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What trackers are off?
I'm going to need some more rumors and speculation tomorrow. I have no intention of getting any work done.
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27 pages read in 35 minutes, what a whirlwind. My take:
I have loved Brad and thank him for what he has done to get the program back to relevancy. A big part of what we all (Illinoians) like about him is his Ditka like personality. While we are intrigued by it, the tourney results require that we dig a little deeper.
Bottom line:
-his offense stinks - it’s painful watching other teams in the tournament consistently get god looks / shots running an offense. We make it look like our opponents are defensive players of the year. Sure, when someone goes off, Shannon-Meyer-Plummer (last year) we look good, other than that mediocre.
-do you think inbounding the ball from out of bounds should be so difficult and painful?
-I could go on about other coaching things to question, but to summarize, he has done nothing to show he is actually a good coach or shown he is improving as a coach. He’s pulled in some transfers and recruits to give us all the warm and fuzzies but has accomplished very little with them. Sure we were good with Ayo, but what would we have been without Kofi at his side.
That being said, if Brad is entertaining offers, move on. Disgruntled employees always have one foot in and one foot out.
If we can get a Sean Miller, I feel this is our Doug Collins to Phil Jackson opportunity! No, I’m not saying Sean is Phil, but I do think he would be an upgrade all the way around. Handling players, recruiting, coaching, and all things. I feel he would immediately attract an even higher caliber of player than Brad has. Our program would be more exciting.
If not Miller, I feel confident Josh has established himself as someone other high quality coaches would want to work for. We are in a much different place than when we hired Brad.
Brad thanks for the ride, but maybe it would be better for all to move on.
I have loved Brad and thank him for what he has done to get the program back to relevancy. A big part of what we all (Illinoians) like about him is his Ditka like personality. While we are intrigued by it, the tourney results require that we dig a little deeper.
Bottom line:
-his offense stinks - it’s painful watching other teams in the tournament consistently get god looks / shots running an offense. We make it look like our opponents are defensive players of the year. Sure, when someone goes off, Shannon-Meyer-Plummer (last year) we look good, other than that mediocre.
-do you think inbounding the ball from out of bounds should be so difficult and painful?
-I could go on about other coaching things to question, but to summarize, he has done nothing to show he is actually a good coach or shown he is improving as a coach. He’s pulled in some transfers and recruits to give us all the warm and fuzzies but has accomplished very little with them. Sure we were good with Ayo, but what would we have been without Kofi at his side.
That being said, if Brad is entertaining offers, move on. Disgruntled employees always have one foot in and one foot out.
If we can get a Sean Miller, I feel this is our Doug Collins to Phil Jackson opportunity! No, I’m not saying Sean is Phil, but I do think he would be an upgrade all the way around. Handling players, recruiting, coaching, and all things. I feel he would immediately attract an even higher caliber of player than Brad has. Our program would be more exciting.
If not Miller, I feel confident Josh has established himself as someone other high quality coaches would want to work for. We are in a much different place than when we hired Brad.
Brad thanks for the ride, but maybe it would be better for all to move on.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Maybe being the winningest coach in the big ten over the past 4 years after replacing his entire staff at the midpoint and rebuilding our entire team from scratch this past year then winning another 20 games?
Illin618
I forgot the last i in my username
- Southern IL
While I don’t disagree with some of your remarks, Miller would be a great fit no matter where his next destination is but… It doesn’t get much better than BU & Co. in terms of recruiting and portal presence as of the last few years (considering the situation BU was hired into.)
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Except for Fernando...
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Tipsheet: Coaching carousel yields pain for Anderson, gain for Pitino
Rick Pitino is moving on up from Iona to St. John's while former Missouri coach Mike Anderson is lawyering up after getting fired for cause from the Big East school.
Here is what folks are writing about the carousel:
NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
Big Jack
- Decatur
But, do you hear the drums?
Flight trackers for Whitman.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
This reflects my thinking as well. Very well stated.
But the new coach would have to be a home-run hire. No more experimentation with hit-or-miss lower level guys like Weber and Groce.
As a musician, I love the song structure, chord progressions and the historic references in the song. Waterloo is another one . . .
Except Underwood is no Self. Not even in the same universe if we are being honest.
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
I’m all for calling Portnoy names
If Brad leaves he leaves. I’d like to know how realistic the Miller + Cohen/TA/Antigua staff is so I know which level of Vince McMahon to be.
Pretty sure Coach K bought a significant amount of land there. Makes you think. /s
Completely agree here. Like you said before, someone has an agenda they want to push.
Can anyone find the exact details of the latest contract extension? Here is what I found on the buyout...
Illinois said his buyout will increase as well though did not give exact details. On his previous contract, Underwood was required to pay half of his remaining guaranteed contract -- about $9.5 million -- if he left this year for a non-Big Ten team. If he left for a Big Ten opponent, he'd have to pay his full guaranteed contract, or about $19 million.
https://247sports.com/college/illin...-Brad-Underwood-contract-extension-185452092/
Brad Underwood receives one-year extension, raise
ByJEREMY WERNER Mar 30, 2022Illinois said his buyout will increase as well though did not give exact details. On his previous contract, Underwood was required to pay half of his remaining guaranteed contract -- about $9.5 million -- if he left this year for a non-Big Ten team. If he left for a Big Ten opponent, he'd have to pay his full guaranteed contract, or about $19 million.
https://247sports.com/college/illin...-Brad-Underwood-contract-extension-185452092/
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