Pregame: Illinois vs Northwestern, Tuesday, January 2nd, 8:00pm CT, BTN
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illinifanclassof17
- San Francisco
Boo Buie will be a good challenge for our remaining guards to defend
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
10th preferably
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
Isn't this about his 7th year?
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
We can win. We’ll need someone to be red hot and some other luck to shock Purdue, but we can beat NU if we play like tonight.
We play like tonight, we easily handle nw. Imo.
Purdue, not sure that was happening at Mackey with TSJ.
Ill be there rocking in row 4 booing Bouie.
To beat Purdue we need Hawkins to shoot the three as the stretch 5 like he did tonight, our 3 experienced transfers to step up
I believe, one way or another.
frozenrope9190
- Aurora, IL
Well, we're certainly better than Chicago State, and they took 'em down.
But they took down Purdue..
Stop Buie and stop NW. Let him get space or turn the corner on drives and it will be a battle.
NW will struggle stopping our offense especially if we make open shots at the start of the game.
NW will struggle stopping our offense especially if we make open shots at the start of the game.
Rubber meets the road type game. I'll be honest, I don't know quite what to expect. It's one thing for bench guys to come alive vs FDU, but conference games are another animal.
I'm like Fox Mulder. I want to believe. But I'm hesitant to base much on last night. I think decades of being an Illini fan tends to lend itself to hoping for the best but definitely expecting the worst.
I'm like Fox Mulder. I want to believe. But I'm hesitant to base much on last night. I think decades of being an Illini fan tends to lend itself to hoping for the best but definitely expecting the worst.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
10th would made him the last best player on the court
Yeah it’s hard for me to put much stock in the FDU game (though I would feel much worse if we played poorly). NU is apparently the type of team who can beat or lose to anyone. We should still be favored, but I have no idea what to expect for this one.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
On the contrary, I'm buying Illini stock now. Last night showed metal, focus, unity, and most importantly....a metric crap ton of skill.
This team deserves your buy in.
Call me cautiously optimistic
I'm thinking 8th. Ugh...
Illinois looked great last night. Caught it in person. We play like a complete dominant, share the ball, rebounding team they can hang or beat anyone. Hawkins keep shooting in rhythm, get Dain more tics, Harmon to be come more consistent offensively. I think we are trouble for a lot of people. I did see Nico had the boot off. Will be interesting to see when he starts practicing again or if he will use a medical red shirt.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
I got jumped on for saying we are still a final 4 caliber team, but I truly feel this way. A few years back we were one-dimensional with Ayo, and Loyola took us down since everyone was looking for Ayo to do something. If we can have that many players stepping up in double figures, we are going to be hard to beat. Would we rather do this with TSJ? Of course. But this gives Harmon, DGL, Dainja, etc a chance to shine. Instead of looking to TSJ, everyone will be looking for their shot. To me that makes us a dangerous team.
Illinois 87
Kitties 68
Illinois 87
Kitties 68
Captain 14
- The Last Best Place
7th year sophomore
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Poker House had plenty of those when I was on campus
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I love the optimism, but I don't see us winning by nearly 20. I do see victory.
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