Brad Underwood reflects on Illinois' run to Final Four (Hour 3)

0:00I've been doing this a long time and I've never been around a group of guys who have given me more joy. We didn't have the bad practices. They played for the name on the front. I think our fans, I can't say enough about the line-eye nation, they were here strong, they have been everywhere strong, I think they fell in love with this group because of who they are as people. It's just an extremely high character locker room. I'm selfish here when I say this. The joy that they gave me this year was very, very meaningful. Mully and Ha one, oh four, three, the score, always a delight to get a chance to talk to Brad Underwood and the line-eye coach joins us now on the Plummers 9-1-1 Hotline Plumbing

1:05Emergency Call 1-8-3-3 Plum 9-1-1, local 130 Plummers, get the job done right the first time. Good morning coach. How are you? Doing great guys, good morning. Well congratulations again on just one of the great seasons in Illinois basketball history it was obviously, you guys played sensationally, unfortunately you didn't get to that championship game but you got to a final four and it was just an extraordinary year, a lot of joy. I was in Champagne on Sunday and man, the place had been up for grabs the night before and it was just so much fun to see everybody wearing their gear and all the rest of it. Yeah, it was a special run and you know it's, you know, endings stink, they're not much fun. You have to, I guess you're never really prepared for that, it's frustrating, we, it's frustrating

2:14to lose and not play your best and the ball just didn't go our way, it didn't bounce in. I thought we did a lot of really good things in that game but I give you concrete it and great experience. Like I said, the, the Align Eye Nation was, was out in droves and love them to death and and very appreciative. So what's going through your mind last night watching Connecticut and Michigan play and what does Michigan winning the national championship do for the big 10? Well, I'm ecstatic for Michigan, I'm ecstatic for the big 10, the one mistake you just made is I didn't watch the game and I was, I was, I was, I was pretty much, you know, I don't want to say it's sour grapes but it's, it's very, very hard to, to put an ending to that and so I haven't watched our Yukon game yet and you know, you, you have great appreciation

3:21for Michigan and the season that they had and, and Dusty did an incredible job and, and you know, it was, I looked at the box score this morning when I got up about 530 and, and, but yeah, it's, it's, that, that was a hard one to lose and you know, we lost in the Elite game a couple years ago and, and, and that was hard. This one's got a different, a different taste to it. So I didn't, I didn't, I didn't watch the game. It'll be honest with you. Um, you know, today's a big day because it's obviously the, the opening of the transfer portal. It opens today and then it runs for, uh, for a couple of weeks and then you've obviously got the early entry for the NBA, which is, uh, April 26th that runs, uh, through May. I'm just curious as you, as you look at this part of the season, how difficult is it to kind of start thinking about the future?

4:21I mean, you don't have a lot of choice, but all of a sudden, it's on to next year. Yeah, the portal officially opens today, but in a lot of ways, it's been open. Um, you know, a lot of, you know, a lot of people, seasons have been over for a month, you know, three weeks, whatever it is. And, and, uh, there, there's been a lot of, a lot of information bouncing around the world of basketball. So, uh, you know, you're, you're, um, you're dealing with retention, you're dealing with your own guys, you're, you know, you're, you're, you're trying to constantly, um, think about the future. And next year, and what your roster is and what roster management looks like. And, uh, you know, we've, we've got a couple of seniors that, uh, three seniors that we knew, we know we're losing and we've, we've addressed some of those things, uh, at this point, already with recruiting. Um, and then we'll, we'll see what, uh, what the portal world brings and, and what

5:22that looks like. We hope we've got a, a great group that we hope we can retain and bring back and, and run this thing back, but, uh, you know, until you, until you know, you don't know. So, uh, we'll just, we'll just play everything by ear and be ready and prepared for, uh, uh, for what, what's out there? Well, it's a new reality and it has been for several years now, but you watch Michigan cut down the net, said with five transfers that came together quickly. Your presence in the final four was a testament to how you were able to bring everybody together and assimilate a team quickly. How do you do it again, coach? How do you duplicate that approach? How do you duplicate that success for some from something that felt like a once in a lifetime experience? Oh, I don't think it's once in a lifetime. I, I think it's, I think there's an art to it. I think there's, uh, I think there's, there's, there's, there's, there's, we have a, a system in place that we feel very confident in. Um, you know, I think that you, you want to, uh, uh, bring great people together.

6:23Uh, the pool is, is not a huge pool in terms of talent at the highest levels at the big 10 level. Uh, you have to have those, but I think it's, uh, um, we've got, we, we've, we've got, um, a system that we like in positional size, shooting, character, basketball like you. Uh, we won't vary from that. And, um, you know, and then we'll, we'll try to, you know, those are the four pillars we use. And, and, uh, you know, for the last, you know, six, seven, eight years, it's been, uh, a big part of what we do. And we just try to stay consistent in doing that. I'm just wondering, coach, you know, obviously you went out, you recruited, Keaton Wagler and brought him to this team. And now there's a lot of speculation that he's, uh, that he's a one in done type of player that he's the kind of guy that will wind up, uh, going high in the NBA draft. Have you sat down and talked to him about his future?

7:25That he's a 19 year old, and we know how talented he is. Um, I know that, uh, uh, generally speaking, you don't try to stand in the way of someone, uh, and you have never done that. But you, I mean, this is a kid that, uh, boy had a hell of a year. Yeah, he's got representation. He's got an incredible family. He's got, uh, you know, he's got decisions to make. And, and, and that's ultimately what, uh, we hope the experience is at the University of Illinois, and is to put guys in positions to, uh, to have to make decisions, uh, that are, are the best things for, for their future and, and whatever those may be. And, uh, you know, we're pertinent to some information, um, but, uh, you know, those conversations, I think there's a, uh, you know, a couple days to a few days to decompress here and, and, um, and then gather information and, and then you make, uh,

8:27uh, you make decisions that are best for, for, for him and his family and, and, um, you know, the, we'll, we'll see where all that ends up. But, uh, you know, he had an incredible year. He's no doubt he's one of the top players in the country and, and, um, you know, we'll, we'll see what that, uh, what all that means. As you decompress and reflect on what was a special season, was struck by how emotional you were Saturday night. It's certainly understandable because of how special the year was. During the course of the week, though, as you look back, what stands out to you in terms of maybe some people you reconnected with or some people you heard from along the way, wishing you well and, and we're a surprise to maybe hear from. Yeah, I think that's one of the great things about that this experience was, was the, um, every stop along the way that I've had, uh, in, in my journey is, is, you know, to me, it's always about the relationships. It's about the people. It's not, it's not the wins and losses.

9:27People forget that, you know, you, you, you can put banners up and collect rings and do all of that. But, uh, it's always about the relationships and the people. And that's every step of the way from, from my first opportunity as a coach to, to, to, to, now, and, uh, people are reaching out. People are at the games, uh, you know, in any, anyapolis and former players and, and, and former coaches. And, uh, to me, that's what this thing's all about. And, and, uh, that was, that was that's the thing I'll remember the most. And then, uh, to be very honest, the, uh, the, the, the open practice, uh, was, was mind blowing. And, and, uh, I gotta, one of the producers, uh, reached out to me and, and had done this 45 years and said they've never seen a turnout like they saw, uh, with, with, with the orange and blue. And, and, uh, at, at the open practice. And that was, that, that, that, that makes you feel good.

10:28You know, and, and that, uh, um, I'll, I'll never forget that. Yeah, you know, it was, uh, it was an extraordinary season. And I think the, maybe the most impressive part of it was that you guys were playing your best when it mattered most, you know, you, you get your team into the tournament. And, man, you guys were on fire. It, it was, it was as if, um, you peaked at the perfect moment with, uh, with that team, not an easy thing to do for anybody. Yeah, we continue, this team had very few bad practices. Uh, no matter what the adversity was this year with injury, with, uh, sickness or, or whatever, uh, it was the next man up mentality. And, and, and I'm really appreciative of that. That's not easy to do. And, um, uh, you know, then, uh, the bounce back from, from a big 10 tournament that didn't go the way we wanted.

11:29And then all of a sudden, these guys have a flip the switch. And, and we had the ability to, to be consistent. And, and, uh, defensively, um, take the next step. And, you know, even in the Yukon game, I mean, we, we hold them to 36%. We out rebound them. Uh, we have, uh, if you were turnovers, it was just, you know, we didn't make shots. So we, we played, we played our best, um, throughout the tournament. We didn't make shots against Yukon, but, uh, um, that's, that's the right time to do it. And, and obviously the, the Houston win in Houston was, was, was very meaningful. And, uh, and then we faced another good, good and very solid big 10 team. And, in Iowa and, and, and had a great, uh, uh, uh, a great trip to, uh, to Houston. And, and obviously it got us in the final four. You know, Coach, last week, it was fun to read a lot of the accounts of just how your program all came together. What were pivotal moments here or there?

12:31And I just want to get it from your perspective. I would assume whose name came up a lot as far as establishing that Chicago pipeline. And being the guy that had success. And then after that, there seemed to be a lot of people that tended to follow. In that context, how important in retrospect was Iowa recruiting to your program, success at Illinois? And how different maybe is it, or is it different to make sure that you have a presence in Chicago, despite how worldwide your recruiting efforts have become? Well, Iowa, Iowa established the fact that it was okay to come to Illinois. Um, and, and, and be a part of it. And, and, um, you know, his, um, his passion for the city of Chicago, his love for the state, um, was, was, was very much in play in all that decision. Great, great family, um, very, very supportive. And it was, um, he, he was the first.

13:31And I, I give a lot of credit to, to, to him and his people and, and, and his family. Andre's police at that time was a, was a huge one because both of those kids were, were elite winners. Uh, they had won everywhere they had been and, and, uh, you know, then it, then it kind of got going. And, um, you know, Iowa kind of started all of that and, and, and, and, and Andre's police, and then it became, you know, we added Kofi and, and, you know, it was back then, you know, there was no, there was no portal and it was no, uh, you know, get, get healthy fast, um, type deal. It was built. And then we tried to build it the right way, laying the, the foundation first and, and doing it with winners and doing it with high character people. And, um, you know, I give those to a ton of credit. Uh, Trent Frazier was in that mode, Demante Williams. They were all incredible fits from a, from a culture standpoint and,

14:32and they bled the orange and blue and, um, they weren't afraid of work. They weren't afraid to be pushed and, and, and challenges. And then, um, you know, the, the, that part of it, as I look back, was hard and rigorous and, and tough. It was also fun because I knew we were building it the right way and, and we were doing it with the right guys and, and, you know, you're two, there weren't a lot of wins. Uh, but you could see the pieces start, start to fall together and come together and, and that, that part's pretty gratifying. Um, coach, it's interesting. We talked to Kendall Gill yesterday and he said that the trick that you've performed, which is so difficult is you've turned Illinois into a destination team. I'm just wondering, do you find that people are recruiting you now? I mean, is it is, is it still the way it's always been? I know you've

15:33already brought in Quentin Coleman, young kid from St. Louis, who's silky smooth, six floor shooting guard. Do you, do you find that people that you are kind of a destination program and people are coming to you? It's, you know, I, I want to be careful saying that. I, you know, I, I think that it's, it's nice that, that people, um, understand what we're about and they understand our culture. We're not for everybody. And, and so, um, you know, it's nice that we've, we've had, um, um, we've had success with transfers. We've had success with high school kids. We've had one in dunes. Uh, we've had successful centers. Uh, we've had success with wings. Um, I think our offensive style is appealing and, and, um, and I, and obviously we've had seven straight years of, of, of

16:34winning and being in the tournament. So I, I think there's some appeal to that. Um, and yet, uh, we're not for everybody. So we're going to be pretty selective throughout our processes. But, but yeah, I think that, um, establishing success is hard to do. Winning is really, really hard to do with this level. And, um, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm really excited that people want to come be a part of that. And, and, um, you know, that's, that's, that's, that's the part of growth I like. Coach, thanks a ton. And, and thanks for the season. We all enjoyed it immensely. And it's been so much fun. The way you've responded to it and talked about your journey. I think everybody really kind of fell in love with the story. And it's been great to hear. Yeah. Last week. Yep. Congratulations. And thanks. Thanks for everything, coach. I appreciate it. Thank you guys. And, uh, have a great off season. We'll talk again soon. Yep. Great stuff. That's coach bread. Underwood. What a good guy. What a great story.

17:38And the align eye this year. Just one of the all time seasons. And if you're going to summarize what happened this year, I mean, he didn't want to acknowledge it, but destination program. That's exactly right. You elevated. You put yourself up to here. No doubt about it. And we're going to, we're going to switch gears and talk some baseball next with Bruce Levine Mulligan on the score. Baseball. Bruce Levine. It's great to talk some baseball. Score baseball insider covering the cups and white socks for more than 30 years. Bruce Levine is a newsbreaker inside the clubhouse co-host alongside our own David Hawke. Inside the clubhouse Saturday mornings, nine till 11 award winning show, not yet, but, you know, close. Bruce Levine. That's a really good question, Bruce. Bruce has the first hard question. With Mulligan Ha on 1043, the score. Mulligan Ha. It is Chicago's 1043. The score always a delight to talk to our guy.

18:41Bruce Levine. And he joins us now on the plumbers 9-1-1 hotline. Plumbing emergency call 1-8-3-3. Plumb 9-1-1. Local 130 plumbers get the job done right. The first time. Bruce, good morning. How you doing? Good morning, guys. Is the Cubs hitting slump bad luck? Or what would you say to a team that has a hard hit rate of over 46% and has as low a slug as there is in Major League Baseball from that context? Is that bad luck? Or are we just watching a mini version after 10 games? I'd say start getting on base. Every team has bad luck. This may be an extended version of it, but that's baseball. Every team has bad luck, Bruce. The best hitters aren't necessarily hitting from Breggman to Swanson to Bush by a sterile, they're not hitting. And that's a big problem.

19:43Four hits yesterday. We can talk about the pitching and the injuries are bleak, but I do think it starts with the lack of offense of the first 10 games. Well, you're right. It's lack of offense. But, you know, again, if you're hitting the ball hard, in this day and age with all the metrics that we have, they can measure out what exactly you're doing and whether it's some bad luck involved with you not hitting the ball. Look, old school guys, like your comment would say, just get on base and score some runs. And we don't want to hear about your bad luck. And I think for the most part, I would agree with that because that's baseball, that's sports. You just can't make excuses for not getting it done. It just doesn't work. I guess the news isn't good on Cade Horton. We're hearing that he's heading down to Texas to see a specialist. According to ESPN.com Jesse Rogers reporting. The MRI wasn't good. It wasn't clean.

20:47And he's heading to Texas Cade Horton for another opinion. Yeah. So, Dr. Meister down there is usually the specialist. And he might be the guy that he's going to go see. Look, I don't think they thought it was good from the beginning in Horton. Horton's expression and the way he reacted told you everything you needed to know about what he was dealing with. And, you know, if they say they didn't take any images yet up until yesterday, I'm not quite sure about that. You know, I don't think X-ray would give you the type of images you want to see, you want to see an MRI. But nonetheless, we're going to find out if this is something that's going to be a season long or a couple of months probably really soon. And it's unfortunate. You hope the Cubs have enough depth in their pitching staff to get this thing straight

21:48now. We're going to find out with how they are aside being called up and going tonight and boyd being on the IL from, we got about till the 17th of April until he's eligible to come off. So, we'll see how that shakes out. You know, we're hearing that that is not as serious that it's a left-by-sept issue that he was having during recovery. I got to tell you, Bruce, I mean, your two starts into the season. I know he was in the WBC. I know the background, but your two starts into the season and you need to take a couple weeks because your bicep is bad. That is not for a guy who has had health issues in the past, finally had a clean year last year and had a great year. At his age, something like this happening, it just bodes poorly for the

22:49year. There's no other way of looking at it. Yeah, I don't look at the biceps. They have to have a reason. Everybody goes down the IL. There's always a designation as to what it is. In this case, I think it's kind of a dead arm. I mean, we've seen pictures go through this. That sounds much better. Well, every year, if you let me explain it, I mean, every year at the beginning of the year in spring training, guys go through a period where they're throwing the ball hard and all of a sudden the arm just needs to take a break and then it comes back stronger. I'm sure they're hoping this is the case because the way they're talking about it is and the way he talked about it was is that he doesn't, he wasn't able to recover quickly enough in the start between the time between his starts and that is that's difficult to look at during the regular season. If you would have heard

23:53it in spring training or they want to mention it at all, you would have taken a few extra days in between starts and come back. They don't have that luxury with the Cubs right now. They can't wait. They need every picture that they have and everybody has to follow function. So that's why you see him on the IL, but all indications are he is going to be coming back off the IL in a couple of weeks. We'll see how that goes. With an offense struggling, the opening day starter on the injured list indefinitely, but maybe the next two weeks and the ace of the staff facing potential bad news and season ending prognosis. Tell me that I'm not to tell me I shouldn't read just my expectations for this season because I'm ready to adjust my expectations for this season. I don't know that they can win 95 games given the way that they've started the first 10.

24:54As much of a rash overreaction is that may seem, Bruce, tell me that the Cubs have a plan here for what seems like a real just string of bad news. Honestly, you have to be concerned about the rotation because if you're going to be out without hoarding for an extended period of time, it's going to be difficult. He was one of the best young pitchers in the game. There's no doubt about it, but I'm more concerned about the bullpen and not knowing what that it looks like right now. Pilency at the end looks really good. The other guys have had wonky outings. I think there's a chance for improvement. I think Hunter Harvey with a hundred mile an hour fastball has to be good. Look, they're missing Keller from last year. They're missing Ketrich from last year. Guys that are heartthroars and guys that were getting the job done with Keller in particular from the very beginning. Ketrich at

25:59the very end was probably their best picture along with Keller. Somebody has to replace those guys. These guys have some good resumes. We haven't seen the best of film may time yet. So they're going to have to step up in the bullpen. They're going to have to step up in the bullpen. And that's kind of difficult because they're getting used and they're getting taxed through. We're 10 games into the season. Certainly they're not buried anywhere even though Milwaukee is off to its usual. Well, last year wasn't a good start because they had injuries, but Milwaukee is being Milwaukee right now. Yeah, the thing that is most disturbing and you asked the question about the power numbers. The fact the matter is Bruce that they've played 10 games and in five of them they've had five or fewer hits. If the offense isn't going to go, it's going to be hard to win games, especially if we're concerned about bullpen issues.

27:06And now you got starter issues show what it's ugly face. It's just a little bit disconcerting given the fact that they may seemingly can't put hits together. Well, you're right, Mike. And look, you're right. You're right on the numbers too. They were averaging five hits and 2.7 runs per game over the last six games. That's not going to win you a lot. Yesterday was the first time they ended up with back-to-back losses this year. It's been every other day win loss, win loss, win loss. So this is a team that's not buried. This is a team that's that has a lot of talent. But you know, the things that you guys bring up, they're real. You know, they're looking at really difficult situations. I think this team is going to hit. It has good hitters up and down the lineup. When Suzuki comes back on Friday, I think you're going to see a difference in the lineup because he's really their true number four hitter and they're certainly missing that. All right. It's something I net thought I wouldn't

28:07say for a while. But let's talk about the good news and the white socks. So Grant Taylor, two teams in town are four and six. I know. I know. Bruce Grant Taylor, 16 pitches last night. He was opening again. I don't know if that fits the mold of Mason Miller, the way Chris gets described as spring training or this is the new way of Will Venable with trying to light a fire or just ignite some momentum here. But it seems to be working. How's it going over with the other starting pitchers in the clubhouse? Does it matter and what comes next? A couple of the veterans probably aren't thrilled about it. You know, Fetty talked a little bit about it yesterday and you know, he gave us one of those is what it is answers. But at the same time, they're professionals that get ready. They're they know when they're innings going to start just like a regular start. It's something different to get used to. There's no doubt about it. But look, Fetty pitched really well yesterday. The starting pitching has been outstanding since they

29:13came home. It really has been. They have done extraordinary well. Taylor, that is, you know, I think we'll be talking all year about the mystery of Grand Taylor and whether or not they're going to push this forward to when he's actually starting games or closing games. You have $10 million in Dominguez at the end of the game is the closer. But what he's simulating right now is the opener is the closer. And you know, I asked Venom old-bottied, I asked Taylor about it yesterday. And they said, well, it's it's not the same, but you are facing the best hitters on the other team by opening. You're facing the top three at the end of the game when you're closing, if the lineup for the opposition isn't what it needs to be, the opposing manager can go to the bench and make it

30:13the most difficult lineup. So there's a symmetry about that. And Taylor responded to that by saying, yeah, I like the adrenaline rush that I get from opening because he was certainly a starting pitcher during his terrific college career at LSU. So I think getting back around to will they extend his innings out? Will it just be this or will be two innings in the middle? It's going to be interesting to watch. I don't think for sure they know exactly what it's going to look like right now. How how important is this start for Shane Smith given the start he's had this season? Well, it is important. And you know, if you believe in whether being on a pitcher's side, you're going to have a 35 degree day today. Pitchers are the ones who usually benefit the most from cold weather. So you see if that's going to be a benefit, but he's got to throw the ball well.

31:16He's got to get into the 56 inning, you know, with giving up a couple runs or less. That's going to be the key for him today. And we'll see we'll see how that goes. But you know, being your opening day starter and somebody you're counting on to give you a lot of innings. We haven't seen any of that so far. So today is an important start for you. Good stuff, Bruce. Thanks, Bruce. Great stuff. You have a great day. That is our guide, Bruce Levine. Yeah, that's bad news with Cade Horton. Yeah, we'll talk bulls when we come back. But for the breaking news is that Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com is reporting that Cade Horton will visit Dr. Keith Meister in Texas after his MRI was not clean and not good. Mully and Ha 1043, the score. The bulls have completely cleaned out their for an office staff as far as their high ranking officials are tourists, carnitius and Mark adversely both fired today in a meeting with Michael Reinsorff, the CEO and

32:20president. He has made a decision as an organization they have to move on from this regime. Mully and Ha 1043, the score. That's Shamsharanya telling you what the bulls have decided to do. And we will we're kind of waiting with baited breath to find out about the timing of this move, about the future. Now that you've made this move about everything that Michael Reinsorff, I want to hear what he has from three o'clock today. Three o'clock today. My expectations are realistic. Your breath is baited. No, it's not baited. My breath is not baited. I think I'm looking forward to hearing him explain it. Why now? What compelled him to move this week? The timing of it is somewhat irrelevant because I do think the main thing is they made the move. This was necessary. This was overdue.

33:23This was a reaction to not just one thing. It wasn't just the Jaden Ivy incident, if you want to call it that. It wasn't just the draft picks that have not been satisfactory. But none of that has helped. All of it collectively has led us here six years later, where the player evaluation was poor, it was deemed. The communication was what ended up being the ultimate undoing. Not only external, and we all have struggled with that from Mark Eversley and Arturus Carnachovus, but internally, Mully, that will get you every time. When you don't have a clear line of communication and you don't clearly communicate your messaging, whether it's the process or the plan, then you're going to run into situations that you can't overcome. That was the case with A.K. and Mark Eversley. I want to know what Michael Reinsdorf was expecting from that news conference

34:28at the end of the year that went awry. They then decide, well, we're going to make all these changes. We don't have to tell him. I understand what the individual reasons, how they piled up, and I feel like he didn't have much of a choice. I feel like this had to happen. You listen to what your fans are saying. Nobody was on board with the way things were going. Frankly, the bulls embarrassed themselves if we're being honest about it. Now they're trying to get to the other side of that, but what made you think it was going to work a year ago? They could have done this last year at the end of the season, and everybody would have said it's about time. They didn't. They ran it back. They could have done it two years ago. They could have. Everybody would have said it's about time. I'm being honest. It's taken a while. It's overdue. That's what I said. This is a move that has been

35:30called for by fans, by media members. The only surprise was the timing. I think that, yes, this was something that I think has been welcomed from the fan base. Now you wonder what's next. We haven't heard from a lot of people yet. We should do that. 312-644-6767. When we come back, we'll talk about bulls. We'll examine what Billy Donovan's role could be, what led them down this path, and what we might hear from Michael Reinsdorf at 3 o'clock. I think we asked an excellent question this morning, which is, do you want to just hang tight with the fact that it happened rather than start being concerned about the future? Is it better to just appreciate the moment and decompress? Okay, that happened. Savor. To accountability. Then worry about what's next. Because you know what? The what's next is a worry. Yeah, I hear you. It really is a concern if

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