Illinois suffered an 83-79 loss Saturday to the No. 11 Arizona Wildcats, who endured quite the adventure getting to Champaign through the devastating storms in the region.
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Illinois suffered an 83-79 loss Saturday to the No. 11 Arizona Wildcats, who endured quite the adventure getting to Champaign through the devastating storms in the region.
Illini coach Brad Underwood was furious after the loss. He praised the toughness of Trent Frazier and Da'Monte Williams, but he promised to take his other players to task in practice this week.
“We’re going to grind, guys,” Underwood promised reporters. “We’re going to grind. We’ve got to get better. We’ve got to have 5-on-5, smash-mouth, tough, consequence basketball. That’s the reality of it. There’s got to be consequences for turning the ball over. There’s got to be consequences for not executing, not catching the ball in your spot. We haven’t done that.”
The Illini have three easy games ahead, against St. Francis (Pa.) at home,
against hapless Missouri in the Braggin’ Rights game at Enterprise Center and then at home against blood donor Florida A&M.
Mind you, Underwood’s fire roared after a four-point loss. Imagine how he would respond
after losing by 37 points to an historical rival – as Missouri did with its epic fail against Kansas.
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Clownzo isn't on a hot seat, he sitting in a tub of boiling water up around his neck area........These St. Louis today reporters have given Clownzo a lot of rope for the last few seasons , but the rope and patience is about to send Clownzo to the ranks of the unemployed.....
With the poor attendance the question is not if he gets fired , but when .....odds are 50-50 he makes it to the end of the season.....
That's really to bad .......It really really is ..........................
Hey Michael , do the Nuggets need any help ??????????????????????......help out a brother , OK ???