What's the mood on him in here?
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What's the mood on him in here?
Would be my #1 of the realistic candidates should he join the unemployment line in time.
What will his street cred in Chicago be at that point? I'm not trying to lead this answer either way. I loved watching his teams at Iowa St.
Exactly where I'm at.
I think he wants to be an NBA head coach for a real team, and may get that opportunity. The grind of recruiting was not for him and he leaned on a transfer market that has gotten more competitive since he left.
If he's not champing at the bit to head back to college, I think we have reason to be skeptical.
The nba connections are always going to be a plus, not a negative.
I don't see Hoiberg's troubles as Bulls coach being a huge issue. I'm thinking if his coaching skill-set and recuuiting ability are solid his NBA experience will resonate really well.
Just need to make sure he can coach. If he can, he's at the top of my list if available...
Just need to make sure he can coach. If he can, he's at the top of my list if available...
I don't know about his recruiting ability, but he's certainly intriguing. One thing to bear in mind is if he is actually let go, it wouldn't be until mid April. If the consensus is to fire Groce shortly after our season is over, then we will be sticking with Groce for a few weeks at least.
Have the guy ready to go but wait until students arrive next fall to announce. (Sarcasm)
I gotta finish this J first...
You have referenced these unsavory deeds before. Do you have a link or right place I can look? I don't see myself leaving the couch for a while
Wouldn't be so sure about that. Wade and Butler didn't exactly mince words when it came to calling out leadership. They're a smoldering mess at the moment.
Jerrance loved UI and his time here, both as a player and coach. He was the heart and soul of the team, even from the bench, always putting team and teammates first. He is actually still very close to many of his teammates. As an assistant coach, he recruited very well. We made a coaching change, and he had to find work opportunities elsewhere to continue his career.
Even to this day, Jerrance always talks very positively of UI, he still bleeds orange and blue. I have seen him multiple times on the AAU circuit and still likes to interact with UI fans. He just works for Kansas now and tries to do his best at his job to further his career, not much different than what Rob Judson does for Tom Crean and Indiana.
stop. just stop. He's an assistant at a blue blood institution and he won't have to take the Arkansas St job or SEMO as his first gig. It was that one minor infraction a couple years back and I am certain both Bradley and Depaul would have heavily considered him back then had that not occurred. Let's not make this seem like he's got other demons in the closet. Yes he recruits against us now, but he's forever one of us.
Jerrance is not an up-and-coming head coach. He isn't even Self's top assistant(Norm Roberts is). Jerrance is simply a recruiter and that is his specialty. He will not be a head coach at an MVC or a higher major program. Actually, my guess is that he's more likely to have to start at SEMO or an Arkansas St. than to go straight to a decent mid major conference opening.
The fact that he has yet to become a head coach while being highly in demand as an assistant speaks to the way people are looking at him.
Nonetheless, I hope he gets that opportunity somewhere.
I'm not sure about his role at Kansas but this also seems to be the major misconception here about his role here at Illinois. He QUICKLY surpassed Price and McClain in every facet. Make your quips about them or whatever, but he was doing great work and earned the trust of Weber even moreso than 2 guys he had been incredibly loyal to for a reason.
Knowing Jerrance, I can tell you that that he has already have overtures from programs, and he is not taking SEMO or Arkansas State type jobs. Norm Roberts is Self's top assistant because he has worked with Self for a gazillion years. It has zero to do with being next in line for a coaching job.
There are many assistants, especially at big name schools, who waited for a long time to become head coaches. Nothing to do with not being wanted, just waited for the right opportunity. Chris Collins was an assistant for 15 years. Does this mean the was a bad assistant who nobody wanted?
Rushing to a head coaching job at a dead end school can be the graveyard to a basketball career, even for very good coaches.
Well said
That's true. Even if they are in line for a playoff spot, I reckon he could get canned. Heck, David Blatt had the Cavs in first place when he got fired.
Haven't seen this name mentioned but what about Larry Krystkowiak from Utah. Just trying to put a different name out there other than the same guys over and over.
cosigning the co-sign.
Yeah.... I don't subscribe to this. John Groce has shown me that X's and O's are very important. Hill (4*) JCL (4*) Black (4*) Lucas (4*). Thats 80% of a starting lineup that is high level recruits. Not elite, but the types of players we can get and we blow year in and year out. You need to be a good recruiter and good x's and o's at Illinois. Or be elite recruiter, which we can't get.
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