Wisconsin 92, Illinois 90 OT Postgame

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#204      
A lot of intense reactions here because it sucks to lose.

But AS not playing tonight was HUGE. That's 28 minutes taken away. Defense and scoring and rebounding missing.

If you told me at the beginning of the year we're playing Wisconsin without KB and AS, I ask did we at least not get embarrassed?

It SUCKS to lose, especially at home. But they gave all they had, and all they had left.
Although I want to get really pissy here, I think this is a great and spot-on point.

Get KB and AS back very soon, and let's hope this team finds their rhythm again.

What sucks is the damn FT shooting along with the horrible defense. It started in the 2nd half of the MSU game and just carried over to this game.
 
#208      
With a full squad not down their 2nd and 3rd best players, imagine if Morez and Mara sat that game they’d have lost by 20
Kinda like without Ayo we would lose to Michigan? Until we crushed them? These types of hypotheticals are ridiculous and have no basis in reality.
 
#211      
We were down two starters that average 28 pts a game between them and are two of our best defenders, but we’ll be lucky to hold on to that coveted 5 seed . . . and yes, I am overreacting, but this loss was unacceptable.
5?

We’d be a 3 line if the season ended today.
 
#215      
Frustrating loss. Resorted to some of the same stuff we saw in previous years offensively down the stretch. Quick threes and hero ball. Robbie Hummel was begging for some post up plays to Tomi.

Without AS and Kylan tough for tough for these guys to guard smaller quick guards.

And I know Brad doesn’t like Petro and Lee is unproven, but we have run out gas late the in a few games now.

4 seed line possible now.
 
#218      
Not sure who you guys wanted to play tonight. We have a VERY high level 8 man rotation. We are missing 2 starters. Get healthy, bring on the stretch run…everyone R E L A X. We’re gonna be fine. Win 5 of the next 6 or win out. Stay on the 2/3 line (really doesn’t matter which you get just avoid the 4 line).
 
#219      
We look at all the nitty gritty, but guys, it's just really hard to win when you can't make 30% of your threes AND 70% of your foul shots. It's gotta be both.

It feels like our FT% is much better on the road than at home.
 
#221      
Needed more proven guard depth …

Wagler, Bam, Petro, Lee … 2/4 of those guys aren’t even playable …

Can’t have that …
Petro can run the offense to spell Wagler for rest and when Mirk is being a turnover machine. There is video of this man running offense. On D, he can’t be worse than 6’9, 7’1, and 7’2 guys guarding them.

I watched Lee play against Dybantsa and while he got his and then some, none of these guys were Dybantsa.

There are ways to play them. Even the preferred walk ins are athletic enough to guard better than what we are seeing.

The guard depth or lack of is on the staff. If the guys we have are unplayable, that is still in the staff.
 
#222      
Last thing before I call it a night and forget about this game until March.

I’ve been in Mihailo’s corner this whole year. I’ve really believed he deserved minutes. The fact he didn’t get anything tonight is extremely damning. Before tonight, I definitely did not want him to go when the year ends. However at this point it might be best for both parties.
 
#223      
Crazy…yet true.

Honestly - I've never felt more rug-pulled or robbed of should-be reality than I do as an Illinois basketball fan

It goes all of the way back to the 1984 Regional Final vs Kentucky

Then the Flyin' Illini in '89

Deon Thomas stuff

Sean May

Bruce Weber tailing off into John Groce's tenure

Loyola Illinois

Covid tournament canceled

TSJ allegations

Whatever peruvian fruit bat flu we had last season

And now a b2b Jeremy Fears 'poor old Jeremy redemption tour' plus another injured starter and whatever I just watched this evening

Bruce Pearl is really running the simulation, isn't he?

ISNT HE
 
#224      
First off the Orange Krush has turned into one of the worst student sections in America.

Second what an embarrassing loss. To get outrebounded like that was a disgrace.

Awful coaching and execution down the stretch in regulation.

And make a damn free throw
 
#225      
Well,.during this season I kept saying there is going to be one crappy loss to a lesser team, cause there's always one. Im hoping this is the one.
 
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