MBB v Illinois BTT Open Thread
I only started one other MBB game thread this year and it was for Illinois and that one turned out well. Hopefully twice is still a charm.
GO BLUE!
March 14th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
Could have been +1, too.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
HELL YES GRIII!
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
Is playing like a different player today.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
Open it up . . .
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
espn. Opened a new screen and it worked.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
GRIII just flew past everyone and Egwu got plastered by his own guy.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
Did he get the foul call? Looked like a foul. Great drive by GR3, he has been a completely different player lately.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
Should have
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
I like when GR3 plays aggresively like this!
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:34 PM ^
Listed as being on ESPN2, but it is the damn ACC tournament. Of course I didn't find that out until now when I turned on the DVR. What the hell?
March 14th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
Illini defender hacks own player....gets hurt
March 14th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
Especially as of late.
This team is going to go as far as GR3 takes it. If he plays soft and with no energy, we won't make it off the first weekend. If he plays like this, we may return to the Final Four.
He's the ultimate X-factor, he's the only player on the team that you don't know what you're going to get.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
Looks like Horford having one of those games again.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
Kind of a good thing that he picked up another foul.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
How so? It's only the first half. Michigan needs Morgan and Horford.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
close.
C'mon, Michigan!
March 14th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
Egwu is hurt
March 14th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
Bad jump and couldn't get out the way.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
The worst offense in the Big Ten has now scored on 7 of their last 9 possessions. Come on.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
30-23 Michigan with 4:46 left in the 1st
March 14th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
That "and one" foul call was pretty damn weak.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
Woefully timed jump costs us 3 points. Not ideal...
March 14th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
Horford - illegal screen
March 14th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
This team needs to get it together defensively , illinois is a poor shooting team there is no reason they should be able to get into the lane. If they are hitting jump shots fine but our gaurds can not let them turn the corner.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
...in the game of basketball about offensive players jumping into defensive players. It's in the rule book, it's called principal of verticality, and it doesn't only apply to offensive players.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:38 PM ^
This is Illinois pace - 60 pt game. We want 75+
March 14th, 2014 at 12:40 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:40 PM ^
We can easily get a few more baskets.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
We're not going to blow them out...
#1 - they're playing for their lives.
#2 - we embarrassed them last time.
#3 - Beilein isn't playing his usual rotation.
We just have to execute and win this game by 7-10 points and take the win.
Don't think for a second this is going to be a blowout again...Beilein is going to get all the rest he can get for the starters.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:43 PM ^
I don't think anyone is expecting a blowout, but there have been some real lapses in defense with some big mistakes on both ends. We could be up by more. We don't have to blow them out, but this game doesn't need to be close, either.
We're on pace to score 76 points and we've executed very well. We're not a great defensive team and we've never been so nothing that has happened has been surprising. It's not like we're making them look like an offensive juggernaut. They're making some tough shots, give some credit. That said, it's not like they hung 40+ on us that half.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
I expect we'll come out of the gates in the 2nd half with a better defensive effort. I'm not sure why it takes the team so long to adjust.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:41 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:41 PM ^
Zero defense being played by Michigan. Illinois is getting into the lane at will.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:41 PM ^
Isn't that the second time that GR3 has been hit on the arm shooting?
March 14th, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
Two awful calls back to back with Walton going up for a rebound. And it's cost us 6 points wtf
March 14th, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
the game through ESPN's wonderful Gamcast... this blows. I should have subscibed to Xfinity.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
I'm watching through xfinity and it sucks too. It keeps blacking out and it's really slow. I've been behind the whole game.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^
This kind of defense will get us booted in the second round. Just awful.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:43 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:45 PM ^
This defense displayed this game is worse than anything we played in the tourney.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
March 14th, 2014 at 12:47 PM ^
I never said it was. I said this is the kind of defense that, if played in the tournament, would get us bounced early.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:43 PM ^
Offense is actually doing about as well as they did in Champaign. The difference is Illinois isn't missing all their shots this time.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:43 PM ^
I think John Groce just showed the pangs of regret on his face after that three from Caris.
March 14th, 2014 at 12:43 PM ^
Nice rebound Morgan!