Slow start puts Tisdale on hot seat

Some of his struggles might be related to Illinois' faster tempo, and Tisdale also has looked flustered against low-major teams with quickness and little size. Those don't sound like valid reasons to Weber.

"I got on him the last couple days," Weber said. "He can't give in, say we're playing against smaller teams and not get involved as much. He's got to find some ways to (produce).

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