Beiilein has never signed a Burger Boy at UM, yet Moritz becomes his 7th first round pick since 2013. Speak about player development.
In that context, it's not hard to understand why Bradzeikis and Castleton chose Ann Arbor... that and numerous deep tournament runs under Beilein. :tsk:Beiilein has never signed a Burger Boy at UM, yet Moritz becomes his 7th first round pick since 2013. Speak about player development.
Well, player development or else having a really great eye for underevaluated talent... or both.
It's both.
And FWIW Glenn Robinson III was a five-star recruit and #23 in the RSCI. Not sure why he didn't make McDAA.
Much like Bo Ryan, Beilein gets plenty of highly ranked talent, but it's his ability to scout for fit and develop team execution that sets him apart.
I'll keep saying it, he is the best coach in the Big Ten.
Yep. He's taken up the mantle of Bo Ryan now that he's gone. I only hope Brad can become that guy sometime soon, too. If he can develop that reputation, the sky is the limit.
Also, congrats to Kendrick on getting in with a great organization and getting his NBA chance. I hope he's got all his personal issues sorted out. I'm still rooting for him.
As long as he's learned his lesson I'm willing to give him a second chance. After that it starts to become a pattern and all bets are off. Hopefully he'll be more like Leron and Luther and less like Jereme going forward (though I think with Richmond it may be a true mental health issue).Am I the only one still bitter about the way things went with Nunn? I don’t particularly wish anything bad to happen to him, but I’m not going to root for the guy.
He simply needed to not commit an act of violence against his girlfriend. Then he’s there for his senior year.
Malcolm single-handedly dragged that ‘16-‘17 team to the NIT. It’s not too hard to imagine that Nunn taking some of the scoring weight could have gotten them to the NCAAs and then the last 18 months or so of the basketball program’s history would have been completely different.
Nunn let down his team in a big way. I’m not over that yet.
It's both.
And FWIW Glenn Robinson III was a five-star recruit and #23 in the RSCI. Not sure why he didn't make McDAA.
Much like Bo Ryan, Beilein gets plenty of highly ranked talent, but it's his ability to scout for fit and develop team execution that sets him apart.
I'll keep saying it, he is the best coach in the Big Ten.
January, February, Izzo....?
So if Nunn can make it onto the floor, that would mean Illinois had a continuous run of NBA talent from 2010 to 2016. Paul, Leonard, Henry, and Nunn. We went 54-72 in B1G play during that period.
He made a mistake that he regrets. If he was on the team his senior year I believe we would have made the tourney....and JG would still be leading our team. Not sure I believe that would have been best long term.Am I the only one still bitter about the way things went with Nunn? I don’t particularly wish anything bad to happen to him, but I’m not going to root for the guy.
He simply needed to not commit an act of violence against his girlfriend. Then he’s there for his senior year.
Malcolm single-handedly dragged that ‘16-‘17 team to the NIT. It’s not too hard to imagine that Nunn taking some of the scoring weight could have gotten them to the NCAAs and then the last 18 months or so of the basketball program’s history would have been completely different.
Nunn let down his team in a big way. I’m not over that yet.
Careful with that opinion, it's an antique.
Tom Izzo's underperformance of his talent level, in all months of the season, has become difficult to ignore. He's a great coach, don't get me wrong, a hall-of-famer, but if I get to hire either one, I'm taking Beilein.
Both Kendrick and Melvin have made public comments suggesting that Kampe was a much better mentor than JG, and pushed Kendrick from being a boy to becoming a man.He simply needed to not commit an act of violence against his girlfriend. Then he’s there for his senior year...
... It’s not too hard to imagine that Nunn taking some of the scoring weight could have gotten them to the NCAAs and then the last 18 months or so of the basketball program’s history would have been completely different.
Nunn let down his team in a big way. I’m not over that yet.
So if Nunn can make it onto the floor, that would mean Illinois had a continuous run of NBA talent from 2010 to 2016. Paul, Leonard, Henry, and Nunn. We went 54-72 in B1G play during that period.
Just goes to show...team chemistry and coaching often trumps talent.Watching the Brandon Paul eruption game on BTN. We had 3 NBA players on the floor that day, Ohio State only had one. And of course, we won in a heck of a performance, and were ranked 22nd the following week.
We finished 6-12 in the B1G, OSU won the conference and went to the Final Four.
But yeah, it's been a lack of talent that has destroyed the program.