Illinois gets blitzed at home by Maryland 91-70

[boilerzz]

Ivisic was sick but that’s no excuse for giving up 62 points in the paint.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Yeah, I think we got exposed tonight. Not saying we won’t play really well at times, but my dreams of building on last year’s accomplishments (Elite Eight, #3 seed, BTT championship, etc.) are totally dead.

 

[proudopete]

The B1G is brutal

 

[boilerzz]

 

[Roeder]

The B1G is brutal

Yes it is. The middle of the pack teams like OSU, UCLA, Maryland that are off to slow starts can win on any given night if you don't bring your A game.

Even the bad teams like IU, Iowa, NW, USC have talent to put it together at any given time. Let's hope they figure it out against MSU and not us, haha.

Protecting home court is what will likely win B1G. Makes Tuesday frustrating, and tonight even that more important.

 

[Roeder]

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That sums up an inexperienced, but extremely talented team in a nutshell.

Don't get too down Illini fans. If everyone is healthy I think you win @ Duke. Brad will have this team focused and the ACC is so soft this year Duke won't know what hit them. After that, the Illini will be everyone's Final 4 pick again. Maybe I'm crazy, but I could see it happening.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

That sums up an inexperienced, but extremely talented team in a nutshell.

Don't get too down Illini fans. If everyone is healthy I think you win @ Duke. Brad will have this team focused and the ACC is so soft this year Duke won't know what hit them. After that, the Illini will be everyone's Final 4 pick again. Maybe I'm crazy, but I could see it happening.

Win AT Duke? I dunno. Without ivisic we saw how Illinois is not as good. Duke has a BIG front court plus Flagg. KJ had 7 (!!!) turnovers today and if Illinois isn’t hitting the 3 ball, it’s tough for them to win.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Yeah, I think we got exposed tonight. Not saying we won’t play really well at times, but my dreams of building on last year’s accomplishments (Elite Eight, #3 seed, BTT championship, etc.) are totally dead.

Morez is going to be a beast. Carey Booth…man why did he shoot so many 3s?? There was a reason Maryland wasn’t guarding him…

Illinois can still put a run like that together but KJ has to play better for that run to happen. His stat line looks decent—poor shooting night and TONS of turnovers. And they’re very reliant on him and I guess even Ivisic. If those guys can stay healthy and out of foul trouble, Illinois should be able to make a run

 

[BBG]

Win AT Duke? I dunno. Without ivisic we saw how Illinois is not as good. Duke has a BIG front court plus Flagg. KJ had 7 (!!!) turnovers today and if Illinois isn’t hitting the 3 ball, it’s tough for them to win.

And Duke has Gillis

 

[Tommaker]

The B1G is brutal

This.

 

[PaBoiler78]

Ivisic was sick but that’s no excuse for giving up 62 points in the paint.

they can't use the travel excuse neither

 

[Hausta01]

Can't trust a team with Kylan Boswell as the 2nd best guard. Look at Arizona last year

 

[ChoiceBeef]

Gonna be honest - if we played that Maryland team last night, I’m not sure if we would win.

Funny thing I saw is Underwood has a losing record to Maryland. Strange

 

[oldboiler52]

Parity has arrived in the B10. On any given night 1-18 can beat you as Minnesota's win over Michigan should serve as an example. Iowa learned that last night as Minny beat them at home also. It's all fun and games until someone punches you in the face!