Totally agree, we are on people's radar both to play here and coach here. I'm not saying we are place #1 but we are getting closer to...a destination. However # of coaches we need, we'll have a great group of studs to choose from to fill those needs. Also BU is as prepared as
Was this announced somewhere?
Source or opinion on Chin?
But the biggest question is where have you read Gentry wants to leave. All I have read is Gonzaga has offered him a job.
Maybe true too. But if ALL three leave, I would think there is a little stink in the coaches room. Rare to lose all three. When one leaves, it seems it would be a prime opportunity for another to move up.
Sturdy reported they were negotiating so there must be mutual interest.
I agree 100 %. Anyone questioning these moves are not true Illini Fans, but rather trolls. Illini are rising with Whitman and Underwood and will continue to rise. Get used to it. We are BACK !!!!!
Was there any scuttlebutt about our coaches leaving before Kentucky came calling or before Gonzaga lost their 20-yr assistant coach / HC-in-waiting to Arizona? I don't recall seeing anything about other open jobs before all that happened. I agree, seems like opportunity knocking to me, more than a sign of problems.
No one ever wins Chicago. Even the blue bloods/national powers don't win Chicago. Chicago is in it for Chicago 99% of the time and those players will find whatever is best for them. Unless they come out and say they want to form a college Dream Team (I know it's not happening in case anyone thinks I'm actually serious), I'm leery of putting all our focus on just Chicago.
My guess is either Cal asked OA for names or Cal was already interested in Chin an O vouched for him in either scenario. My guess is Chin sold his MIF connections and all of the 23/24 talent to land the offer. And let’s face it, Chin has a better shot at landing those kids at UK.
Doug Mills and Harry Combes are arguably the two best coaches to ever lead our program. Both came to Illinois directly from high school.On..."...hire a HS coach". Nate Oats says Hi...(and agree few HS coaches will turn into star coaches like Nate Oats)
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Hutch is the second coming of Jordan and Pods is going to be a first team All American as a junior, they should give us the National championship now.
That was also a really, really long time ago. Things have changed a bit.
This is what I am struggling with. We are coming off a season where we basically won the B1G, won the BTT, and were a 1 seed in the dance and seem poised to maintain our momentum. So I ask myself how many comparable teams in similar situations would lose 3 assistant coaches to non-hc moves when money ultimately doesn't seem to be the issue? It makes me think that the underlying issue is BU and that scares the hell out of me.
Seriously... Like all of us in the real working world. A larger more financial secure company came offering us more money and a better work environment. Our current employer countered but it was to late. Its Kentucky and Gonzaga who came offering. Hmmmm!! I would take that new job everyday!
