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Calvin

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Kendall Gill’s Uncle said:
Real question. Do MCBB assistant contracts typically have the same term? Do they typically end at end of the school year or is it random? I don’t really think this is the case but I’m wondering if we could have the 3rd assistant but are waiting until their contract ends or a contractual term passes in order to have to pay a buyout. Seriously doubt AC buyouts are that large and with the money being thrown around that it would hold us back, but it made me wonder about the contracts.
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Someone correct me if they know more, but AFAIK historically, assistants have been in a weak position, and not had long-term or guaranteed contracts. I don't think that's where it's headed though --they've become too valuable when it comes to recruiting and winning. If you could have locked in OA for a few years, you probably would have. It's a tough decision, because in order to lock someone in, you pay a premium, and take more risk. The job is more attractive, but it's more expensive to poach talent. And if that's where the market is, well, top programs will do it. I think college football has shown that assistants are moving the market up rapidly.

More directly on your question, I don't expect there's a timing issue.
 
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Flight33

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So, does Phoenix's series win mean we wait two more weeks, minimum, to find out about our new AC?
 
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The Galloping Ghost

The Galloping Ghost
Washington, DC
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I still think Royal Ivey makes more sense than Randle. He's been an NBA assistant for a while but isn't the Nets' top guy so a move to being a top assistant for a college program wouldn't necessarily be a step-down. He's also shown he has an interest in coaching in college when he applied for the Texas job. If he's serious about being a head coach, we'd provide a good platform for him to take that next step.

Brind Randle would be coming home, so there's that. But he's only been a coach for 2 years and only 1 with Phoenix. It'd make more sense for him to take a couple of years with an up-and-coming year before making his next move.

My guess is we are looking for our top assistant. If that's the case, we're going for a guy with more experience. We'll see in a couple of weeks.
 
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RockfordIllini

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The Galloping Ghost said:
I still think Royal Ivey makes more sense than Randle. He's been an NBA assistant for a while but isn't the Nets' top guy so a move to being a top assistant for a college program wouldn't necessarily be a step-down. He's also shown he has an interest in coaching in college when he applied for the Texas job. If he's serious about being a head coach, we'd provide a good platform for him to take that next step.

Brind Randle would be coming home, so there's that. But he's only been a coach for 2 years and only 1 with Phoenix. It'd make more sense for him to take a couple of years with an up-and-coming year before making his next move.

My guess is we are looking for our top assistant. If that's the case, we're going for a guy with more experience. We'll see in a couple of weeks.
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Agreed. Presumably Randle has zero high school recruiting connections at this point so would be starting from scratch. And, although he had a very successful pro career, highly doubt he has widespread name recognition to get his foot in the door with top recruits like Juwan or Penny. Randle may wind up being a great coach someday but his resume is probably a little thin to be the top recruiting assistant at a P5 school.
 
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TheGMan

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TheGMan
It's been awhile since I've checked in. Is it assumed that we have a hire in place, but we are having to wait until their NBA season ends?

Is that from the more legit insiders?
 
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Ubermensch

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BOOM! Feed my ego.
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Illini20 said:
The hire is much, much better than Randle. His name has been mentioned on this site several times.
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DocMorgan

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Mac1780 said:
I think with the $18 mil tax increase to renovate the high school, Milford really envisioned itself as an Iroquois East but keeping the name. But that doesn't make a ton of sense with Watseka just 11 miles away. Iroquois County is kinda tough, its a big area but has such a small and declining population. I really only see it having 4-5 high schools in the near future.
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There is no way that Watseka would ever go to Milford.
 
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illininutt

illininutt
Tinley Park
illininutt
I'm sticking with my prediction: "My Pillow" Guy! (and he's been mentioned on here 3-4-5 times...by me!)
 
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