Joel Goodson
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Mebbe that's why they bolted for KY.
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I would consider it if they were making lateral moves. It doesn't seem to me that moving to a higher profile job for equal or money is shrouded in mystery.
HAHA!! Irvin joins Illinois as assistant BB coach.
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Irvin Joins Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball Staff - University of Illinois Athletics
University of Illinois women's basketball head coach Nancy Fahey announced Tuesday (May 4) the hiring of assistant coach Corry Irvin to her Fighting Illini coaching
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This is where I fall. It's certainly not ideal to lose any or all of your assistant coaches but the responsibility of the program lands squarely on BU and JW's shoulders. If this is the end of the road and not just a speed bump than it wasn't being built to be sustained long term anyway.
Again, I believe BU and JW are the right people to continue to move this forward.
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Daughter in law?HAHA!! Irvin joins Illinois as assistant BB coach.
Irvin Joins Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball Staff - University of Illinois Athletics
University of Illinois women's basketball head coach Nancy Fahey announced Tuesday (May 4) the hiring of assistant coach Corry Irvin to her Fighting Illini coaching
SIL to Mike, Nick,and Lance. Married (to Mac, jr) into the family.
C'mon now, there have been so many dead horses beaten on here you might as well call this place a glue factory
This can't hurt the relationship with MIF ... right?HAHA!! Irvin joins Illinois as assistant BB coach.
Irvin Joins Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball Staff - University of Illinois Athletics
University of Illinois women's basketball head coach Nancy Fahey announced Tuesday (May 4) the hiring of assistant coach Corry Irvin to her Fighting Illini coaching
chrisRunner7
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Bah dum ching
I wish I could see KB's take on this.
Maybe just semantics but I disagree with putting our first (and possibly best?) recruit in 2022in the et al grouping. Also, Grandison/Da'Monte are more likely to start at the 3 than Hutch. I think Curbelo/Frazier/Hutcherson/Plummber will primarily fill the 1/2 positions with only a little overlap into the 3. Grandison/Da'Monte will primarily play the 3 with a small overlap into the 4. Hawkins will live at the 4 along with hopefully another top PF (Liddell / Mitchell would be amazing). Kofi & Payne will live at the 5 (if Kofi doesn't return then hopefully we land another ready to play 5, because while Payne might be ready to play ~20 minutes I worry about trying to ask him to take on more than that without solid backup).
Underwood is an intense guy. That comes through loud and clear. And he is... ‘demanding’ of his players and staff. But unless a certain behavioral line is crossed (‘way too much’ of this), these are good qualities for a coach to have.
Some people don’t like ‘intense”. Some want laid-back and professorial. Some don’t want to held to high standards. Some don’t want to work hard. And other combos are just are not a good mix together.
What does any successful organization do? Put a good person at the helm that is success-oriented and then get out of their way and let them do their thing.
This is a really interesting fork-in-the-road moment for the Orange Program and Coach. Interesting to see how they handle it (and how some of the ‘back-channel’ conversations are going right now.)
Some people don’t like ‘intense”. Some want laid-back and professorial. Some don’t want to held to high standards. Some don’t want to work hard. And other combos are just are not a good mix together.
What does any successful organization do? Put a good person at the helm that is success-oriented and then get out of their way and let them do their thing.
This is a really interesting fork-in-the-road moment for the Orange Program and Coach. Interesting to see how they handle it (and how some of the ‘back-channel’ conversations are going right now.)
Anyone hearing anything on Brandon Miller as an Illini Assistant Coach?
I went to High School with Brandon Miller....surely isn't the same one. He is a Junior High Bball coach, I think
Do you work for McKinsey?
I’m referring to the former (and possibly future) Illini men’s basketball assistant coach.
Third time's the charm (in coaching)?
Being a AC in college basketball is like being a gypsy, you move on from teams to learn and network at the next stop. With success brings new opportunities. BU has an opportunity to bring in fresh blood to his program, and build on the momentum that is growing. OA and CC did not hire BU, Brad is the man at Illinois and will bring in good assistants, JW will see to that as well. We are in good hands . Brad Underwood and Josh Whitman did not come to Illinois to lose, that I am certain of
wettsten
- Chicago
let's bring in archie and sean too! although a staff like that would be more appropriate at marquette
JW
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Serious questions - what are these prep schools? Are they just private schools with fancy basketball programs? Who pays the tuition? Are the same as those "prep schools" for students after they graduate high school but before university? Asking for a friend.
Can't find much at all on him in regards to his current career. He has seemed to vanish & those around him don't share much.
Now it's going to bug me until I find out where he is & if he's ok.
Is he currently coaching anywhere? I tried finding something about what he's currently doing (albeit for just a couple minutes) and couldn't find any info after his medical leave of absence from his brief stint as HC at Butler.
Joel Goodson
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I'm going to be ecstatic when the new guys are announced (even if they aren't "home runs"), if only because this thread will die.
Counterpoint: the Adam Miller thread is going strong unfortunately.
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