Big Ten Hoops FIRES BRUCE WEBER

This is for you, Bruce This week, we’re going to dispense with the re-capy type substance for the team comments in our power-rankings, and grind this awfully large axe I’ve been carrying around for the past two weeks. Bruce Weber probably sucks at coaching. Let’s get on to… What? You want details? Fine. Yes, I know he built the SIU program that was a mid-major power for him and Purdue’s Matt Painter. I’m talking about his work at Illinois. His two best seasons came in his first two years – teams made of Deron Williams, Dee Brown, Luther Head, James Augustine, and Brian Cook – that’s right – Bill Self’s guys. From a peak of National-runner-up, his team slipped to the 2nd round of the NCAA with a team returning Brown and Augustine, to a first round NCAA loss the following year, to a losing record the year after. In other words, as his recruits began to show up, they started losing games. His fortunes turned with the Cl...