bigruss Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I think i need to step away from illinois basketball this year, too painful. Finke has been great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatnom Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) Damn Chi St choked down the stretch. The refs really jobbed them, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatnom Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 With respect to Groce, I think you just need to let the season play out. At this point, it seems unlikely that this team will do anything, but I think you need to get the new AD in place and allow him to make his own decision on the situation. It makes no sense to fire Groce now and completely punt on the season, no matter how hopeless it may seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 IU looked awful against Wake Forest, especially on defense. Just brutal on the defensive glass. Please blow out St. John's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 If I'm reading the bracket right, if Iowa State beats Va Tech and Illinois beats UAB, then Illinois and Iowa State will play the championship in this Emerald Coast Classic tournament. Can't remember the last time they played each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Don't think you'll have to worry about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinilaw08 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 QUOTE (gatnom @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 11:25 PM) With respect to Groce, I think you just need to let the season play out. At this point, it seems unlikely that this team will do anything, but I think you need to get the new AD in place and allow him to make his own decision on the situation. It makes no sense to fire Groce now and completely punt on the season, no matter how hopeless it may seem. This. I may be the ultimate glass half full guy when it comes to Illinois basketball, and I do think this team is going to get better when Nunn, Tate, and Black are all 100%. I think if this team continues to be this bad, however, the new AD will have a decision to make. The current roster should be attractive to somebody coming in (assuming no attrition). And somebody with recruiting ties here in the Midwest might be able to save the '17 class. IF this year is bad when the dust settles, I'm on board with moving on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatnom Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 09:36 AM) This. I may be the ultimate glass half full guy when it comes to Illinois basketball, and I do think this team is going to get better when Nunn, Tate, and Black are all 100%. I think if this team continues to be this bad, however, the new AD will have a decision to make. The current roster should be attractive to somebody coming in (assuming no attrition). And somebody with recruiting ties here in the Midwest might be able to save the '17 class. IF this year is bad when the dust settles, I'm on board with moving on... We may be the only two optimists in the entire fan base. Honestly, I think this'll be a decent team once the freshmen learn how to play defense and we get Lewis and Austin off the court (they shouldn't be playing high major basketball). They'll probably dig themselves way too big of a hole over the next month or so to reach the tournament, but I don't think they'll be a team that you can overlook later in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The Big Ten is now back to a football conference because they sure as s*** cannot play basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 SIU now 5-0 so that's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Lol. I made that post before we lost. Jaquan Lyle is dreaming if he thinks he's one and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 So does Roy Williams not understand that you have to be able to shoot 3s in modern basketball to win a championship? I know they are without Paige but the lack of 3 pt shooting has been a killer for them the last few years and they still have no shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 09:10 PM) SIU now 5-0 so that's cool. Eat. Sleep. Beane. Repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 So does Roy Williams not understand that you have to be able to shoot 3s in modern basketball to win a championship? I know they are without Paige but the lack of 3 pt shooting has been a killer for them the last few years and they still have no shooting. They don't go to class at UNC, so they missed the day they taught 3 > 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 10:06 PM) Eat. Sleep. Beane. Repeat. "Roll that beautiful Beane footage" was heard on the broadcast last night, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_Gawn Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 This Tom Crean collapse is so epic to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Illinois actually looking like a solid team for the first time this year. Having very one back is helping a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogua Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 09:43 PM) Illinois actually looking like a solid team for the first time this year. Having very one back is helping a ton. I thought this was a good matchup for Illinois because UAB can't shoot 3s (averages 4 per game) and that has been the biggest problem this year. Still a bit worried, but I agree that having even limited minutes from Black, Nunn, and Tate has helped a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Lol. We took Memphis to OT. This team is weird as f*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 07:45 PM) This Tom Crean collapse is so epic to watch. We looked awful in Maui. Hey, beat Duke in Cameron and I'll forgive Maui! A kid can dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 10:56 PM) Lol. We took Memphis to OT. This team is weird as f*** Memphis isn't good. And this is the first time this year Illinois has looked like a real basketball team. Going forward I'd like to see Austin never see the floor and I wouldn't use Lewis either but no complaints tonight. Tate is bad but I'm fine with him giving him some minutes because he at least sort of knows how to run an offense. With Nunn back though there is just no reason to play Lewis and you can just play Hill and Nunn with one of the freshmen shooting guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 QUOTE (farmteam @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 11:13 PM) We looked awful in Maui. Hey, beat Duke in Cameron and I'll forgive Maui! A kid can dream... IU can score and Duke hasn't been impressive at all so it wouldn't be that shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Illinois down 1 at half against Iowa State. Playing well. Iowa State is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Didn't see much but it sounded like it was even aside from one big Cyclone run. Let's play again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogua Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Sounds like Thorne might need surgery and will be out for the year. How snake bitten is this program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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