Joel Goodson
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Yeah, but you're omitting some tiers: elite-plus, super elite and elite squared.
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sacraig
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I think I broke the code! BU has been speaking in hyperbole because we are getting an AC from “Bol”ivia that is going to start a South American pipeline and he is a big man coach!
I’m not a certified insider!!
That's not a bad thing for a motivator.
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I think that's an elitist comment.
sacraig
- The desert
I'm not complaining. I'm just pointing out that the people who actually heard the "mind blowing" comment are those of us who already understand his coach speak (and often joke about it).
If Brad Underwood was not a basketball coach, he would be a hell of a click-bait headline writer for The Weather Channel.
"Hurricane packing Elite winds."
"Mind blowing snow accumulation!"
"Number 5 is shocking!"
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
He would be exactly dead center on the Larry Bird athlet-o-meter, which has to count for something even as an assistant coach.
I prefer eregular. I don't like lite beer either or as I like to call it, "blite" LOL
epremium sometimes too, although I know it's just hype
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I am extremely happy with the first two AC hires. We lost three because we chose high impact fast turnaround type hires and it was a huge success. We now can play the long game from a position of strength. We have outstanding guards,solid post players and versatile wings available for the next two seasons. There has been minimum upheaval so far and I have faith in JW and Coach Underwood to steady the ship.
Illinois must be weighing the top options, trying to lure their top pick or possibly waiting for a pro to exit the playoffs.
I...L...L...
Illinois must be weighing the top options, trying to lure their top pick or possibly waiting for a pro to exit the playoffs.
I...L...L...
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Well, aren't you an elitist???
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
"Amazing, amazing, amazing, ......" and "Elite" are trademarks
I guess you're gonna get sued for that post then.
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What do these statements even mean?
I don't believe guys are evaluated in the lens of, this guy is going to make a mild impact and slow turnaround vs this guy is gonna be high impact fast turnaround. You simply choose from what you think are the best guys available that fit your coaching/recruiting philosophy and always with the expectation that you will be able to turn it around and compete quickly. You don't consider anything less than that.
What long game is there to play and what is our position of strength? Especially now that players can transfer at will, expect to see lots of departures with even minor coaching staff changes (not saying that this will necessarily happen to us). However, these nebulous ideas are the types of things that can destroy you. It's a cutthroat arms race and a tactical challenge, and you need to bring it every single year if you want to compete for championships.
In hindsight, I think one can reasonably argue that BU struck gold in assembling the previous staff, and the final payoff was a ranking and seeding that we could have only dreamed about. BU's hyperbole scares me because of how high the bar has been set, and he has a lot of pressure on him to assemble anything worthy of the previous staff.
So, even if we hate the Lakers we are cheering for them to win so the Randle hiring can be announced sooner, right?
I'm just going with the assumption we are never signing another assistant coach
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Pretty sure were gonna get some solid clues who our next AC will be tomorrow. Dont ask me i dont know who it is
Elite infinity is the endgame
If there ever comes the sad day we're no longer allowed to be the Fighting Illini, maybe we should become the Fighting Elite.
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