How can any team with a chance at still winning their conference come out and play so uninspired basketball. They looked dead before the game and played like it. If I was Coach Weber I would be furious at such a lame attempt of being up for a game. They only play 2 times a week when conference starts. If you can't get up for 2 games a week when your still in the hunt then you better forget any hopes of playing 82 games in the league. What a pathetic effort. The team that wanted it the most won and thats sad to not have enough pride or drive or whatever you want to call it to win a game that shouldn't have been that close. A game that meant so much, well to the fans anyway. Evidently the players didn't think it meant much the effortless way they played(not talking about shooting.)

Talking about heart and guts and wanting to win (except for Chet).

Posted by Kyle57 on February 19, 2009 at 11:47 AM

What a terrible effort. I dont think i have ever watched a basketball game where one team fails to make it to the free throw line. We had a golden oppurtunity to sustain our minimal chances of winning a big ten title. Its the same problem we have had all year and i dont know if anyone else notices this.... we play at the level of our compitition. We have a very hard time "getting up" for supposedly lower teams.... its very frustrating to watch. Last year we couldn't finish, this year we cannot seperate our selfs from lower compitition, so my etenally opitimistic attitude tells me next year we will be better.

Posted by jweeks on February 20, 2009 at 11:29 AM

Impotent,impotent. Not even a bottle full of Viagra would would help these Illini.

Posted by dave1956 on February 20, 2009 at 3:31 PM