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Good recruiter but he cant coach to save his life.

Good to see my alma mater get things going again. Uh Keith, I will agree he's no Roy Williams, but he certainly isn't a bad coach. Besides let's be honest, the days of the Bobby Knight and Dean Smith are over. Kids today don't listen to their coaches and are only at school for a year or two tops. Guess they figure the streetball skills they've learned is enough to get them to the bigs.

He is clearly telling them to go for a 9-pointer in that picture.

better than Dee Brown and and Deron Williams and Luther Head??? We'll see.

Also, the 9-pointer comment was great!!!

and... please delete the second "and" when reading the above comment...ha ha And and and thank you!!!

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Originally posted 09:52 AM ET  11.13 by keith070806

Good recruiter but he cant coach to save his life.

I disagree, and I think it is entirely the opposite. His inability to recruit has been his downfall at Illinois. Look at the SIU teams he took to the Sweet 16......he did wonders there with marginal talent. Then, his first Illinois teams were loaded with the players Bill Self recruited, but Weber did a masterful job getting the 2005 team to play together and make the Final Four run. That team played more cohesively under Weber than they had under Self. Weber's a tremendous coach, but hasn't been able to recruit the high-level talent to Illinois that Lon Kruger and Self did.

There is no reason that Illinois doesnt have a top ten recruiting class every year. They got Chicago, East St. Louis and Peoria(Im sure there are other great bball areas too). If they can keep their instate kids, they should be amazing every year

Is Illinois finished or is Chris Colvin still a possible addition to this recruiting class.

Is Illinois finished or is Chris Colvin still a possible addition to this recruiting class?

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Originally posted 09:52 AM ET  11.13 by keith070806

Good recruiter but he cant coach to save his life.

Wow complete opposite..I can tell your not an Illini fan...

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Originally posted 03:52 PM ET  11.13 by annarbortreecity

There is no reason that Illinois doesnt have a top ten recruiting class every year. They got Chicago, East St. Louis and Peoria(Im sure there are other great bball areas too). If they can keep their instate kids, they should be amazing every year

There was some bad blood with the Chicago schools and Bill Self. They thought another coach should have gotten the job. So, Weber is starting to make inroads and has tried to schedule more games in Chicago each year. I've hear Weber on the post game show and he is the greatest guy. Humble as can be and always compliments the opposing teams. He also has a pretty good knowledge of other players. But, being a nice guy doesn't always get it done. Glad he has a good class, hope they take it onto the court and have fun.

I only hope the worst for this guy.I don't care what kind of coach or recruiter this guy is,as a person he is a horses behind.I see he once again trails Indiana.I bet that just eats at him.LOL!

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Originally posted 11:49 PM ET  11.14 by Gordon-Da-Man

I only hope the worst for this guy.I don't care what kind of coach or recruiter this guy is,as a person he is a horses behind.I see he once again trails Indiana.I bet that just eats at him.LOL!

Thank god we live in a country where even the retarded have access to the internet.

Weber is a great coach. What he does really well is help players develop their skills. Give him a great class with players that stay 3-4 years and you will see that. Look how the big 3 guards have been really successful in the NBA. Now that he has 2 great classes back to back coming, everyone around the country will eventually see how great a coach he is. Smart players that want to work and improve themselves to get into the NBA will not find a better program to go to or coach to play for.

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Originally posted 01:03 AM ET  11.15 by MrMiyagiJr

Thank god we live in a country where even the retarded have access to the internet.

I second that, MrMiyagi

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Originally posted 01:03 AM ET  11.15 by MrMiyagiJr

Thank god we live in a country where even the retarded have access to the internet.

Otherwise you wouldn't be on-line,would you?

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Originally posted 11:26 AM ET  11.15 by TenRingsSTL

I second that, MrMiyagi

Cant think of your own quote genius?

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Originally posted 07:58 PM ET  11.16 by Gordon-Da-Man

Cant think of your own quote genius?

Not when it is as well said as what Miyagi said. He pegged you perfectly. I can't improve on that.

You're earlier comment ripped on a standup guy like Weber, and you're the fan of a university that hired a **** like Kelvin Sampson, and your screen name apparently is a tribute to a little integrity-bankrupt turncoat like Eric Gordon, whose word and sense of honor means NOTHING.

I didn't know that Sc*mbag would get sensored.....but that was my word for Sampson.

QUOTE(#15):Originally posted 11:26 AM ET 11.15 by TenRingsSTL I second that, MrMiyagi

Cant think of your own quote genius?

Gentlemen, you must be politically correct. Retarded is so out dated. This person is "mentally challenged."