define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); illinois basketball – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:57:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Deja Vu: John Groce’s Illini Slumping in Early January Again http://rushthecourt.net/2014/01/15/deja-vu-john-groces-illini-slump-in-early-january-yet-again/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/01/15/deja-vu-john-groces-illini-slump-in-early-january-yet-again/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:40:54 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=102123

Illinois’ loss to Northwestern on Sunday night was eerily similar to a horrible stretch for the Illini last season. On January 12, 2013, John Groce’s squad was thumped in Madison by the Badgers — a 23-point loss where its offense had no answers for Bo Ryan’s defensive schemes. That was followed up by a home loss to an injury-plagued Northwestern squad, which along with a previous home loss to Minnesota, represented an early three-game losing streak in conference play. On Wednesday of last week, Groce’s offense again could not find a decent shot in Madison, losing 95-70 to the Badgers, [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2014/01/15/deja-vu-john-groces-illini-slump-in-early-january-yet-again/feed/ 0