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You live off your seniors and James and Dee, the last couple of weeks, really stepped up.

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You've got to have a guy in the NCAA tournament make the big plays. You win late in the season because you have experienced guys. Our seniors really have played pretty good basketball since hitting a little bump there.

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Some people think if you lose early, you (benefit) from the extra rest.

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He's a kid who analyzes everything. He has deep thoughts, sometimes too much for basketball. As a responsible student, citizen and person, you love him.

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He does it without a lot of pizzazz. He's just very consistent. He doesn't yell or throw elbows or bring attention to it.

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It's been one of the best college basketball seasons in many, many years, and it's because guys have stayed. Carolina's guys have stayed. Our guys have stayed. Louisville, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Syracuse, you can go right on down the line. That's why college basketball has been so exciting.

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You have to watch Terence Dials inside, but I suppose the No. 1 thing is not letting them go crazy from the 3-point line at home.

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I know him. He was in my daughter's classes. He was on our campus. We did look at him a little bit coming out of high school.

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You don't want to coach against your friends. But once the ball goes up, Matt won't care if I'm on one end and he's on the other. It's just his team against our team. We'll laugh before and laugh after, but in between, we'll battle.

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A lot of craziness can happen. It has happened. All we can do is take care of ourselves. We have a big stretch here -- three games in a short period. Are we going to be in the thick of the race Or are we going to be floundering along, worrying about getting in the NCAA tournament

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I challenged them. I was just trying to make them appreciate (Brown and Augustine). I told them, 'You don't realize who you're playing with. They will win the most games in history of Illinois basketball. You better appreciate them and for their sake play at a high level.' I think they responded pretty well.

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You would wish what you did for the first three or four months would be more important. There's so much parity. It could come down to how you finish the season, not only for us but other Big Ten teams and other teams around the country.

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If we don't get the trucks rolling down the highway, we don't eat. Everybody suffers. It's in everybody's benefit to keep these trucks moving again.

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A lot of craziness can happen, and has happened. So many games (you look at) on paper, you think, 'This isn't going to happen.' But it does. All we can do is take care of ourselves.

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Obviously we're disappointed. It's not great for him, his family, our school or the basketball program. We'll make a decision on discipline after this is resolved.

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Maybe it's an attention getter. Maybe it will make you realize that anything can happen.

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It was great to see Rich make some shots. As a high school kid, that's what he was known for. He's been so consistent at taking care of the ball and guarding. It was good to see a feel-good game for him.

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Business has been good. We've had a lot more traffic as a result. We can provide the hands-on customer service that Wal-Mart cannot. They send some of their customers to see me.

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I told the whole team, all the things you face in a season you'll face on this trip. Then it's a matter of how you deal with it. It's not only the basketball, it's the toughness, the discipline, the growing up. It's all part of this trip.

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It's amazing, the names that are associated with Big Ten history. It's the who's who of basketball. So for James to have his name associated with that ... He probably doesn't even know any of the players, but he should be proud to be mentioned with the elite of basketball.

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Tonight obviously we didn't pull the right strings at the right times. You've got to blame yourself.

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One thing we do have is confidence. Winning, I believe, is a habit. It's a belief and I believe it's definitely part of our personality as a team. I think they believe in themselves, they have confidence and they believe they should win every game.

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I told Dee afterwards, we have played him a lot of minutes. It's tough on him. Now Chester ... is getting back to where he's comfortable. We trust him a little more. I want to ease Dee's minutes and the pressure on him. Chester brings energy. Chester brought some good body language to the game.

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They were very attentive, no sad faces. It's a tough time, but if you look through college basketball ... everybody's coming back. When you recruit kids, you tell them, 'You're lucky to get two days at Christmas.' We actually had three full days.

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It is tough. This three out of four is tough. It is there, you can't do anything about it and right now, we have to worry about Iowa. We are going to have to play at a high level. If we don't, it is going to be a long finish to the Big Ten.

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