To understand the circus that exists inside the mind of David Mirković, think back to the euphoric Illinois locker room at the Toyota Center in Houston moments after the Illini punched their ticket to the Final Four with a win over Iowa this past March.

The group certainly liked to have fun, and during its March Madness run raucous squirt gun fights had been a staple of postgame celebrations. After the Sweet 16 win over Houston, the coaching staff launched a sneak attack, barging in with Super Soakers blazing to drench the team before the players could spray them first.

There was no way that Mirković was going to let head coach Brad Underwood and the rest of the staff have the last laugh.…