This stream blows. I can't believe they don't have it on tv on the BTN.

yup. totally unwatchable. instead i'm watching a stupid GameTracker.
Uggggh!

Boy is this team bad.

This is like watching high school basketball. Weber should be fired just based on this product he has put on the floor. There is no way we win 15 games.... Frazier, Jordan, Meacham, Semerau, Keller, Brock, Tisdale,...... This lack of talent even brings down McCamey's game. This will go down as the worst team in the last 20 years. Lock.

it's hard to tell watching GameTracker...but it's hard to believe we're getting outrebounded by EW. that alone does not bode well for hte future.

On the positive side, it's nice to see Semrau get some minutes after the struggles he's had.

hopefully we're just rusty.

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35-35 at half, looking like a buzzer beater.

Are you freaking kidding me? Tied at the half? I wonder if UCLA could beat these guys?

if anyone can actually watch the streaming, how is the motion looking? are we moving better than last year? anything positive standing out at this point? let's not focus on the negative but rather look for the positives that will build the foundation for 2009.

The sreaming is kinda bad and freezes up some. As far as any positives, Tisdale looks ok and Trent has made some 3's. Jeff Jordan has also hit a couple from the top of the key. Still, not real impressive as 35-35 at half.

This video stream is AWFUL. What is the B10 network thinking? Are they trying to save money because times are tough?

Chester taking it to the rack!

I you can't do it right, don't do it at all. You just end up looking like a second-class operation otherwise.

Wow. Over-react much?

Illini up big in the second half.

Illini 66-50 final. Cole also looked ok.

good to see the illini come alive in the 2nd half.

Ok, glad you feel good about that display. Maybe I just expect too much. I should call Guenther to adjust my expectations.

You're right. This is the first Illinois team in all of history that has came out of the gate slow in an early non-conference game, only to turn it up defensively and offensively in the second half to convincingly put the opponent away.

I understand you're obviously frustrated that the Illini team isn't up to par with where you think it should be. I don't think anybody disagrees with you that things could and should be better. However, acting like a little kid about it isn't going to change anything. Change your mindset for this season, otherwise you're not going to enjoy any of it. Then, when the talent level increases a bunch next year, make your expectations higher then.

Just a thought.