Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Game Thread
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 1:29 PM CST
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IT'S FINALLY HERE.
After weeks of waiting, today is February 5, and the big game is here: Northwestern is playing Illinois in basketball. Surely, you're attending one of the countless Northwestern vs. Illinois parties people across the country are throwing - friends, beer, wings, chips and dip, and Northwestern vs. Illinois, a timeless combo - but if you're not, feel free to comment along in the thread. Sure, some people are just watching for the commercials that will be played during Northwestern vs. Illinois or the halftime show, but we the fans are here for the big game, Northwestern vs. Illinois. This one is for all the supers! Boy oh boy, I just can't believe it's here after the long wait. Millions upon millions will be watching and you can bet the buzz at the water cooler tomorrow will be about the game - actually, it might be about those commercials!
Neither team is ranked.
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no one will watch
as it’s on opposite Puppy Bowl VI
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 5, 2012 2:08 PM CST reply actions
i know
we’re changing on the commercials
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:09 PM CST up reply actions
going small AND 1-3-1?
reggie hearn holding down the middle of the zone… this seems like a bad idea, but otherwise you’re putting shurna on leonard, which is bad for a) defense b) foul trouble
Kraken is good against the Illini
They don’t have too many 3-shooters. Of course, we’ll get crushed on the boards.
agree
but it’s what we have to do, i think.
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions
in case you can't tell
i changed my mind since eight seconds ago when i posted
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions
oh, definitely
especially when going small
Damn, Illini isn't playing dumb today
If they keep feeding Leonard, he’s going to go nuts
good offense
reggie beasting w/ ten pts…defense has been meh
by JerseyShore@NU on Feb 5, 2012 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
It's Reggie Hearn's world, we're just living in it.
Meanwhile, Meyers Leonard might score 40 if the Illini get it to him enough.
as might reggie
on pace for more, actually
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:20 PM CST up reply actions
two
but, i mean, yeah. not sure why he didn’t play in years past.
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:23 PM CST up reply actions
You know what, he made it...
but if Brandon Paul wants to take 24-foot 3’s all day, I’m ok with it.
definitely
i’m very impressed with our defense right now. weak side help on leonard keeping them from getting him the ball, the only problem is that we can’t rebound our misses.
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
I must be dreaming
did I slip into a coma on Friday and now live in an imaginary world where Jeremy Lin and Reggie Hearn are ballers?
OH MY GOODNESS JEREMY LIN.
i was freaking the freak out last night. that was amazing to watch.
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
good move by Drew
Even though he missed. Like the movement.
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 2:29 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
is it just me
or are there a ridiculous amount of commercial breaks? are they prepping for the super bowl or something?
Mostly just you.
We’ve called one TO, they’ve called one, and the others are at the 4:00’s.
its because there haven't been many fouls
so the media timeouts are stacking up.
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
yeah ....
for what it’s worth, I said 24-foot 3’s.
But he was 2-for-16 beyond the arc before today in his previous few games. Not looking as good now.
Wide-open 3’s, no. Contested 3’s, yes.
or Leonard getting called for 3 seconds
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 2:35 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Score update? At gym and no BTN on the eliptical
by Chadnudj on Feb 5, 2012 2:35 PM CST via Android app reply actions
See above
Nuance much?
paul's a chucker
he can shoot them out of this.
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
what's this guy talking about?
i’ve always thought it was a lot easier to shoot going left
Paul 2-16 recently from three
hits 3 in a row against the cats….story of my life
Question
Is there a less likable player in the B1G than Leonard? Maybe Curletti?
he had eight ft's
in sigma nu’s game the other night
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
one of wisconsin's guys
is def in my top 3…..and sullinger
by JerseyShore@NU on Feb 5, 2012 2:40 PM CST up reply actions
Jared Morgan is my nominee
Always picks a fight with our smallest guy.
I generally don't like guys with reversed names
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 2:44 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
HEARN
hasn’t missed a shot, yet all you hear about is leonard converting his high percentage touches. jerks
reg-gie
taking the title of “the reggie hearn game” from ccsu
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:48 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
How many first halves have we won this season?
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 2:48 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
that explains it
i thought it was “scott wears purple” but i couldn’t figure out who scott was
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Are they chanting "Chicago hates purple"?
Is this still a being bitter about the Chicago’s Big Ten Team thing?
HALFTIME SNACKS AND BEER THREAD
i had a really interesting shopping cart at d&d’s
two forties of steel reserve
two mississippi mud’s
fin du monde
but saving up on them for the super bowl
What do you do on defense?
Do you go switching man, and let Leonard get his. Or do you go zone, and hope to get TOs and transition buckets but leave yourself vulnerable to Brandon Paul?
Of course, this assumes that we keep our offense at a high efficiency. God bless Reggie Hearn, but ShurnaFord’s gotta step up — or maybe we get Marco going.
Lookin’ good so far — for the most part, we’re taking care of the ball. As much as I thought Illinois got the benefit of some charging calls (which were borderline no-call or blocking), we did get Leonard for two 3-second calls.
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Agree
Also helps us get boards.
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 2:58 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
I agree
At the same time, we can’t rebound out of the zone to save our life (much less rebounding man to man).
Yeah, I’d go 1-3-1 primarily and dare them to beat us.
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Keep switching looks….best chance is to keep them off balance
by Chadnudj on Feb 5, 2012 3:03 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Yeah--
That’s the likely option. Perhaps go 1-3-1 off of makes, and go switching man when you don’t. Tough to set up 1-3-1 if IL goes uptempo.
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Girl that yelled overrated on Leonard’s FT miss is my hero.
by Chadnudj on Feb 5, 2012 3:32 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Again
Away from computer. Anyone know how many times we’ve been ahead at halftime this season?
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 2:54 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
can we just once
not start a 2nd half completely bad
Yeah, they score effortlessly
And we’re out of juice / offensive tricks
Not gonna get it back together on the road
love these declarations with 16 minutes left in the game.
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fair enough.
we need more ref bashing, by the way. ;)
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i'm gonna close the game thread
it’s basically over
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
Block out!
This whole “force the Illini into a bad outside shot” thing works much better if you actually block out. #NorthwesternProblems
yeah --
Bertrand has worked us on the weak side. That’s gotta get shore up quick.
Is fatigue setting in? Looks like Shurna is getting worn down as the 5
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And there's the inexplicable Marco foul
Almost as fun as the irritating “and 1” foul by Curletti.
Once Sobo gets a jump shot
He will be awesome.
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 3:18 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Channeling my inner-Glopknar
Terrible call against Hearn.
that is an absolutely terrible call
hearn should be shooting 2
that
was the same thing that happened in the first half. with the same result. IT’S ALWAYS THAT ONE REF WTF
goaltend
are you kidding me right now?
fuck myers leonard
we could wind up with Montgomery soon
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 3:21 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
and here's a question
do the refs go in at half time and sit down and be like “ok so guys, we are NOT calling enough fouls. we gotta hit NU with more”
it did
at least on offense in the first half
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
Shurna looks possessed
Love that.
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 3:23 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
These refs have been brutal with the charge calls
Both times this half, the defense is moving, and worse yet — the offensive player needs a chance to land. You cant just set up under a guy and flop.
Absolutely terrible.
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By the way, Sobo is one tough sumbitch
Between him and Maniscalco, I can’t tell who’s the frosh and who is the senior.
I also love that dribble move Sobo does by leaning into the defender when he’s going into the frontcourt.
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THIS
I’ve never understood why we haven’t been better at this over the years. If there’s one thing that we should be better than the competition at, it’s free throws.
especially
considering how good northwestern is at shooting threes. inexplicable how bad they are at freebies.
by Rodger Sherman on Feb 5, 2012 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
your random exclamations
mean i can’t tell if you’re mad at something specific, or just generally upset
Illinois will pick us up full-court after the time out.
This does not make me happy.
New pants. Definitely a pants party.
by Chadnudj on Feb 5, 2012 3:37 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
I might even stand for a little Luka
Just to mug Leonard a few times.
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 3:34 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
I hope we still got enough legs for the last 7 minutes
Use those timeouts, Coach.
Love that sobo.
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I think Weber called that one.
At least, that’s what the broadcasters said.
Sobo deserves All B1G Freshman Team consideration. So clutch.
by Chadnudj on Feb 5, 2012 3:39 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
jonathan.
shurna. i don’t even know if his name is jonathan. but i’m going to call him that because my goodness.
So-Bo-COP
Thought he was trying to draw on that one. Wow.
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kids growing up before our eyes.
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Think he got hit in the cubes
That’s why he was bending over at the sidelines.
Leonard get sack-tapped/
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Lone girl in Champaign-Urbana on Meyers’ injury: ""FAKER!"
by Chadnudj on Feb 5, 2012 3:40 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Other players always reported that Juice was one of the dirtiest players in the B1G
We need to start brewing another scrapper.
Yeah -- I got a feelin'
Sobo is cut from the same cloth. We could do a highlight reel with his…err…gamesmanship
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Whoa...
What an all-time dive by Brandon Paul.
I thought we had the great drama department, not U of I.
If I had photoshop skills
I would fuse together Shurna’s face on a Frampton Comes Alive Album cover
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Sharp timeout by Weber
Even that late in the shot clock, these possessions are worth having the right play drawn up
Agreed
I mean, he’d miss the free throw, but c’mon that was totally a foul
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Wildcat Fan Derangement Syndrome
We’re leading, right?
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Nothing really
But everyone else seems upset so I thought I’d join in
turns out
john is not a jonathan. his name is “john william shurna”. i will say it the next time his balls are present.
You can tell because he spells it “John” as a Jonathan who goes by “Jon” we would never use the h
by JerseyShore@NU on Feb 5, 2012 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
Love seeing Shurna take over
We’ve seen this in first halves, rarely in second. Go, John.
by SeattleCat on Feb 5, 2012 3:49 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Technically
Back door, no baby.
by Chadnudj on Feb 5, 2012 3:52 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Beautiful back door!
Welcome back Reggie!
Coach Carm using his timeouts.
See, we all can grow.
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OK
free throw time.
please make them.
they are easy
omgomgomg
there’s no way we can keep missing FT’s right?
wait fuck that logic
WE’RE GONNA MAKE SOME FT’S AND WE’RE GONNA WIN THIS GAME
That Contested 3...
Finally — the stats worked in our favor
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What was that
He just threw someone to the floor
amen
Offense/defense substitution time.
We got timeouts.
Be patient.
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OK
Reggie Hearn time.
You have given me so much.
PLZ give me more
Pull our guys back on our free throws
Set up the defense
Yeah I actually watched on DVR
But it took a while to catch up – thank god for the wonders of technology though
Swedish Chef game
A Hearn-a-Shurna
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." -- Casey Stengel
by calling all toasters on Feb 5, 2012 4:01 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
You had me at Swedish Chef
That is teh awesome.
We brought 6 men...
and came back with 1 W.
Eff the haters.
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by macarthur31 on Feb 5, 2012 4:02 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Did Bruce Weber have money on the over?
Why are they still fouling?
LOL WAT
brandon paul: ridiculous. dude makes like 20% of his threes, hit 5 tonight or something absurd
well if you told me illinois was gonna shoot 54%
paul would make 6 three’s,
and
leonard would only miss 2 shots
i would have given us a 0% chance of winning.. yet somehow we shot 60%, OUTREBOUNDED THEM (WHAT), played solid D, kept the big guy in check, and scraped out a huge win
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