2017 Coaching Carousel

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MadSeason

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Second and Chalmers said:
Unfortunately, that would tend to lower our sights. You're not going to get our top candidates lined up to compete with each other in interviews.




Yes. Nevada has landed several four-stars since he's been there. Plus he was an assistant at LSU when they brought in that monster class. And he profiles as a recruiter, he's got that kind of personality. He also brought in ex-UNLV coach Dave Rice as an assistant who is a big time recruiter, so he knows how to staff.

He'd be a fine choice, I'm telling you.
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Got me convinced. He's at or near top for me
 
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MadSeason

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IntenselyOrange said:
Cuonzo is certainly a more proven recruiter. I think he'd be a good hire also. My current opinion is that either of the two would be a good hire. I'm not sure which order I'd place them in, but they're close and a matter of tastes I think.
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Musselman is cheaper FWIW
 
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Captain Bubbles

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Fairfield, IL
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idoc13 said:
Musselman is intriguing but I think Cuonzo would recruit better in Chicago. That place is a cesspool.
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Martin is not the best choice here. Chicago is Chicago. The winds continue shifting. Players continue leaving the state and it's not hard to figure out why.
 
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twinky25

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It's amazing how just a few close wins at home against winthrop and maryland change the entire narrative...
 
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twinky25 said:
It's amazing how just a few close wins at home against winthrop and maryland change the entire narrative...
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Not sure that is accurate. We are getting beat by an average of over 16 points per game and that is with those two losses. We aren't competitive in an alarming amount of games for such an experienced and relatively talented team.
 
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LincolnIlliniFan

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Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin

That is all.
 
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coryfor3

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What are the chances Jeff Hornacek wants out of the Knicks mess or things get re-set in NY and he's available? He's looked really frustrated lately and was very interested in the Iowa State job when Hoiberg left. An ex-NBA guy with limited college experience has worked out ok for Bama so far. JH is an Illinois native.
 
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ILLTXCAL

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Archie Miller, current 2017 record: 13-4 overall (beat Winthrop) and 4-1 within A10.
 
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CAHALL15

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Second and Chalmers said:
He has plenty of business being a head coach, just not at a Power Five school yet.

Re Jerrance: This is what I meant in regards to him being a head coach at a power 5 school.

No on Cuonzo but yes on Rick Stansbury? You're going to have to explain that one to me. Both big time recruiters, but we're nervous that Cuonzo might be a bad coach whereas we KNOW Stansbury is a bad coach.
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He went 293-166 at Mississippi State which is the most wins in team history. He had 20+ wins in 10/14 seasons with 6 NCAA tournament appearances and a winning conference record. That doesn't seem that bad to me.
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$tansbury? Oh my. That is sanctions waiting to happen. Don't want that stink anywhere near our program. Deon and any other Illini who have zero D1 college head coaching experience should not even be remotely considered, either. What makes them qualified? The fact they are former Illini? That has nothing to do with being successful at a high level B1G basketball program and should among the least considerations. I'm confident Whitman can and will find someone who is experienced and has had success at a major D1 program - regardless of if they have any actual Illini ties.
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Which sanctions has Stansbury broken because I haven't found any? Martin had Rabb and Brown last year in addition to some solid support players that resulted in a first round exit.

Again, I'm talking about Thomas as an assistant to Stansbury so I think you might have misread my post. Thomas was an assistant coach at UIC for two seasons and a head coach/athletic director at Lewis and Clark for 5 seasons. I'm assuming that if you are also against Thomas as an assistant then you were definitely against Dee being an assistant because Dee has zero coaching experience.

I fail to understand why Stansbury being considered or even mentioned seems to be an absurd notion.
 
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grandrapidsillini

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CAHALL15 said:
To be an assistant? He has no business being a head coach.

I'm all on board with the previously mentioned names other than Cuzono Martin. What about Rick Stansbury? He'd obviously fix any recruiting woes and if you surround him with some assistants who can help develop players and are good at the in game X's and O's, we'd have a good staff. Perhaps Deon Thomas could come in as he has previous coaching experience, the Illini and Chicago ties, and I'd think an ability to develop the bigs. I'm sure there are other assistants willing to leave current programs to join Stansbury here. He also seems to have a few assistants currently with NCAA and NBA experience with one of them being the cousin to Kevin Garnett.
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Jerrance Howard is one of the best recruiters and he's been surrounded by some of the best coaches during his career. I think he could be a head coach.
 
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homesickalien

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Springfield
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LurkLongandProsper said:
I agree with this thinking on Gregg, less so on Archie (unless NCSt is open). I do not buy into the "he won't come because he has some distant tie to Groce" thinking.
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I wouldn't say that's it. People smarter than me say there's no chance he's interested.

And I don't get why anyone wouldn't take a job just because there's a tie of some sort. You're not getting too far in this profession if that's your mindset.
 
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