The Deuce: It’s a head scratcher for sure

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It’s a head scratcher for sure

Posted by Blazer

on November 5, 2026, 20:40:05, in reply to "I don’t really get why we had Tomi bulk up if we’re playing like this.*"

I’ve kind of come over to the Fletch is not all he’s cracked up to be camp.

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Pennsylvania @ Illinois (-30.5) Thu 11/5 7:30pm FS1* - biclops Today, 12:33:01

Texas Tech with a 9 point second half lead against Bethune Cookman* - Blazer 6 minutes ago
- Not sure what is going on with Darrion Williams - OB25 1 minute ago
- 6 pts now* - Blazer 4 minutes ago
I really have to give the Underwood’s credit for the boldness of this strategy… - OB25 7 minutes ago
Not the biggest blowout in basketball tonight - biclops 21 minutes ago
- Eff Kim Mulkey* - ATL 18 minutes ago
Put us in striking distance of Houston on kenpom* - CanHartlebHireSnider 22 minutes ago
- Ken has us favored in every game except @Duke now * - jdl 19 minutes ago
112 pts in 84 possessions (1.333). 10-27 from 3, 33-46 from 2, 16-23 FT. 15 OR, 19 TO* - Orangeillini 23 minutes ago
- rebounding in our first two games 65-21 and 62-33* - Orangeillini 14 minutes ago
Felt sloppy and like we didn’t actually play that well, and still put up 112 - Blazer 23 minutes ago
Freshman played 53% of our minutes tonight and scored 59% of our points* - Carl Spackler 23 minutes ago
- Great stats . * - rozoben 19 minutes ago
Looking forward to playing a real team next Tues * - jdl 23 minutes ago
By comparison, Florida only beat Jacksonville University 88-57.* - ATL 24 minutes ago
Solid performance. * - harb 24 minutes ago
- Roughy’s mad it’s not 11x-6x* - ATL 23 minutes ago
  - Once you score over a 100, the 70 by the opponent still looks miniscule* - illinilosch 21 minutes ago
    - Especially considering the team on the court for the last 3+ minutes. * - harb 10 minutes ago
Coleman/Brown/Zens/Williams are 20/26 from the field and 7/12 from three* - OB25 31 minutes ago
Is Penn predicted to win the Ivy? - tvillini 33 minutes ago
- yes* - Orangeillini 32 minutes ago
lol they are playing as if they are only leading by single digits....Love that* - rozoben 36 minutes ago
Props to Penn’s Lueth, he’ll be a nightmare in their conference* - PapaDels 37 minutes ago
- Yep. * - harb 36 minutes ago
The Ayo slip spot* - OB25 38 minutes ago
- Wipe the floor!* - Blazer 34 minutes ago
Kind of expecting 100 every game now * - jdl 38 minutes ago
- 110 is the new expectation for me vs. the mid majors. 100 is chump change* - OB25 35 minutes ago
Yikes. Another potentially nasty slip and fall.* - DocWalk20 38 minutes ago
my gawd this team* - LeatherneckIllini 39 minutes ago
Big Z. * - harb 39 minutes ago
Ethan Brown's release is just insanely fast.* - Carl Spackler 40 minutes ago
- reminds me of the uconn kid.* - LeatherneckIllini 38 minutes ago
This is so fun to watch* - PapaDels 40 minutes ago
11x-7x ?* - rozoben 42 minutes ago
- Good call* - PapaDels 26 minutes ago
when will Tyler be considered the best offensive coach in the game - Nobster 42 minutes ago
Remains to be seen how it translates against top competition, but at minimum… - OB25 43 minutes ago
13 turnovers - Vaaks has 5 of them* - Orangeillini 43 minutes ago
Maybe it’s just the pace, but it seems like guys are slipping and falling on this floor - Blazer 45 minutes ago
- They cant get the north end wiped down before theyre back here* - illini222 44 minutes ago
  - That really could be it. Case in point Q just now* - Blazer 38 minutes ago
  - True story. * - harb 43 minutes ago
Some of these outlet passes are going to be turnovers against better teams.* - voiceofreason 48 minutes ago
- Or just won’t be made. See comments earlier about not being able to play this pace / style to this - DocWalk20 46 minutes ago
Ayo, Kasparas, Quentin. Wake Forest fans must hate us* - OB25 50 minutes ago
Coleman is such a dude * - biclops 51 minutes ago
- He plays downhill from the top of the key, but in control* - PapaDels 34 minutes ago
Tomi guarding Levine is cracking me up* - DocWalk20 51 minutes ago
This lineup lol.* - voiceofreason 59 minutes ago
Vaaks with a steal and run out for the dunk. * - harb 1 hour ago
The cutting without the ball….mercy.* - voiceofreason 1 hour ago
- It’s real and it’s spectacular* - DocWalk20 1 hour ago
LOL at Tomi’s And 1 mixtape sequence* - OB25 1 hour ago
- 7 feet of #whitechocolate* - DocWalk20 1 hour ago
- Yep. That was fun. * - harb 1 hour ago
We have our PG * - jdl 1 hour ago
1.26 ppp that half on offense* - Blazer 1 hour ago
I don’t really get why we had Tomi bulk up if we’re playing like this.* - Carl Spackler 1 hour ago
- It’s a head scratcher for sure - Blazer 1 hour ago
- Maybe it’s to guard Sean May* - assassin 1 hour ago
  - checks out* - ab75 53 minutes ago
When's the last time we ever scored on 3 dunks all in straight succession? - illinilosch 1 hour ago
Penn fouls. A lot. - WhitmansFolly 1 hour ago
they look tired * - rozoben 1 hour ago
It’s really nice to have a team that looks “ok” - ab75 1 hour ago
Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun. But this doesn’t feel like a pace we can play for 30+ games - OB25 1 hour ago
- Kinda extreme tonight because penn running too* - John Coctostan 1 hour ago
- I don't think we'll be able to - jdl 1 hour ago
- I’m terrified of injuries. Guys are flying around like crazy* - Blazer 1 hour ago
- If healthy we can, especially if we can play 10* - ab75 1 hour ago
  - Maybe, but the “if healthy” caveat is also challenged by playing at this pace. - OB25 1 hour ago
    - Not to mention just wear and tear, strains, pulls, etc from over exertion* - Blazer 1 hour ago
      - Here we go * - jdl 1 hour ago
        
        What were you referring to?* - Blazer 1 hour ago
        
        Remembering the Wagler minutes consternation last year * - jdl 58 minutes ago
        
        Fair point* - Blazer 49 minutes ago
    - Would be cool to deploy it like a no huddle offense in football. Step on the gas at - voiceofreason 1 hour ago
What a terrible half (scores 53)* - biclops 1 hour ago
- 53 points in 40 possessions (1.325). 7 turnovers and a missed front end kept it down a touch.* - Orangeillini 1 hour ago
- A paltry 1.325 ppp * - jdl 1 hour ago
  - Sad* - Nobster 1 hour ago
I like Zens a lot* - Blazer 1 hour ago
- He’s mine; you can’t have him* - Stu 1 hour ago
- He's Davis-ing well tonight * - jdl 1 hour ago
Lincoln Williams seems to have very good athleticism* - Orangeillini 1 hour ago
- Springy!* - OWWDig 1 hour ago
Can we stop running into guys and forcing violent collisions!?!?* - OWWDig 1 hour ago
oooof, Z got postered* - Blazer 1 hour ago
Did things start to turn when we went with two bigs?* - biclops 1 hour ago
wow Brown * - rozoben 1 hour ago
big Z just got posterized* - Ron McDon 1 hour ago
If history holds true to form, Vaaks will become our defensive stopper and shoot 26% from 3* - OB25 1 hour ago
- 5/7 the other night, I’m not worried* - Blazer 1 hour ago
- Also would appear he doesn’t yet have his conditioning up to the level of this pace* - OB25 1 hour ago
- Lulz* - OWWDig 1 hour ago
That escalated quickly* - DocWalk20 1 hour ago
Back to back to back dunks* - Blazer 1 hour ago
Impressed that Z caught that pass from Q.* - DocWalk20 1 hour ago
Tell me about Ethan Brown* - TarheelIllini 1 hour ago
- He shot a man in Reno just to watch him die* - biclops 1 hour ago
  - There are some who call him...........Tim - IlliniSax05 1 hour ago
- Smart, doesn’t make mistakes, good shooter - Blazer 1 hour ago
- Tall. White. Shoot. * - assassin 1 hour ago
Mostly played like shit on offense, on pace for 100* - OB25 1 hour ago
- Even left like four layups on the board and Vaaks 0-3 from deep - Blazer 1 hour ago
Love the halfcourt trap* - Blazer 1 hour ago
Ethan Brown really struggling to keep up on the defensive end.* - OB25 2 hours ago
- Yep. Was the same against Baylor. He’s a disaster on defense* - Blazer 1 hour ago
Just sloppy shit* - John Coctostan 2 hours ago
Our D and Vaaks jacking up off balance 3s is already annoying me.* - voiceofreason 2 hours ago
Make a fucking layup* - Ron McDon 2 hours ago
I like Zavier Zens stroke* - OWWDig 2 hours ago
So what do we think about Jackstys coming in before Zvonimir * - biclops 2 hours ago
Very impressive from Penn on the defensive end. Refs also allowing quite a lot of contact* - OB25 2 hours ago
- They’re out pushing us in transition - Blazer 2 hours ago
Looking a little rougher against better competition - Blazer 2 hours ago
nm* - Blazer 2 hours ago
Underwood a tad irritated with our defense * - biclops 2 hours ago
Underwood a tad irritated with Williams * - biclops 2 hours ago
Tomi warmed up in Jake’s jersey* - Blazer 2 hours ago
- oooo - Blazer 2 hours ago
Peja Stojakovic is in attendance - biclops 2 hours ago
- Can this fucking guy wear Illini gear one fucking time?* - Carl Spackler 2 hours ago
- As is Caitlin Clark* - OB25 2 hours ago
  - Didn't we beat her the last time she played at SFC?* - ECEIllinois 2 hours ago
  - Still dating one of the FranKids?* - Blazer 2 hours ago
Lincoln Williams gets the start #WinningWith3Stars* - OB25 2 hours ago
Mirkovic is sans scooter, still in das boot - biclops 3 hours ago
- Doing some recruiting - jdl 2 hours ago
Oh great UConn at Michigan is on right before our game * - biclops 4 hours ago
- (Women’s)* - OB25 4 hours ago
  - THANKS DEMOCRATIC VOTERS* - biclops 4 hours ago
I'm finding it really interesting going into this game if Vaaks is starting. - illinilosch 7 hours ago
- Vaaks prefers to come off the bench - at least for now* - bulldogmba 5 hours ago
- I think Zens starts * - jdl 6 hours ago
  - Given how well Zens works with Vaaks -- I'd guess it will be LW instead, if able* - Quiz 5 hours ago
  - he had a team-best time on the koan drill* - Sammich 6 hours ago
Good stuff from Ayo - jdl 7 hours ago
- had a team high 21 and 6 assists last night in a win over the Rockets* - assassin 6 hours ago
  - Bulls should have paid him and shipped Josh Giddey to Siberia.* - Warrin'_Illini 6 hours ago
    - Ayo is a winning player. Giddey is not* - bjl63 6 hours ago
      - Bulls miss his leadership and culture building as much as the on-court stuff. - Warrin'_Illini 6 hours ago
    - I'm just glad he's on a good team - assassin 6 hours ago
      - I love the Bulls and will never quit them. But you aren't wrong.* - Warrin'_Illini 6 hours ago
        
        I want them to be good, I just want Ayo to succeed more. * - assassin 5 hours ago
francon!* - Ari Gold Today, 13:16:10
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