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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1569732" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/dosunmu-scores-30-points-lifts-illinois-to-victory/article_8df20f49-9ce1-5e54-8da4-cf4783da8407.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>“Pretty good to have that on your side,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “It’s not going to be there every night. Ayo is a really good player. I keep saying it and I’ll keep saying it all year: He’s the best guard in the country. He scores it in a lot of ways. . . . He’s rebounding it better than he ever has, he’s guarding better than he ever has. <strong>When we get Ayo locked in at the defensive end, he might be as good as I’ve coached.”</strong></p><p></p><p>Underwood longs for his team to dive on the floor or come up with 50-50 balls, and Grandison embodied that against Penn State.</p><p>“We came back from Rutgers and coach was pretty much just preaching to us about the effort plays and how the game rewards effort,” Grandison said. “He kind of called me out. He said, ‘If you want to play, do these things.’ He showed film of guys diving on the ball and what not. I just kind of buckled down and ate what he told me. I tried to come out, give everything I got and I did — I’m tired now.”</p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>I didn't see a soft Illini team last night.....hope the toughness and grit improves as the season grinds on...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1569732, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/dosunmu-scores-30-points-lifts-illinois-to-victory/article_8df20f49-9ce1-5e54-8da4-cf4783da8407.html[/URL] “Pretty good to have that on your side,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “It’s not going to be there every night. Ayo is a really good player. I keep saying it and I’ll keep saying it all year: He’s the best guard in the country. He scores it in a lot of ways. . . . He’s rebounding it better than he ever has, he’s guarding better than he ever has. [B]When we get Ayo locked in at the defensive end, he might be as good as I’ve coached.”[/B] Underwood longs for his team to dive on the floor or come up with 50-50 balls, and Grandison embodied that against Penn State. “We came back from Rutgers and coach was pretty much just preaching to us about the effort plays and how the game rewards effort,” Grandison said. “He kind of called me out. He said, ‘If you want to play, do these things.’ He showed film of guys diving on the ball and what not. I just kind of buckled down and ate what he told me. I tried to come out, give everything I got and I did — I’m tired now.” ------------------------------------------ I didn't see a soft Illini team last night.....hope the toughness and grit improves as the season grinds on... [/QUOTE]
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