03-29-2021, 11:32 AM | #121 |
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Archie never got over the hump at dayton (yes an elite 8 run as an 11 seed, but sometimes you just get lucky at the right time). They were between 50-69 all 6 years he was there. That just doesn't stand out to me as something we want. We wanted more than being 25-40, so I'm not sure how getting a coach that has proven to cap out at 50 is what we want.
Which again is why all of this seems like a mistake. If you're running off Brannen to get an Archie, or a Huggins assistant, I just don't know what the goal is. |
03-29-2021, 11:34 AM | #122 | |
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I am okay with a stop gap hire...shortish contract...to keep afloat until (or if) realignment should happen. If we don't land in P5 then we can re-address the situation in 3-4 years if we need to. I don't think Miller kills the program and seems to have some upside and perhaps a big name if alignment comes around. It's a tough call...but those who get paid the big money better have better ideas than we do. |
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03-29-2021, 11:46 AM | #123 | |
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I just think you go with unknown potential and see where it goes as opposed to known ceilings that aren't what you want. We said it when Brannen was hired, there was no guarantee he was the right guy, and if he wasn't you find another guy. But you want it to be a guy with high potential. If you get a guy that can pick out the guys he wants for his system, this is the best time ever to get hired. There are more than enough players to pick from. I don't like Archie because he's had plenty of his guys, and the results just aren't ever there. |
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03-29-2021, 11:52 AM | #125 |
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I'll admit that what excites me probably won't get the fan base excited. Jared Grasso would take UC basketball in a completely different direction. High pace, high scoring, modern basketball. If we're trying to keep players, I think Saunders, Eason, and the Madsens would love that style. But your average fan has never heard of Grasso, and would be bored to tears by a coach coming from a no-name school like Bryant. But I'd take that potential over a damage-control option like Archie any day.
My preferred damage control candidate is Nagy. Experienced, steady as a rock, seems like no baggage, probably a cheap hire. |
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Thats why this situation sucks so much. We are almost assuredly going to downgrade from what John Brannen's resume was when we hired him. |
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03-29-2021, 12:00 PM | #127 | |
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The average fan wants Erik Martin or NVE. Silliness. I won't be sad if its Alexander, Grasso, or I guess Nagy (although how he's not just a lesser Brannen I'm not sure). Archie will get a tear or two out of me. Same with Bryce Drew. Anybody else (unless there are some great assistants I just don't know about) I'm going to be pretty upset. |
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03-29-2021, 12:13 PM | #128 | |
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03-29-2021, 12:53 PM | #129 | |
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Wes Miller Mike Boyton |
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03-29-2021, 01:03 PM | #130 | |
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Endowment method to pay coaches thus negating effects on budget. XU & ND do it and I’m sure many others . |
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