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<blockquote data-quote="Epsilon" data-source="post: 1608604" data-attributes="member: 186921"><p>Another tournament write up by SI. Some surprisingly on point comments about our tendencies.</p><p></p><p>“The Illini have all the pieces. In Ayo Dosunmu they have a multi-use star who tends to shine brightest in late-game situations. In 7-foot, 280-pound Kofi Cockburn they have a powerhouse in the paint who uses his core strength to devastating effect at both ends of the floor. In freshman point guard Andre Curbelo they have someone who can break down defenses to score or distribute. In Trent Frazier, Adam Miller, Giorgi Bezhanishvili and Da’Monte Williams, they have role players capable of contributing double figures against the best competition.</p><p></p><p>The concern is a tendency to float at times, taking a few possessions off defensively or throwing the ball away on offense. That’s what got <a href="https://www.si.com/college/illinois/" target="_blank">Illinois</a> into some tight situations against the dregs of the Big Ten, Nebraska and Northwestern. While nobody goes into a single-elimination tournament lacking motivation, sometimes the habits of a season can still come back to haunt a team. And with a tough draw in the second round (Georgia Tech or Loyola Chicago) and potentially the third (Oklahoma State), Illinois has to be on its game all the time.”</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/college/2021/03/18/march-madness-predictions-winner-gonzaga-illinois-baylor[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Epsilon, post: 1608604, member: 186921"] Another tournament write up by SI. Some surprisingly on point comments about our tendencies. “The Illini have all the pieces. In Ayo Dosunmu they have a multi-use star who tends to shine brightest in late-game situations. In 7-foot, 280-pound Kofi Cockburn they have a powerhouse in the paint who uses his core strength to devastating effect at both ends of the floor. In freshman point guard Andre Curbelo they have someone who can break down defenses to score or distribute. In Trent Frazier, Adam Miller, Giorgi Bezhanishvili and Da’Monte Williams, they have role players capable of contributing double figures against the best competition. The concern is a tendency to float at times, taking a few possessions off defensively or throwing the ball away on offense. That’s what got [URL='https://www.si.com/college/illinois/']Illinois[/URL] into some tight situations against the dregs of the Big Ten, Nebraska and Northwestern. While nobody goes into a single-elimination tournament lacking motivation, sometimes the habits of a season can still come back to haunt a team. And with a tough draw in the second round (Georgia Tech or Loyola Chicago) and potentially the third (Oklahoma State), Illinois has to be on its game all the time.” [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/college/2021/03/18/march-madness-predictions-winner-gonzaga-illinois-baylor[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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