IU at Illinois Game Thread (1/24 - 9pm - BTN)

[KB0 827]

Indiana - 12-8 (5-3), 5th in the Big Ten,

Illinois - 10-11 (0-8), 14th in the Big Ten

Illinois is still searching for their first Big Ten win this year under new head coach Brad Underwood. 5 of their losses in conference play have been by 10 points or less. They'll be hungry for their first victory with IU in town. 

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about this game. Illinois is better than their record indicates. Indiana played a tough game two nights ago and has a big match-up looming on Sunday. The Hooisers are only 1-5 on the road this season. Hope Juwan is healthy and he's not feeling any lingering effects of the ankle sprain. 

Going to be a tough one in Champaign tonight.

[coonhounds 8,787]

This is a huge game. Major trap game we cant aford to give up imo

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[mamasa 15,134]

Illinois favored by 2


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[dbmhoosier 851]

Have a very bad vibe on this one.  Life on the road is always tough in the B1G as Wisconsin learned last night as they got pummeled by an abysmal Iowa team.  The Orange Crush will be rocking tonight.  They still haven't gotten over EJ.

[Stuhoo 79,569]

This one will be tough. Our conference record is better than we are, but somehow we seem to find a way.

If we win this one on the road without the inevitable letdown, that will be mighty impressive to me.

 

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,256]

F the illini! Bring it you posers!!!!

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[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

I don’t know to think about this game. We either come out flat as crap and get blown out or we keep it close and win another close one. Illinois will probably come out fired up since they think we’re such a big rivalry.


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[HoosierCoop 3,885]

I think if we can survive the first half storm, we can steal this one.  I don't think our guards can handle the pressure.  We have no ball handlers.

[cthomas 6,303]

1 hour ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

F the illini! Bring it you posers!!!!

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I love unabashed confidence with a dose of arrogance, even when there is very little tangible evidence to support it.

[Brass Cannon 24,222]

3 minutes ago, Joe DeLow said:

The fact we are 2 point underdogs to the 10-11(0-8) Fighting Illini, pretty much shows where we are. And it is kinda sad. 

Oh my lord or the fact we are on the road and this Illinois team is better than its record. 

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

Along with the PSU home game this one feels like a letdown game. If our guards can hang onto the ball (Ill towards the top of league in turning people over) and Morgan can eat (without looking like he came out of the octagon) we'll have a solid chance. We can't give up open threes or it can be an early night.

Let's get it Hoosiers!


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[TheWatShot 13,622]

Hopefully Newkirk learns the concept of a bounce pass, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

Hopefully Newkirk learns the concept of a bounce pass, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

If he bounce passes it he wouldn't be able to have his defender, a foot away, intercept it. Duh!


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[JSHoosier 19,811]

8 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

If he bounce passes it he wouldn't be able to have his defender, a foot away, intercept it. Duh!


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I thought I had successfully repressed that, apparently not...

[Brass Cannon 24,222]

10 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

If he bounce passes it he wouldn't be able to have his defender, a foot away, intercept it. Duh!


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But he could bounce it off his own foot. 

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

This ill team can also go minutes without taking a good shot. They seem to fall in that Minny, PSU, Rutger, and Neb mold where their guards will jack deep threes if you don't give up easy baskets. If we can D up and frustrate them while letting Morgan work down low we could build a lead.


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[coonhounds 8,787]

Yea that is totally what it is. 

Only up from here lol. Yes we stink everyone is well aware. Give it a couple seasons we are already better than beginning of the year

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[Brass Cannon 24,222]

5 minutes ago, Joe DeLow said:

Illinois is 0-8 in the B1G... yet they’re “better than their record?” At some point you aren’t better. You just suck. Illinois just sucks. One of their 10 wins is against non D1 school Augustana(IL). Face it, you can’t conference homer Illinois into being “better than their record.” They are terrible. 

It's just that sinple eh?

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

Illinois is 0-8 in the B1G... yet they’re “better than their record?” At some point you aren’t better. You just suck. Illinois just sucks. One of their 10 wins is against non D1 school Augustana(IL). Face it, you can’t conference homer Illinois into being “better than their record.” They are terrible. 

If Ill isn't "better than they're record" why are they favored in this game?

IU has a better record overall and way better conference record. Shouldn't IU be favored?


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[Hoosier Guy 7,518]

You are what your record says you are. Illinois shouldn’t beat IU tonight