half. Solid defensive half. They had no clue we could d-up this well and it's freaking them out. Play even semi-competent offensely and we can win this.

 

[SilverTurbo]

Shannon’s bull rush… no calls
Shannon getting posterized 3x by Clingan when no fouls are called

 

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

OMG, is that the first use it or lose it timeout we've taken this year?

Please let it work....

 

[Doogie94]

TJ is going to have a HUGE 2nd half.

Lock!

 

[KingWolf11]

It’s 5 on 8 tonight but we gotta compose ourselves. It is what it is. Make some jump shots.

5 might be giving us too much credit lol

 

[ChiTown]

First team to 50 wins.

 

[IlliniInIndy85]

If you’re too scared to shoot at the basket you should not be driving to the basket