As an Illinois grad, Nardooz is a splitting image of former Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber.
Socially awkward, can't recruit to save his life, routinely blames others for mediocrity, and has deep insecurities that shine through.
Weber never could shake the ghost of Bill Self. He even hosted a "mock funeral" for Self because he was afraid his players still preferred Self to him. Reminds me of the way Narduzzi is obsessed with James Franklin. CJF lives rent-free in Narduzzi's head, just the way Self did in Weber's head.
Weber wasn't a bad guy. Definitely a good Xs and Os tactician. But he could never recruit the talent to stay nationally relevant, and it showed. And when the losses mounted, he would find excuse after excuse after excuse.