Basketball Coaching Staff / Coaching Carousel Thread

[Epsilon]

Also, e-mails and rumors swirling at the UofI on this Monday that are calling for BU's termination now or immediately following after the season but are being pushed back by the Admin & AD Dept. stating that something like that is too preliminary.

But the bait that the donors are falling for again is apparently the plan is for Walker to be let go at the end of the year and they're going to bring some new Illino blood on the staff. And BU has no say in it and he's not too happy.

Told if he doesn't produce major progess here on out for the rest of season he won't get to have a say in who his next assistant will be, who will most likely to he chosen to be his replacement down the line potentially.

But like i said, just rumors and emails at this point.

I call BS.

 

[Calvin]

Going by KenPom numbers, 2015-2016 was worse. At this point three years ago, we were ranked 120th. We finished the season ranked 125th, with an adjusted efficiency margin of +3.91. We're currently ranked 113th with an EM of +5.55.

The B10 is much tougher this year than it was in 2015-2016, and there's a chance our efficiency will drop. But unless you're simply looking at wins and losses, you don't have to go back decades to find a worse performance.

I was referring to the two-year period, as others have already commented on. Didn't check the claims myself.

We've had a few one year blips, for instance Kruger was a fantastic coach IMO, but had a terrible year record wise. If you want to debate that specific point, that's fine, but the larger point on performance holds. Our AD committed a huge amount for a top-tier coach, and we've only continued down from an already low point.

 

[mini30fan]

Also, e-mails and rumors swirling at the UofI on this Monday that are calling for BU's termination now or immediately following after the season but are being pushed back by the Admin & AD Dept. stating that something like that is too preliminary.

But the bait that the donors are falling for again is apparently the plan is for Walker to be let go at the end of the year and they're going to bring some new Illino blood on the staff. And BU has no say in it and he's not too happy.

Told if he doesn't produce major progess here on out for the rest of season he won't get to have a say in who his next assistant will be, who will most likely to he chosen to be his replacement down the line potentially. But like i said, just rumors and emails at this point.

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[ChiefGritty]

I call BS.

Oh I absolutely buy some self-important donor sending an email like that. Won't mean anything though.

 

[RickBB]

That's how the mafia works.

This picture gives me solace that Whitman will do the right thing for the program no matter what his personal relationships are. By all accounts, Groce was a likable, good man who Whitman had a solid friendship with. I remember seeing pictures of Whitman as that season collapsed and thought "It's gonna be hard for him to fire his running buddy." But he did and obviously had to have been thinking of contingency plans before he actually had to execute it. I remember Groce seeming to be blindsided and Whitman handling that press conference as something he didn't like doing but needed to do. I believe he'll do similar here if he feels like he needs to.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Small request for @Dan can we get a "FB" and "BB" after their respective "Illinois Coaching Staff / Coaching Carousel Thread" titles?

Make it a little easier to see which thread was posted in from the main page.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Small request for @Dan can we get a "FB" and "BB" after their respective "Illinois Coaching Staff / Coaching Carousel Thread" titles?

Make it a little easier to see which thread was posted in from the main page.

Sign of the times

 

[Worldly Illini]

Also, e-mails and rumors swirling at the UofI on this Monday that are calling for BU's termination now or immediately following after the season but are being pushed back by the Admin & AD Dept. stating that something like that is too preliminary.

But the bait that the donors are falling for again is apparently the plan is for Walker to be let go at the end of the year and they're going to bring some new Illino blood on the staff. And BU has no say in it and he's not too happy.

Told if he doesn't produce major progess here on out for the rest of season he won't get to have a say in who his next assistant will be, who will most likely to he chosen to be his replacement down the line potentially.

But like i said, just rumors and emails at this point.

So it's already 'circle the wagons' mode .... It just makes it harder and harder to get a 'good' coach (later) to even listen to the idea of coaching at Illinois....

 

[FeelYourPaign]

I subscribe to the LA Times and one of today's stories is about UCLA's upcoming search for a basketball coach.
Other than the fact that they might have higher expectations, their list (per the Times) sounds eerily similar.

From the paper "Potential candidates to replace the 54-year-old Alford could include the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Billy Donovan, Virginia’s Tony Bennett, Michigan’s John Beilein, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, North Carolina State’s Kevin Keatts, Texas Christian’s Jamie Dixon, Texas Tech’s Chris Beard, Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin, Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall, Utah’s Larry Krystkowiak and former Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. "

 

[the national]

I subscribe to the LA Times and one of today's stories is about UCLA's upcoming search for a basketball coach.
Other than the fact that they might have higher expectations, their list (per the Times) sounds eerily similar.

From the paper "Potential candidates to replace the 54-year-old Alford could include the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Billy Donovan, Virginia’s Tony Bennett, Michigan’s John Beilein, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, North Carolina State’s Kevin Keatts, Texas Christian’s Jamie Dixon, Texas Tech’s Chris Beard, Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin, Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall, Utah’s Larry Krystkowiak and former Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. "

LoL, I mean they just listed pretty much The Who’s who of college basketball coaching. I doubt they can pull any of those guys.

 

[Worldly Illini]

LoL, I mean they just listed pretty much The Who’s who of college basketball coaching. I doubt they can pull any of those guys.

The interim coach is Gene Bartow's son..... lmao.....

 

[ChiefGritty]

The interim coach is Gene Bartow's son..... lmao.....

He was also the interim coach of USF when Orlando Antigua got fired.

 

[VAIllini35]

Stran

I subscribe to the LA Times and one of today's stories is about UCLA's upcoming search for a basketball coach.
Other than the fact that they might have higher expectations, their list (per the Times) sounds eerily similar.

From the paper "Potential candidates to replace the 54-year-old Alford could include the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Billy Donovan, Virginia’s Tony Bennett, Michigan’s John Beilein, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, North Carolina State’s Kevin Keatts, Texas Christian’s Jamie Dixon, Texas Tech’s Chris Beard, Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin, Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall, Utah’s Larry Krystkowiak and former Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. "

What the! They left off Dee Brown and Roger Powell...

 

[GForce]

Even in its current state, I'd still say UCLA is a top five job. Yeah, fans and donors have high expectations and demands, but Alford got a lot of time to fail. So any potential coach prospects have to believe they won't be run off at the first sign of adversity.

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Stran

What the! They left off Dee Brown and Roger Powell...

Hopefully they also like the alum idea.
If they could just get Bill Walton to coach the Bruins, that stone would kill two birds for me.

 

[VAIllini35]

Hopefully they also like the alum idea.
If they could just get Bill Walton to coach the Bruins, that stoner would kill two birds for me.

FIFY

 

[SKane]

I subscribe to the LA Times and one of today's stories is about UCLA's upcoming search for a basketball coach.
Other than the fact that they might have higher expectations, their list (per the Times) sounds eerily similar.

From the paper "Potential candidates to replace the 54-year-old Alford could include the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Billy Donovan, Virginia’s Tony Bennett, Michigan’s John Beilein, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, North Carolina State’s Kevin Keatts, Texas Christian’s Jamie Dixon, Texas Tech’s Chris Beard, Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin, Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall, Utah’s Larry Krystkowiak and former Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. "

I am surprised that they did not include Self, Izzo, K and Williams. And Shaka and Brad.

 

[the national]

I am surprised that they did not include Self, Izzo, K and Williams. And Shaka and Brad.

Those are their plan B guys

 

[LongLiveTheChief7]

Josh was the point guy, with Kofi, during the game. Hardly looked as though Josh was fed up with BU.

Yeah because his hiney is on the line for his hire!

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

One of my favorite Alford related moments at UCLA was when he was asked in the 1st question of his introductory press conference how Coach Wooden would have handled the Pierre Pierce case.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Another interesting stat regarding Alford:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1079838204075827203

 

[PlayAZ]

Alford was definately fortunate to receive this job, and he butchered it beyond compare. Welcome to March Madness announcing with Lavin now.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Alford was definately fortunate to receive this job

Give him a little bit of credit, he is a much richer man for hitting the ejector seat on Iowa for a cushy mid-major job. That's a smart thing for a coach to do.

Dana Holgorsen will benefit from this as well, just watch.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Hmm, a perspective I hadn't considered

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1080918097773641729

 

[ugottabjoshinme]

Hmm, a perspective I hadn't considered

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1080918097773641729

So you're saying there is a certain coaching style out there that is pretty effective??