And not just fire away but funnel the ball to the worst shooters
Hence Kylan/Andrej 1/5 thus far  Previous Message
They deny 2s in the paint and let you fire away from 3.
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 Illini Basketball vs. Nebraska Pre-Game and Game Thread (3pm Peacock) - JFG December 12, 2025, 10:14:29
- #18 in the AP* - Blazer December 15, 2025, 12:38:21
- In-laws (Husker fans) taunted me yesterday and I thought at the time - WhitmansFolly December 14, 2025, 17:14:05
- I’m still mad about this one. We are so soft up front, Michigan’s front court is going to - Toonces December 14, 2025, 10:55:15
- Had to listen to the last 5 minutes on the radio so have a couple random thoughts after watching - OB25 December 13, 2025, 23:38:04
- I’ve been beating this drum for weeks now, but the one thing we were elite at on defense - Blazer December 13, 2025, 22:50:49
- Meh. Nebraska is good and it was just their night. Everything went right for them. Annoying but - meanjeans December 13, 2025, 22:08:27
- I guess it says something that Illinois even had a chance to win that game. - CWR10 December 13, 2025, 19:49:35
- Sorry guys, this one is on me - Blazer December 13, 2025, 19:08:07
- The board’s lord and savior Fred Hoiberg - OB25 December 13, 2025, 18:29:34
- Underwood saying Mirkovic had two bad practices - Poldark December 13, 2025, 18:18:30
- Defense sucked, but it is kind of amusing to see the Inquirer board longing for the return of drop - larue33 December 13, 2025, 18:10:38
- you dump fvcks, you don't lose this game - TarheelIllini December 13, 2025, 17:54:45
- Both tOSU and NE played great games against us. How much of that was them and how much was us? - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 17:36:48
- This team* - timmer December 13, 2025, 17:22:11
- Surprised there was no time out or clock review at the end - jdl December 13, 2025, 17:18:27
- bu pulling a bamm and pining for sam hoiberg. claims last few practices were bad.* - Ari Gold December 13, 2025, 17:15:23
- Tomi’s play is concerning. I’m assuming it’s the injury, but hopefully it’s not going to nag him all - Herman Blume December 13, 2025, 17:13:44
- In a way I’m encouraged that we had it tied late with such a poor effort - bjl63 December 13, 2025, 17:13:06
- This Garcia dude off the bench with 10/4 in 13 minutes - jdl December 13, 2025, 17:09:58
- Fucking hell.* - Toonces December 13, 2025, 17:07:44
- We played 20 or so great minutes and 20 or dog shit minutes - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 17:05:52
- down to 13 in the kenpom * - jdl December 13, 2025, 17:02:29
- fell to #13 in kenpom. Nebraska up to #19.* - Orangeillini December 13, 2025, 17:02:18
- Feeling a 5 seed. Beat Missouri.* - nash December 13, 2025, 17:01:42
- I thought our D on that final play was pretty good. - illini December 13, 2025, 17:01:40
- That is such a shit loss. Figure it the fuck out defensively, Brad.* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 17:00:47
- they shot 52% and 46% from 3 on the road in the b1g.* - Ari Gold December 13, 2025, 17:00:29
- Boswell man picked the ball handle and Boswell just watched the ball handler dribble into the lane - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 17:00:01
- Boswell man picked the ball handle and Boswell just watched the ball handler dribble into the lane - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 17:00:00
- Gonna have to figure out how to play some kind of defense* - Herman Blume December 13, 2025, 16:59:37
- I mean, it came down to one play Fred vs Brad. - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:58:34
- This is just dumb* - Herman Blume December 13, 2025, 17:00:21
- I mean there wasn't anything special about their action at the end and it was well defended. - Tuscy December 13, 2025, 16:59:59
- This is silly, on a number of levels.* - Carl Spackler December 13, 2025, 16:59:41
- Maybe so, but I still said it. And honestly, Brad got his ass handed to him today. - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 17:01:04
- Offense was fine. The defense was borderline criminal* - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 17:25:00
- Have you always been a clown or is this a new development?* - ilinni11 December 13, 2025, 17:19:28
- Anyone who thinks we ran “no semblance of an offense” should be forever disqualified - GMAW December 13, 2025, 17:02:18
- oooo - Blazer December 13, 2025, 22:03:24
- Indeed* - Herman Blume December 13, 2025, 17:09:48
- Seriously* - John Coctostan December 13, 2025, 17:03:39
- Ever so true* - ab75 December 13, 2025, 17:03:35
- I should've just said this. * - Tuscy December 13, 2025, 17:00:19
- Nebrasketball is pretty good - jdl December 13, 2025, 16:58:09
- pretty entertaining game* - Orangeillini December 13, 2025, 16:57:33
- Welp* - EffinIllini December 13, 2025, 16:57:22
- Home losses piss me off so much * - MC December 13, 2025, 16:57:17
- The dumbest game* - CWR10 December 13, 2025, 16:56:59
- That is a terrible loss* - bjl63 December 13, 2025, 16:56:47
- Well that sucks* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:56:30
- heartbreaker * - biclops December 13, 2025, 16:56:28
- You have got to be fucking kidding me* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:56:06
- Tom3!* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:53:51
- Can we get a stop????* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:53:33
- No
 - IlliniSax05 December 13, 2025, 16:56:13
- Narrator* - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 16:54:47
- Narrator…* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:54:08
- Hello Tomi* - EffinIllini December 13, 2025, 16:53:24
- OMG! Can’t get the most important rebound of the game. Ugh* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:53:21
- he actually sank one * - biclops December 13, 2025, 16:52:08
- The drought hath ended!* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:52:04
- B3n!* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:51:49
- Hummer!* - EffinIllini December 13, 2025, 16:51:41
- HE DID IT!* - Carl Spackler December 13, 2025, 16:51:38
- Ghost foul * - MC December 13, 2025, 16:50:45
- Completely phantom call* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:49:57
- Horrible call.* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:49:55
- stoj with a double double.* - Ari Gold December 13, 2025, 16:48:59
- Dang, Kylan was wide open for a layup and Andrej didn’t see him* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:48:45
- Problem with the D is we had to start switching everything to try and stop Sandfort. - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:46:19
- Why on earth are we going over the top of a screen guarding Hoiberg 40 feet from the basket?* - GMAW December 13, 2025, 16:45:49
- Humbrickous is 0 for forever on momentum 3s* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:45:01
- Didn’t lead for a second I think* - opossum jenkins December 13, 2025, 16:44:16
- 4-2 maybe* - Ron McDon December 13, 2025, 16:45:33
- We aren't doing anything on D. Just letting them run right by* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:43:43
- Our defense is really terrible.* - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 16:43:30
- Our D is not gonna let us win this game. * - illini December 13, 2025, 16:40:47
- 6 points left at the FT line so far. Currently down by 7* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:37:43
- Dude fouled Z’s elbow with his face.* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:35:41
- We have next to no home court advantage at SFC - bjl63 December 13, 2025, 16:33:54
- Nebraska fans very salty about the refs * - biclops December 13, 2025, 16:32:47
- D hasn’t been great. But when you generate this many wide open 3s by guys you want to - John Coctostan December 13, 2025, 16:31:52
- I hate the Davis/Ben lineup. Defenses don't really need to guard either one* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:30:32
- Ugh this version of Tomi that cant shoot is a killer* - OB25 December 13, 2025, 16:29:02
- I don’t care that the lady opposite of the Illinois bench is always standing. - HeatMizer December 13, 2025, 16:28:36
- Save us Obi Wan Stoyakovic, you're our only hope* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:26:56
- Gonna need to hit FTs* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 16:26:56
- 3 on Standfort. Drive at his ass* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:25:24
- Fred is absolutely pantsing Brad* - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 16:19:18
- We’re just lost on defense. Can’t communicate* - opossum jenkins December 13, 2025, 16:18:44
- Our defensive communication is a disaster* - Carl Spackler December 13, 2025, 16:18:18
- gmafb* - Ron McDon December 13, 2025, 16:17:59
- What's the T for?* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:17:38
- moar z please.* - Ari Gold December 13, 2025, 16:17:00
- They run great offense.* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:16:59
- This is last year’s USC game* - ab75 December 13, 2025, 16:16:17
- backdoor cut seems to be working * - biclops December 13, 2025, 16:09:08
- They’re doing to us what we did to OSU. Had an answer every time* - opossum jenkins December 13, 2025, 16:08:51
- Finally starting to cut on the baseline.* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 16:08:35
- Ben not communicating on D* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:07:17
- Right back to how the game started, halftime couldn’t have come at a worse time* - OB25 December 13, 2025, 16:05:33
- Mirk is a disaster today.* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 16:05:11
- And..back to dumb basketball * - Ron McDon December 13, 2025, 16:04:40
- Nebraska is stifling on D* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 16:04:28
- Two terrible offensive possessions to start the half* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:03:36
- Now three* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 16:04:09
- Caught 2 shirts, gave them to kids. Now let’s fuckin win!!!!’* - OWWDig December 13, 2025, 15:53:00
- He’s limited in some ways, but I really appreciate Jake Davis. - OB25 December 13, 2025, 15:52:33
- Yes* - Tooldresser December 13, 2025, 15:53:37
- Alright, let’s run them out no of the gym in the 2nd half* - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 15:52:10
- maybe we are good and we just go through rough stretches - apusikam December 13, 2025, 15:49:22
- Absolutely insane to survive that performance and be tied at half. I wish we could skip halftime* - OB25 December 13, 2025, 15:47:49
- 4:15 and counting* - JeffFrank December 13, 2025, 15:46:50
- Just keep rebounding the ball and we’ll be fine* - opossum jenkins December 13, 2025, 15:46:13
- feels pretty lucky to be tied - jdl December 13, 2025, 15:45:55
- Took their best shot and a dude shooting out of his mind, and tied at half - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 15:45:39
- lol* - apusikam December 13, 2025, 15:45:26
- Holy smokes what a close. Now fix it. * - illini December 13, 2025, 15:45:19
- Exactly* - Ron McDon December 13, 2025, 15:46:47
- We’re fine.* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 15:45:09
- 0-0. Regroup* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 15:44:55
- Shoot 30+ 3s and lose. Thats Nebraska’s script and exactly what we are doing * - biclops December 13, 2025, 15:43:24
- So many chances to cut into this lead further squandered* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 15:42:19
- No more threes by AS, please.* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 15:41:30
- At least when Kesei pulled this shit he was entertaining* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 15:35:54
- We were clueless last game against a zone and it seems we did nothing in practice to work - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 15:35:23
- Maybe Nebraska is good? Like the Wisconsin teams of yore* - biclops December 13, 2025, 15:35:06
- This shit regularly happens to Brad Underwood coached teams - CWR10 December 13, 2025, 15:34:37
- Aaron Henryesque defensive plan* - illini222 December 13, 2025, 15:34:35
- he's gonna put up 55 isn't he* - apusikam December 13, 2025, 15:34:13
- If Kylan is going to be this passive, I’m not sure why he’s out there.* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 15:33:15
- Wagler does the "dude making a play" thing* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 15:32:06
- Quite the pathetic effort so far* - Mrap24 December 13, 2025, 15:31:33
- Blew the whistle on the foul on the catch. Still gave him 2 shots.* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 15:30:53
- Apparently we let a guy score 20 before we decide to play D* - OWWDig December 13, 2025, 15:30:24
- Is a feature of Cam Crocker’s defense to let one player from the opposing team go nuclear?* - Ron McDon December 13, 2025, 15:29:57
- Defense is obviously bad but it’s ok to admit this is completely absurd. - OB25 December 13, 2025, 15:29:37
- comically bad game prep.* - Ari Gold December 13, 2025, 15:29:12
- Will someone please kick him in the dick* - bjl63 December 13, 2025, 15:29:09
- For God's sake, someone punch that guy in the balls or something* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 15:28:50
- Absolute garbage effort.* - bjl63 December 13, 2025, 15:28:39
- Two games in a row we let a guy go nuclear.* - opossum jenkins December 13, 2025, 15:28:38
- Jeebus.* - DocWalk20 December 13, 2025, 15:28:36
- Reminds me of last year’s USC game* - ab75 December 13, 2025, 15:28:05
- It is a dumb basketball day so far. Things Mirk should never do: running a break. - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 15:25:23
- I know it worked for him earlier in the year, but Mirk is so out of control when he - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 15:24:41
- Bad Mirk today* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 15:24:00
- We are playing into their hand * - biclops December 13, 2025, 15:20:42
- Has anyone on our team besides big Z had a dunk this year?* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 15:18:03
- I swear to god that it seems like Brad skips game prep* - CWR10 December 13, 2025, 15:17:44
- This is going exactly the way I expected it to go. Said as much to the wife and kid... - Tuscy December 13, 2025, 15:17:04
- They have us in an absolute blender * - biclops December 13, 2025, 15:16:27
- Get a TO, Brad. This is a clownshow. What are we even doing on offense today?* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 15:16:25
- Fucking pathetic* - Ron McDon December 13, 2025, 15:16:04
- Evraska WTF?* - GrandmotherPearlsJam December 13, 2025, 15:15:55
- How was that not a travel* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 15:13:25
- did hoiberg shove Wagler on that rebound?* - biclops December 13, 2025, 15:11:02
- Yes* - OWWDig December 13, 2025, 15:13:11
- Nebraska’s defense giving us very little* - opossum jenkins December 13, 2025, 15:10:51
- Ok I’m already done with fucking Iowa kids that have been in college for 10 years.* - voiceofreason December 13, 2025, 15:09:35
- maybe guard that guy * - biclops December 13, 2025, 15:09:13
- maybe guard that guy * - biclops December 13, 2025, 15:09:10
- Anybody want to guard that fucking guy?* - WhitmansFolly December 13, 2025, 15:09:06
- Sandfort impersonating Bruce Thornton* - Ron McDon December 13, 2025, 15:08:56
- There’s a scary comp for this one that I haven’t been able to shake - OB25 December 13, 2025, 15:05:52
- Jeffrey Anderson is in the house. God speed. - OrangeSox December 13, 2025, 14:39:18
- Nebraska hasn’t lost yet. That changes today.* - Toonces December 13, 2025, 14:23:35
- Roads suck. Apparently Champaign doesn’t plow when it snows. * - OWWDig December 13, 2025, 13:29:01
- Good news for those watching on TV: Jess Settles will NOT be at the Illini game. * - osklister December 13, 2025, 12:52:16
- Will Riley is starting to get minutes with the Wizards, playing some point - memyselfandillini December 12, 2025, 22:03:21
- Illinois is -10.5* - GMAW December 12, 2025, 14:27:30
- -11,5 * - jdl December 13, 2025, 10:59:42
- ooo - complainant December 13, 2025, 11:15:26
- I see 8.5* - Mrap24 December 12, 2025, 15:02:14
- DK has -8.5 * - jdl December 12, 2025, 14:36:16
- Wild that you can kick the shit out of Creighton and Wisconsin consecutively and then - meanjeans December 12, 2025, 14:35:28
- wow.* - OWWDig December 12, 2025, 14:31:36
- Somebody must think high of us. Good.* - Warrin'_Illini December 12, 2025, 14:28:40
- Points from Brad's Friday morning PC: - JFG December 12, 2025, 12:25:29
- Recruiting update from 2028 (!) in state PG Brady Pettigrew - jdl December 12, 2025, 12:17:54
- Don’t see any reason why students wouldn’t still be in be in session, but the rest of the crowd… - OB25 December 12, 2025, 10:27:31
- Essegian out for season ankle injury * - Poldark December 12, 2025, 10:20:24
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