Michigan 66, Illinois 57 POSTGAME
FinalFour88
- Charlotte, NC
Predictable loss. Once again.
This is horrible. Can things get any worse?
Even bad teams are sometimes competitive on the road.
Even bad teams are sometimes competitive on the road.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
I've grown to hate that stupid dog saying this is fine, it's not fine. I'm pissed
As usual, there's just not an excuse for the pieces of this team to add up to so little.
Cheez
- Sun Prairie WI
Couldn't agree more. Today was not fine.
This is horrible. Can things get any worse?
Even bad teams are sometimes competitive on the road.
Can it - yes. We might see this happen in Evanston.
I think the meme represents the program as a whole. The whole thing is on fire and there is just no sense of urgency.
Final: 66-57
PhillyIllini
- Los Angeles
John Groce: 31-48 in B1G play
Very misleading final score.
That steal at the end was pretty obnoxious of us.
Cheez
- Sun Prairie WI
That might have been true under Thomas, but I dont believe that to be the case under Whitman. This staff will be gone after this season. The poor-playing upperclassmen will be gone too.
At Illinois of all places. A traditionally second tier national program. It's really tough to watch.
Should be an interesting press conference
Cheez
- Sun Prairie WI
It's disgusting. There is no excuse for this.
I see a big beat down there
Maybe not, but I think there are exterior forces that are tying Whitman's hands to some degree. The good news is, Whitman didn't hire or extend Groce, so his hands are mostly clean of this.
Not if you make the right hire. In JW we trust.
Even if we lose a couple of them the change has to be made. This staff appears to have given up more so than the players.
"Don't get me wrong - in an ideal world, Tracy keeps shooting the ball well, we make the tournament, Groce somehow still gets fired, Tom Crean poops his pants on live television, and everyone goes home happy. But until then, I will haunt your TA-optimism for all of eternity."
"You can't assume that by burying some wide-open 3s against SEMO and Detroit, Tracy is all of the sudden a 3pt threat."
"People hopping on the "Tracy is shooting 50% from 3, he's so much better now, he should be our SG, etc." bandwagon might be optimistic."
-ILCommenter, Nov. 30.
Tracy Abrams 3pt % in B1G play: .053
cc: Newman, FiveStar, FeelYourPaign
"You can't assume that by burying some wide-open 3s against SEMO and Detroit, Tracy is all of the sudden a 3pt threat."
"People hopping on the "Tracy is shooting 50% from 3, he's so much better now, he should be our SG, etc." bandwagon might be optimistic."
-ILCommenter, Nov. 30.
Tracy Abrams 3pt % in B1G play: .053
cc: Newman, FiveStar, FeelYourPaign
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
I know, but it is annoying seeing it because it means we got blown out again