He also abruptly left his first head job at the University of New Orleans after one season. He was held in breach of contract and responded by mounting a suit against the school for failing to provide promised basketball resources; they counter-sued because he apparently failed to pay his $300k buyout when he left. Weird situation. Many years ago now so nothing that worries me, but there's a further precedent for abrupt/unprofessional departures.
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He also abruptly left his first head job at the University of New Orleans after one season. He was held in breach of contract and responded by mounting a suit against the school for failing to provide promised basketball resources; they counter-sued because he apparently failed to pay his $300k buyout when he left. Weird situation. Many years ago now so nothing that worries me, but there's a further precedent for abrupt/unprofessional departures.
mattcoldagelli
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I disagree.
TownieMatt
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I sure hope not.
If I were him, I'd assign a couple of interns to comb through the boards and random articles daily. Rumors trickle out, people dig up dirt...there's even the definite possibility that random fans think of out-of-the-box coaching candidates that could be worth investigating. Fans also occasionally identify talented high school players before the scouting community does. In the information age, every organization should (with extreme caution and skepticism) channel the public hive mind. If Whitman does anything like this, it's probably not his time he's spending - probably low level staffers who prepare weekly one-pagers for him or something.
Not unusual or "weird" and certainly not a character issue.
Serious Late
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Oh yay! More "I know things, trust me" posts. To be clear, no. There should be ZERO trust given to any poster with vague, I can't say what I know, type posts.
Buzz would be a fantastic hire. Fingers crossed that a conversation at least occurs here.
Take a look at the Calipari coaching tree some time. It's, like, shockingly bad.
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That would be "No"
Not particularly unusual and, like I said, doesn't concern me. I think he took the job, realized it was a bad fit because he didn't have the resources and administration buy-in he anticipated, so he bailed. Probably learned a lot in the process. I agree that it doesn't reflect a character issue. Just saying that there was another quick/messy exit in his professional past. I'd maintain that leaving a college head coaching job after one season to become an assistant elsewhere is somewhat unconventional, but again, I have no issue with it. I'd love to hire Buzz Williams. If we don't get Archie Miller, I'd rather have Buzz than maybe anyone else on our hypothetical list.
Illiniwek06
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I agree with this. Would be thrilled with Archie or Buzz.
Throwing out a name I have not seen here yet, Will Wade. I think he checks a lot of boxes. Young guy, very successful at two different coaching stops. Might be an up and comer. Obvious question would be whether his success at VCU is more about Shaka's leftovers than anything he is doing. But worth a look if Archie and Marshall both say no imo.
You mean the assistant coaches can't win when they don't have 6 McDonald's all Americans........... on the bench!
sacraig
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That's correct. It also says they are in Arizona, further evidenced by the building style behind them. That's apparently Archie's wife with Sean's son in Arizona.
The Worm
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Based on it being JW now doing the selling of Illinois to potential candidates and our available salary range? Or (hopefully) information that this board is not privy to?
Bingo, we don't need that stuff here
Learn from others . . .
After seeing what Minnesota and Northwestern have done with "Sons of Coaches" we should get this guy signed to a big contract soon before someone else [Miznoz] beats us to him . . . .
http://www.ukathletics.com/sport/m-baskbl/2016/roster/5755d676e4b05cda3b5a205a
After seeing what Minnesota and Northwestern have done with "Sons of Coaches" we should get this guy signed to a big contract soon before someone else [Miznoz] beats us to him . . . .
http://www.ukathletics.com/sport/m-baskbl/2016/roster/5755d676e4b05cda3b5a205a
mattcoldagelli
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Impossible to know who knows what on this board, but it's not just due to Josh being a good salesman with a pretty unified booster base at his back (although those are also good things!).
What if I brought up the name Dan Majerle from Grand Canyon?
The Worm
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While I still disagree on Archie, I do agree that Illinois is in great position to reel in someone highly qualified.
JW, $$, boosters, Nike, SFC, roster/recruiting class, program potential, B1G and career advancement potential all make this opening highly attractive for the right coach.
TownieMatt
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I've heard this name mentioned. Just too little coaching experience for me. A few years as an NBA assistant, and then four seasons at a very low-level D1 school. Don't get me wrong, he might turn out to be a very good college basketball coach, but I think he needs to prove it at a MAC/A-10 type level before getting a shot at a program like Illinois.
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Colangelo is a legend but....there is some truth to this.
That's the thing with Shad Khan too. Big time guy in the industry. But a record of sports-related decision making that scares you.
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