Brad Underwood may have been right about Illinois’ PG situation

I wrote a piece a few weeks ago examining Illinois’ recent history with inexperienced point guards. The seasons that I discussed — 2011-12 and 2014-15 — didn’t end up going very well for the Illini. In that piece, I tried to hedge my hesitations about what the past could mean for Illinois’ current season:

I have no doubt Ty Rodgers will have a successful college basketball career by the time he graduates, but as for this year, I hope Brad has thought through his backup plans in case [Rodgers] isn’t quite ready yet. We simply cannot afford to waste the extra year that Terrence Shannon Jr. and Coleman Hawkins have decided to spend in Champaign rather than playing professionally.

And to be honest, I was impressed with those backup plans that Brad showed in this latest exhibition game vs. Kansas. Ty Rodgers did have the opportunity to get experience as the lead guard against top-tier competition, and the results were mixed. Rodgers finished the night with 7 points, 3…