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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1600650" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-illinois-has-a-championship-look-as-dosunmu-sports-his-zorro-look/article_2d059ba1-5a99-5007-8751-6aa55c99e728.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Benjamin%20Hochman" target="_blank">Benjamin Hochman</a></p><p>I see Zorro out there. Others suggested Batman. Or Black Panther. Or, as Illinois coach Brad Underwood said, Catwoman.</p><p>But I see Zorro — the understated black mask wrapped around the top part of his face, holes for his purposeful pupils. And as Ayo Dosunmu activates in the backcourt, he slashes through the defense — <em>Zig! Zag! Zig!</em> — like Zorro cutting his trademark “Z” with a sword.</p><p>“I feel like a superhero with the black mask on,” Dosunmu said.</p><p></p><p>“I enjoy it — it makes me focus in more,” he said via the postgame Zoom conference. “Every shot I’m shooting, in my head, I look at it as extra contesting in my face. So I try to focus in even more and dial in even more on my technique.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>What a cool approach. He is so likeable. Perhaps even some Mizzou or Michigan fans could admit it.</p><p></p><p>But in practice the day before, Dosunmu’s defense was deplorable. He admitted that Underwood “went so crazy on me” for his play. And you know what? Dosunmu welcomed it.</p><p>“Great players — truly great players — always want to be pushed,” Underwood said. “And that’s one thing I respect about Ayo. There’s something about (players with) greatness — they’re never satisfied. Ayo was not good defensively — and I told him he might have the shortest comeback in history (if he played that way against the Buckeyes). But gosh darn it, he loves that. He doesn’t want to be coddled and told he’s great. He thrives on that. And that’s a blast to coach. It’s called character. And we’ve got a whole bunch of character in our locker room.”</p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><strong><em><u> And we’ve got a whole bunch of character in our locker room.</u></em></strong>”</p><p></p><p>Say's it all for me......</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]7886[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1600650, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-illinois-has-a-championship-look-as-dosunmu-sports-his-zorro-look/article_2d059ba1-5a99-5007-8751-6aa55c99e728.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Benjamin%20Hochman']Benjamin Hochman[/URL] I see Zorro out there. Others suggested Batman. Or Black Panther. Or, as Illinois coach Brad Underwood said, Catwoman. But I see Zorro — the understated black mask wrapped around the top part of his face, holes for his purposeful pupils. And as Ayo Dosunmu activates in the backcourt, he slashes through the defense — [I]Zig! Zag! Zig![/I] — like Zorro cutting his trademark “Z” with a sword. “I feel like a superhero with the black mask on,” Dosunmu said. “I enjoy it — it makes me focus in more,” he said via the postgame Zoom conference. “Every shot I’m shooting, in my head, I look at it as extra contesting in my face. So I try to focus in even more and dial in even more on my technique.” What a cool approach. He is so likeable. Perhaps even some Mizzou or Michigan fans could admit it. But in practice the day before, Dosunmu’s defense was deplorable. He admitted that Underwood “went so crazy on me” for his play. And you know what? Dosunmu welcomed it. “Great players — truly great players — always want to be pushed,” Underwood said. “And that’s one thing I respect about Ayo. There’s something about (players with) greatness — they’re never satisfied. Ayo was not good defensively — and I told him he might have the shortest comeback in history (if he played that way against the Buckeyes). But gosh darn it, he loves that. He doesn’t want to be coddled and told he’s great. He thrives on that. And that’s a blast to coach. It’s called character. And we’ve got a whole bunch of character in our locker room.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B][I][U] And we’ve got a whole bunch of character in our locker room.[/U][/I][/B]” Say's it all for me...... [ATTACH type="full"]7886[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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