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| Smart turns down Illinois | |
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| chops1221 | Mar 21 2012, 03:11 PM Post #16 |
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Women's bball Jolette Law I think? |
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| BTown11 | Mar 21 2012, 03:11 PM Post #17 |
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| chops1221 | Mar 21 2012, 03:14 PM Post #18 |
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Obviously nowhere near the scale of men's bball or football, but still. Found it interesting they went for all three at once. And Illinois reportedly offered Smart $2.5 million |
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| obatskii | Mar 21 2012, 03:14 PM Post #19 |
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Surprised you know that, but I guess you don't live that far away from Chi-town. She couldn't have been making that much though, right? |
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| obatskii | Mar 21 2012, 03:15 PM Post #20 |
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Wow, that's a lot to turn down. |
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| BTown11 | Mar 21 2012, 03:15 PM Post #21 |
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didn't even know women's "basketball" was a big ten sanctioned sport.. |
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| BTown11 | Mar 21 2012, 03:18 PM Post #22 |
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Reasons Illinois Sucks: 1) the obvious 2) following a legend (ha) 3) high pressure despite having 0 championships 4) no practice facility to my knowledge 5) chicago recruits haven't really gone there lately, so you'd have to duke it out with established schools in that area anyways 6) your border states with decent basketball talent (notably Indiana, Michigan, and to an extent, Ohio) are locked down already 7) new athletic director 8) big ten competition |
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| dreachon | Mar 21 2012, 03:22 PM Post #23 |
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Wow. $2.5 would make him the 2nd or 3rd highest coach in the BIG. If Illinois is going to pay someone more than Crean, Painter or Ryan then they better get someone who can produce like those guys. |
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| ShakeAndBake | Mar 21 2012, 04:17 PM Post #24 |
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This isn't a big surprise. I'm sure better schools and better situations will come his way this off-season. |
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| brumdog44 | Mar 21 2012, 11:17 PM Post #25 |
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The guy picked last in gym class
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Smart's contract is going to be redone with VCU...rumored amount is that it will be in excess of $2 million per year. Some other notes about the previous deal he had renogiated last year: He has $10,000 for courtside attire. If he were to have left by April 30th this year, either he or the school that hires him would owe VCU $800,000 If he left after April 30th, it would be $700,000. Smart has deferred compensation of $180,000 that he would lose if he left before April 15th; before April 30th, it's $90,000. Finally, if Smart leaves for another school, then the school hiring him would be obligated to schedule a home-and-home with VCU or pay a $250,000 buyout. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/03/breaking-down-shaka-smarts-vcu-contract/1#.T2qma_VKEUM |
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| panchen_lama | Mar 22 2012, 12:19 AM Post #26 |
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damn. good info. and...insane... just what was illinois prepared to do? do we know? |
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| dçamden03 | Mar 22 2012, 02:43 AM Post #27 |
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He either needs a new agent or he has no plans to leave anytime soon. That's a very VCU friendly contract. |
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“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves." "I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel
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| brumdog44 | Mar 22 2012, 06:49 AM Post #28 |
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That was after last year. The new deal will put him over $2 million per year. By 2011-2 numbers, that puts him in the top ten of all D1 coaches and the only mid major to crack the field. I'd say if that he's okay with his agent at this point. http://www.therichest.org/sports/highest-paid-college-basketball-coaches/ |
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| BoilerFan24 | Mar 23 2012, 02:54 PM Post #29 |
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There are rumors that Brad Stevens could be going to Illinois. I didn't think he would leave Butler. I have a buddy who lives in Central Illinois and the rumor on the radio down there is Stevens might be getting the same offer Smart got and if he does get that same offer he will take it. Edited by BoilerFan24, Mar 23 2012, 03:07 PM.
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| obatskii | Mar 23 2012, 03:12 PM Post #30 |
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You're 9 days early for an April Fool's joke ::finger:: |
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