define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); maui invitational illinois – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:28:19 +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 Tyler Griffey Looks Like a Brand New Player In John Groce’s Offense http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/04/tyler-griffey-looks-like-a-brand-new-player-in-john-groces-offense/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/04/tyler-griffey-looks-like-a-brand-new-player-in-john-groces-offense/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:20:53 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=81681

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Illinois head coach John Groce talked at length about instilling confidence into the Illini during the offseason. He talked about pushing the tempo. He talked about making the players tougher specifically during the late stretches of the game. After an 8-0 start, it is very clear that there is a change to these Illini when compared to last season. Winning the Maui Invitational and pulling out gutsy wins against Gardner-Webb and Georgia Tech in Champaign proves that Groce’s coaching [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/04/tyler-griffey-looks-like-a-brand-new-player-in-john-groces-offense/feed/ 0