He recruited a bunch of great talent at Illinois. He would have probably continued to get better and better at it there. I think he would have bended/broke some rules, but I think he would be recruiting at a higher level than JB. Maybe not a Kansas level but something similar.
Itād be incredible. But Self is such a good recruiter that it masks his in game coaching. I donāt think heād win 13 consecutive conference titles at Michigan, but I think heād get 3-5 every 10 years at Michigan.
I wouldnāt trade for him though cuz weād be on probation by the time he left.
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I think Michigan has the man they want that perfectly fits the schools culture. No need to risk the Michigan brand!
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Of course, John Beilein has been here 10 years and is literally one layup away from having 3 B1G titles.
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Yeah, and thatās the minimum I would expect from Self.
I think itās a no brainer that Self would get better talent and more regularly compete on a national level than JB. Heād be unethical in doing so, but heād do it.
You think the Athletic Department would give Self the key to the kingdom and then look the other way? I donāt.
If they hired him in the first place, itād show they were willing to compromise in the first place.
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Absolutely agree. This situation is a hypothetical.
No shame in our gameā¦ SC and Oregon in the final four?
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We should have won it all
Eh, single elimination tournaments are crapshoots. Nova was the best team this year IMO. They didnāt make the second weekend. Doesnāt mean they werenāt the best team.
Rarely do the best teams win it all. We played like crap and almost made the Elite 8. We go shoot our average from deep against Okie St and we weād have been one and done.
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Rarely? Donāt know about that, but I agree with the overall point.
Down goes Kentucky! Down goes Kentucky!
That was a real āroot for the meteorā game for me. Hate both of those programs. Iām annoyed that the only ACC team to make the Sweet 16 is slinking on to the Final Four.
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Nova was overrated. I know they were two in the kenpom but they were too soft downlow to win it all. They also had no depth. I saw that Wisconsin upset coming from a mile away.
If Nova is too soft down low, then so are we but you said we should have won it allā¦
I think youāre a bit too biased.
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Give me dj and moe, over paswal every day of the week. Two nba bigs versus someone most people already forgot.
Also we were too soft downlow and it cost us. Moe and djs offense finally couldnāt outweigh their weaknesses. Another issue is nova had a ridiculous draw that actually exposed their weak points.
If they beat Wisconsin they play Virginia or fla, extremely tough matchups. Virginia already had them on the ropes at their place.
Nova not having spellman this year really hurt them.
The one and done is a crap shoot but I actually think the final 4 is a nice representative of the best teams.
Unc and gonzaga are top four teams any way you slice it. Then Oregon is arguably a top 4 team. Particularly with Boucher thatās an easy case to make.
South Carolina is not but I donāt think their that surprising. They have shown glimpses of being very good all year. Usually the top teams are well represented
Every team has flaws and faces potential matchup problems in the NCAAs. Which is why the tournament is a crapshoot. You could face a matchup problem in the first round or not face it til the Final Four. And there were no elite teams in CBB this year, but I think the debate for the best team was between Nova, Gonzaga and Kansas. Only one of those teams is left. Thatās single elimination for ya. If we would have won the tournament, it doesnāt mean we were the best team in the country.