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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1436406" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/nichols-sparks-illinois-to-first-winning-streak-of-season/article_f4dde2c3-d451-57b5-ad30-a6248a698bec.html" target="_blank">https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/nichols-sparks-illinois-to-first-winning-streak-of-season/article_f4dde2c3-d451-57b5-ad30-a6248a698bec.html</a></p><p></p><p>“It’s part of my job as a coach at this great university,” Underwood said. “I take it very personal to hold young guys accountable. When guys show up late, there are consequences. I flip the switch, I’m done, we move on and go on to the next one.”</p><p></p><p>“There’s nothing in the game Kipper can’t do,” Underwood said. “That’s what we see as coaches: a guy who can dribble, a guy who can pass, who can shoot it from 3, drive it, be a very good free-throw shooter and guard multiple positions. You want to maximize those guys, and I keep pushing him and pushing him to be that guy.”</p><p></p><p>But what makes the Illini defense so difficult?</p><p>“They don’t play like most teams play,” Forbes said. “They deny every possession, every pass and they’re very physical in the passing lanes.”</p><p></p><p>“It’s huge for us,” Frazier said of the win. “The main thing for us is we were just trying to get over that hump with having a tough schedule at the beginning. I think that was good for us and the young guys to play those teams. Momentum right now, we have that and we’re looking forward to continue that.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>2 game winning streak with next game against Misery....i want to win by double digits so bad...." Can we create a Hostile environment for ALL the Misery players next Saturday ? "</p><p></p><p>Fingers crossed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1436406, member: 3916"] [URL]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/nichols-sparks-illinois-to-first-winning-streak-of-season/article_f4dde2c3-d451-57b5-ad30-a6248a698bec.html[/URL] “It’s part of my job as a coach at this great university,” Underwood said. “I take it very personal to hold young guys accountable. When guys show up late, there are consequences. I flip the switch, I’m done, we move on and go on to the next one.” “There’s nothing in the game Kipper can’t do,” Underwood said. “That’s what we see as coaches: a guy who can dribble, a guy who can pass, who can shoot it from 3, drive it, be a very good free-throw shooter and guard multiple positions. You want to maximize those guys, and I keep pushing him and pushing him to be that guy.” But what makes the Illini defense so difficult? “They don’t play like most teams play,” Forbes said. “They deny every possession, every pass and they’re very physical in the passing lanes.” “It’s huge for us,” Frazier said of the win. “The main thing for us is we were just trying to get over that hump with having a tough schedule at the beginning. I think that was good for us and the young guys to play those teams. Momentum right now, we have that and we’re looking forward to continue that.” 2 game winning streak with next game against Misery....i want to win by double digits so bad...." Can we create a Hostile environment for ALL the Misery players next Saturday ? " Fingers crossed [/QUOTE]
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