Illini resurrection after 19-loss season casts Weber in different light

"He didn't have fun,'' Illini guard Chester Frazier said. "I know he didn't sleep when he was calling me at 2 in the morning. It's kind of a relief seeing coach get some notoriety and winning some games this year, especially when a lot of people were throwing him under the bus and saying he should be out of here."

"Bruce was under so much scrutiny over the last two years,'' Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "Most of it was of a ridiculous nature. The abuse he's taken in Chicago is a downright shame. That's a hell of a coach.''

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