Winning without a competent point guard who sets the tone for the entire offense is a lot to ask. Actually, it’s basically impossible. I, for one, underestimated the loss of Skyy. Watching the various unsuccessful attempts yesterday (felt like Dainja was the only Illini who didn’t give it a try) drove that point home.
The post game videos of the orange escalator waterfall in Vegas will always be the highlight of this season for me. The fan base was giddy at that moment. Me too.