Illini award-winners
March 23, 2009 10:08 AM
Team MVP: Chester Frazier
Bruce Weber's influence on Frazier is apparent. Even one of Frazier's siblings said he was watching the Big Ten tournament and noted, "He's standing and coaching like Bruce Weber." But it went the other way, too. Frazier said he approached Weber in the offseason and told the head coach to "loosen up" and be more approachable with the players. And the players were more willing to watch game film and chill out in the coaches' offices than in the past. "We have great chemistry," Jeff Jordan said Thursday. And that's where Frazier was invaluable.
Klee
Bruce Weber's influence on Frazier is apparent. Even one of Frazier's siblings said he was watching the Big Ten tournament and noted, "He's standing and coaching like Bruce Weber." But it went the other way, too. Frazier said he approached Weber in the offseason and told the head coach to "loosen up" and be more approachable with the players. And the players were more willing to watch game film and chill out in the coaches' offices than in the past. "We have great chemistry," Jeff Jordan said Thursday. And that's where Frazier was invaluable.
Klee
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