Hoiskers 2.5 underdog to the Illini

[TarheelHuskerFan]

Wilcher has been terrible. We need more out of him.

Griesal needs to make free throws

 

[schuele]

Feel fortunate to be within shouting distance. Assuming Walker doesn’t get his 3rd foul while sitting in the locker room, NU still has a shot.

 

[SuperBigFan]

I don't usually care about the refs...but my god. 24 fouls in the first half?

 

[schuele]

I don't usually care about the refs...but my god. 24 fouls in the first half?

It’s like TV Ted Valentine x 3.

 

[scarletred]

Wilcher has been terrible. We need more out of him.

Griesal needs to make free throws

Wilcher is always terrible at least Tominga contribute when we’re playing at home..

Walker out the majority of the first half really made us get behind..

 

[schuele]

Wilcher found his range!

 

[cubsker]

We double team unnecessarily

 

[cubsker]

Just really hard to win when no one can reliably make a shot outside of two feet.

 

[SomedayHusker]

Wilcher has always reminded me of a football player and he’s not very long or athletic. Dainja is completely shutting Walker down. It’s really his 15 points that we’re missing right now.

 

[BetterRed]

Illinois really creates nice spacing with the ball. That allows for open shots. Our guys just dribble and dribble and never get anyone open. It’s frustrating to watch.

 

[king_kong_]

Going to take the 3.5 myself at the current spread..

serves us right, brother

this team stinks & is coached by a loser

 

[SomedayHusker]

Never really felt good about betting this one. Glad I stayed off it. Illinois looks a lot more experienced than us right now

 

[scarletred]

Wilcher found his range!

He will come around once in a blue moon.🙄

serves us right, brother

this team stinks & is coached by a loser

Illinois just has out played us and Walker been non existent.
Fred isn’t a loser.

 

[BetterRed]

Never really felt good about betting this one. Glad I stayed off it. Illinois looks a lot more experienced than us right now

And way more athletic.

 

[cubsker]

Can't rebound, can't shoot.

 

[king_kong_]

He will come around once in a blue moon.🙄

Illinois just has out played us and Walker been non existent.
Fred isn’t a loser.

hasn't coached a winning team since 2015 (42-40 Bulls)

he's a loser

 

[schuele]

Already lopsided, but when you start giving up 2nd and 3rd chance points, you’re officially in a beatdown.

 

[scarletred]

Illinois really creates nice spacing with the ball. That allows for open shots. Our guys just dribble and dribble and never get anyone open. It’s frustrating to watch.

Very True but they also have kids that can hit parameter shots, unlike us..

 

[scarletred]

hasn't coached a winning team since 2015 (42-40 Bulls)

he's a loser

I suggest don‘t wager on them anymore, you’ll feel better buddy.

 

[king_kong_]

I suggest don‘t wager on them anymore, you’ll feel better buddy.

we should be a bubble team at worst

fred is frost of basketball

 

[schuele]

Sort of crawling back in it. Will need to hit some FTs

 

[king_kong_]

wilcher is back

get your mortar ready

 

[BetterRed]

Please take Wiltcher out, Fred. He’s almost a liability.

 

[scarletred]

we should be a bubble team at worst

fred is frost of basketball

They were in foul trouble early in the first half and that had to do a lot how the game been playing out..

This game isn’t all of Fred no more than the Creighton on Ioway games were..

 

[king_kong_]

come on boys!

 

[schuele]

Losing Gary is a killer on the boards. He’s not a great rebounder, but doesn’t get owned like most of the team.

 

[king_kong_]

typical hoiberg coached answer after cutting it to ten

need 8 more wins minimum to hit the bubble

regardless of excuse du jour, this is a missed opportunity & the team played like absolute crap at home

 

[scarletred]

Worst home shooting percentage at home and Illini shot lights out..

 

[scarletred]

typical hoiberg coached answer after cutting it to ten

need 8 more wins minimum to hit the bubble

regardless of excuse du jour, this is a missed opportunity & the team played like absolute crap at home

Yea they did. More worried about Gary being available for the next game..

 

[scarletred]

17 turnovers.😡😡

 

[schuele]

My God, how many pick-six-like turnovers at the top of the key tonight? Seems like 100.

 

[BetterRed]

My God, how many pick-six-like turnovers at the top of the key tonight? Seems like 100.

This doesn’t happen when you move the ball around and create spacing for good open shots. Our guys hold the ball waiting for someone to move.

 

[TruHusker]

I don't usually care about the refs...but my god. 24 fouls in the first half?

Both teams are so devoid of fundamentals. Reaching, poor position, lose their man in a scramble and that is both teams.

 

[king_kong_]

 

[Recruitinganalyst_worldwide]

Very True but they also have kids that can hit parameter shots, unlike us..

Does Fred even have any parameters for a good/bad shot?

 

[Recruitinganalyst_worldwide]

typical hoiberg coached answer after cutting it to ten

need 8 more wins minimum to hit the bubble

regardless of excuse du jour, this is a missed opportunity & the team played like absolute crap at home

Why is anyone remotely surprised? Frost is a better coach

 

[Harry Caray]

typical hoiberg coached answer after cutting it to ten

need 8 more wins minimum to hit the bubble

regardless of excuse du jour, this is a missed opportunity & the team played like absolute crap at home

Are you talking about the NIT bubble? This team has zero chance of making the NCAA Tournament. You have to have quality wins. Unless they can somehow beat Purdue on the road, it ain't happening.

 

[mgbreis]

It's the pattern. For every decent-to-good game they play, you get 2-3 turd sandwiches. I especially enjoyed the 4 points in the first five minutes of the game. I miss James Palmer.

 

[king_kong_]

Are you talking about the NIT bubble? This team has zero chance of making the NCAA Tournament. You have to have quality wins. Unless they can somehow beat Purdue on the road, it ain't happening.

they have 1 quality win

10 b1g wins gets you on the bubble like it or not

 

[SomedayHusker]

Losing Gary is a killer on the boards. He’s not a great rebounder, but doesn’t get owned like most of the team.

I think it’s a product of Fred-ball. Too many guards asked to play forward and get boards. It’s been a problem Fred’s entire stint here. Yet we get none of the benefits guards are supposed to offer, like made 3’s and free throws.