This statement is wrong on so many accounts including Financially.
His contract runs through 2019 please the article on his Salary.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/2016/02/ohio_state_why_thad_matta_migh.html
So does Groce's. Means nothing.
This statement is wrong on so many accounts including Financially.
His contract runs through 2019 please the article on his Salary.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/2016/02/ohio_state_why_thad_matta_migh.html
I say we hire Coach K and make Thibs the assistant. It has worked very well for USA basketball and with the Colangelo/UI/USA connection, I believe it is a distinct possibility.
I say we hire Coach K and make Thibs the assistant. It has worked very well for USA basketball and with the Colangelo/UI/USA connection, I believe it is a distinct possibility.
I like this, but I propose we think "out of the box" and offer the job to Steph Curry.
I think he would recruit well and would give us a positive "buzz" nationally. He lacks X's and O's coaching experience, but that's why I think the Illini should hire assistant coach Greg Popovich and assistant coach Phil Jackson.
To help with recruiting the Chicago area, I feel like Michael Jordan would be a solid pick. He's got a lot of connections in the city and used to play there.
Big deal. Jordan played there in the 90's. Kids these days don't even know who he is.
As far as transferring out, there may be more if Groce stays than if he goes. DJW and AJ are clearly in Groce's doghouse, perhaps for good reason. Certainly with Hill ahead of them in the rotation can't hang that on Groce. Certainly if JW hires a big name, and even if he does not, there is a reasonable chance of holding on to recruits.
Keatts certainly sounds interesting. Cuonzo sounds interesting. I am just hoping to return to the days when I had to worry about hearing the score on sports radio before I watch the game. I live in MA so unless we are top 25, not going to hear anything.
Wish the best for the Illini, and unless shows a radical turnaround, I feel the time is come. He looked liked someone who knew he was losing his job on the floor yesterday. Glad to see he has some fight, but for whatever reason he can't the fight into the players prior to the start of road games.
GO ILLINI!
Is it football season yet?
Long time lurker, started following the board around the Djax recruitment. Finally posting because I feel I have something relevant to say lol. I spent last week in the Peoria area for work and was shocked to meet a guy who was training to be a district manager for the company. That man happened to be Marcus Griffin. I am 29, so my childhood was filled with highlights of him, Frankie, Sergio, etc.
I spent close to an hour just talking with him about how frustrated we both are with the way the program has declined. We discussed their terrible performances on the road and to me his comment was spot on. He said to me, "winning on the road is all about heart and mental toughness" and that our older guys have gotten so used to losing that they don't have what it takes to win on the road. Also said that he thinks the only way that is going to change is to change coaches, and bring in a new culture/winning attitude to the program. He even went to say that Groce should be gone even if they make the tourney.
Big deal. Jordan played there in the 90's. Kids these days don't even know who he is.
Im watching the stanford vs cal game, and Id be happy w/ CM as the head coach. Ball doesnt stay stationary, good d, good transition. Im sold!
Ohio st seems done with Matta. I wanted him when Weber was hired. I say hire him as head coach and make Groce an assistant and dump Ford. They were a good team together, The Groce kids can finish school in Champaign and not be uprooted, plus we maintain relationships with recruits.
Tilmon.
Bear in mind we lose Hill, Morgan, Abrams, Thorne, and Tate. That's 40+ points to replace.
Player: Season, B1G
Hill: 17.5, 16.2
Morgan: 10.2, 12.0
Abrams: 8.8, 4.3
Thorne: 5.4, 3.6
Tate: 2.7, 1.1
Let's be realistic here. That looks like about 28 points that need to be replaced. There are good arguments as to why the last 3 players shouldn't be getting as much playing time as they are already.
Buzz Williams and certainly Bennett may be possibilities along with Marshall.....first 2 are more legit $$$ guys I think, Marshall still seems like more $$$ to me to leave where he is...also the assistant at Gonzaga might be good also although doubtful due to lack of HC experience...
He is and has been the number 1 recruiter in Europe for them....recruit Europe with the university level of education and admission standards...then if Chicago is light got a lot of talent either way....certainly has been working for Gonzaga anyway?
WHY ON EARTH IS MARSHALL EVEN BEING TALKED ABOUT.... No way. Has anyone ever seen him? Zero Chicago recruiting if that happens, plus for a fan base that had a aneurysm over Groce throwing his coat one night...have you ever seen his meltdown in Canada this summer? Quit bringing him up, no way he would be considered.
We need some sort of emoji to end posts that aren't legit ideas. Just so we know the jokes and the ideas to respond to. Hire Matta and keep Groce as an assistant?
[FONT="]General consensus on the board is we keep Pickett and DMW no matter what. Frazier and Tilmon are question marks. If Groce is fired and we lose both of them our roster stands to have 9 scholarship players. That's also not even counting potential transfers if Groce is let go, or just because guys want a change of scenery.
[/FONT]Trust me you do not want to see the mess we will have if we fire Grove land staff, then lose all of these recruits. It will be ugly for another 5 years and maybe worse. Just sad.
[FONT="]I think it's natural that our first instinct with a coaching change is that the players, especially the incoming ones, will want to flee given their attachment to the former coach/staff. But let's check out some actual data before we get too caught up in the fear-mongering of losing recruits.IF JG isn't here to coach next year, it will be real hard to keep TF,JT and to land Smith at all. I am not saying we couldn't get someone who could keep them, But I do think it will be a lot harder then some think. I wouldn't be at all shocked to lose a couple that are here already if the change is made.