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Originally Posted by cincrulz11
I'm just not sure I like the idea of signing an assistant from another program. It's one thing if your guy leaves and you bring up a guy under him. Just not sure how I feel about an outsider assistant coach taking over a program.
Has that sort of thing been successful very often?
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Many assistants move on to good success. Pitino, Izzo, Cal, Roy, Coach K, Huggins, and several of the top tier coaches have a long coaching tree. Mick learned under Huggs and Pitino. Being a good assistant or being a good coach at mid-major isn't a guarantee that either will have success at a program with our history and expectations. Same with bringing in former NBA players/assistant coaches. You hope you catch lightening in a bottle and enjoy the ride. We did pretty darned good bring in a coach from Akron.