Sigh. I knew we were on a different level than Illinois before......but they're going to get a guy who has back to back final four appearances to his name. We're getting a guy who's never won a conference tournament.
Illinois also made a National Championship apperance a couple of years ago, is in a basketball recruiting hot bed, and has more tradition than our basketball program. We are not going to get a coach like Brad Stevens, Shaka Smart, or anyone like that right now. We have to accept that our basketball program is some kind of a joke on the national scene. But it doesn't have to be that way, a guy like Tim Miles can help turn us around. He has won at every program he has been at, give him a chance.
Like I said, I knew we weren't on Illinois' level, it's just depressing to be reminded of it. I'll give Miles every chance, doesn't mean I'm going to get excited and pretend like this is "of course" the best hire simply because Tom made it. Tom's decisions when it comes to hiring people has left me skeptical in general, I was hoping he could turn that around with this one. Instead he underlined it. I'll be rooting for Miles. I'll be happier if this stud recruiting assistant can be "persuaded" to come.