Illinois Game Thread: Attack of the (orange and) Blue Meanies

[49r]

No class Groce.  Leaving your starters in.

[Bugeaters1]

Yep same ole Nebraska. You get your hopes up and the Huskers crash them Same ole same ole.

How did you get your hopes up?

This one so whats your problem with the reply ? I don't have the right to hope that the Huskers will do better than they will do.

[colhusker]

Yep same ole Nebraska. You get your hopes up and the Huskers crash them Same ole same ole.

How did you get your hopes up?

This one so whats your problem with the reply ?

Bugs you ran him off, give it a rest.

[49r]

Come on, really?  You're gonna continue to let them crank off threes when you're up 20 under a minute?  Dick move man.

[cozrulz]

Come on, really?  You're gonna continue to let them crank off threes when you're up 20 under a minute?  Dick move man.

 

Why not?  It was his bench.  I would hope we would do the same thing.

[tcp]

kinda glad this one's done. that was less than pleasant hoops.
i think we're just going to be a better road team this season.

[colhusker]

Come on, really?  You're gonna continue to let them crank off threes when you're up 20 under a minute?  Dick move man.

Agree 100% but sportsmanship as it was taught to me is gone.  Today the youngins simply say you don't like it stop them from doing it.

 

And Coz just proved me right

[jayschool]

Watching gross Groce interview on BTN.

 

Woody Harrelson, anyone?

[brfrad]

Come on, really?  You're gonna continue to let them crank off threes when you're up 20 under a minute?  Dick move man.

Agree 100% but sportsmanship as it was taught to me is gone.  Today the youngins simply say you don't like it stop them from doing it.

 

And Coz just proved me right

I don't mind as long as it's subs.  The starters are what makes it worse.

[49r]

Come on, really?  You're gonna continue to let them crank off threes when you're up 20 under a minute?  Dick move man.

Agree 100% but sportsmanship as it was taught to me is gone.  Today the youngins simply say you don't like it stop them from doing it.

 

And Coz just proved me right

 

Yeah, it's a tough deal.  Because even though I may not like it, the honest truth is it's up to us to stop it.  We couldn't.

 

Still doesn't change the fact that if the shoe was on the other foot, I wouldn't be sitting here getting geeked about Kye Kurkowski cranking off a three early in the shot clock, just to run up the score.

 

It's just a matter of discipline and having respect for your opponent.  There really IS a time to say enough is enough.

 

And, no, it doesn't compare to the lob dunk Michigan State had on us at the end of that game.  We had our starters in and we were pressing.  I got no problem with that one.  Totally different situation there.

[hhcdave]

I'm not certain how Groce could be 100% certain we'd just magically clear our bench and put walk ons in out of a timeout, unless he had an assistant completing watching that. Even so, I doubt he thought we'd go all walk ons except for Benny.

 

He got his main scholarship guys out within 30 seconds of that happening. His reseves were at the scorers table, ready to come in, but there wasn't a dead ball.

 

I didn't think Groce didn't anything dick'ish at all. You also can't fault his backups for coming in and trying to play - they can't shut it down with 2 minutes left.

 

Just my two cents.

[colhusker]

Dave I have no issues with them shooting an open shot, but twice they could have dribbled twice still been open and shot a two instead of a three.  That is my issue.  49er agree I would be happy to see the back ups score, but not been geeked about them chucking 3s.

[cipsucks]

Yep same ole Nebraska. You get your hopes up and the Huskers crash them Same ole same ole.

How did you get your hopes up?

This one so whats your problem with the reply ? I don't have the right to hope that the Huskers will do better than they will do.

The great thing about game threads is you can go back and read things as they happen in real time.  I did.  You should.

[hhcmatt]

Vooch just checked in.

 

Looks like he brought the Shang Ping hook shot with him....

[49r]

Looks like we found out why Vucetic has been riding pine this year.

[hhcdave]

Touche. But remember, most coaches would have had their team run a normal possession at the end, when there was a 1 second differential between shot and game clock, and Groce had them take the turnover and run it out, before the refs ran off the last 0.8.

[hskr4life]

On another note, Kent and Matt on the radio were beside themselves with the refs tonight.  They were disgusted quite often.  I did love Kents quote after the Illinois T.  Calling Groce Johnny Boy made me laugh!