[Husker] Weber out at Illinois

[Shawn Sherlock]

The "they" is Illinios.  They are a program that have achieved a certain level 
of success over the years that not only includes just consistantly making it to 
the NCAA tourny, five Final Four apperances, and reaching the championship game 
as recently as 2005.  The next level they are looking is completely different 
than the next level we are looking for.  Their coaching search needs to be 
handled much more similarly to how the blue-bloods find a coach (UNC, KU, Duke, 
etc).  Based on their past and proximaty to some very furtile recuirting areas, 
Illinios should not be a stepping stone job.  But since they like to hire as if 
they are (Weber from SIU, Self from Tulsa) they are going get some real winners 
that move on to the blue-bloods and some that are just better at smaller 
schools.   


We are looking looking for someone that can get us to what should be an 
easier next level, which is regular tournament appearances.

At this point of where the program is, personally I think we need a recruiter 
that can kind of coach as opposed to a coach that can kind of recruit.  It would 
have been nice to see what Doc could have done had he been able to land a top 
flight recruiter as an assistant coach.   

Just my thoughts, but basketball is a sport that a program can be turned around 
pretty quick considering (a) how one or two players can actually change a team, 
(b) that freshman are much more seasoned now and can actually contribute day 
one, and (c) the number of overall quaility players available combined with 
scholarship limits of 13 (at 5 new scholarships a year per team would spread the 
top 150 players over 30 different schools).  Get a recruiter to land just one or 
two solid recruits each year and the program will automatically become more 
competetive.  



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From: Matt <matthew.a.phillips at gmail.com>
To: Shawn Sherlock <shawnsherlock at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: Steve Cornelius <sscornelius at gmail.com>; Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Fri, March 9, 2012 9:47:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Weber out at Illinois


Shawn - on your last point, does your  'They' refer to Illinois or Nebraska? 
I would fall out of my chair if we got that Smart dude... did you guys see that 
video clip of him running some sort of 'effort' drill with his team last year. 
It was fantastic!
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On Mar 9, 2012 9:35 AM, "Shawn Sherlock" <shawnsherlock at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

They are going to be very tough to compete with for a coach if were both going 
after an up and comer.   Considering they actually have a somewhat passionate BB 
fan base already and the success that Bill Self had there with the teams he put 
together (probably would have won the NCAA Tourny the year he left).
>
>They really should be going after bigger name guys to get where they want to go. 
>Poach a successful coach from a lower BCS school rather than one from the 
>smaller schools.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
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>On Mar 9, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Steve Cornelius <sscornelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber has reportedly been let go. A press
>> conference will be held later today.
>>
>> The only reason I bring this up is that the Chicago media has speculated on
>> several replacements and some of these candidates have also been rumored
>> for the Nebraska position should Doc Sadler be let go. One of the
>> "candidates" on both "lists" is VCU coach Shaka Smart.
>>
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>> Steve Cornelius
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