Oso planning to go pro
Johnson wouldn't have been around for Majerus' final season. He was a frosh in 81-82, and played 82-83 and 83-84. Had he remained eligible, he would have played the 84-85 season.Majerus final season was 85-86.
Dwayne sat out a year to try and regain eligibility and hoped to play in 85-86. Here is a good article about the plan which ultimately did not succeed. http://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/15/sports/scouting-166835.htmlJohnson played his final year in D3.
Rick was my favorite MU coach, but he is not a HOF coach. Back then, coaches could discuss recruits any time they wanted. He was on Homer's show every week during the season (back when Homer actually talked about sports) talking about recruiting. He would talk at length about guys he was going after - Wolf, Olson, Doc, Downing, Reeder, etc. for hours on end.But, he didn't even make the Dance over 50% of his years coaching. And most of the time that he did was at Utah which is not exactly a blue blood.The HOF is for great coaches and players - not for very good ones.
Rick was an integral part of a dynasty. Why shouldn't his assistant numbers also be considered in his total body of work for the HOF? Should we dismiss Denny Crum's work at UCLA where he was Wooden's assistant from 1963-1971? Btw, Rick's career head coach winning percentage was .706 (with 517 wins) versus Crum's .696.So, if the criteria is to exclude the body of work as an assistant, please start the petition to drum Tex Winter out.
Crum didn't need his work as an assistant to be a HoFer. Neither will Williams or Izzo.As for Tex vs. Rick, I'll tell you what ... if Rick had been a key assistant on teams that won 10 NBA championships, I'd be touting him, too. Tex has the kind of resume an assistant MUST have if he's to be considered for the Hall.Again, I was a big fan of Majerus and knew him personally. He simply didn't win enough as a coach to be a HoFer.