Maryland 59, Illinois 58 POSTGAME

#52      
That last foul call was terrible and quite frankly Cowan is the biggest flopper out there. He threw that chicken wing on Feliz and it was way more of a flagrant 1 than the one that did go in our favor.

I also knew Frazier would miss when the announcer jinxed him by mentioning his perfection thus far.
 
#54      

foby

Bonnaroo Land
Giorgi needs to learn when to pass it. He is looking very Andy Kpedi-like when he gets the ball 10 feet in.
 
#57      
Refs were terrible, but Underwood was worse. No Kofi in the end, time out in between free throws so Cowan can just miss it and win. Worst coached end to a game that I can remember at Illinois in 30 years.
Kofi comes in, refs would have taken him right back out.
 
#58      
"Kofi played 0 seconds the last 6 mins of the close Miami game, and he played 0 seconds in the last 5 mins of tonight’s Maryland game." - @TVallese

This is inexcusable.
Agreed, bad decision not to play him in critical minutes. He would have made key rebounds on both ends.
 
#62      
That is by far THE WORST piece of coaching I have ever seen!! This loss is on Underwood! He lost us this game down the stretch & anyone who says otherwise, just doesn't know College basketball.
 
#63      
Relax people. We were playing the #3 team on the road. This wasn't a game we were expected to win; in fact we exceeded the expectations going into the game. That being said...TERRIBLE last minute. That timeout call was inexcusable. Not giving up on the season though. Michigan game will be very important.
 
#67      
"Illini led by 11 at the 12:30 mark... Went 2-of-14 from the field the rest of the way." - @DPiper247

That's not on the refs, dude.
You don't think the game changed when Kofi and Giorgi were racking up fouls. What was that 3 fouls on Kofi in 30 seconds? Yeah, that's the refs dude.
 
#68      

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Cockburn sitting for all too long. They built their comeback on the offensive boards.

Ayo. I’m not sure what to say here. Maybe expectations were too high.

The final possession. I’m OK not taking a timeout, but do we ever get a shot up?

We played not to lose over the last 5 minutes and it showed. Which, resulted in zero FG, 1 free throw, and an 11-1 Maryland run in the final 4+ min.
 
#69      

Steelyunk

Tobacco Road
This ones on Brad... again. A game we shouldn’t expect to win but should have. No poise in last 10 minutes. Went away from everything that was working in first half. I’m not on the fire Brad train but that finish was sadly what most of us have been conditioned to expect. The foul on feliz at the end was inexcusable from the refs. They let free throws decide it.
 
#70      

DoctorOrange

Chicago, IL
Ineptitude in the half court offense.
Giorgi being a very selfish player and never passing.
Underwood not calling a TO to setup what should have been the final shot.
Kofi wasting the last 5 minutes on bench to save him for what? The last 2 seconds?
Refs gifting Maryland 2 FTs with no time left to win the game.

Make me fell better about this.
 
#71      
That was a horrible finish. How can we not set up a last play for the decade. I bet BU calls a timeout next time. I get the timeout helps the defense but given what I've seen sone instructions may be needed for a shot for us and no one else. This one is on BU and I usually dont say that. Horrible finish and lack of leadership diwn the stretch. Tough loss.
 
#72      
Relax people. We were playing the #3 team on the road. This wasn't a game we were expected to win; in fact we exceeded the expectations going into the game. That being said...TERRIBLE last minute. That timeout call was inexcusable. Not giving up on the season though. Michigan game will be very important.
So, we should go ahead an forfeit games to top-10 teams?
 
#74      
Underwood’s so-called great offense with so many options is horrible! Where’s all the wide open guys we were going to see. Why can’t we get simple drives for kick outs like everyone else? Then when we do, Damonte is there and the first thing he wants to do is dribble.... Tired of moral victories...