Illini go down in OT again

[hdhntr1]

That has to hurt, Hard week for them. But they are definitely showing progress and you have to respect that D.

 

[mikewebb68]

Maryland had a huge lead at halftime and thought they could coast. Maryland didn't deserve to win actually after blowing the lead and being down late, but teams that are not good can't close, and Illinois is simply not a good team right now.

 

[hdhntr1]

Maryland had a huge lead at halftime and thought they could coast. Maryland didn't deserve to win actually after blowing the lead and being down late, but teams that are not good can't close, and Illinois is simply not a good team right now.

They are getting better and if they were a bad team, they wouldn't have been in either game.

 

[chitownUofI05]

Maryland had a huge lead at halftime and thought they could coast. Maryland didn't deserve to win actually after blowing the lead and being down late, but teams that are not good can't close, and Illinois is simply not a good team right now.

LOL, dude, Illinois is better than you think ... In other words, not a high school team.

 

[mikewebb68]

LOL, dude, Illinois is better than you think ... In other words, not a high school team.

We'll see. They had the ball up 2 with 4 seconds to play in regulation; all they literally had to do was get the ball in bounds, and the guy could just hold it until he was fouled. They couldn't even do that (and this was coming our of a timeout where they had their surefire inbounds play drawn up), and lost the game in OT.

Still see the O/U on BIG victories at 6. And I am far from the only one who believes they will struggle mightily this year.

 

[chitownUofI05]

We'll see. They had the ball up 2 with 4 seconds to play in regulation; all they literally had to do was get the ball in bounds, and the guy could just hold it until he was fouled. They couldn't even do that (and this was coming our of a timeout where they had their surefire inbounds play drawn up), and lost the game in OT.

Still see the O/U on BIG victories at 6. And I am far from the only one who believes they will struggle mightily this year.

1) If they were as bad as you think, they wouldn't have had a lead to blow.

2) It's not what you write about them that's so unusual and wreaks of bias/sour grapes; it's HOW.

 

[mikewebb68]

1) If they were as bad as you think, they wouldn't have had a lead to blow.

2) It's not what you write about them that's so unusual and wreaks of bias/sour grapes; it's HOW.

They were down 19 at the half to Maryland. Maryland took their foot off the gas, and that is what happened. It is still inexcusable for a team up 2, with the ball with 4.2 seconds left to 1) take their final time out, so they can no longer take a time out if they are unable to inbound the ball and 2) having had time to draw up a play during the time out, simply throw the ball away, when all they need to do is pass the ball in to a single player to win the game. That is what bad teams do. I have no sour grapes, whatever that means. I'm not saying that Nebby and Rutgers (the two teams that are similarly ranked to Illinois) are anything but bad, either. When you're predicted to finished 12th in the BIG, and your on-court results thus far fully support that expectation, your team is not good.

If you disagree feel free to provide evidence based on the facts that we know that they are a good team-- will be happy to consider.