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<blockquote data-quote="OrangeBlue98" data-source="post: 2025470" data-attributes="member: 750610"><p>Oh, to be clear, I would MUCH rather watch this style of play all else equal. The end of the Weber era was painful.</p><p></p><p>I'm not asking for Dick Bennett at Wisconsin levels of defense (we'll probably never see that given how the game is called today anyway). I just want to see reasonably good defense. Reasonably good defense for Illinois would mean a legitimate chance at a national championship. I get they may not have all of the pieces for that type of defense. For example, there's no good rim protector. But I still struggle seeing a team with the overall athleticism of this Illinois team struggle so much defensively. Unfortunately, we're late enough in the season that I'm not sure you can really make a major scheme adjustment. They just may need to ride with what they have with some smaller adjustments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OrangeBlue98, post: 2025470, member: 750610"] Oh, to be clear, I would MUCH rather watch this style of play all else equal. The end of the Weber era was painful. I'm not asking for Dick Bennett at Wisconsin levels of defense (we'll probably never see that given how the game is called today anyway). I just want to see reasonably good defense. Reasonably good defense for Illinois would mean a legitimate chance at a national championship. I get they may not have all of the pieces for that type of defense. For example, there's no good rim protector. But I still struggle seeing a team with the overall athleticism of this Illinois team struggle so much defensively. Unfortunately, we're late enough in the season that I'm not sure you can really make a major scheme adjustment. They just may need to ride with what they have with some smaller adjustments. [/QUOTE]
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