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Lon Kruger to Nat'l College Basketball HOF
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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin" data-source="post: 1776839" data-attributes="member: 4069"><p>Long overdue. Kruger's teams were exciting to watch --guy really knows how to motivate players. Kind of a golden era when the sanctions were behind the program and it was in the hands of great coaches. The BIG was incredibly physical when Kruger coached and he brought in some tough bigs. Bummed when he left, but hiring Self kept that train going.</p><p></p><p>I go back to Henson, so my list would include Henson, Kruger, Self, Weber, Groce, and Underwood. I'd give an A to each of Self, Kruger, Heson, and Underwood --kind of splitting hairs on ranking them. Self inherited the most and arguably built the best roster since the flyin Illini, but Kruger did it from scratch, and had HRF --that squad couldn't be counted out ever. Big gap down to Weber in my mind, given his success came almost entirely from what he inherited. And Groce was a wash-out. Underwood can get to the top with more post-season success --hasn't quite had the luck and coaching to peak like he needs to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin, post: 1776839, member: 4069"] Long overdue. Kruger's teams were exciting to watch --guy really knows how to motivate players. Kind of a golden era when the sanctions were behind the program and it was in the hands of great coaches. The BIG was incredibly physical when Kruger coached and he brought in some tough bigs. Bummed when he left, but hiring Self kept that train going. I go back to Henson, so my list would include Henson, Kruger, Self, Weber, Groce, and Underwood. I'd give an A to each of Self, Kruger, Heson, and Underwood --kind of splitting hairs on ranking them. Self inherited the most and arguably built the best roster since the flyin Illini, but Kruger did it from scratch, and had HRF --that squad couldn't be counted out ever. Big gap down to Weber in my mind, given his success came almost entirely from what he inherited. And Groce was a wash-out. Underwood can get to the top with more post-season success --hasn't quite had the luck and coaching to peak like he needs to. [/QUOTE]
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