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I don't think so. Looked it up, he was in for ~1:30. Not complaining about it, Leonard showed up for the most part in the 2nd half, and I don't think the 2 of them on the court together would work against Northwestern He looked good in the first half. That was nice to see.

It was, but god it was ugly. Well, they're a great defensive team and a bad offensive team. Ugly is what you get when you put those two together. You can be those things and make free throws. We didn't and we ran away from the conferences leading scorer in the clutch. Lucky win.

It was, but god it was ugly.

I don't think so.

Glad we got that win, but man Brandon Paul is terrible at the end of games. Two turnovers on bad passes, two missed free throws, and left Schurna a wide open for a three.

Lol, think Meyers Leonard might be insane.

Unreal, this is gonna be a great loss.

Thanks for choking again Brandon.

Terrible pass from Paul. We have some horrible passing guards.

How is dj still making that dumb of a pass?

Could be worse, he could be Tom Hamilton Could be everyone's favorite Gus Johnson. He really polished up the turd that was Illinois at Iu last year.

I don't get how he gets it off.

Then you're doing something wrong. Yeah, our coach is a clown.

This, but it's fun to pretend that Illinois is something program. It's not, but if we keep Bruce around it becomes more likely.

Was he? I remember the Chicago papers touting that he was, but all the articles I read about it always never had a source from Illinois talking about it. I could be wrong, but both the IB and scout claim that he has no college degree and thus cannot work for the UI. You may be right about the Chicago papers vs. the University source. I just remember Chicago being all pissy when Jerrance got the job. Yeah I remember that as well. Luckily they got over it. Or so it seems as we have recruited better in Chicago since Jerrance came on board.

I thought we just called that the playoffs Got him a finals MVP.

Kobe with a solid 6 for 28 shooting night last night. :shock:

Was he? I remember the Chicago papers touting that he was, but all the articles I read about it always never had a source from Illinois talking about it. I could be wrong, but both the IB and scout claim that he has no college degree and thus cannot work for the UI.

What? How can he be the head coach in an IHSA sanctioned program without a degree and teaching certificate? We had a coach who was the "head coach" in reality, but had to have a certified teach listed as the head coach for it to be legal per the IHSA. Unless that rule has changed, something doesn't jive here. From what they claim on the scout board you do not have to have of that to coach in the CPL.

i bet he would. there aren't going to be any openings at any top programs anytime soon and xavier is not a destination job. illinois is a big ten program that gets plenty of publicity, regularly gets top 100 recruits of the 4-star variety, and is getting a renovation job on the assembly hall. furthermore, mike thomas is from cincinnati and i'm sure knows mack well. the last 2 coaches left for illinois-type programs, also. as far as the alumni thing, i don't see that as that big of a factor when we're talking xavier. it didn't stop lickliter (butler being a very comparable school to xavier) from going to iowa, and iowa ain't illinois. illinois is still seen as a very good job, no matter how much iowa folks would like to deny it. OSU and Arizona are not Illinois type programs. If you believe that, you're living in la la land. I certainly think Illinois has to look at making a change, but there needs to be some level of confidence we don't end up with Bruce Weber 2.0 as a result of that change. A bad hire here sets the program back to Iowa levels. If Weber retains his job, we need a staff shakeup. Usher Wayne into retirement but keep him on the payroll in some sort of basketball ops role, and then hire Robert Smith our of Simeon to fill the void. Robert Smith cannot be a coach for us. He doesn't have a college degree.

I really don't care who coaches us as long as it isn't Bruce Weber.

Quit being a [expletive], it's still a very good job. It will always be a good job because of the proximity to Chicago. You can't be afraid the next guy will be worse and continue to suck. Who would be worse, Dave Bliss?

Sulley I want to know more about Chris Mack, I've always wanted a black coach as I think it would help with the CPL big time. But, at this point I'm ready to be won over. He'll I'd take anything over Bruce Weber.

Weber proved he could win with Deron Williams and 4 other guys who played in the NBA. Newsflash anyone can win with that group. Anyone. He's a bafoon and clearly in over his head. You still haven't answered my question. First people criticized his recruiting, now he magically can't coach, despite the fact he took SIU to a Sweet Sixteen. While I think the situation is in need of some serious thought and evaluation, they played like crap today. That's why they lost. Firing Weber would certainly bring the fan base back into balance, but the question of a replacement looms even larger. His problem now is he recruits the same player over and over. We have about 5 sgs that can't shoot. Had 6. His offense is a jump shooting offense. See why that's a problem? He can't recruit, Jerrance leaves and we get no one again. The program is in shambles.

Weber proved he could win with Deron Williams and 4 other guys who played in the NBA. Newsflash anyone can win with that group. Anyone. He's a bafoon and clearly in over his head.