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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 1678241" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>It’s all about what happens when your opponent challenges you out on the floor.</p><p></p><p>There is ebb-and-flow to every game. There are going to be points in the game when the opposition is going to challenge you and then it becomes how will you respond back.</p><p></p><p>For years, the Illini seem to lacking in the court-savvy and ice-in-the-veins that good teams must have when they are challenged. Too often, the Illini fold (or panic, or both). We saw this again last night in a big way. Total collapse. And your opponent can smell your fear and turn a close game into a rout.</p><p></p><p>And as has been pointed out, there is something wrong with this team going back to the Loyola fiasco. The Illini looked like they didn’t belong on the floor with them and the final score proved that. Something is OFF.</p><p></p><p>Where is the heart on this Illini team? Sure, on-court leadership must emerge and someone must take control when things start to get out of hand on the floor. But who is going to be the Jordan-style-kick-rear-ends-on-the-floor-and-in-the-huddle when things are unraveling? You can’t get this just from a coach. It has to come from the floor guys.</p><p></p><p>Right now, the Illini are a bunch of pieces that aren’t fitting together. That can be fixed.</p><p></p><p>But the ‘heart’ angle is more concerning. Kofi seems too laid back. Frazier and DMW step up in occasional moments but haven’t shown a consistent ability to take control when the game is on the line. Where is the Alpha?</p><p></p><p>Getting frustrated or pouting or getting negative is not going to be the path to success for this group. Playing ball is supposed to fun, not drudgery. These guys have to find the fun in the game again and man-up to find the leadership that they are so lacking in right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 1678241, member: 748116"] It’s all about what happens when your opponent challenges you out on the floor. There is ebb-and-flow to every game. There are going to be points in the game when the opposition is going to challenge you and then it becomes how will you respond back. For years, the Illini seem to lacking in the court-savvy and ice-in-the-veins that good teams must have when they are challenged. Too often, the Illini fold (or panic, or both). We saw this again last night in a big way. Total collapse. And your opponent can smell your fear and turn a close game into a rout. And as has been pointed out, there is something wrong with this team going back to the Loyola fiasco. The Illini looked like they didn’t belong on the floor with them and the final score proved that. Something is OFF. Where is the heart on this Illini team? Sure, on-court leadership must emerge and someone must take control when things start to get out of hand on the floor. But who is going to be the Jordan-style-kick-rear-ends-on-the-floor-and-in-the-huddle when things are unraveling? You can’t get this just from a coach. It has to come from the floor guys. Right now, the Illini are a bunch of pieces that aren’t fitting together. That can be fixed. But the ‘heart’ angle is more concerning. Kofi seems too laid back. Frazier and DMW step up in occasional moments but haven’t shown a consistent ability to take control when the game is on the line. Where is the Alpha? Getting frustrated or pouting or getting negative is not going to be the path to success for this group. Playing ball is supposed to fun, not drudgery. These guys have to find the fun in the game again and man-up to find the leadership that they are so lacking in right now. [/QUOTE]
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