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

[JP4CY]

The team knows they didn't play well. They'll even be man/men enough to say it.
They ******* battled back when a lot of you quit on them.
Can't wait till next season.

 

[Final42b]

Yes, definitely expect us to be Final 4 bound 3 years into a new coach, new team especially after we lost practically every game before he showed up. Like, what the hell?

Don’t expect it but at some point you have to take advantage of an opportunity when it’s there.

 

[Walden4Prez]

Last time I saw a team go 11 for 25 on layups I was coaching my daughters 3rd grade team.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Those missed layups really suck….

 

[clonedude]

We had no business winning. We played poorly

That sums it up. We played bad tonight, and you can’t do that in the Sweet Sixteen and win.

 

[cyclonez7]

The two missed layups were the difference

 

[AuH2O]

Yeah man....we should totally change up what's worked for us all season.

Maybe you didn’t notice the 8 or so minute stretch where ISU was really selective on the doubles and even played zone.

 

[caulkasian]

You just can't bury yourself in the first half and expect to come back every game.

On one hand you can argue we were terrible at layups, but their uncharacteristic FT shooting kind of offsets that in a way.

Milan simply has to provide more on offense.

And avoid turning the ball over on cross court passes that lead to run-outs.

 

[RagingCloner]

In this case, most assuredly the better team did not win

 

[Istater4life]

We played maybe our worst game of the year and hung in. The part that stings is we had no plan for Shannon, the one guy that can take over.

 

[HFCS]

IMO any NIL player receiving money should have some expectations. We had at least one starter tonight that clearly didn't perform.

If you're talking about cutting a freshman that could very well be a draft pick in a year or two you're crazy.

 

[arobb]

 

[KCClone1]

ISU needs more skilled bigs to take that next step.

Need a big who can shoot from the outside occasionally. That was our one weakness this year.

 

[cyclonerich]

Thanks for a great season! This team was fun to watch all season long. There are so many great memories from this season, and the Big 12 tournament run will likely be remembered for decades.

Agree. These guys worked hard and achieved more than anyone would've thought at the start of the season. Great job by TJ and his staff. Hold your heads high and let's get it done next season!

 

[Skyh13]

Good job by Illinois. They deserve to win. That's gonna be a hard game to watch in the film room.

Not sure it’s worth it. Sucks to say your “burn the tape” game was in the Sweet Sixteen.

Just make your goddamned layups. ******* terrible.

 

[NWICY]

@GlenviewIllini congrats great game by you guys. Thanks for your civil posting it was a pleasure having you visit.

 

[jctisu]

One of these years we will get past the Sweet 16. Feeling like a Buffalo Bills fan a bit lately.

 

[CapnCy]

Good job by Illinois. They deserve to win. That's gonna be a hard game to watch in the film room.

Yeah, they came out with defense that totally set us back the first 10 minutes

 

[iastatefan1]

We go as lipsey and momcilovic. They didn't go at leat Mom. Great season, disappointing end.

 

[IASTATE07]

Last time I saw a team go 11 for 25 on layups I was coaching my daughters 3rd grade team.

Must have been a pretty good day.