Here is my two cents on Belo (not that anyone asked) because I am really torn.
He was so good as a freshman. Winning 6th man, seemingly playing more under control, averaging 4.2 assists and 2.6 TOs.
He obviously regressed this year averaging 3.2 assists and 2.8 TOs, struggled with decision making.
Was this the familiar sophomore slump? The concussion certainly had an affect.
He is obviously a talented player. The question is..who is the real Curbelo? Is the juice worth the squeeze...
I love that you say you're torn! I think everyone should be. 6th man of the year in the Big Ten as a freshman is quite the feat. This year is so tough to judge due to a VERY SERIOUS concussion. Not a concussion where you miss a couple of games. Remember, Kofi had a concussion and missed just 2-3 games. Belo missed 12 or something like that. He literally missed almost half a season when you include him getting sick, then you're out of shape, etc. I actually hope he comes back. Rewind back to his freshman year and how many of us were saying, this guy is one of the most talented guards in the country? We would've lost it more than AM leaving if Belo left after his freshman year. I think we saw the real Belo year 1 and how can anyone judge year 2 missing so much time with a VERY SERIOUS concussion (not trying to downplay one concussion vs. another, but he was out a long time). I think if you look at this objectively year 3 would tell us which year was a fluke. Hard to fluke 6th man of the year as a freshman!
At the same time, if he's questioning coaching or acting erratically, (I don't know, just reading posts), that's not OK. That being said, I think a lot of players question things with coaches, teammates, etc (not saying this is OK, but it happens a lot more than any of us realize). I haven't heard of this happening more than once in two years with Belo, so, in my humble opinion, you line him out, say you won't do this again and see how he reacts. I mean Juwan Howard struck another coach and still coaches...biggest joke ever....and he still got to coach THIS YEAR FOR THE SAME TEAM!!!!!! Shows you how messed up our world is right now. I digress. I'd love to see Belo at least one more year as an Illini as long as he didn't do something so extreme he deserves to be gone. I'm no insider, so I'm likely missing something. On a positive note, the program seems to be back in good hands!