B1G Tourney Open Thread: #1 Indiana vs #8 Illinois

By 11W Staff -15 March 2013
36 Comments
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GREAT MOMENTS IN ILLINI BASKETBALL HISTORY

TIPOFF	TELEVISION	Venue	FAVORITE
12:00 PM ET	ESPN / WatchESPN	United Center	Indiana (-10)

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Comments

Jason Staff on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:12pm #

Two turnovers from Oladipo in the first five. Still 3-2 Hoosiers.

RedStorm45 on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:18pm #

Wow, O/U is 139. Did Vegas watch Illinois put up 51 yesterday?

RedStorm45 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:42pm #

I guess at this rate I will stand corrected.

DefendOhio on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:32pm #

This game is putting me to sleep.

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:33pm #

You're not the only one...I think it's put Illinois to sleep as well.

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:32pm #

IU is getting pretty much every rebound.

dubjayfootball90 on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:36pm #

looks like I have to resort to espn gamecast. so fun watching a made shot or a ball clank off the rim with no in between action

DefendOhio on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:41pm #

Did you try watching live on ESPN.com?

dubjayfootball90 on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:43pm #

i am on my work computer, it wont allow it, heh. but eleven warriors and sometimes espn slips through the cracks :)

edit: well, it is working now, heck yea, haha

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:40pm #

Illinois is shooting 24%. Not gonna get it done like that guys.

awwwwwwop on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:41pm #

How is a basketball game so boring as to actually drive me to pay attention to Class?

"Who cares? Go Bucks." - Aaron Untch

BlazeTheBuckeye on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:50pm #

WatchESpn App is the best thing since sliced bread.

Hardly home but always reppin

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:56pm #

Tom Crean adjusts his pants more than anyone I've ever seen, well maybe with the exception of Chris Farley as Motivational Speaker Matt Foley.

BrewstersMillions on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:54pm #

I hate to be that guy but is it me or do people seem to get caught up by Oladipo's hops and ignore sometimes blatant goal tending?

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

awwwwwwop on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:57pm #

Honestly, he has rarely stood out to me when watching games. He has some run-down blocks but he usually swats them out of bounds. Shannon Scott has had his share of run-down blocks too. I'm not saying he isn't a good defender, but I just have never really noticed his on-ball or help side defense all that much. I probably have not watched a substantial number of games, but just my observation

"Who cares? Go Bucks." - Aaron Untch

BrewstersMillions on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:59pm #

I'm with you. I think he's a really good player, I don't want to sell him short but I think he's taking advantage of being on one of the best teams in the nation and the hype around some of his 'highlight' reel type plays builds him up more than he may actually deserve.

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:03pm #

He's going pro, so my question is where does he fit in the NBA?

BrewstersMillions on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:15pm #

A 6'4 2 guard? I don't know. Not quite a 1, probably too short to be a 2.

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

RedStorm45 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:41pm #

13 and 6. Kind of meh. I mean he did shoot 61% from the field, but that was largely based on shot selection (which is good, of course). I think the guy has benefited from having Zeller down low and Watford and Hulls spreading things out. Still...13 and 6?

dubjayfootball90 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:50pm #

similar to how craft benefitted with sullinger low. Sucks that Sully went pro, for my own personal, selfish reasons, of course, haha

Jason Staff on 15 Mar 2013 - 12:56pm #

No answer for Zeller.

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:16pm #

IU is absolutely killing Illinois on the boards.

dubjayfootball90 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:27pm #

wow, i just checked, 27-10 rebounds, dayum

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:18pm #

Feels like IU is up by 20 + when it's only a 12 point lead.

I guess I'll just give it a minute or two and they probably will be up 20.

BrewstersMillions on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:29pm #

Paint me unimpressed. If Indiana turns the ball over like this, Sparty, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio State will all take their lunch money. They are playing so sloppy.

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:36pm #

I wonder how many people have come up to Yogi Ferrell and said "Hey Boo-Boo, Let's go get some pic-ah-nic baskets."

Dr. House on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:40pm #

why do i get the feeling the longer they allow Illinois to hang around the more likely they will come back?

DetroitBuckeye on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:46pm #

Who are people rooting for in this one?

RedStorm45 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:47pm #

Not Indiana. Although I'd like to knock them off in the title game. So it doesn't really matter to me I guess.

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:49pm #

Personally I'm hoping for an IU loss. I would prefer the easiest route for OSU to the championship. Although beating them again would be sweetness times infinity.

BME_Buckeye on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:55pm #

I rather Indiana win, beat UM then lose to us. I don't wanna see UM win anything.

Ohio State's band SLAUGHTERED Michigan's band. If this were a football game, it would have been Florida State vs. Savannah State. - SB Nation following OSU vs. UM 2012

Adam21 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:51pm #

The only thing in this tournament that would make me happier than an OSU win is a Tom Crean-led team loss.

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 1:52pm #

Doesn't take much to impress IU fans.

tennbuckeye19 on 15 Mar 2013 - 2:01pm #

Game Over.

BME_Buckeye on 15 Mar 2013 - 2:04pm #

OMG that dunk will be on sportcenter...

Ohio State's band SLAUGHTERED Michigan's band. If this were a football game, it would have been Florida State vs. Savannah State. - SB Nation following OSU vs. UM 2012