I have a hard time believing the third AC is coming from the NBA. Are there really any NBA assistants that would blow our minds (in a good way) if they came to Illinois to fill the final spot? None of the ones I’ve heard mentioned in passing on here (Griffith, Randle) would excite me.
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If you wouldn't be excited about Adrian Griffin I don't really know what to tell you. He is an NBA champion and has worked with some of the best players in the league.
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I’d certainly prefer him over Randle, but my overall preference would be a proven college recruiter. And I really don’t think Griffin is going to join the Illini staff anyway.
I know the posters on the 247 board aren’t nice but someone on there is saying that he heard Huss is reconsidering. Lol
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The Galloping Ghost
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Forget Collins. Let Illinois State have him.
Technically, no one is officially offered the job until it is worked out with the handlers/agents/etc. that they will 100 % accept the offer...right? So every coaching search only has 1 official offer. Yet we all know the scoop.
No coach is going to leave an NBA championship team for an assistant gig in Champaign.
It's like DMac. Nobody in the real world ever called him that. His nickname has always been Meechie.
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I literally said when he first came up that there was a very slim chance that he would come to UI when he is close to a HC gig in the NBA
Tom Crean is not interested in an Illinois AC job.
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BOOM! Feed my ego.
As long as were dreaming and scheming...how about Robert Smith of Simeon fame?
Most state championships of anyone...(6) and counting I think?
That would have to go a long way to making Chi-town a real pipeline again would it not? Even nationally with Simeon’s clout right? It would have to be a major selling point saying you coached Jabari P. and D. Rose in H.S.
Would he consider it though? In an article from years ago he says he finds it very rewarding where he is. But he would have to consider a move for the right D1 job...and specifically Illinois. I dunno if he meant he would take an assistant position if the price $$ was right or not.
Thoughts??
Definitely not this Robert Smith:
Most state championships of anyone...(6) and counting I think?
That would have to go a long way to making Chi-town a real pipeline again would it not? Even nationally with Simeon’s clout right? It would have to be a major selling point saying you coached Jabari P. and D. Rose in H.S.
Would he consider it though? In an article from years ago he says he finds it very rewarding where he is. But he would have to consider a move for the right D1 job...and specifically Illinois. I dunno if he meant he would take an assistant position if the price $$ was right or not.
Thoughts??
Definitely not this Robert Smith:
Hows his recruiting record?
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Myers Leonard enters my mind with the NBA angle. Pros-can coach the bigs, loyal Illnini, Con-no recruiting experience.
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How about central Illinois’ own Jack Sikma? HOF player & 15 year NBA asst coach who just got a ring several years ago coaching the bigs in Toronto.
The Galloping Ghost
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There's a bigger con than that...
GrayGhost77
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He also got a ring as a player with the Sonics. That said, I doubt at 65 years old he wants to be on the recruiting trail.
This thread has jumped the shark if we’re suggesting Meyers Leonard at this point.
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