A poster on another site says it's already a done deal.
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A poster on another site says it's already a done deal.
done deal with who?
A poster on another site says it's already a done deal.
Who is a done deal? I find this hard to believe unless the candidate is not currently a coach!
Agreed. A lot of guessing out there. I'd say the poster should at least tell us which site.
midastouch11
- New York, New York
With the amount of secrecy that surrounded Lovie and his recruitment, I'd be surprised if anything was "a done deal" in early February.
No article, heard it from my old boss who is a big Vandy donor and is in their FB HOF. You can look him up if you want under intitials of EJC. He also said Will Wade was a finalist.
Larry Brown
Bawawahaha, here comes probation
lmao....well, I guess we will see but I highly doubt this is true. If true, then it obviously means that it's not a current college coach or Hoiberg.
If this were indeed true, would that lead one to believe it was not Cuonzo Martin since Cal would likely have real post season aspirations?
I do love the idea of keeping Walker (and therefore Tilmon)
That post isn't very far off.. By very far off I mean it's not really off at all unless something changes dramatically.
Can't name names because the way the internet is these days (look at the Demetrius Jackson was going to transfer to Illinois thing lol) but that post is something I was told word for word by an insider today.
Can't name names because the way the internet is these days (look at the Demetrius Jackson was going to transfer to Illinois thing lol) but that post is something I was told word for word by an insider today.
Cheez
- Sun Prairie WI
A poster on another site says it's already a done deal.
Considering I also post on that site - I can tell you that he is not to be trusted. Seems like more often than not he is wrong with his inside information.
He's an illini optimist, but he's as clueless as the rest of us.
As a regular on another insider website.. That actually has some decent inside information.. I heard this almost word from word today by a person I trust very much (not the main board insider). Just a guy that knows people that knows people.
If true, Monty Williams is literally the only name being thrown around on the message boards that makes any sense in terms of logistics and timeline. I guess maybe Mike Brown, but he's on the Warriors staff and they're contending for an NBA championship. It could also be someone who stepped out of coaching for a year or two to work as an analyst (can't think of any names off the top of my head). Can anyone think of analysts and/or front office personnel that might be in play?
A poster on another site says it's already a done deal.
That scenario isn't going to happen unless it's Monty Williams/Other currently unemployed, or an assistant somewhere. No sitting college coach is leaving their gig early enough for us to be able to announce during the Big Ten tournament. I find that theory pretty hard to believe because I don't see us leaving the college ranks for this hire, IMO. Besides, it'll be one or two games, what's the point of having walker coach the BTT? Not buying this one, although I appreciate people sharing posts from "insiders" for the kicks
There were some Steve Lavin advocates earlier in this thread, he would fit the bill (no thanks, personally)
Good article from the Champaign Room analyzing Cuonzo as a candidate. One thing that hasn't been talked about: If Cuonzo left for Illinois, would Charlie Moore follow him? What if Frazier decides to decommit? Bring in Charlie Moore and that fixes that problem. To me, outside of Tony Bennett/Scott Drew/Frank Martin, I think Cuonzo is the best candidate for stability, retaining much of our recruiting class, bringing Charlie Moore back to Illinois, and making recruiting in-roads in ESL/Central IL/Chicago area. The people riding Keatts' coattails are clearly not considering the long-term ramifications of such a move. Keatts will cause us to wait for another 3 years. Can we as fans stand for 6-7 years without an NCAA tournament appearance?
Is it time to fire up the flight tracking hive mind?
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