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Could not find "zookish" in Merriam-Webster. Are there any synonyms for this adjective?
 
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Second and Chalmers said:
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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Not a great worry. While Colangelo has been consulted in the past, he has never been calling the decisions. Same with Khan. Posters always bring their names up on coaching searches, hoping that Colangelo will just persuade the big names to come to Illinois and Khan will just follow behind just opening the checkbook and making them an offer they can't refuse. But that has not been the case.
 
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carmelillini said:
Could not find "zookish" in Merriam-Webster. Are there any synonyms for this adjective?
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zookish
staring as if into an oblivion
"he had that zookish look to him just before getting in that drunk driving accident."
"we intentionally turned the microphone off as soon as we noticed a zookish look in his eyes."
 
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SalukiIllini said:
Calipari is a pretty mediocre in game coach
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I actually thought pre NBA Cal was a good coach. Almost coached to much in game. Calling a lot of sets and plays. After the NBA he has really let his guys play more. Able to do that with the guys he has. But I do think his style has changed a lot.
 
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When you special teams finishes last in the country, it's zookish
 
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basementcheetos said:
That symbol is also used by fans of the Arizona Wildcats. I believe Archie's brother coaches at Arizona, and this would be Sean Miller's son in the picture right? Looking a bit hard into nothing here.
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I remember a famous dodgeball team that used that same symbol.
 
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The Worm said:
Hasn't it been hinted at that Archie has no interest in the Illinois job, anyways? I think this is one candidate we should forget about unless something of substance emerges that tells us otherwise.
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Maybe hinted at by people who don't know anything.
 
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Jeff Goodman from ESPN was just on Chicago Radio. Said that the thing that hurts the perception of Illinois in the coaching world is that it is thought that you have to get "dirty" to recruit in Chicago right now.
 
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FatGreg said:
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.
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Most organizations assign somebody to social media / internet boards. This is mainly for damage control and rumor mitigation. Monitoring these outlets is the bare minimum for engagement these days.

Whitman likely only hears about stuff if it is EXTREMELY detrimental to himself, his staff, the players, or the University. Otherwise, it is likely 100% handled by lower people within DIA.
 
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peace davids said:
Most organizations assign somebody to social media / internet boards. This is mainly for damage control and rumor mitigation. Monitoring these outlets is the bare minimum for engagement these days.

Whitman likely only hears about stuff if it is EXTREMELY detrimental to himself, his staff, the players, or the University. Otherwise, it is likely 100% handled by lower people within DIA.
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Yeah, that's what I would imagine.

JOSH WHITMAN LISTENS TO NICKELBA...*is whisked into a black van*
 
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First2Ten said:
Rumored? Because of this?

Archie Miller is an NC State alum. Guessing that has something to do with the gesture. Assuming his nephew may also attend.
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If they were holding anything Illini, we'd all be jumping to conclusions.
 
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The Worm said:
Hasn't it been hinted at that Archie has no interest in the Illinois job, anyways? I think this is one candidate we should forget about unless something of substance emerges that tells us otherwise.
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Here's a pretty well put together look at Archie and Illinois. I would say slim and none and if he does talk to Whitman it mostly likely would be to get a pay raise while he waits for one of the few offers he would take. He's turned down Pitt, Texas and Florida to stay at Dayton.

http://www.thechampaignroom.com/201...llinois-basketball-rumors-john-groce-hot-seat
 
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BigJIllini said:
Jeff Goodman from ESPN was just on Chicago Radio. Said that the thing that hurts the perception of Illinois in the coaching world is that it is thought that you have to get "dirty" to recruit in Chicago right now.
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I would assume Archie Miller knows this is false, considering the Chicago recruiting success he's already had at Dayton.
 
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sacraig

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RichardH said:
Florida and Texas as about as good as it gets from a profesisonal stand point. For these two jobs, and I would put OSU in the same boat, you are given all the resources you could possibly want without the ridiculous expectations that come with some other jobs (UCLA, Indiana, etc.).

Don't have to look much further than Shaka as to why these could possibly be better jobs.
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One only needs to look at Rick Barnes' tenure at Texas to get an idea of how relatively low the expectations are relative to resources.
 
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BigJIllini said:
Jeff Goodman from ESPN was just on Chicago Radio. Said that the thing that hurts the perception of Illinois in the coaching world is that it is thought that you have to get "dirty" to recruit in Chicago right now.
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I hate this kind of lazy take from a national guy. Yes, there is shadiness in Chicago when it comes to Derrick Rose or Anthony Davis types. But that doesn't take into account the great recruits that come out of Chicago that didn't get paid or have someone else take their SAT - Jabari Parker, Jalen Brunson, Charlie Moore and too many others to list. Chicago is the best recruiting area in the country and you don't have to be shady to do very well there
 
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