Underwood: Grading out of Nebraska game, by far and away the best job we've done defensively... Up until the rebounding.
Underwood: Liked our balance offensively. Good to see Kipper get goin' again. He was efficient.
Underwood: Cassius Winston is having an MVP caliber year. The 20 assists per game they get is largely him. Very, very good team. Excited for the challenge.
Underwood: I wanna get where if you ask players & coaches 'who's the toughest team in the league?', I want them to say Illinois.
Underwood: We've gotten better. Saw a power ranking the other day where we were 35 in the last 30 days.
Underwood: Have a meeting with Ayo today at 3 o'clock. He wants every bit of information he can get (scouting an opponent). He's way ahead of where freshmen are usually at with his mental approach.
Underwood: Post touches against us are way down this year because of our perimeter defense. Trent and Ayo have been good. Da'Monte is a rock. Giorgi is elite as a freshman in ball-screen coverage.
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