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Illinois 78, Nicholls State 70 OT POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Illiniguy90" data-source="post: 1493547" data-attributes="member: 746457"><p>Realistically Underwood was hired in March 2017. The only recruit he brought in was Mark Smith (in April) who along with most of the remaining Groce talent left him before the 2018-19 season.</p><p></p><p>2018-19 was rough, and if he had someone like Leron Black or Michael Finke to add big man depth and experience we probably would have finished quite a bit better than 12 wins.</p><p></p><p>2019-20 has some pretty high expectations and with the talent he's recruited it realistically should. As long as he brings us into the bubble team conversation this year it's still a sign of positive momentum for the program. Don't misunderstand, anything short of a tournament appearance is a failed season, but coming from where we were a failed season in year 2 is not a firing offense as long as we're still headed the right direction.</p><p></p><p>Whether we make the tournament this year or not I think 2020-21 is Underwood's real test. He needs to send Ayo to the NBA and sign his replacement to show he can both develop and recruit talent. Also, with a roster consisting of Trent (senior), Curbelo/Miller (freshmen), Griffin/Tevian/Giorgi (juniors), and Kofi/Verdonk (sophomores) he has no excuse for not making the tournament and getting at least 12 conference wins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illiniguy90, post: 1493547, member: 746457"] Realistically Underwood was hired in March 2017. The only recruit he brought in was Mark Smith (in April) who along with most of the remaining Groce talent left him before the 2018-19 season. 2018-19 was rough, and if he had someone like Leron Black or Michael Finke to add big man depth and experience we probably would have finished quite a bit better than 12 wins. 2019-20 has some pretty high expectations and with the talent he's recruited it realistically should. As long as he brings us into the bubble team conversation this year it's still a sign of positive momentum for the program. Don't misunderstand, anything short of a tournament appearance is a failed season, but coming from where we were a failed season in year 2 is not a firing offense as long as we're still headed the right direction. Whether we make the tournament this year or not I think 2020-21 is Underwood's real test. He needs to send Ayo to the NBA and sign his replacement to show he can both develop and recruit talent. Also, with a roster consisting of Trent (senior), Curbelo/Miller (freshmen), Griffin/Tevian/Giorgi (juniors), and Kofi/Verdonk (sophomores) he has no excuse for not making the tournament and getting at least 12 conference wins. [/QUOTE]
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