I think theres something to be said about recruiting winners and high motor guys. Of course, you want those freak athletes, the gifted passes, and the lights out shooters, but we've seen it up close and personal that if guys are actively involved in wanting to win games and give it 100% constantly, you can be a great player, but the results aren't going in the win column.
My hope is that at the very least, the team plays scrappy and hard for 40 mins every game. Every offseason seems long, but this one really sucked, not much positive news (though alternatively nothing extremely bad either). I'm just ready to finally watch illini basketball again.