Game Thread: Illinois vs Virginia

[hoopsfan47]

Attaboy Skyy!!

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

1. Coleman needs better shot selection
2. Need a defensive strategy on Clark

- Captain Obvious

 

[madillini4]

Come on Hawkins

 

[hoopsfan47]

Taught in fifth grade....never give up the baseline!!!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Skyy Clark playing huge on the boards. We need our help defense to show up against Kihei

 

[hoopsfan47]

Unselfish offense!!!

 

[skyIdub]

CoHawk...that pass needs to go UP!! UP!! NOT DOWN!! UP!!

Let RJ go UP and get it!!

 

[Rich]

can we stop with the cohawk pg experiment? only time it works out well is when he's dumping off to dainja

 

[bjp84]

Don’t pass to Hawkins!!!

 

[DICKnaggie]

We've got to move without the ball better. We're not making their defense work very hard.

 

[chudaman]

Drive and dish or pick and roll please something different on offense than just one on one moves.

 

[Jimbo]

Ok, not a bad start. Virginia is disciplined. Coleman doesn’t need to force it on offense. I would take Skyy in a FF shooting contrest. We still have weapons to deploy. Ty, Sincere, Epps and Dainja.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

So far Virginia playing like they play- we need to adjust. Cannot allow space behind the arc and on the interior our help defense needs to shut down the path to the hoop. Have to force them to take jumpers inside the arc. Easier said than done, but this is a very good offensive team from what they've showed thus far this season.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Typical of an old style B1G game of yesteryear....every possession is critical and every blunder is magnified. Gotta play the game with purpose and focus on both ends and NO SLOPPY PASSES.

 

[Scoregasm]

No movement on offense, start the weave

 

[FromTheLogo]

Their lack of depth may show up later IF we can push the pace, but their starting 5 is no joke.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

OK. Hawkins three-fest was a one off.

 

[madillini4]

They want Hawkins to shoot…

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Mayer has been a completely different player in Vegas. I love it.

 

[chudaman]

Cohawk should be the fourth scoring option.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Good closeout, Epps, that's what we need on threes. No free looks.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

Cohawk should be the forth scoring option.

Virginia’s game plan is to make him our first.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Sure need those Hawkins threes to drop.

 

[FromTheLogo]

CoHawk needs to hit one for his confidence.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Welcome to the Dainja Zone!!!