GAME #27: Gophers (17-9, 6-7) v. Illinois (14-12, 3-10) [BTN, 2/19, 8:00PM]

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Feels like Illinois is fouling off the ball a lot.

 

[hyaluronic]

Nice shove on the loose ball.

 

[howeda7]

I love Richard, but there's zero excuse for Mav getting minutes at PG right now. Zero. None.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Malik Smith should wear a life vest, I think he almost fell into the Mississippi River stepping back for that three.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Man Malik loves to just jack threes no matter how far out he is. He needs to make one occasionally to justify it.

 

[howeda7]

FWIW, we're getting Home Cookin' tonight for the first time in B1G play.

 

[MadtownGopher]

We are a different (horrible) team when neither Dre nor Mathieu are out there. Hell we don't even have McNeil out there as a ball handler. I'm not sure we could put a worst ball handling line up at the 1-2-3 than Mav, Austin, and Malik.

 

[Dr.Don]

I love Richard, but there's zero excuse for Mav getting minutes at PG right now. Zero. None.

Maybe it makes sense to Coach, so excuses not needed.

 

[hyaluronic]

FWIW, we're getting Home Cookin' tonight for the first time in B1G play.

Agreed.

 

[MinneStoa]

I do not like it when he does that at all. I do love the three he just drained (or, per our text messages the other night, the "gino" he just drained).

Don't you even dare.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Don't you even dare.

Don't worry, it will catch on. Just like "the Goose" and "Dos Equis".

 

[station19]

malik launching icbm's

 

[Myke]

Take Mav and Malik out Rich..stop this. It's not funny.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

malik launching icbm's

Just snorted out my drink, that one was pretty funny 19.

 

[MadtownGopher]

I think that was Mav's 2nd attempted 3 of the season. Surprised he hasn't shot more this year, he was decent last year.

 

[howeda7]

Don't let them into this. Put the foot down.

 

[hyaluronic]

Nice use of glass. I like our offensive rebounding thus far.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Look at the moves by Oto! The Latvians are out of the hockey tournament, but O.O. is deking guys out of their shorts.

 

[hyaluronic]

Just snorted out my drink, that one was pretty funny 19.

Cheers.

Oh, and here's an "ummm moment," Gopherhole says: "This forum requires that you wait 30 seconds between posts. Please try again in 37 seconds."

 

[WindyCityGopher]

malik launching icbm's

More like scuds tonight, unfortunately.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

I think that was Mav's 2nd attempted 3 of the season. Surprised he hasn't shot more this year, he was decent last year.

Yeah, when he has a chance to catch and shoot, he can drain them with anyone on our team.

 

[station19]

true on the scuds

 

[howeda7]

Oto and Mav are a disaster. We should be winning this by 15. Let's go.

 

[Section201]

Oto Oto Oto.

 

[GameDay]

It's nice that we have a 5 point lead, but we are playing some real $hitty basketball right now against a real $hitty team. I like our effort, but we just have to play smarter, and Malik doesn't need to be shooting every time he gets the ball. Hopefully we can swing the momentum back here.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Oto and Mav are a disaster. We should be winning this by 15. Let's go.

Right after I pay the kid a compliment, he turns and throws the ball away.

 

[GopherMike]

Nice free throw shooting Elliot.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

We just missed two front-ends on one trip to the line, and then gave up a 3.

 

[howeda7]

Right after I pay the kid a compliment, he turns and throws the ball away.

He's fully regressed to last year's form. Whatever Pitino did to pump him up is gone.

 

[hyaluronic]

I don't mind Malik's shots... he often makes the ones he is taking - he's just off so far. I'd rather see him with confidence.

And fffff...