Underwood: Until we can guard, until we can quit committing silly fouls. Gotta continue to grow
Underwood: Greg's gotten a lot better. He's becoming more confident.
Underwood: I'm not giving up on Michael at all. Michael has to rebound the basketball.
Underwood: Finke is 6-1. He needs to play better. He's a veteran. He's had double-digit rebounds in this league. I got high expectations for him.
Underwood: He'll work his way out of it.
Underwood: We have to learn to trust defensively.
Underwood: I'm used to teams that have a killer instinct knowing they're up.
Underwood: Changing this culture is more challenging. Last year I was fortunate that I had a guy who is playing for the Clippers.
Underwood: Jawun Evans dragged other guys with him, and senior Phil Forte could lead his teammates. We don't have that right now.
Underwood: At SFA, we had a whole team that held each other accountable. That's the biggest difference.
Underwood: Winning is hard. No one is going to give you anything. You have to go earn it.
"Maybe it's me. Maybe I got to do a better job. Maybe I have to go punch trash cans. I dunno. But it can't be that." Players need to lead.
Underwood: We're striving for leadership. It's a lack of.
Underwood: Trent has swagger, talent, moxie. He has natural instincts. The thing I love about Trent: no fear. He doesn't fear taking that shot for fear of missing it.
"Trent's a baller."
If you're accepting of losing, oh my. Oh my. Oh my. That's not good.
Underwood: Losing's unacceptable. At some point, you have to get tired of losing.
Asked #illini Underwood if Lucas is a one-game suspension: "We'll see."
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