Kolek planning to go pro
Can't argue with that. Results matter
What good does a top 10 recruiting class do if he can't Coach them up properly?? Although, I have always said, he needs the type of recruiting classes where he can essentially just roll the ball out and tell them to go play so it covers his deficiencies.
Where does all this "top-10 recruiting class" come from? 247Sports ranks MU's class #14 and Rivals.com has us #15. Both rate all three recruits as 4 star PFs. No guards. Good so far, but not exactly Kentucky or Duke territory.
Multiple people I trust have said that Marquette has always been his dream gig. He went to Thomas More and have had multiple family members involved with the school. Not sure if that's still the case but there is very much an affinity for Marquette.
TJO has been terrific at two schools now and hardly schools that are easy to win at. We should be all over it to make him an offer he can’t refuse. Especially if there’s truth to this.
A .500 coach getting bounced in his first conference tournament game is "terrific"?
Didn’t realize they lost today, but doesn’t change my opinion. They were picked for 7th in conference and tied for 2nd. In his first season there after very good run at that basketball powerhouse SD St.
Thinking outside the box, Bob Smelling or Pat Miller? Both are clearly great at X and O coaching and are happy in Wi. Would rather them with a great recruiting assistant (like a Stan type guy) than a flyer on an assistant coach.
No offense, but I'd be SUPER disappointed if Marquette pursued or ended up with a D3 HC, with no affiliation to Marquette, cause they are in-state already. Thats an "outside the box" hire you make at a program like Milwaukee or UWGB, not one with a multi-million dollar budget playing in a top 3 basketball conference. Pat Miller has more experience with coaching women's golf than he does managing a D1 level coach's responsibilities.
Recent guys like Beilein Beard and Bo Ryan make me think the coaching gap isn't as big as people imagine
Beard came from D2, and he was an assistant under Bobby Knight for a decade. Also went to a low major Little Rock first.Bo Ryan was a Wisconsin assistant for a decade but also went to a low major after he was caught cheating and had relative success (for that program) before he got the Wisconsin job. Beilein made the jump 30 years ago, again from D2, and again to a low major. Coaching maybe similar, sure, but it’s everything else about it is an insane leap without experience. If Miller or Smelling was a former assistant or Marquette player, I’d understand the conjecture. Otherwise, not for me B
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I think the last non-D1 coach to jump straight to a high major position was Kim Anderson at Mizzou. It did not end well.
Not at all an advocate for him getting the MU job, but Wardle is now a victory over a team from the bottom half of a weak MVC away from his second consecutive tourney bid. 3-1 combined on the year vs Valpo/Missouri St. Impressive given what a mess Geno Ford left in Peoria. If I'm his agent, my fingers are itching to start making some calls if they cut down the nets again tomorrow. Though not sure what jobs would open up that he'd be a candidate for. Honestly feel like he'd be a great fit at DePaul but DL probably has another year.
He’s been at Bradley for 5 years. Bradley finished 5th last year in MVC before winning the MVC tournament to get a bid. He also went 0-4 this year against Northern Iowa and Loyola.