http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jerry-colangelos-house/view/google/
also Dan Majerle is a popular person nowadays as well....yes he lives here...
also Dan Majerle is a popular person nowadays as well....yes he lives here...
Had some down time at work so I actually looked into this. From some quick googling, there are 3 P5 coaches who have been with their current teams for 3+ years and have a worse conference winning percentage than John Groce.
Pat Chambers .282
Andy Enfield .323
Tim Miles .376
Colangelo is running the Sixers, but he might still live in Phoenix, idk.
Bryan is the Sixers GM (and a bad GM), Jerry is the relevant Colangelo
I believe Jerry is "special consultant" there but that job can be done from anywhere with cell service.
Jerry's role is minute at best
could go on, and I'm not cherry-picking statistics to fit my narrative. I challenge anyone to find a statistic that places John Groce's Illini teams favorably in our history.
Gee looks like Josh Whitman was in Phoenix yesterday. Wonder who else lives in Phoenix? (Colangelo)
https://twitter.com/IlliniAD/status/831941481300586497
if you have $$$ laying around buy the stock "LOPE" traded on Nasdaq...I believe it's around $57.00 per share.......BUT, they haven't even been allowed into the NCAA $$$ pot yet, that is next year. Plus I believe an invite to join the WAC?
Any idea how an exciting team, who has given some big names already a run for their money at times, might fare once they are allowed to play along full blown? Stock could blow up!
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/lope/historical
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/02/gra...tball-best-student-section-havocs-dan-majerle
If Groce comes back next year, we'll be projected 13th or 14th in the conference at best. Heck, we're going to finish there this year with a veteran team, let alone with new freshmen and without really known upper class leadership. I honestly think the only way Whitman keeps Groce is to set him up to fail next year, which doesn't make much sense at all seeing what he's about.
Whitman has a plan already, let's just let it play out.
No matter who the coach is I think we are at least a middle of the pack team in the league next year. I think next year you have more playmakers and a big in Tillmon. Lucas, Frazier, JCL, Kipper, Black, Finke, Tillmon and hopefully a 5th year Big is a pretty good top 8 players. Smith is still a possibility, I see a l see a lot of potential in this group
Bryan is the Sixers GM (and a bad GM), Jerry is the relevant Colangelo
He did win the Maui Invitational...with FUBW's players :thumb:I challenge anyone to find a statistic that places John Groce's Illini teams favorably in our history.
The good news for the next Illini coach, whomever it may be, is that it might be impossible to do worse than Groce has. MAYBE, if there are another rash of injuries to an even less experienced team, but I'd guess that this year's record is about the floor for next year's team, too. So, you're bound to look like at least a step up. Then you can claim you "improved Illinois" while you were here and call it a win!
If the new coach could duplicate Groce's first year I'll take it.
If the new coach could duplicate Groce's first year I'll take it.
Had some down time at work so I actually looked into this. From some quick googling, there are 3 P5 coaches who have been with their current teams for 3+ years and have a worse conference winning percentage than John Groce.
Pat Chambers .282
Andy Enfield .323
Tim Miles .376
The good news for the next Illini coach, whomever it may be, is that it might be impossible to do worse than Groce has. MAYBE, if there are another rash of injuries to an even less experienced team, but I'd guess that this year's record is about the floor for next year's team, too. So, you're bound to look like at least a step up. Then you can claim you "improved Illinois" while you were here and call it a win!
"Bad GM" . He's only had the position since April 2016. That puts him in his first season as Sixers GM.