With Illinois basketball off for more than a week, Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with Derek Piper about evaluating the first half of the Illini's conference season, Friday's game against Iowa and the schedule ahead. Then the guys focus on 2021 recruiting, including Luke Goode's big performance, the Illini's pursuit of Texas Tech transfer guard Nimari Burnett and remaining prep options, including Jaylen Blakes, Brandin Podziemski, Ramses Melendez and Wesley Cardet.

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