We are not amused . <| sep |> Terrible . just terrible . Illinois can ' t seem to adjust or react to anything at all . This press break has been awful , and there ' s no excuses for it . I see HS JV teams run better stuff against presses . Why do we go into the corner every damn time ? ! I teach my JV kids not to do it ! And if we do get trapped , cut to the ball to get open . It ' s not rocket science it ' s fundamental basketball . And if we can ' t succeed with the fundamentals , there ' s no way we ' re going to succeed in the numerous other regards that will in the end determine the success of the Illini this season . If we make it to the tournament this year , it will be a pleasant surprise . And if we don ' t , I look forward to seeing what path Whitman decides to take the program with a new coach . Things need to get turned around , whether it ' s during this season or after it , because there seems to be little to no hope left in this team anymore , which is a damn shame . Far cry from how it used to feel around Illini basketball .