Tyler

No witty lede or amusing anecdote here - I’m just going to dive right into a new (and hopefully regular) feature for the site.  I’m calling it High Five/Low Five.  Five clips which tell the story of each hoops game - “High” Five after a win/“Low”

Brad Underwood is GREAT in post-game press conferences - full stop. For starters, he is not openly disdainful of the process (I’m looking at you Mick Cronin) and is respectful to every one in the room be they seasoned vets or Daily Illini reporters. Most importantly, though, he will

Every basketball game tells its own tale with its own unique ebb and flow. Each team comes armed with scouting reports and game plans, but the outcome is rarely incumbent upon those best laid plans. Game plans require adaptation and counter planning based on every possible variable - score, situation,

This is one of those days were basketball happily takes second billing. With Illinois v Wisconsin kicking off in this evening in Madison, today’s buy game against Long Island ( #277 in KenPom) was merely an afternoon amuse bouche. It was a mostly uneventful exercise - although the relatively subdued

Immediately after the final buzzer sounded tonight, I was so bummed. I mean, I’m always distraught after any Illinois basketball loss, but I realllly wanted this one. After watching the Illini players run on to the floor for the final time before tip-off and seeing the reception from the