Illinois coach Bruce Weber believes that the team still relies too heavily on guard Demetri McCamey for playmaking.

Weber added that the team's four seniors haven't prepared enough this season.

“We went through that last year,’’ the coach said. “We didn’t have any seniors who were major factors in the team. You hoped we would move on from that, learn from it. Now you have four seniors who went through some of that a year ago.

“You hear (professionals) talk all the time about why they get out of the game. It’s not the game itself. It’s easy. It’s the preparation time, the practice, studying film.’’

Illinois is 0-4 in close games, when the team tends to rely heavily on McCamey.

“We have to find ways to score at the end of games, somebody besides Demetri, something besides a ball screen,’’ Weber said. “That’s the key as you go on.’’