Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

[sbillini]

now I remember why I stopped reading game threads. Got sucked back in.my mistake

Bad game against the best team in the country. It happens.

These guys have been the most fun, energetic, passionate team we’ve had wearing the jersey in 20 years. Will love them and thank them even if we don’t score another point the rest of this game.

That’s all I’ll say on this thread

 

[Boomauer]

Can we have a running clock please.

 

[sacraig]

Not the way I want to remember this team or season

Right. I was fine losing but I'd like to do it guns blazing.

 

[illini510]

Oh my bad. Well either way, the Bulls teams nowadays are still popular. They're just frustrating as hell to watch.

Bulls are the same mediocre team as they were under Hoiberg which is sad considering they have better talent now than they did before. They played better without LaVine than with him. Hard to watch that brand of basketball. They are so up and down that it is infuriating to watch

 

[jimbo72]

Everybody, try to find something nice to do after this is done. Have some ice cream. Go for a walk. Hug a loved one.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

I was prepared for a 10-15pt loss, fine, whatever, but to just give up like this is just sickening.

I get the "take it at the shot blocker" game plan, but you NEED to have another option if they're not calling fouls. We changed zero things at the half and just rolled over. E

We took 8 threes in the first 8 minutes of the half. We just missed them all.

 

[FromTheLogo]

Never saw this coming.

 

[FoundersClub]

We’re going to be hard pressed to score 40 points.

 

[Thaillini22]

You're not wrong, Underwood standing on the side like he is totally confused and has conceded.

Bollocks.

 

[JAbada]

I am very shocked

 

[aaeismacgychel]

I'll be honest, I didn't see this happening. Gotta give UCONN a lot of credit. They came out at half and took the screws to us. Shame we couldn't make some shots to try and make of game of it. Just a beatdown. Sometimes you've gotta shrug your shoulders. Nobody's fault. Just getting beat.

 

[Fighting I 95]

This is embarrassing.

 

[blife]

Unfortunately, this games lowlights will be shown ad nauseum on TV for 24 hours. Not a way this team deserves to be remembered.

 

[logjam]

 

[longtimefan]

announcers have already said the next game's winner will have to play uconn with 10 minutes to go. announcer also said he was listening to underwood's comments to the team. keep playing, keep fighting.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Biggest question left: When does Dan open the postgame thread?

Team got rattled early in the half, and never recovered. Still a great season, bit this stink will linger for months.

Maybe years

 

[Govoner Vaugn Fan]

midway through the second half 3points for Illini

 

[azillini1]

We’re going to be hard pressed to score 40 points.

And their big is sitting on the bench most of this half. Hard pressed to get to 40... maybe 35.

 

[WyattEarp]

A lot to be proud of this year. Don’t let this one outcome cloud your judgment on what this team was. Do yourself a favor and turn it off and move on. We made an Elite 8 — incredible accomplishment

Yep. I think you’re right. I’m on it…
I’m getting real sick of these whiny announcers talking smack too…even though we deserve a fair amount of it.

Catch you cats later…

 

[Battle89]

Can anyone rememberr the Illini gettting pounded like this in the history of the prrogram?

I can nott ememberr so many players missing so many shots.

State of disbelief..

I thought in my 56 years I had seen the Illini lose every way possible. I was wrong.

 

[TentakilRex]

Good season, but this ending sucks! (and hope this program can recover from it, this some 28-3 stuff here)

 

[Scoregasm]

 

[band camp]

This game is fixed!!

It's not. Your team, my team is going to lose. It happens. I'm hurt too, but we are being out played. They are beating us because they are better.

 

[LJ22]

Positive note: this game will not come down to our missed free throws.

 

[Navy_illini]

This is worse than the Loyola game. Don’t understand why our offense disappears in March. UCONN is good but not this good. We made no adjustments. We had the game tied late in the first half and did nothing