This struggle has sent the program into a tailspin, but I think the fixes aren’t as deep as many people think.
One of the biggest issues I have noticed over the past two seasons was the inept point guard play.
Two seasons ago, Tracy Abrams went down with an injury so the team was missing their starting point guard. This forced Jaylon Tate and graduate transfer Ahmad Starks to fill those minutes.
I can’t put blame on anyone for not being prepared for a big-time injury like that in year one. But, the following season Abrams went down again and Illinois was still unprepared.