Jenksismyhero Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Illinois smartly hires Dee Brown for a summer position. In the AD's office for now, presumably grooming him for a bigger role next year when he's done playing. I think that'd be great for him to be the face of the school again for sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 11:36 AM) Illinois smartly hires Dee Brown for a summer position. In the AD's office for now, presumably grooming him for a bigger role next year when he's done playing. I think that'd be great for him to be the face of the school again for sports. Good start, hopefully he replaces one of the current assistants soon. I have not been impressed with any of them thus far, Walker's St. Louis connects have done nothing, Ford's Canada connects have fallen flat. Parham seems like the only decent recruiter, even there he hasn't been stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Can you guys please beat UAB so that I can get the Iowa a State-Illinois matchup that I've wanted to see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 SportsCenter @SportsCenter Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan will retire after next season. Ryan is 357-125 in his 14 seasons with the Badgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 12:43 PM) SportsCenter @SportsCenter Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan will retire after next season. Ryan is 357-125 in his 14 seasons with the Badgers. Huge blow to that program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 That cheer you hear is coming from Bloomington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 12:43 PM) SportsCenter @SportsCenter Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan will retire after next season. Ryan is 357-125 in his 14 seasons with the Badgers. The foul call bias is gonna be twice as bad this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I don't think anyone is happier about this news than John Groce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 If you guys need a college basketball/Billy Self fix, Kansas plays Serbia on ESPNU right now. Live. Serbia is good. 10 p.m., Central time, start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Teki Gill Caesar transferring. Just a disaster start for Kim Anderson. We knew transfers were coming, we assumed it would be the disgruntled 3 stars, instead it was the seemingly happy 4-5 stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I'm sure they'll block the illinI since they're a rival but I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Whoa that's a big big hit, he was one of the promising pieces for you guys. I really wanted him at Illinois but reclassifying hurt us a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Basically every thing that happened last summer that made me think Kim Anderson could succeed has failed spectacularly under his guidance. I'm being too hard a bit, he took over a team at a weird spot, with pressure to keep adding players that didn't match his style. But it's also his fault he still could not attract a big man for his offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 So apparently JCL is in a walking boot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogua Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 17, 2015 -> 11:30 AM) So apparently JCL is in a walking boot? Yup. He'll be back in September, but will miss playing in the Europe trip. Illinois can't buy a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Rumors now flying Tracy Abrams is hurt again, no idea how bad or what type of injury but jesus f***ing christ, the basketball gods do not want Illinois to be good again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 11:00 AM) Rumors now flying Tracy Abrams is hurt again, no idea how bad or what type of injury but jesus f***ing christ, the basketball gods do not want Illinois to be good again. Again? I kid, I kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 11:53 AM) Again? I kid, I kid. Ha it's been long enough. Abrams tore his acl again, ugh why couldn't we just get a pg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogua Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 12:29 PM) Ha it's been long enough. Abrams tore his acl again, ugh why couldn't we just get a pg. Sucks for Groce, but he should still lose his job if he misses the tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 QUOTE (Boogua @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 12:37 PM) Sucks for Groce, but he should still lose his job if he misses the tourney. I still love Groce but yes this, if he doesn't he needs to go. Would be a huge blow for the program to have to start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatnom Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 It will be interesting to see who gets minutes at PG this year, then. Jaylon Tate, your table is ready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 12:29 PM) Ha it's been long enough. Abrams tore his acl again, ugh why couldn't we just get a pg. Achilles I saw. Shut the door on that guys bball career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinilaw08 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 12:52 PM) Achilles I saw. Shut the door on that guys bball career. Feel awful for Tracy. By all reports, an extremely hard worker, high character kid. For me, Groce's job status is impacted by a number of factors - you can't just look at Tournament or No. I will question his long term standing at Illinois if I see Tate and LaTullip sharing ball handling duties for 40 minutes a night. Groce has a lot of talent at the wing, let's see what Jordan, JCL or DJ Williams can do as a primary ball handler. Might take some lumps early on, but it's in the program's best interest to shift somebody over who might excel in the long run rather than chasing wins early on with Tate for 30 and LaTullip for 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 So, Xavier Sneed does not have Mizzou in top 5 after widely assumed him and tyler cook were really likely Mizzou targets. Missou ri has a lot of future NBA talent in the next 2 years, and Missouri likely to miss on all of them. It has continued to be a disaster reign for Kim Anderson. The "true son" hand-picked by the good ole boy boosters may singlehandedly destroy this program in to a Kansas Football like level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 02:01 PM) Feel awful for Tracy. By all reports, an extremely hard worker, high character kid. For me, Groce's job status is impacted by a number of factors - you can't just look at Tournament or No. I will question his long term standing at Illinois if I see Tate and LaTullip sharing ball handling duties for 40 minutes a night. Groce has a lot of talent at the wing, let's see what Jordan, JCL or DJ Williams can do as a primary ball handler. Might take some lumps early on, but it's in the program's best interest to shift somebody over who might excel in the long run rather than chasing wins early on with Tate for 30 and LaTullip for 10. I bet DJ Williams gets a lot of PG time. He was a point-forward his senior year. They'll be a bubble team. Unless Hill goes for 20 a night, they'll miss out i'm sure. Quentin Snyder's signing day de-commit hurts more and more every season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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