Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

[AEX]

Why are we just now driving and kicking?

 

[Illinifan55]

Let's go on a 30 to nothing run? UCONN did it... Why not us?!?!!?

 

[madillini4]

Why is there always a new and unimaginable horror to deal with as an Illini fan? When does it stop?

Death

 

[BionicHippo10]

Bill murray is a traitor. Should have brought back the Chief jersey

 

[OrangeKrush1981]

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

It's turned off. I am not as foolish as I used to be.

 

[sacraig]

Why are we just now driving and kicking?

 

[CentralILLini]

What was that technical all about? At the free throw line? I can’t hear

Didnt stop chirping with newton and continued with ref

 

[Champaign88]

Sad thing is I don't know if Iowa State would have looked much better in this game.

Iowa State would have been down 28-3 in the first half rather than the second

 

[Manual3for4peat]

Bill murray is a traitor. Should have brought back the Chief jersey

He’s being a proud dad

 

[Thaillini22]

It's amusing because this is the deepest tournament run since 2004-2005 and this is how they choose to lose.

Everything I suspected and feared came true this evening for the Illini. No effective true big to combat Clingan. Our subs can't shoot, can't pass. Our starts are cold from the three and are having a meltdown when things turn grim. Brad getting abused by a far superior coach. How they lost (and they will lose, horrifically) to UConn, in my eyes, overshadows getting to the Elite 8.

We are just another victim of the uconn juggernaut, i hope our fans support the guys more than ever at the end of this game.

 

[Jimbo]

It has been a great year. I have really enjoyed this season. Big Ten tournament champs.

Very good season. A+.

 

[TheChief4Life]

It's only sad because this game will just leave a sour taste on what has on all other rights been an awesome season. UConn was always gonna be a challenge... but compounding that by not hitting baskets and making boneheaded decisions.... eeesh...

 

[illinifan1971]

We had NO answer for Klingon. We could n t get any fouls and that broke us.

 

[illini510]

Thoroughly out played, out coached, out classed.

It doesn't take away from the successful season and run our guys had but yes, all props to UConn for thoroughly outclassing us. They are an elite team. I fully expect them to win their 2nd straight title

 

[jimbo72]

Just like current gieco commercial.
Your game is weak and point guards a geek.

 

[azillini1]

MD with 18 points. CH is the next highest scorer with 5 on 2 for 9 shooting. TSJ 1 for 10. We have been intimidated and dominated. Not even a contest.

Been watching Illinois games since 1960. Worst offense I have seen from our team. Six minutes left and we have 14 baskets

Northwestern lost to UConn 75 to 58 and I thought that was bad.

 

[Manual3for4peat]

I know this isn’t over. But anyone that is anything but not proud of this team and what they did. You have issues.

 

[Tables@EddieMunster]

Not this team’s finest hour lol but I LOVED this season

 

[Chukwuwumba]

What’s this game thread??? I’m looking for the postgame thread already

 

[abchew2]

First time I felt like we folded when the shots were not falling. The avalanche started when we didn’t get back after missed shots and let them get runout after runout.

 

[216superdude]

if uconn can play like this and not get into foul trouble, they aint loosing

 

[IlliniKat91]

It's been a great season and I trust our coaches to get us the athletes we need, but we need to learn to game plan for giant centers. Painter always has one and it's been part of our kryptonite here. Gotta find a way to figure that out.

 

[Flyin' Illini]

We are just another victim of the uconn juggernaut

We basically got abused by one guy, then gave up. Outside of that, they really aren't significantly more talented than we are

 

[sacraig]

Very good season. A+.

I'll give it an A. I reserve the A+ for a natty.

 

[Illiniaaron]

Defense has been awful this half too.