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Illini2010-11 said:
If we lost in the first weekend, the Coaching Carousel thread would have been on fire. The Elite 8 run from two years ago would have been justified from some as an outlier end result, and there would be a very vocal minority calling for a new coaching staff. Heck, prior to the tourney this year there was some negativity flowing through that thread.

The run to the Final Four will end that nonsense for a good while (hopefully allowing Brad to retire from this position a number of years down the road). There is no understating how program-defining the last few weeks have been for the program -- we have gone from top-tier but not getting the final results (NCAAT related) to top-tier title contenders moving forward.
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You will always have this group of people. They point out tactical errors made by the coach(es) as if no other coach screws up.

The fact of the matter is that every single coach makes mistakes, including the all-time greats.

If you just focus on the negatives for your team's coaches (which there always are), you will always be dissatisified and think you'd be better off with a new guy.
 
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the juiceman cometh
Illini2010-11 said:
If we lost in the first weekend, the Coaching Carousel thread would have been on fire. The Elite 8 run from two years ago would have been justified from some as an outlier end result, and there would be a very vocal minority calling for a new coaching staff. Heck, prior to the tourney this year there was some negativity flowing through that thread.

The run to the Final Four will end that nonsense for a good while (hopefully allowing Brad to retire from this position a number of years down the road). There is no understating how program-defining the last few weeks have been for the program -- we have gone from top-tier but not getting the final results (NCAAT related) to top-tier title contenders moving forward.
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That happened on this board after pretty much every loss this season. It happened just one season after the E8 run when we failed to make the second weekend the next year. And it'll probably happen again at some point. I bet a lot of us can accurately predict who will be leading that charge, who will be following it, and what they'll be saying.
 
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ChiefGritty
the juiceman cometh said:
That happened on this board after pretty much every loss this season. It happened just one season after the E8 run when we failed to make the second weekend the next year. And it'll probably happen again at some point. I bet a lot of us can accurately predict who will be leading that charge, who will be following it, and what they'll be saying.
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The Sean Miller chatter will continue until morale improves.
 
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Calvin
WhereDoWeStandWithStorr? said:
Glad we didn't, and Keaton made the correct choice.
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Easy for us to say, but yeah, the life-changing payoff seems like the obvious choice. Not sure what kind of price you can put on the college experience, but it would have to be really high in his case!
 
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Scoregasm
Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2048915906483441766
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Emerson Bigguns
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Latest ESPN mock draft:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2049130264656261357

— Keaton Wagler No. 6
— Kylan Boswell No. 52
— Andrej Stojakovic No. 54
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Good for Kylan. He is a better player than he showed at the end of last season. The nursing the hand injury was clearly affecting his shooting, confidence, and aggression.

I still don't think Andej is leaving for 2nd round money.

Does he want to go play in from of 6 dozen people somewhere like Grand Rapids or Sioux Falls, or compete for a Championship at a packed State Farm Center?

Easy choice.
 
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IlliniFan25
EllderIlliniFan said:
And all from an unheralded freshman. Stepping back and looking at what he did this season, it is beyond amazing. Has there ever been an under rated freshman exceed expectations the way he has? And such a great attitude. Don't expect to ever see something like that again.
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I agree 100%. I sure wish he could have came back, but totally understand why he didn't. It sure won't be the same with Keaton not running the show.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
Brand new Vecinie mock has Wagler No. 5

https://twitter.com/x/status/2049482893043683539

“The Clippers received this pick from the Indiana Pacers in my spin after a creatively structured pick protection in the Ivica Zubac trade. LA gets this pick if it falls from No. 5 to No. 9.

If the Clippers end up here, they would be in a tricky spot. Most of the players projected in this range are lead guards such as Acuff, Flemings, Wagler and Brown. However, the team already has its long-term lead guard signed to a large contract in Darius Garland.

Wagler is probably the best fit with his size and ability to shoot off the catch. He is unequivocally this year’s biggest draft riser and maybe the biggest draft riser in the one-and-done era after leading Illinois to the Final Four.”
 
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the juiceman cometh
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Brand new Vecinie mock has Wagler No. 5

https://twitter.com/x/status/2049482893043683539

“The Clippers received this pick from the Indiana Pacers in my spin after a creatively structured pick protection in the Ivica Zubac trade. LA gets this pick if it falls from No. 5 to No. 9.

If the Clippers end up here, they would be in a tricky spot. Most of the players projected in this range are lead guards such as Acuff, Flemings, Wagler and Brown. However, the team already has its long-term lead guard signed to a large contract in Darius Garland.

Wagler is probably the best fit with his size and ability to shoot off the catch. He is unequivocally this year’s biggest draft riser and maybe the biggest draft riser in the one-and-done era after leading Illinois to the Final Four.”
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Wow, kinda wild how far Mara has risen as well. #9 in this.

By the way, for all the hand-wringing about professional Euros in their late 20s (yet to see any proof of this) I've seen on this board and elsewhere, it's somewhat notable the two oldest players on this mock draft are 24-year-olds Richie Saunders and Duke Miles, hailing from such exotic locales as Mount Pleasant, Utah and Montgomery, Alabama.
 
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