Illinois Post Game Thread

[Rocktheworld]

 

[JohnnyJr]

I don't know what our A, B, and C games are anymore.

This still wasn’t our A game, maybe defensively but we’re due for a breakout from 3

 

[Jaker]

If we start hitting our 3's, it will get real ugly real quick for some team.

 

[Rocktheworld]

That trash went home very sad along with their loser fans

I made sure of it in 313

 

[HooperScooper]

Clingan 4 blocks ?! He had close to 6-7 , he has been getting robbed in blocks all year.

Yeah that is total bs. They had 5 on the Jumbotron and even that was low. 4? NFW. He was absolutely dominant in the paint.

 

[JSB60]

That was the most dominating game by a big man I think I’ve ever seen.

I wish I could say that, but I’m old enough to remember Walton shooting 21-22.

 

[REB1094]

After last year’s elite 8 against Gonzaga, I posted this: “Wow. I don't know what I just watched. That was one of the most impressive second halves I've ever seen. I truly don't know what to say. Who did I just watch?? Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies just ran Mark Few and Gonzaga OUT OF THE GYM”

Tonight I’ll say: Wow. I don't know what I just watched. That was one of the most impressive second halves I've ever seen. I truly don't know what to say. Who did I just watch?? Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies just ran Brad Underwood and Illinois OUT OF THE GYM

Amazing defensive performance from NBA talents Donovan Clingan and Stephon Castle, as well as future starter Hassan Diarra. Clingan completely owned the game, and UConn suffocated one of the hottest offenses in the country while they went on a 30-0 (THIRTY TO ZERO.) run

Let’s go Huskies.

 

[HooperScooper]

30-0 run was legendary. Donovan was a monster today!

Final Four!! Two more wins to go!

 

[Glenn]

Here's another one:

I was on the phone with my son after the game. He asked if we're playing our best, if everything's working and I said "no, we still aren't shooting close to what we should from three. If we were, we'd have won each of these games by 15-20 more than we did."

I think if we hit out 3s we will just see Hurley put his son in earlier, so maybe our top margin is more like 35. Bush league press by Illini at the end

 

[TheHorde]

The crazy part is I feel that was our C game

The first half was probably a C or C- game. The first 10 minutes of the second half was perfection.

 

[CTBballfan243]

Who was it saying Clingan needs another year or two?

He does need another year at UConn. Get stronger and work on his mid range game.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Rocktheworld]

illinois fans were cute

They don’t know that this is

 

[SLY63]

The dunk by Castle was NASTY

https://x.com/SNYUConn/status/1774225700603502919?s=20

 

[Waquoit]

Illinois shot 0-19 on field goal attempts Clingan contested.

Translated in to Illinois-speak: "We missed lay-ups."

 

[uconnblueinky]

My friend who's an Illinois fan just sent me a message saying they were 0-19 at the rim against Clingan. Unreal

 

[uconnblueinky]

Translated in to Illinois-speak: "We missed lay-ups."

Most of their fans on their message board seemed to be pretty humbled and understanding that UConn is a freight train

 

[businesslawyer]

"If he gets a hundred blocks, he gets a hundred blocks."

Underwood is the epitome of an idiot.

When Jimmy Patsos was coaching Loyola of Maryland, they played Davidson with Steph Curry. He decided he would double team Curry and play 3 against 4 against the rest of the team. Curry just stood at mid court with two guys on him while Davidson carved up Loyola 4 on 3 and scored like 90 points in a 30 point win. Curry never scored and Patsos never changed his D.

Brad Underwood went for the Jimmy Patsos award tonight. Yes, just keep driving into the lane and have no chance of scoring waiting for Donovan to get in foul trouble. Well played Brad.

 

[auror]

7 guys scored during the run I believe, too. I don't think JStew got in during the run, so that would be all 7 guys that played in the run.

 

[ucp990411]

That was the most ridiculously utterly dominating total beyatch-slapping clinical dose of woopass I have ever witnessed in an elite 8 game in all my years of watching college basketball.

How about Gonzaga last year?

 

[JMick]

When Jimmy Patsos was coaching Loyola of Maryland, they played Davidson with Steph Curry. He decided he would double team Curry and play 3 against 4 against the rest of the team. Curry just stood at mid court with two guys on him while Davidson carved up Loyola 4 on 3 and scored like 90 points in a 30 point win. Curry never scored and Patsos never changed his D.

Brad Underwood went for the Jimmy Patsos award tonight. Yes, just keep driving into the lane and have no chance of scoring waiting for Donovan to get in foul trouble. Well played Brad.

I can't believe they stook with it so long. It was coaching malpractice. His post game presser isn't helping his case

I'm not sure I've ever had more appreciation for Hurley after listening to and reading his comments

 

[BugsyCT]

Bill Murray, an Illinois native, cheering for UConn against Illinois is the cherry on top of this win.

 

[superjohn]

I thought early in the season this could be our best team ever, we're witnessing one of the best college basketball teams ever or at least in the modern/after UCLA Wooden era.

Clingan was so incredibly dominant from the tip (wasn't credited with all his blocks per usual) and them the onslaught happened.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

That was the most ridiculously utterly dominating total beyatch-slapping clinical dose of woopass I have ever witnessed in an elite 8 game in all my years of watching college basketball.

Since Gonzaga last year

 

[gsmooth]

Happy for all but particularly folks like Cam and Castle who weren’t here last year.

Amen to that. I am over the moon still from my trip home from TD Garden. But I am happier for all the new UConn players that were not on the team last year