Guess you didn't watch the game. Where were you, watching Frozen 2?
Maryland 59, Illinois 58 POSTGAME
It's game you have to steal - MD was off as much as Miami was on - can't let it slip through your hands
DoctorOrange
- Chicago, IL
He was playing very selfish there. Maryland knew he was not going to pass the ball. Love him as an Illini but not his best moments.
I Bomb
Stylin' and Profilin'
Uh, I think we're desperate for a win period, against any kind of real competition.
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This. I don’t care if it’s Maryland, The Olympic Team, or little sisters of the poor. When you get up 15 and your opponent is playing poorly, and continues to up until the final :30 seconds of the game, you need to win.
Expectations change as the game changes.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Not going into the game, no, we were not expected to win. Up by 14 at half and led the entire second half with under a minute to go, I expect them to win. Most people at that point, expected them to win.
Frazier can hit shots. I don't like that weave sometimes because all the players become compacted. It doesn't seem like it gets shooters open.
The refs hit us with a magical foul to cost us the game at the end anyways. I fail to see your logic here.
What were we going to do with the guy that leads our team in points and rebounds? Maryland got a lot of second chances in those last minutes, so maybe grab a board.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
Waiving this off saying it was the #3 team misses the whole point. You can’t blow away a game like that when it is so crucial in saving the tournament resume.
Illini lead the game for 39 minutes and 33 seconds. Meanwhile, Maryland leads the game for 27 seconds.
Worst execution I've seen in a 2nd half in years.
Worst execution I've seen in a 2nd half in years.
I just don’t know what to say anymore but the case against Underwood is mounting
sbillini
- st petersburg, fl
The logic of "don't put Kofi in because the refs would've called a foul on him anyway" baffles me.
So does blaming the refs. We had calls going our way the whole first half.
Not calling a time out when we were having one after another awful offensive possessions...and when Giorgi got that off board and didn't know what to do with it (and you had two to take). Plus not putting Kofi in at all when MD was outrebounding us left and right....that's just poor decision making.
We gave this game away.
So does blaming the refs. We had calls going our way the whole first half.
Not calling a time out when we were having one after another awful offensive possessions...and when Giorgi got that off board and didn't know what to do with it (and you had two to take). Plus not putting Kofi in at all when MD was outrebounding us left and right....that's just poor decision making.
We gave this game away.
ivwilsoniv
- Aurora, IL
Honestly, it’s time to start asking if Underwood is the right man for the job. It’s year 3. This team should be miles ahead of where they are by now.
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Give up a 40 footer.
Don’t get a shot off.
Immediately foul.
Call your last timeout in between FT’s.
Don’t get a shot off.
I mean, only here, right?
Don’t get a shot off.
Immediately foul.
Call your last timeout in between FT’s.
Don’t get a shot off.
I mean, only here, right?
I check the box score sometimes (as I happened to do today) to see how the Illini are doing, but I haven't watched a game since 2005...and my blood pressure is better for it. Just about every time I read posts after a game, it's a similar theme it seems. I feel for those of you that actually watched the game. For me it's sad that the sport has changed like it has. Can anyone honestly tell what degree of contact warrants a foul anymore?
Steelyunk
- Tobacco Road
To be fair - the players have to execute. We NEVER look to hit cutters. That’s a huge part of this offense. I don’t think this squad gets it. Lots of people have pointed to the incongruity of our recruits vs recruiting to the system. So should he change the system? Maybe. Recruit different players? Maybe. Bottom line is we fought. We guarded and in the end we lost. That happens against good teams on the road. Tough to swallow.
ivwilsoniv
- Aurora, IL
This isn’t a tear it down football rebuild. With the talent on the roster, Illinois should be ranked and a solid NCAA tournament team.
Winning this one would’ve negated a really bad Miami loss, so I get the sentiment. Season and tournament hopes are obviously still alive. It’s just not encouraging to watch the same crap happen that we’ve been watching for the last 8-9 years.
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Total fouls:
Maryland - 17
Illinois - 17
The refs aren't out to get Illinois or any other team. People actually believe this nonsense?
Illini had the Terps on the ropes and couldn't knock them out! They really got out of sync offensively in the 2nd half , particularly with both big men in foul trouble. In my opinion, way too much dribble dribble offensively.
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I just don't see how you watch the last two games and conclude this team is ever going to put it together.
Steelyunk
- Tobacco Road
I don’t think MD was off. We guarded the hell out of them.