Illinois 79, Michigan State 74 Postgame

Manual3for4peat · Feb 19, 2022

Guys. Phil Jackson wasn’t a very good coach. He just let MJ bail him out all the time. /s

Now in all seriousness. Thank god we have a coach that lets that play happen. Imagine Weber there. We would have passed around and never got a shot up.

Fr8trn16 · Feb 19, 2022

Illiniguy13 said:
Frazier puts on his cape and saves us

I believe that goes to Jacob and Kofi! Without their play today it would've been another Rutgers. It's easy to focus on the last hero shot to seal the deal. However, if not for the heroic effort by Grandison and Cockburn, whom at one point had scored as much as the entire MSU team... we'd never been in position. Thankful for the game sealer, but most the praise should go to those two guys! Great team win, but the heroes in my book are those two! I-L-L baby

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ROADKILL!!!

DICKnaggie · Feb 19, 2022

IllinistuckinGopherland said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1495120124021559298

Omg, I just terrified my dog with how hard I laughed at this, lol!

Fighter of the Nightman · Feb 19, 2022

Just also want to say how happy I am that Trent still has the swagger to step up for that three and win us that game. As I mentioned in the pregame thread, this was the last arena besides Maryland left in the conference where Trent and Monte have not gotten a victory. It was extra sweet for Trent to be the one to deliver the dagger!

KevinC · Feb 19, 2022

For those that may not be aware of it, Walker averaged 19/game for Northeastern last season.

LouHenson · Feb 19, 2022

Manual3for4peat said:
I don’t think that Grandi is the guy that needs to lose minutes.

I agree. Interesting today Plummer was on the bench at the end in favor of Curbello. I think that was a very smart decision as his defense is way better than Plummers.

Fr8trn16 · Feb 19, 2022

Hopingfor500 said:
That's why BU is the head coach. He doesn't overreact and knows his guys.

And he also got Melendez and Hawkins in early and more playing time as they've earned it. Smart coach!

Fr8trn16 · Feb 19, 2022

LouHenson said:
I agree. Interesting today Plummer was on the bench at the end in favor of Curbello. I think that was a very smart decision as his defense is way better than Plummers.

And his playmaking ability! And ability to draw extra defenders!

PlayDeeBrownNote · Feb 19, 2022

ILLFAN67 said:
Wasn’t terrible that’s was the plan. They ran clock and then TF took the shot.

People may not agree, but that is great coaching by BU, IMO. BU puts it in TF’s hands even though he’s been struggling. He knows TF can make a play and putting the ball in his hands at a key moment maybe boosts TF’s confidence to hit the shot. He’s not shooting well, but his coach still has confidence he can hit the shot. Hope it leads to more shots falling for TF!

sacraig · Feb 19, 2022

Manual3for4peat said:
Big thing I took from this, this was us. Northwestern and Rutgers games weren’t us. We were out of sorts and didn’t play hard. I don’t mind losing. I hate when we don’t play hard. We did again today.

The Arizona game is a good example. I didn't like losing that game but I didn't come away from it feeling icky. We battled the whole time and narrowly missed a W despite being shorthanded.

PlayDeeBrownNote · Feb 19, 2022

sacraig said:
The Arizona game is a good example. I didn't like losing that game but I didn't come away from it feeling icky. We battled the whole time and narrowly missed a W despite being shorthanded.

Same with the first PU game.

Chillinini · Feb 19, 2022

Great bounceback win, on the road. What a way to respond from a poor performance at the RAC.
The stretch of the RU, MSU, OSU and Michigan games could easily been a result of 0-4, but now 3-1 may be very attainable.
Huge win!

JFGsCoffeeMug · Feb 19, 2022

So many positives from today's game. Way to bounce back!

grantlab · Feb 19, 2022

Fighter of the Nightman said:
Just also want to say how happy I am that Trent still has the swagger to step up for that three and win us that game. As I mentioned in the pregame thread, this was the last arena besides Maryland left in the conference where Trent and Monte have not gotten a victory. It was extra sweet for Trent to be the one to deliver the dagger!

Dang. To think Trent and Monte could have won in EVERH BIG TEN ARENA had we just beaten bottom feeder Maryland… but hey, I’m pretty happy with where we are since that game.

KevinC · Feb 19, 2022

LouHenson said:
I agree. Interesting today Plummer was on the bench at the end in favor of Curbello. I think that was a very smart decision as his defense is way better than Plummers.

Did you just see what Walker did to Belo?! Belo doesn't fight through screens. He needs to watch film of how hard Trent fights through them. And he never blocks out. If Plummer had been guarding Walker as Belo did, everyone on this board would have been screaming.

SuperintendentChalmers · Feb 19, 2022

CV Illini said:
Split the 2 game road trip! I'll take it!

Yep, we did it in different ways, but we got the splits we needed out of the IU-Purdue road "trip" and the Piscataway-East Lansing pair.

InDaAZ · Feb 19, 2022

LouHenson said:
I agree. Interesting today Plummer was on the bench at the end in favor of Curbello. I think that was a very smart decision as his defense is way better than Plummers.

In anticipation of a Sparty full-court press, I suspect…

IlliniBorn · Feb 19, 2022

pruman91 said:
BU on radio interview............................

our first half was a clinic
Pizza hut fight and we won it
having a hard time figuring out our rotations but bench did great
talked about Jake and Fonz doing that early morning workout
defense the first half was as good as it gets
did a great job on Gabe B. and Max C.
next 3 of 4 are home games
happy for the guys to bounce back and beat a ranked team on the road

Now, what the heck was up on that foul call and then allowing the 3 pter to count for msu.......The ref , Kelly P ...called the foul on Jake , and it was a foul ,
but he was waving OFF and then pointed down to the court after he blew the whistle ......How was that 3 pt shot then allowed to count ??????
I bet Larry S. had something to do with it ......It's how he refs our games .......poorly......................

great game by all of the players and kudos to Kofi and Jake with the scoring side of it , but , MAN , we play some NASTY defense....never trailed in the game and the dagger by Trent at the end was a thing of beauty........

sitting here with NL # 3 enjoying our third or fourth glass of wine .......might be time to celebrate and take a nap and get ready for that VICTORY chili dinner..............................

12-4 in the B1G ......now we are tied and purdont has the hottest team in the B1G coming to Mackey tomorrow.......

WHEW................................................................................

Does wine make NL#3's clothes fall off? Asking for a friend.

logjam · Feb 19, 2022

Hello Pizza Hut! We can use all the NIL sponsors we can get!

dbeverly26 · Feb 19, 2022

KevinC said:
Did you just see what Walker did to Belo?! Belo doesn't fight through screens. He needs to watch film of how hard Trent fights through them. And he never blocks out. If Plummer had been guarding Walker as Belo did, everyone on this board would have been screaming.

There are a lot of things you can say about Andre Curbelo, but “nobody complains when he makes a mistake” is not one of them

pruman91 · Feb 19, 2022

IlliniBorn said:
Does wine make NL#3's clothes fall off? Asking for a friend.

Already off before the wine......................................................................Only wearing the new Illini socks....what a sight to behold .........................yum yum

altgeld88 · Feb 19, 2022

TF:

dbeverly26 · Feb 19, 2022

LouHenson said:
I don’t think so watch the play again. You can see BU yelling at Curbello to give the ball to Trent. Grandy goes right to the corner for a shot, and Kofi had his back to the play (ready to rebound). I believe that was a set play for Grandy or Trent to take the three

If you run that play thru Kofi, MSU can double him and just hack away knowing that a foul is not a bad outcome. I have no problem putting the ball in the hands of your toughest senior leader and telling him to win the game.

Ramrod2010 · Feb 19, 2022

Well deserved win. I have some concerns, but I'll either save those for tomorrow or stuff them in the OSU pregame thread.

Also, I miss George-e (Giorgi)

Fighter of the Nightman · Feb 19, 2022

grantlab said:
Dang. To think Trent and Monte could have won in EVERH BIG TEN ARENA had we just beaten bottom feeder Maryland… but hey, I’m pretty happy with where we are since that game.

Yep, and that was without Kofi AND they didn't get the chance to play in every arena every year. They are 3-1 in Ann Arbor and 3-0 vs. Juwan there!

Illinois 79, Michigan State 74 Postgame

BU:1 Trash cans:0