*** Official #10 Illinois vs #4 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[SportsMan9000]

We are playing small. Have not done this all year.
You want to get burned on the three or on the rebound. Your choice.
Dont have an athletic 5, its a bad matchup.

We are playing small yes but the boxing out is atrocious like okay I expect us to get out rebounded going small but stop being so damn lazy

 

[BigLame]

13 fouls

too many DUMB fouls. Need to bear down & make the necessary changes & hopefully wear their ball handlers down

 

[ClubCy]

What’s disheartening is that I don’t think Illinois played that good. Missed free throws, missed wide open shots, we got good looks we missed.

 

[Clonefan32]

It’s just the by product of playing 2 bigs who aren’t threats. It’s hard to score when you’re basically playing 3.5 on 5.

 

[Cyhig]

Patience at both ends.

Figure out rebounding.

Maybe something to cover up the perimeter.

And don’t make bad fouls. Way too many really, really bad fouls

 

[drmwevr08]

Well... It can't get worse right?

Right!?

 

[Clonefan94]

We’ve got them right where we want them.

 

[Nococy]

we have played right into their style with rushing of shots. we need to control the tempo and maybe pick and choose who to double team

 

[RezClone]

Rob Jones stay on the bench!

Well Ward has 3 so that's just not even an option now even if TJ wanted it to be, which i doubt he would regardless.

 

[cyclones12321]

I feel like we’re down 40 right now. We should feel blessed. One small little run to start the second half and we’re right back in it. The officiating is not helping our aggressive style of play. I hope they let us play a little in this second half or we are in a lot of trouble

 

[NYCYFan]

Yeah it reminds me a lot of @KState. We had at least 4 or 5 chances to get it down to a marginal lead. And we absolutely failed each time miserably.

That I can sort of understand

 

[BoomerClone]

I really wish the entire arena there in Boston would chant rapist every time that POS touches the ball.

 

[HiltonTrice22]

F*** it, let’s come back and win this thing

 

[StLouisClone]

Lipsey and Gilbert are struggling to finish shots in the lane. They aren't going to get many foul calls so they need to ratchet up the strength and concentration

 

[67CY]

The more free throws they miss, the more fouls the refs call

 

[JM4CY]

Just told my kids they can stay up for the game. School tomorrow be damned, sweet sixteens don’t happen that often. Let’s Go State!!!

“Dad I thought you said we were gonna win?”

 

[demoncore1031]

Rob Jones stay on the bench!

He can't. Ward has 3 fouls.

 

[ClonerJams]

Gilbert and Lipsey need to get it going and play to their potential. Outside Curtis Jones, that was pathetic.

 

[CyGuy5]

That was the most infuriating half of basketball since Manhattan. Just awful on all fronts

 

[GTO]

What did we practice all week?