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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: ILLINICHIEF on February 06, 2026, 04:35:16 PM
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401830778/illinois-michigan-st
ILLINI 78-MSU 64
ILLINI are holding the cards right now....Coen is the only player that we do not match up with. Fears is a player, but he wants to get into the lane to make his shots, drive the ball....well we neutralize that with 6'6'-6'7'-6'9 and bigger on the floor pretty much all the time. ALL of our guys INCLUDING Jake from State Farm Arena can and will keep him in check.
ILLINI should play plenty of matchup zone again, MSU is terrible as far as shooting the ball....Kohler is the wildcard here. He can go outside as well...when Tomi is in not that big a deal, but when Z is in he will be used to draw Z out, and open lanes for Fears/Coen.
I really like the unlimited ceiling of this team this year....multiple double figure scorers, multiple games all year.....MSU has had 6 different leading scorers during the schedule....Fears and Kohler make up 14 of those 23 games playes so far.
The ILLINI have had 7 has leading scorers with 15 of those being Wagler/Stoyakovic. The diffference is we DON'T need one or both of them being our leading scorers, MSU pretty much NEEDS both of those guys to lead them or be 1-2 high scorers.
Good Luck Izzo....have the Kleenex ready, he will be crying the entire game to the REFS.
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Don't think it's a double digit game but I do think we win. We need it.
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Mostly concerned about Izzo’s goons hurting someone. Feel like a W in EL (and having Sven’s team at home) would put us in a good spot.
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Seems like the game where not having Boswell is going to hurt us the most, more than with Purdue or Nebraska anyway.
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Better put your cups on. If this comes down to coaching we know how this will end.
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I was talking with my lib buddies and mentioned Underwood and the staff's change in coaching.
We now play offense and defense during the same game, not one or the other.
We will actually play some zone
We don't have head scratching rotations on the floor like we've seen in the past
Both Ivisic guys are on the floor together
We're passing the ball instead of hoping somebody can beat their man off the dribble
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AP Top 5
Arizona, Michigan, UConn, Duke, Illinois
The 80's are back.
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My biggest concern is the refs influenced by Izzo taking Keaton out of the game like they took KJ out last year.
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Playing with Humrichouse money..
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Fucking Fears again. Toss his ass!
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Fucking Fears again. Toss his ass!
Yep, dirty motherfucker!
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A good ball game.
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4 point lead despite getting virtually nothing from Wagler and losing the rebound battle.
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Yep, dirty motherfucker!
we know you like tossing ass
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Refs won’t let Izzo lose three in a row will they? It’s a good game plan on Wagler but it’s giving everyone else plenty of space. Entertaining ball game, feel like we can get anything we want offensively and need to make the extra pass. We had them on their heels then that stupid force by Stoj led to that breakaway reverse oop that brought the crowd and players right back into it.
Hope we come out of the locker room and punch them in the mouth and silence the crowd. If Wagler gets going at all in the second half they don’t have an answer for all our weapons unless we go ice cold as a unit. If he stays iced just keep the ball moving and take good shots.
Worried about fouls down the stretch for sure
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we know you like tossing ass
Everybody, looks like we’ve got a Jobu wannabe here…
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9 point lead to open the half quickly gone. Need some better offense.
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Well, I got to start the second half I wanted, and then we just went to shit
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Well, I got to start the second half I wanted, and then we just went to shit
Custard
Faith in Trump - check
Faith in Illini - not so much.
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Custard
Fat tub of shit. Check
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think it was better to just let them keep going instead of the time out, especially if that's the play
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Nice D. May want to box out
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Jake
Fucking
Davis
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I was told free shots don't matter
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hopefully this works out like the packers game not the rams game
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Might want to put someone else on Fears
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So much for the vaunted Illini D with all the offensive boards. Getting schooled on 3s, alley oops, and fast break points by Sparty is pure Brad Underachiever.
And Wagler as a top 10 pick? That's Curbelo HOF talk. Might want to come back to school next year, kid, and bulk up. Sparty kicked his ass tonight
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refs and rebounds
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Did not deserve to win this game. Bad defense and worse shot selection. Winnable game on the road when we're in a title hunt and we get out-rebounded.
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So much for the vaunted Illini D with all the offensive boards. Getting schooled on 3s, alley oops, and fast break points by Sparty is pure Brad Underachiever.
And Wagler as a top 10 pick? That's Curbelo HOF talk. Might want to come back to school next year, kid, and bulk up. Sparty kicked his ass tonight
Ok, Truth.
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Sucks because if we just box out and grab a rebound or two or knock down a few more shots, we’re talking about a 13th straight W. But it’s one loss in overtime to a top 10 team on the road with our stud freshman having an off night. We were due for a clunker.
Just protect home court next week before a tricky west coast trip. We’re still in pretty good shape.
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Ok, Truth.
JFC. How many times do we need to see the same fucking movie before you we remember how it fucking ends?
Personally, I don't give a shit about a February game (for which I am catching heat from Sparty buddies who think the game was "huge" ). But I have seen this game in March when it actually does matter.
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Ok, Truth.
LOL
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JFC. How many times do we need to see the same fucking movie before you we remember how it fucking ends?
Personally, I don't give a shit about a February game (for which I am catching heat from Sparty buddies who think the game was "huge" ). But I have seen this game in March when it actually does matter.
A little too much hyperbole here. We’ll be ok.
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A little too much hyperbole here. We’ll be ok.
Have to laugh at the Deuce idiots who could not fathom how Illinois was underdogs and could lose this game. Like we have never seen this from Brad Underachiver before? C'mon
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A little too much hyperbole here. We’ll be ok.
Really? Remember when 2 All Americans was not enough to beat the Great Porter Moser? The 30- 0 run? Yes, will be ok. Will they be NCAA Champions?
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Have to laugh at the Deuce idiots who could not fathom how Illinois was underdogs and could lose this game. Like we have never seen this from Brad Underachiver before? C'mon
It’s one loss. I’m not too concerned. It sucks but we didn’t deserve to win that one.
Edit- and honestly is was 8 against 5 that game.
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We got outworked and came up short.
Beat the Badgers.
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It’s one loss. I’m not too concerned. It sucks but we didn’t deserve to win that one.
Edit- and honestly is was 8 against 5 that game.
It is February. But we've seen this game in March is the issue.
Yay us.
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The ILLINI had a bad shooting night, and going against Breslin fans/Izzo/refs and most importantly Fears who is indeed a dirty player.....well just too much to overcome. The stats speak to a even game #5-#10, however some calls (non calls) are weighted differently than others.
Come March....ANY coach going against MSU better be in the refs ears prior to a game calling on refs to watch his play. 1 time maybe accident, multiple obvious ones is a trend of dirty plays.
MSU scoring defense, and adjsuted are Top 5 in both....at home, missing shots, too much......move on!
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So it was the equivalent of a Sweet Sixteen game and the Illini failed to win?
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Custard
Fat tub of shit. Check
Hope things get better at home soon.
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Why is it everytime illinois loses its the refs fault?
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We got punched in the teeth and didn't respond. Better now than in March.
Izzo pre-game: I may not start Fears to discipline him. Lol. He played 43 minutes.
Next up, at home vs the Badgers on Peacock.
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Why is it everytime illinois loses its the refs fault?
I agree in principle, it does seem that our fanbase goes there ALOT....that said, this game the fouls were even, the intensity/timing was not.
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Points from the line were even but you're not going to win shooting 37% and 28% from 3.
We were 3-14 from 3 in the 2nd half.
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I was told free shots don't matter
No you weren’t.
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Hope things get better at home soon.
Things are good. Thanks for the concern, fatass
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I heard Custard is on the Elvis diet!
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I heard Custard is on the Elvis diet!
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They forgot the pussy!