NORMAL — Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller always figured he might have to shorten his rotation this season, much like he has done in the past.
Trying to find court time for 10 players, while maintaining chemistry and a good rhythm, is a difficult task.
After losing five of the last seven games — and allowing 17-0 and 25-0 runs in the last two — now appears the right time for a Redbird change heading into the second half of the Missouri Valley Conference season.
Muller said he will go with an eight-man rotation, and occasionally use nine, beginning with Saturday's 9 p.