Illini leave us wondering to the very end
March 20, 2009 10:20 PM
You come into the NCAA tournament wanting to see a team's best. For Illinois, that means Meacham making three-pointers, and he did. He scored 24 points.
But it also meant guard Demetri McCamey and forward Mike Davis, both sophomores, peaking. McCamey has been criticized for his on-again, off-again effort. And Davis, the most talented player on the team, is the one guy capable of pulling out a game like this.
Instead, McCamey was gone. Again, as he was in the Big Ten tournament. Davis had his rebounds but didn't have a consistent presence. This team goes as far as its three sophomores, apparently, and the third one is 7-foot center Mike Tisdale.
He had one rebound.
And zero points.
Couch
But it also meant guard Demetri McCamey and forward Mike Davis, both sophomores, peaking. McCamey has been criticized for his on-again, off-again effort. And Davis, the most talented player on the team, is the one guy capable of pulling out a game like this.
Instead, McCamey was gone. Again, as he was in the Big Ten tournament. Davis had his rebounds but didn't have a consistent presence. This team goes as far as its three sophomores, apparently, and the third one is 7-foot center Mike Tisdale.
He had one rebound.
And zero points.
Couch
Filed under: Illini Basketball, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
