I've been following it pretty closely, and I'm not surprised. From the beginning it seemed unlikely. Oh well, on to plan B, whoever that is. Probably upwards of 10 names being thrown around.
F him and VCU. Always hated those assholes going to GMU anyways.
Last edited by IlliniFan : 03-21-2012 at 05:40 PM.
People forget/don't realize how big VCU is. It has 30k+ students, pretty sure it's the biggest school in Virginia, hell it's like twice the size of UVA, they have money. Internet chatter says they may be going to the A10 w/ Butler (which'd be pretty awesome).
He's a hot commodity. He doesn't have to settle for a 3rd tier program when he could snag something better. He could have turned them around, but here's to him finding something better.
He's a hot commodity. He doesn't have to settle for a 3rd tier program when he could snag something better. He could have turned them around, but here's to him finding something better.
He's a hot commodity. He doesn't have to settle for a 3rd tier program when he could snag something better. He could have turned them around, but here's to him finding something better.
He may not be a hot commodity a year from now. He already failed to do what he did last year. What happens if he doesn't make the tournament next year. And furthermore holding out for a dream job is fine but what happens if those schools don't want him. He could look really Smart or look like a total fool in a couple of years. We'll see how it goes and Illinois isn't a 3rd tier job you don't know what you are talking about.
People forget/don't realize how big VCU is. It has 30k+ students, pretty sure it's the biggest school in Virginia, hell it's like twice the size of UVA, they have money. Internet chatter says they may be going to the A10 w/ Butler (which'd be pretty awesome).
He may not be a hot commodity a year from now. He already failed to do what he did last year. What happens if he doesn't make the tournament next year. And furthermore holding out for a dream job is fine but what happens if those schools don't want him. He could look really Smart or look like a total fool in a couple of years. We'll see how it goes and Illinois isn't a 3rd tier job you don't know what you are talking about.
Same could have been said about Mark Few at Gonzaga. Look how it turned out for him. Not saying Shaka is the same, but both did it with mostly low tier high school prospects. Gonzaga is consistently in the tourney and have been doing well.
Just message board stuff, I don't know if there's anything real behind it. But Butler's legitimately looking into the A10 to replace Temple, that's a definite fact.
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Originally Posted by IlliniFan
Lot of smoke around Brad Stevens right now.
Good luck. I'm not knocking Illinois but there's not a chance in hell Stevens takes that job. Indiana, Carolina, and Duke are the only ones I'd say have high odds of getting him should they offer. Then he'd listen to schools like UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, the rest of the blue bloods.
If you want to go back 20-25 years, explain to me why you're better than the following. This is just off the top off my head. Your claim to fame is ONE finals appearance and one final four in the past 23 years:
Kentucky
Syracuse
Kansas
Duke
UCLA
Florida
North Carolina
Michigan State
Michigan
Butler
Connecticut
Purdue
Villanova
Indiana
Maryland
Arizona
Arkansas
Ohio State
Honorable mention Cincinnati, UNLV, VCU, Louisville, Georgetown, probably more.
Show me the tiers where you're above 3rd.
Last edited by DeuceWallaces : 03-24-2012 at 12:25 AM.
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