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He was out of eligibility by the time John Groce took over our program.
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Short of a last-second shot over a 12 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament getting Maryland to the Sweet 16, is there really a lot to prove Kevin Willard is going to tear it up at Villanova?
I’m not saying Collins absolutely would have torn it up at Villanova. But given the hand he consistently has to play relative to the rest of the conference, I’m not convinced he would be a bad fit at a program like Villanova, Creighton, or many of the other non-UConn Big East programs.
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Woh idk about that he didn’t fully explore his COVID year.
Quentin Snider would probably have been a better fit though.
I would argue that would’ve been more detrimental to the program in general if he only bought groce another 4 years.
Point remains the same. Groce was not a single recruit away from having good teams. His best finish being his first year in the program is a huge indicator of the type of coach he was.
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The case for Kevin Willard depends on the extent to which you buy Seton Hall as one of the most difficult jobs in the country.Kevin Willard Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
Kevin Willard Coaching Record
Short of a last-second shot over a 12 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament getting Maryland to the Sweet 16, is there really a lot to prove Kevin Willard is going to tear it up at Villanova?
I’m not saying Collins absolutely would have torn it up at Villanova. But given the hand he consistently has to play relative to the rest of the conference, I’m not convinced he would be a bad fit at a program like Villanova, Creighton, or many of the other non-UConn Big East programs.
I don't really have a strong opinion either way on that.
I'm not sure about Kevin Willard either, but he did raise a couple Big East banners at Seton Hall, so I think there's a stronger argument he can win at a good Big East program than there is for Collins winning at a better Big Ten job, or even with Nova. His ability to compete for conference titles is entirely speculative.Kevin Willard Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
Kevin Willard Coaching Record
Short of a last-second shot over a 12 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament getting Maryland to the Sweet 16, is there really a lot to prove Kevin Willard is going to tear it up at Villanova?
I’m not saying Collins absolutely would have torn it up at Villanova. But given the hand he consistently has to play relative to the rest of the conference, I’m not convinced he would be a bad fit at a program like Villanova, Creighton, or many of the other non-UConn Big East programs.
To each his own I guess. It is an apples to oranges comparison in that Collins has been somewhat successful at a school with no history of success and no resources, while BU has restored Illinois to somewhat below Henson era success and well below Kruger/Self/early Weber era success with Top 10 level resources. Let me put it this way...if both BU and Collins had the same roster and played 10 times, I think Collins would win 8 out of 10
This is your reminder that Henson at Illinois won just one conference title in 21 seasons, and missed out on the tournament 43% of the time.
Kinda relieved you didn't include Groce in there. Kruger never made a 2nd weekend before he bounced btw. Also a worse conference record than BU. Weber did great until he had to bring in players of his own, at which point the program was in a far worse place than it has been under BU.
As I've said elsewhere, I think we should all be skeptical about this claim. Everyone says it, but I've yet to see any reason at all to believe it.
I believe you do think this, but there is absolutely no reason to, and if there was a legitimate basis to think this, Collins would be coaching Duke right now, not NW.
Final 4 weekend, lots of coaches having meetings and networking goin on in San Antone
I’m hoping it’s because he’s in Europe…
Geoff looking for a hidden gem across the pond?
He's working his !!! off and it's going to pay off immensely.
While we wait to lockdown some new Illini commitments, is there any new word on potential coaching staff candidates?
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Maybe he took the picture
I assume Hamer paid for it.
Somebody left an awful lot of steak and a baked potato on their plate
Hopefully this was Hamer’s going away dinner.
My head canon is he is just getting demoted (with Kwa) back to some non assistant role.
Just read it what an excellent read...... to quote the old song classic "Only the Good Die Young"Didn't really know where else to put this one, but if you have a subscription to The Athletic you have to read this story on the late Amir Abdur-Rahim. Fantastic coach, and clearly a better human being who left us far too soon.
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Not only is Hamer in this photo
, but he also wasted a lot of steak there. He must have some juicy blackmail on Brad...DICKnaggie
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Pretty sure his steak was well done and he ate it with ketchup, lol!Not only is Hamer in this photo
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