Games Thread - The National Championship

[JSpence]

It's rugby now lol. Watching black and white FILM from old collegiate or HS games makes me laugh now: the rules are not in any way, shape or form even remotely related to those of yore. Reach in, over the back, traveling, carrying, push-off, moving screen. Antiquated ideas apparently.

Isn't it obvious? It's not that we're interpreting rules too loosely. Officials have just gotten THAT good over the last few decades.

 

[PNWIllini]

Devastating sequence for Purdue

 

[illiniguy24]

UConn is just too good

 

[FoundersClub]

Danger zone for Purdue here.

 

[Epsilon]

You have to give UConn and (even) Hurley credit. They make good adjustments.

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Castle bricks an easy mid-range jumper and bricks two free throws, but on the other hand shows off his athleticism and offensive rebounding. Frustrating draft prospect.

 

[TheodoreRex]

Holy heck, white men can jump, Heide with an empahtic put back dunk. My goodness

 

[illiniguy24]

Purdue has the two best plays of the game so far that’s for sure!!

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

The amount of hook and holds Edey gets away with amazes me. How do none of them see it for the last 5 years

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

6 of 7 UConn players have offensive rebounds, yet I can’t remember a Purdue transition basket. How does that happen when you’ve got Edey?

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

If Purdue keeps giving up offensive rebounds and can't get going from 3, they're in big trouble.

 

[Champaign88]

Game isn’t quite over with Clingan having three fouls. Johnson couldn’t do anything in the first half. Who else does UConn have to throw at Edey?

 

[Battle89]

Don't know how anyone can pull for deuche Hurley over humble Painter with his southern Illinois heritage...

pummel Hurley and Huskies please!

Because I don’t pick teams based on the coach, dick though he is? Purdue has more DBags on the court.

 

[PNWIllini]

Clingan sits, this is Purdue’s big chance. And they throw it away

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Game isn’t quite over with Clingan having three fouls. Johnson couldn’t do anything in the first half. Who else does UConn have to throw at Edey?

Johnson is a great screener and rim runner

 

[illiniguy24]

Thanks for coming out Purdue

 

[FoundersClub]

While I would have liked to see Purdue win, this does make me feel (slightly) better about our loss to UConn.

We were never going to win that game.

 

[Illini09]

I hate UCONN so much, but unfortunately they are admittedly really really good...

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Four on Johnson, can't afford that one on the offensive side.

 

[Epsilon]

Wow. UConn in a bit of foul trouble.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

UCONN attacking Edey this half similar to how we attacked him with Guerrier. Edey is just too slow laterally to recover against offball cuts.

 

[MetroLeast]

Have to get another foul on Clingan to have a chance.

 

[illinitiger]

I hate UCONN so much, but unfortunately they are admittedly really really good...

Not invincible

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Wow. UConn in a bit of foul trouble.

That was Illinois's gameplan, just never happened.

 

[azillini1]

UConn with height advantage at all positions but center. Edey just can't do enough to offset the other 4 positions. Purdue with only 3 shots from 3 and only 1 make. In my opinion, UConn is just too tough at the guard position and shutting Purdue down.