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Youngsters adjusting well to Groce's system

By: Aaron Bennett

Updated: October 15, 2012

CHAMPAIGN - We're only a week away from the Illinois basketball team's Orange and Blue Scrimmage. It will be the fans' first chance to see John Groce's uptempo offense in action. It'll be important for the young players to buy in, especially the seven underclassmen that Bruce Weber recruited. So far, they're doing their best to fit in.

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