Tyler

Every basketball game tells its own tale with its own unique ebb and flow. Each team comes armed with scouting reports and game plans, but the outcome is rarely incumbent upon those best laid plans. Game plans require adaptation and counter planning based on every possible variable - score, situation,

This is one of those days were basketball happily takes second billing. With Illinois v Wisconsin kicking off in this evening in Madison, today’s buy game against Long Island ( #277 in KenPom) was merely an afternoon amuse bouche. It was a mostly uneventful exercise - although the relatively subdued

Immediately after the final buzzer sounded tonight, I was so bummed. I mean, I’m always distraught after any Illinois basketball loss, but I realllly wanted this one. After watching the Illini players run on to the floor for the final time before tip-off and seeing the reception from the

It’s 12:19 AM on a FOOTBALL SATURDAY. That means it’s SOC Time here at IlliniBoard. As it is, I’m literally sitting in Robert’s kitchen eating his pimento cheese dip with him 10 feet away from me as he writes his SOC for the Maryland game

I opted not to drive down to Champaign Tuesday night. We will put that decision in the “L” column. My FOMO was strong enough to taste even before the first media time out - pretty much right after David Mirkovic splashed in a three to cap a 9-0 Illinois run

It’s a well worn coach-ism common to all sports at all levels:  “Next Man Up”.   Coaches are generally loath to use injury as an excuse (well, at least until AFTER a loss), so they trot out the “Next Man Up” mantra and school their players to fall back on