He's a 4. Why would he have the ball in his hands as much as Epps or Clark? If there's any freshman we should worry about getting going offensively, its our starting PG who has the skillset but seems to be deferring way too much. Right now Epps should be starting.
Pregame: Illinois vs Texas, Tuesday, December 6th, 6:00pm CT, ESPN
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Yes, that’s who I meant. I think he’s basically behind both guys.
Either way, I think it’s really early to be worrying about his production.
The Illini's shooting from behind the arc has been pretty poor since the UCLA game, despite getting plenty of good looks. I think whether they win tonight depends a lot on whether that improves. I think this is a good shooting team, and at some point they need to regress to the mean, right?
My sense in the Maryland game was that they were rushing their shots unnecessarily. Open shots, but they didn't take them in rhythym. I hope that doesn't happen tonight.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
We need a TSJ mega-hatred revenge game where he just goes off for 35 against rival Texas. Hopefully he still has some 
in his blood.
in his blood.Surely we break out the throwbacks or script
Gods this would be a good one to win
This team has too much talent not to give its fan at least one or two major surprises, which shouldn't be a surprise when that talent clicks. Tonight might be the night we close out a close game against a tough opponent.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
It does seem like we are due for it. Of our major conference opponents so far, we have not all been 100% in sync - and that is okay, we are young and it's only December!
UCLA: We arguably are quite even to a very talented UCLA team, but let's face it ... it's hard to beat ANY team that has a player playing like Shannon did that night!
Virginia: We played a truly elite team evenly, but our lack of "go-to plan" in crunch time sort of showed ... just growing pains!
Syracuse: We arguably just outclassed them due to superior talent, considering the rough start vs. the zone.
Maryland: We hung tough in our first true road game vs. what might turn out to be a VERY good Maryland team, but again - in crunch time, they were a bit more experienced and it showed. This will improve with time.
I predicted a loss at Maryland and a win tonight precisely because I think the lessons we have learned so far, the huge stage of MSG plus #2 Texas and the lingering frustration/motivation from the loss in College Park are going to lead to a perfect storm. I think (hope!) this is the night where we just might catch fire and get a little lucky and it all comes together for a signature win.
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