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Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch

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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #495 on: May 02, 2021, 09:26:25 PM »
Original post updated.
Again.

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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #496 on: May 02, 2021, 10:03:21 PM »
Original post updated.
Again.

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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #497 on: May 02, 2021, 11:14:10 PM »
Did Gentry have a threesome with Chin and OA's wives or something?

Were things really that bad that our assistants decided it was better to fuck off outta here?
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« Reply #498 on: May 03, 2021, 01:13:34 AM »
Did Gentry have a threesome with Chin and OA's wives or something?

Were things really that bad that our assistants decided it was better to fuck off outta here?

Who knows. This is all pretty strange TBH.


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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #499 on: May 03, 2021, 01:24:23 AM »
Situation is super weird and makes me wonder what's happened off the record.

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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #500 on: May 03, 2021, 06:50:04 AM »
Situation is super weird and makes me wonder what's happened off the record.

It’s basically unheard of to have 2 assistants take lateral moves after a season like that. And both to the same spot might be unprecedented

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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #501 on: May 03, 2021, 08:03:51 AM »
It’s basically unheard of to have 2 assistants take lateral moves after a season like that. And both to the same rspot might be unprecedented

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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #502 on: May 03, 2021, 08:36:54 AM »
UK's athletic director should make a run at those guys, just for the lulz.

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« Reply #503 on: May 03, 2021, 08:37:41 AM »
It’s basically unheard of to have 2 assistants take lateral moves after a season like that. And both to the same spot might be unprecedented

No way to view this, and rationalize it very easily.

The OA thing could have been understood with his Calipari history and the money.

Losing Chin also, after being offered huge raise, creates some questions about Whitman and/or Hulka and the program.

Might simply be the reality that KY is elite program and we will never be seen that way, and those gigs are simply better.

One could say it is not lateral moves I guess.



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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #504 on: May 03, 2021, 09:27:03 AM »
It’s basically unheard of to have 2 assistants take lateral moves after a season like that. And both to the same spot might be unprecedented

UK is not a lateral move, thats a huge move up for an assistant
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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #505 on: May 03, 2021, 09:31:34 AM »
UK is not a lateral move, thats a huge move up for an assistant

Well, I am sure that will be the narrative.
And it might very well be the main reason.

If there is more of a backstory it will come out.


Bottom line we need to get strong replacements in soon.


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« Reply #506 on: May 03, 2021, 09:57:47 AM »
Well, I am sure that will be the narrative.
And it might very well be the main reason.

If there is more of a backstory it will come out.


Bottom line we need to get strong replacements in soon.

its not an opinion man, its a fact that UK is a million times better basketball job than UIUC

the money, the tradition, the facilities, its all there, it is the blue blood job

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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #507 on: May 03, 2021, 10:21:06 AM »
its not an opinion man, its a fact that UK is a million times better basketball job than UIUC

the money, the tradition, the facilities, its all there, it is the blue blood job





LOL. You are right I think. They did basically announce they wanted theses guys and it was a done deal.
I think losing Chin is not that big of a deal.
Losing OA was big deal. He opened doors we had not been involved in for pretty much never.
The 2021-22 roster will have one Illinois player it appears. We had to move on from begging for an audience from Chicago and STL handlers.

If we do get an Illinois guy like Powell- we can't go back to a strictly provincial focus. Have to do both local and national/international.

Might also want to keep focus on Top 75-150 guys and keep them here 3-4 years. Try and do the Wisconsin model.
We will never be a one and done destination program.

Lets get Powell or Bailey or Mennenga and get to work.
And find out what the fck Gentry needs to do to not piss everybody off.
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Re: Coach Hulka Illini 2021-22 Roster and Staff Watch
« Reply #508 on: May 03, 2021, 10:29:01 AM »

Might also want to keep focus on Top 75-150 guys and keep them here 3-4 years. Try and do the Wisconsin model.
We will never be a one and done destination program.


Thats what Underwood was trying to do before this transfer madness set in, now he says he needs to rethink recruiting

college basketball really sucks sometimes, such a slimy shit show of a sport when it comes to team building
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« Reply #509 on: May 03, 2021, 10:58:45 AM »
Thats what Underwood was trying to do before this transfer madness set in, now he says he needs to rethink recruiting

college basketball really sucks sometimes, such a slimy shit show of a sport when it comes to team building

Well, as he noted getting a transfer might be preferable to a high level HS guy.
A transfer cannot transfer again without sitting out.

The Top 50 HS guys mostly all have baggage and handlers and attitudes as they have been coddled since grade school AAU. 

Curbelo is different so far. Just plays. Handled not starting and getting yanked in some games to calm the fck down and came back better.
He clearly was a lot better than Miller- but just worked. Of course it did not maybe work so great with him and Ayo on floor together, but that is another story.
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