The reality is he has won only 4 NCAA games in 10 years as a head coach. Never gotten to S16.
It’s West Virginia. As long as it wasn’t Bud Light he was drinking he’ll be fine.
West Virginia's Huggins arrested on DUI charge
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was arrested in Pittsburgh on a charge of driving under the influence, with police saying his blood alcohol content was 0.21% in a breath test.www.espn.com
This will be interesting if he coaches this year
It really depends on who you get. If you managed to get Muss he would have the entire roster turned over in one portal period.
So he should go because Whitman overpaid him?
It feels like you might have some deeper issues at play here….
Yes he is overpaid for the results, and yes it is apples and oranges.
It is interesting that neither one hired an established coach. Both hired assistants with no previous collegiate head coaching experience.
That was the case with the slur, but with the DUI coming so soon after… idk
I like Brad — great recruiter, good coach although in an ideal world I’d like to find an assistant or two who’s an Xs and Os specialist to help out with some on-court issues.
Kerr Kriisa, come on over…
The Henson comparison is valid if you look at the details. His first 4 teams were not making an expanded NCAA field. His NIT teams -- years 5 & 7 - would have been on the bubble at best. Underwood is ahead of Henson at the same stage. I don't care what he's paid.
I am not 100% sure he is a very good coach. I am still on the fence whether Gentry was the x and o mastermind for Underwood. The offense was best in the couple years he was reunited with Underwood and hasn't been great since he left. I think he is a solid coach. He has made some adjustments which is a sign of a good coach but there have also been several times he has either failed to create a team rather than a collection of individuals or make adjustments in game. He should get a lot of credit for staff assembly. He has almost always had a good to great staff which is the sign of a good leader.Very good coach?
Can recruit well?
If those two very important factors are solidly in place, firing for the sake of firing seems very short sighted. We hear complaints about coaches being good Xs and Os guys but can’t recruit, or being good recruiters but can’t coach.
If Brad indeed adept at those two qualities, barring any external factors, keeping him should be a top priority. The last coach we had with both of those traits is now winning National Championships at Kansas (after years of horrible tournament failures, no less).
Self went to 2 elite 8s in his first 3 tourney appearances….Very good coach?
Can recruit well?
If those two very important factors are solidly in place, firing for the sake of firing seems very short sighted. We hear complaints about coaches being good Xs and Os guys but can’t recruit, or being good recruiters but can’t coach.
If Brad indeed adept at those two qualities, barring any external factors, keeping him should be a top priority. The last coach we had with both of those traits is now winning National Championships at Kansas (after years of horrible tournament failures, no less).
Could we be Creighton? Alabama? Arkansas?
Kenny Battle would be the heart and soul of any team he would have been on. If you don't know this, you weren't around to see the '89 team play.
Lol, I played with him at Impe and others several times. Im older than Battle by a few years.. We were talking about top 12 picks. Battle was late 20s.
Some teams are built for the long haul. The regular season. However, when the lights are on and its one and done, they aren't prepared for that pressure and they fail. You see it in all sports. Check out the Bruins in the NHL. Best regular season ever, done in the first round. Now, in Boston they're talking about a rebuild. Time for Brad to prove he can win both in season and in the NCAA. The B1G tournament is nice but I almost prefer an early exit and rest for the guys going into the tournament that really matters.
Not talking about skill level or draft position. I'm talking about the heart of the player. That's what I mean by heart and soul. Remember, this was about the make up of the perfect Illini player.
TBF the only reason Boston is in a rebuild is a couple stars are possibly retiring and they are in a bad spot with the cap. They aren't doing it because they lost in the first round
Yes, it almost always takes elite talent to produce elite results. Our most successful teams have had multiple NBA players and / or McDonald's All Americans.
Actually bro Knoville is guessing on the severity of the lack of PG. Williams maybe just fine ... we will have to see. Else it will likely be PG by committee with Harris, Rodgers, Shannon, Goode???, Moretti getting minutes
Well played. I could actually hear Dueling Banjos playing in my head as I read that.
Actually, an EE and an S16 his first 2 at UI. He also inherited 3 McDonald's All Americans, 3 NBA players, a Mr. Basketball, and Lucas Johnson. Frank Williams, Brian Cook, Robert Archibald, Marcus Griffin, Sergio McClain. Plus Cory Bradford, Sean Harrington ...
