ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
And he was a pioneer then. The transfer market has become much more competitive.
That Hoiberg seemingly preferred Nebraska to UCLA speaks volumes to me.
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And he was a pioneer then. The transfer market has become much more competitive.
That Hoiberg seemingly preferred Nebraska to UCLA speaks volumes to me.
NE is definitely spending some money between both fb & bb coaches.
https://www.omaha.com/huskers/mens-...cle_74aade85-35b5-5b9a-b7eb-0c444ad4cc58.html
https://www.omaha.com/huskers/mens-...cle_74aade85-35b5-5b9a-b7eb-0c444ad4cc58.html
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
I wouldn't call Hoiberg a recruiting savant. He's a solid tactician and development coach who is able to get a lot of team success out of unheralded recruits (often JUCOs).
Illini living in Iowa. Local talk says Hoiberg was on the UCLA list but not at top. NBA reputation had been lowered by Bulls performance so no job prospects there. Another successful college gig may rebuild his value. His NBA flight risk hurt his last two years of recruiting at Iowa State, will be interesting to see how he does at Nebraska as other staffs will use that against him again.
illini80
- Forgottonia
4 straight NCAA's before he bolted. Get me there and I don't care if it's JUCO's or grad transfers. Actually, it's even more impressive considering those rankings. Imagine what we would do to him on here with those rankings. Lol.
I'm not surprised at his lack of success with the Bulls. Pax has proven to be a master at underachieving. How he still has a job is amazing.
I think this underscores the resources available in the Big Ten, when a team like Nebraska is willing to go out and spend like this for a basketball coach & a basketball coach with the background of Hoiberg will consider Nebraska. Sure he has some local ties, maybe he likes the lower bar on expectations at Nebraska(compared to UCLA or other big name options), but a very good hire for a program that most of there fans didn't know they even had a basketball program not too many years ago.
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Your bar is far lower than mine.
Freddy will be an interesting insertion to the BIG for sure. His teams play zero defense, but try to play fast paced and outscore you.
illini80
- Forgottonia
I understand. Once we become relevant again, I'll be looking for S16 or better on a regular basis. We have a long way to go before we have to worry about that. We have half a generation of mediocrity to wipe from memory.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Sounds familiar?!
I know at times we played good defense, but overall it was mostly bad. Hopefully that trend ends starting next year.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Reinsdorf is the most loyal (read that as "too patient") owner in pro sports.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Have to throw out the first year (e.g. Russian judge), as that squad was ill-equipped to defend. Year 2 was a marked improvement (admittedly, very low bar). Need to take another step or three forward this coming season. Am fairly confident we will.
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
Rick Byrd retiring from Belmont after 33 seasons.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...6185/belmont-coach-retiring-33-years-805-wins
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...6185/belmont-coach-retiring-33-years-805-wins
Would think it would take a lot more than that. I’m thinking Coach K $$ + years. $72M sounds closer.
sacraig
- The desert
I don't honestly know if this is sarcasm, but if not, that would be nuts.
Conversations between UCLA and Calipari have been much more extensive than previously reported. Here is my report for
Calipari seals lifetime deal to finish career at UK
Calipari, whose current contract at Kentucky runs through 2024, is the highest-paid basketball coach in the country, with total compensation of $9.2 million this year, according to the USA Today Sports database. He also receives a reported retention bonus of $2.6 million in each of the next three Julys.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26418442/calipari-seals-life-deal-finish-career-uk
Calipari, whose current contract at Kentucky runs through 2024, is the highest-paid basketball coach in the country, with total compensation of $9.2 million this year, according to the USA Today Sports database. He also receives a reported retention bonus of $2.6 million in each of the next three Julys.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26418442/calipari-seals-life-deal-finish-career-uk
sacraig
- The desert
The last paragraph is awfully generous. In short, "Calipari's teams have vacated two Final Four appearances because of various pay-to-play and eligibility issues, but Calipari wouldn't know anything about that."
illini80
- Forgottonia
That’ll write a lot of checks for potential recruits!
To give some perspective on how good Byrd was at Belmont, the last time Belmont won less than 10 games in conference was in the 2001-2002 season when they went 8-12. It was their first year in the Atlantic Sun and first year as a full D-I school.
Way to come strong UCLA
a 1.2 million per year pay cut for Cal to move to a place with an astronomically higher COL.Deleted member 8632
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FIFYWay to come strong UCLA
Just goes to show that being crooked can pay off! BIG time
