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Give it another month.I've been avoiding this thread, waiting for an official announcement thread to let me know if either of the coaches actually left. Did they?
Give it another month.I've been avoiding this thread, waiting for an official announcement thread to let me know if either of the coaches actually left. Did they?
In the B1G:My top three schools to hate outside the BIG:
1. UNC
2. Misery
3. Kentucky (They have now moved up in the rankings)
My top three in the BIG:
1. Iowa
2. Iowa
3. Iowa
Give it another month.
In the B1G:In the B1G:
1. Iowa
2.Michigan
3. Iowa
4. Michigan
Enron and Arthur Andersen are offended by this post.You don't get paid of ton of money to give your clients answers they don't want already want to hear. Management shells out that cash for validation and to outsource the dirty work. I agree.
... and Daniel Day Lewis' character on the right is completely isolated, violent, and insane. IIRC he subsequently chases the feckless, corrupt preacher Eli (on the left) around his home bowling alley before bludgeoning him to death. At the conclusion of this scene, Lewis ends up in the fetal position at the end of a lane, where his butler finds him. It's reasonable to say (though the film ends here) that "sanctions" ensue. Perhaps even the death penalty.We're on the left.
IU: "what are we chopped liver?"In the B1G:
1. Iowa
2.Michigan
3. Iowa
4. Michigan
Ever since Bob Knight/ I. Thomas it's been Indiana for me.In the B1G:
1. Iowa
2.Michigan
3. Iowa
4. Michigan
Yeah, it was no secret the Collins got Henson those Illinois kids. No way he gets them without Collins.Try Jimmy Collins, lead recruiter and assistant coach for 13 years.
Agree, for the most part, but Kentucky did receive the death penalty. But, I'm sure their blue blood status made their comeback much shorter.Those programs haven't experienced near the adversity that ours has.
That comes from Underwood. He knows what kind of kids he wants and needs.There seems to have been a keen eye for spotting talent on the recruiting front over the last several years. Was that all OA and Chin, doubt it. I am confident whoever they bring in will be able to recruit, I just hope we keep recruiting the right kids.
Nope. 3 years probation, 2 years post-season play ban. And that was 1989!Agree, for the most part, but Kentucky did receive the death penalty. But, I'm sure their blue blood status made their comeback much shorter.
Yeah, it's like they targeted us.I'm pretty confident that we aren't going to poach 2 of the best recruiters from the *same* staff though. That's what irks me about this whole situation.
I knew it had been awhile back. It ages me. They haven't faced adversity in awhile, though.Nope. 3 years probation, 2 years post-season play ban. And that was 1989!
Legends seems a bit strong to me, but to each his own.I want to be mad at Antigua and Chin for (possibly) leaving but I just can’t. These 2 guys were such a huge part of bringing Illinois back to where it should be. It sucks and it hurts but these 2 will always be legends in my book.
So, where is that assistant who wants to take on the challenge to take the top 20 program into the top 6 or 7? The one who wants to work to overtake the top program, not just join them. I get it, Kentucky is a top three most prestigious program and it'd be hard to turn that request down. But, teams like Gonzaga had to have started somewhere. And, atleast for now, Kentucky is looking up at them.Remember, also, that Antigua comes from loftier heights than our program. He comes from a world of Final Fours and top-ranked recruiting classes. We only had him because, like King Hamlet, he was condemned to roam the earth and burn off the sins of his misadventures at South Florida. His time in C-U was his purgatory. His excellent performance there atones for his sins, so he can return to his rightful setting.
Chin, not so much. If he dumps us, I'll be more upset.
I hope that will be the light at the end of this tunnel.Hearing we are gaining some steam with a certain Oregon assistant..
Right person at the right school at the right time it seems to me, and when it does happen it seems to be for different reasons for each individual person... Tom Izzo isn't a lifer at Michigan State for the same reasons as Mark Few is at Gonzaga. That's kinda how it seems to me, I could be over thinking it though. lolSo, where is that assistant who wants to take on the challenge to take the top 20 program into the top 6 or 7? The one who wants to work to overtake the top program, not just join them. I get it, Kentucky is a top three most prestigious program and it'd be hard to turn that request down. But, teams like Gonzaga had to have started somewhere. And, atleast for now, Kentucky is looking up at them.
TLDR; IMO People leave due to perceived disrespect, jerks, and pay. The only value of the Kinsey study is that it points out that money alone is not enough to retain people.1. Challenging Work
2. Recognition
3. Employee Involvement
4. Job Security
5. Compensation
Motivating people: Getting beyond money
The economic slump offers business leaders a chance to more effectively reward talented employees by emphasizing nonfinancial motivators rather than bonuses.www.mckinsey.com
In my 30+ years in and out of management, I think this is pretty accurate, although I think younger generations might substitute "Job Flexibility" with "Job Security". The ability to work from home and set your own hours is becoming a deal breaker, especially in IT.
I mostly agree with you here. It is not likely we would have landed comparable players, BUT I do believe that we will land comparable players in the future. Losing OA is a hit, but I believe we can still land high quality recruits IF we hire comparable coaches. He is not the only good recruiter out there. He may be the best (I don't know), but there are definitely other guys capable of filling his shoes.OA was massively important because he got in on out of state guys that we typically don’t get.
To suggest we’d have landed comparable talent to Kofi and Curbelo without AO is crazy. There weren’t any instaters with those guys talent, and out of staters typically don’t look at Illinois.
I’m of the belief when in-state talent is strong, the program sells itself. Assts aren’t that important. But right now, they are immensely important especially with Peoria and downstate talent pool all dried up. Chicago hadn’t even produced much lately either
I mostly agree with you here. It is not likely we would have landed comparable players, BUT I do believe that we will land comparable players in the future. Losing OA is a hit, but I believe we can still land high quality recruits IF we hire comparable coaches. He is not the only good recruiter out there. He may be the best (I don't know), but there are definitely other guys capable of filling his shoes.
We just finished the year ranked #2, we should be a destination for good players.