John Groce 11/27 press conference

#illini Groce: have to do better job of blocking out and rebounding. GT is "terrific on the glass and physical."

— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) November 27, 2012

#Illini coach Groce: Ranking is nothing but a number. Early in the season in. People have noticed they've played good in stretches.

— Marcus Jackson (@MarcusJ_NG) November 27, 2012

#illini Groce: Coaches love practice. Players love games. We've played 5 in 10 days. It's a lot of games. Wants to attack more in practice

— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) November 27, 2012

#Illini coach Groce: Paul is reaping what he's sowed. He watched lot of film when he was out with broken jaw this summer.

— Marcus Jackson (@MarcusJ_NG) November 27, 2012

#illini Groce asked to describe offense: "Attacking. Aggressive. Probably those two words more than anything."

— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) November 27, 2012

#illini have 4 guys averaging in double figures. To be honest, Groce said, "I'd like to have a 5th.''

— John Supinie (@JohnSupinie) November 27, 2012