Hiring a basketball coach 101 entry level class

[TheTulsaWarrior]

Your textbook on the hiring of D1 basketball coaches -- an entry level class for serious college basketball fans:

http://jimmcilvaine.sportsblog.com/post/628913/coach_shopping_during_march_madness.html

[LloydMooresLegs]

That's a well-timed reminder by Jimmy Mac.  Very hard to predict from where the next successful will come.

[NavinRJohnson]

I prefer the MUScoop version...If you don't have your first choice hired within a week, freak out and throw stuff.

[TJ]

I prefer the MUScoop version...If you don't have your first choice hired within a weekend, freak out and throw stuff.

Fixed it for you.  Crap was hitting the fan Monday morning at 10 am.  It still hasn't actually been a complete week yet.

[Pakuni]

"Rare is the "home run hire" in college basketball universally evident from day one. Be patient with your new coach and trust the folks who hired him, especially if they've made good hires in the past or recognized that a change needed to be made and were willing to make it."

Great, now he tells me. Where was Mac when I was torching my couch last night?

[Litehouse]

Where was Mac when I was torching my couch last night?

I didn't realize you live in Dayton.

[Pakuni]

I didn't realize you live in Dayton.

Morgantown, actually.

[The Love House]

"...coaches realize if they stick around long enough, they'll end up being cast by someone as the villain and it might be a good idea to beat the posse out of town, even if it hasn't formed yet."

I get the impression that this is McIlvaine's assessment of Buzz's departure.

[hairy worthen]

"Rare is the "home run hire" in college basketball universally evident from day one. Be patient with your new coach and trust the folks who hired him, especially if they've made good hires in the past or recognized that a change needed to be made and were willing to make it."

Great, now he tells me. Where was Mac when I was torching my couch last night?

Are you ZFB's friend? How did the citronella work for you?

[UticaBusBarn]

Well done piece, with ... wait ... facts and perspective!