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Fighting Illini Basketball Forum / Re: Recruiting
« on: June 02, 2021, 04:44:18 PM »No need to go out of my way. The guy kind of fell into this job after a very mediocre season at OSU. Nobody gives a fck about SFA.
I bet most fans cannot even name the conference they were in.
We had a very good stretch in February in what turned out to be a pretty average league. The entire BT was total shit in the tourney.
He is an average coach at P5 so far by any measure. Not terrible, but nothing special. You are a just a homer.
His game prep and coaching in the NCAA tournament was possibly the the worst I have ever seen.
His biggest and really only asset of note is creating a culture of toughness and effort and they did not come ready to play in the NCAA.
Yeah- he was in way over his head as far as X's and O's and always has been. Hopefully he will expand his skills along the way.
As far as him leaving- I honestly think it would make little difference. He is pretty much just a guy.
They sky isn't falling, but we are just another P5 team trying to claw our way out of the barrel.
Hopefully they do not fall back down after next year which will be OK.
They better find a PG, a 4, and a post somewhere for '22.
Agree with all of this. At SFA, he just made sure the right people got the right bags so that he could 'out-talent' a shit league. Ok.
At OSU, he tried to do the same thing in a better league. Didn't work as well. Almost got caught. Had an assistant take the fall. Ok.
At Illinois, he's had exactly one good season with two likely NBA players who stayed longer than they should have. Got his ass handed to him by a better coached team.
Next year is looking bleak. And he lost his two bag-droppers.
He's a mediocrity.