LamarCheeks

He doesn't seem to realize when nothing is there. He doesn't have to shoot every time he gets it. Kick it back out ... Those last few possessions, he's not even shooting it -- just flinging it up there and hoping it will go in.

He had (I think) Rob and Al right there on the perimeter -- shoulda kicked it back out .

Too much one-on-one there, Brunk ... If it's not there, kick it back out.

Guess if he misses it, it's a Devonte-like shot. If he make's it, it's a Haston-like shot!

Simpson taking a Devonte-like shot there.

That was just stupid, Devonte! (how many times have I typed that over the years???)

Yet ANOTHER missed layup.

TJD -- why are you dribbling. GRAB THE DAMN BALL AND HANG ONTO IT!

Jeezus, Justin!

OK. So, we're on the road and we've taken our usual punch to the mouth. Do we fight back ... or quit? I'm half-afraid to find out.

Archie did call a TO somewhere in there because he was POed.

OK, so UM's Davis shoved Brunk out of the way. That was a missed foul, but still -- we gotta get those rebounds.

One white shirt with three reds underneath -- and they get the ball and the bucket. ... GRAB THE DAMN BALL!

De'ron with the bucket on the dribble drive?

Pretty much the same thing as a turnover.

Sweet pass by Devonte, but Race can't finish ... Another missed bunny. ... Absolutely gotta have those.

Have we entered our usual cold spell? ... Getting decent shots. They're just not falling.

Don't get how Smith can make a nice drive like that and ... then miss everything! He's 6 feet from the bucket and doesn't even hit the rim .. Puzzling.

Played a great game Thursday. Can we sustain that and carry that over to Sunday? I'd love to believe it, but there's just very little evidence that will happen. So, with much regret ... Maize & Blue: 70 Cream & Crimson: 64

After beating the best team in the country, giving Baylor a battle and beating Illinois by 40-plus points, we're now struggling against inferior competition and battled just to beat that same Illinois team in the rematch. I think, like you mentioned, our lack of depth is proving pivotal. I think we're really getting worn down. I had hoped that for the first time, we could make it to the second weekend of the NCAA tourney, but unless we find a second wind somewhere along the way, I fear that might prove very difficult.

For one, Rob shouldn't go to the corner. For two, Justin (I think it was him) shouldn't pass it to him there.

Schedule makers did us no favors here. We tip off at the exact same time as the men. You can't tell me that throughout the entire week, they couldn't ensure that these games start at different times? Shouldn't have to pick between the two.

Sparty has its man! This guy coached the Bears' defense a few years back and they were awful -- historically bad, at least for Chicago. Bears fans wanted to hide strap his a$$ to a pine rail and send him out the South Shore line. ... Guess he has worked his way back into respectability since then.

Yeah -- that didn't look good. I remember when Verdell Jones and OG had their injuries -- they didn't look too bad. Verdell just planted on a drive and OG just landed after a dunk. Looked very ordinary. The knee is very fickle.

Yikes. That did't look good for Dosunmu.