Kolek planning to go pro
One would never leave the NBA and that is Doc Rivers and the other one the University would never hire is Rick Pitino.How satisfied is the President and AD along with the board of trustees in where the Mens basketball program is?That is the question.Do they want to win at a high level or be competitive and have a very clean program?
Correct, I meant last year in a hypothetical scenario. I am not anti-Wojo. I would classify myself as a so-so/Basic Pr hybrid. I hope he succeeds. I just thought Oats would have been a great fit when there was discussion of Wojo potentially leaving for another opening last year and if we need to hire in the next few years (for whatever reason), I hope there is extreme mutual interest between us & him.
I'd promote Stan
I was not talking about 2014.
If Wojo were to leave for more lucrative pastures (he isn't getting fired this year), I am curious as to the health status of the former Buckeye head coach. I would love to see the different variations of 'free throws no Matta' if the ft shooting percentage fluctuated.
Matta's last four years would have MU fans here crying it isn't enough. First round loss. Second round loss. NIT. No tournament of any kind.
We agree that Wojo is not likely to get fired and on the reasons for that. If he leaves, however, he is going to have to be replaced. A case can be made that OSU's downward spiral paralleled Matta's health issues. If he is healthy and recharged, MU could do a lot worse.
Here’s the case I can see for Stan; he’d be able to keep our team and incoming recruits in tact (presumably), and he brings the added benefit of maybe being able to coach a team up (this appeals to those who’ve concluded Wojo cannot).
Ah. I understand. We mostly agree, EFR, as usual.
That beats any four year stretch of Wojo's.
Just for fun, .....the first year in a new place coach off to a solid start is Eric Musselman at Arkansas. He’s winning some ball games, and locking down some pretty good top 100 recruits including two in state players for the future. He made 3 of 4 NCAA’s at Nevada including a Sweet 16.
Shhhhhh...don't spew these facts to loud, Chicos will call you on them, or spin them somehow. We get told repeatedly how rebuilds take time and that all the recruits leave etc. Even though it has been proven time and time again that is complete and total bullcrap. This is one very good example of it, and Nate Oates is another, where recruits didn't leave, and not only that after basically their entire core had entered the transfer portal, he managed to keep damn near all of them. Imagine that! Maybe, just maybe it depends on the Coach that is brought in?? Nah, can't be.
I find it peculiar that so many want to boot Wojo and start over, yet see the answer of promoting Stan, which would be the opposite of starting over, as preferable. Do you want a new direction or not?
I don't get the blind love for Stan. If he was so great why isn't he a head coach already? Classic back-up quarterback thinking here.He's less accomplished as an assistant than Wojo was when he was hired.
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
Musselman would be a fantastic hire.