You've been livin' in a real nice world lately, Bob.

Your world is about to end.

this is a good game

edit: this was a good game

I thought this Illinois coach was supposed to be good and a recruiter?

I used to be able to name pretty much all the players on Illinois and De Paul.

I have watched a couple of their games this year and they are as foreign to me as the starting lineup for Santa Clara (no offense Aggravated Sox Fan Bob)

Well that was something to watch. Going to be a rough year for the Illini this season based on what I saw last night. After coming out of the blocks
well, the last 35 minutes of the game were a tough watch. The middle of the first half may have set basketball back a few decades. It was a total mess
and looked like a bad game of street ball. I am guessing having Frazier in there would have made a big difference in getting the Illini settled down and into
whatever kind of offensive sets they have. I say that because it doesn't look like they have much of an offensive philosophy if they can fast break or cause a turnover. Final thoughts below....

Dosunmu is a player. Jesus, without him the Illini would win single digit games this year. Assuming he doesn't transfer, I am excited to have him.

Williams is also a nice player, kind of reminds me of his dad out there in some ways, wish he was a few inches taller. Another nice piece to have

Bezhanishvili is decent but seemed very out of control early. I am sure that had something to do with his mom being in the stands from overseas.

Feliz is a hot mess. Maybe he got more playing time with Frazier out but he can't shoot worth shit and he gambles all over the place. He has some handles but that is the only redeeming quality I saw from him. He air balled two wide open 3 pointers.

Kipper is a nice role player, kind of wish he was a bit more aggressive.

Overall it is your standard undersized Illinois team with good athletes but they don't seem to play well as a team. I am guessing part of this is the coaching
philosophy. It is hard for me to watch them play basketball because it is a total mess. The coach isn't very likeable to boot. Maybe he just doesn't have
"his players" but I wasn't impressed with much that he did including in game adjustments. The Hoyas were nothing special at all. I found it interesting that
Alonzo Mourning's son was on the team. It is a good thing that his dad was a legend there because in my mind he doesn't really belong on a major conference team.

I disagree. This Illini team looks like their best in damn near a decade. Missing Frazier hurt a lot. Ayo and Frazier are possibly the best back court in the Big Ten. Giorgi is shockingly good. And I don't know why you don't like Underwood. I like coaches who get in the player's face for sucking.

I don't have a problem with the coach who has a massive case of red ass. I played for a coach who was similar and was a guy I respected very much.
I just thought it was a game that they should have won and I didn't see that he made any kind of adjustments on either end. I guess I just haven't watched them play that style of basketball and I honestly didn't care for it. They have a few talented players and I hope I am wrong but I see them lingering near the bottom of the Big Ten again.

This is the craziest broadcast I've ever heard. They just spent 5 minutes talking about volcanoes.

I'm not kidding. Benetti is clearly frustrated.

I'm also about 30 minutes behind.

Wait until you get to their last exchange before the half.....this is bizarro world.

Walton firing off questions about JB's personal life, and clearly not even listening to his answers.
I'm not sure ESPN can put these two together again, it's that bad.

I hope the Illini don't get blown out too quickly because I'm fascinated by this broadcast.

Never heard anything like it.

Wait until you get to their last exchange before the half.....this is bizarro world. .

Walton is definitely under some kind of influence, right?