Wojo hired

[willie warrior]

I'm speechless. This is below hiring Wardle even. No argument can be made that Marquette accomplished what they set out to do. This is truly pathetic

look at the bright side--Wardle will get the gig next. Unless he is snapped up by then.

[rmi210]

Everyone who is losing their mind because they hated him slapping the floor and being the ultimate cheerleader needs to relax.  He is a great recruiter just look at who he has been the primary recruiter for...http://247sports.com/Coach/Steve-Wojciechowski-1770  
I would say Jahlil is pretty good...I would be more concerned with the X's and O'x but have faith, its a guy who led a few damn good teams in the 90s as a pg, and seems like he wants to prove himself.  I'm happy about the hire and welcome aboard!

[willie warrior]

While I do think he is a good coach I can confirm that most likely when Coach K retires that Wojo will most likely be his successor. I talked to Chris Collins this past year and asked him about if hes staying at Northwestern for the long haul. He told me that Wojo was always Coach K's guy. Things can change, im very aware of that and im usually a pretty positive person on this board. While he will be a good coach for MU, it will most likely only be temporary. With that being said, ill support him regardless.

I agree that this may be a setup like Roy Williams. He will have to compete with Dawkins and Amaker for that job though. And probably Buzz also--just kidding.

[willie warrior]

Everyone who is losing their mind because they hated him slapping the floor and being the ultimate cheerleader needs to relax.  He is a great recruiter just look at who he has been the primary recruiter for...http://247sports.com/Coach/Steve-Wojciechowski-1770  
I would say Jahlil is pretty good...I would be more concerned with the X's and O'x but have faith, its a guy who led a few damn good teams in the 90s as a pg, and seems like he wants to prove himself.  I'm happy about the hire and welcome aboard!

This will be answered very quickly about his recruiting prowess: Will JJJ stay, and will Hill and the others still come. And even more, will he land Stone. We will have this answered mostly in the next 30 days, other than Stone.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

This will be answered very quickly about his recruiting prowess: Will JJJ stay, and will Hill and the others still come. And even more, will he land Stone. We will have this answered mostly in the next 30 days, other than Stone.

I think the first decision we will see in regards to this is Steve Taylor. Talked to him the other day and he said that whether or not he stays depends on the coach so we will see very soon.

[texaswarrior74]

First, he was never going to succeed K at dook....not in a million years....

K's coaching tree leaves a lot to be desired so absolutely zero guarantee that this is a good hire:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-23/sports/ct-spt-0324-northwestern-basketball-20130324_1_krzyzewski-s-duke-tommy-amaker-76ers-coach-doug-collins

http://www.pacificnorthwestcoastbias.com/the-mike-krzyzewski-coaching-tree-is-in-need-of-pruning/

Taking a quote from the last article:

"For bigger-name schools, I believe a superior strategy is to pick a successful head coach in a lower division/league. Ohio State has found great success with that approach for both football and basketball, recently with Jim Tressel (Youngstown State) and Thad Matta (Xavier)."

My high school journalism teacher always said " the proof is in the pudding" when evaluating performance and results....

Completely uninspiring hire....the elite programs are laughing at us....very sad day for MU basketball....we could have and should have done much better!

[GooooMarquette]

I don't like the hire.  He isn't as committed as Buzz is to VT.  His twitter account still says Duke assistant. 

https://twitter.com/steve_wojo

Just hope gomarquette.com doesn't post a pic of Collins when they welcome Wojo.

[LAZER]

First, he was never going to succeed K at dook....not in a million years....

K's coaching tree leaves a lot to be desired so absolutely zero guarantee that this is a good hire:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-23/sports/ct-spt-0324-northwestern-basketball-20130324_1_krzyzewski-s-duke-tommy-amaker-76ers-coach-doug-collins

http://www.pacificnorthwestcoastbias.com/the-mike-krzyzewski-coaching-tree-is-in-need-of-pruning/

Taking a quote from the last article:

"For bigger-name schools, I believe a superior strategy is to pick a successful head coach in a lower division/league. Ohio State has found great success with that approach for both football and basketball, recently with Jim Tressel (Youngstown State) and Thad Matta (Xavier)."

My high school journalism teacher always said " the proof is in the pudding" when evaluating performance and results....

Completely uninspiring hire....the elite programs are laughing at us....very sad day for MU basketball....we could have and should have done much better!

Did you even consider MU's history of coaching hires before you wrote this?

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

Hopefully we learned from the Brent years and we don't give him ridiculous raises every year he does something marginally good.  When we hired him he was a nobody and should have been cheap.  How was he making nearly $3M only 6 years later without even making a Final Four?

Because we are the most "desperate to be cool" school in the country, and everyone plays us like they know it.

[mileskishnish72]

Wojciechowski is derived from the name Wojciech, which in turn is derived from "woj" meaning war, and "ciech" meaning joy. One translation is smiling Warrior. Or, perhaps with the Ox gone, Wojo will become the Big Ciech.

[CTWarrior]

Did you even consider MU's history of coaching hires before you wrote this?

+1

Marquette's most recent hires
High Major Assistants - Kevin O'Neill, Tom Crean, Buzz Williams
Successful mid/low major coaches - Bob Dukiet, Mike Deane

I'll take group 1 every time.  No sense worrying about a guy leaving if he's successful.  If he's successful enough to draw interest from higher level programs, then we will have done well durting his tenure.

[ecompt]

We will soon find out. After all, isn't that why he was hired, for his recruiting ability? It sure as hell wasn't for his coaching ability/experience. Getting our gig just gives him the experience he will need to compete with Dawkins and Amaker when K steps down.

This is just a huge yawning disappointment and demonstrates two things:
1. Cords and Rivers cache hugely overrated. Not an impact hire.
2. MU is officially not that attractive--hate to say it.

We will find out quickly his recruiting ability: Can he save JJJ, Hill and the others. That can be the only explanation. He has the advantage as they have signed or are there already. Can he land Stone? Not holding my breath.

This smacks of Roy Williams, long time asst. leaving UNC for Kansas and then returning to UNC. Admittedly, MU is not Kansas.

The jury will not be out long on this.

BTW, wasn't Wojo a PG? See what he does with Derrick.

Huge yawner for MU fans.

You could have brought in a combination of Magic, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd and Derrick would still be what he is.

[texaswarrior74]

For some fan reaction from other boards around the ACC who actually know wojo

" wow, from sugar to sh*t"

" Marquette trying to kill the Big East- again"

" oh, no, this mean K might actually get a good assistant to replace him"

SMH!

[LAZER]

For some fan reaction from other boards around the ACC who actually know wojo

" wow, from sugar to sh*t"

" Marquette trying to kill the Big East- again"

" oh, no, this mean K might actually get a good assistant to replace him"

SMH!

And that means what exactly?

[slack00]

Some Duke boards wondering who is going to recruit big men for them now, as that was one of Wojo's specialties there.

[SuddenSam]

For some fan reaction from other boards around the ACC who actually know wojo

" wow, from sugar to sh*t"

" Marquette trying to kill the Big East- again"

" oh, no, this mean K might actually get a good assistant to replace him"

SMH!

And there are no positive posts, no doubt:0

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Some Duke boards wondering who is going to recruit big men for them now, as that was one of Wojo's specialties there.

Yes, believe it or not, Wojo's specialty was coaching the bigs @ Duke.  I will say this.... Duke teams are more perimeter oriented, but pass the ball very well.  I'm curious to see what type of program Wojo sets up @ MU. If you look at all of the DI coaches out there, Wojo should be able to land some top PG's with his experience.  Best of luck Wojo !!!  Don't mess it up!!

[Pakuni]

For some fan reaction from other boards around the ACC who actually know wojo

" wow, from sugar to sh*t"

" Marquette trying to kill the Big East- again"

" oh, no, this mean K might actually get a good assistant to replace him"

SMH!

They totally know Wojo like we totally know Creighton and Seton Hall assistants.
Either that or he's one of the more reviled Dookies from his playing days.
Not sure.

[mu-rara]

Did you even consider MU's history of coaching hires before you wrote this?

Picked a schmuck from Belmont Fucking Abbey one time.
Picked another dude who looked like Curley.

[ChicosBailBonds]

+1

Marquette's most recent hires
High Major Assistants - Kevin O'Neill, Tom Crean, Buzz Williams
Successful mid/low major coaches - Bob Dukiet, Mike Deane

I'll take group 1 every time.  No sense worrying about a guy leaving if he's successful.  If he's successful enough to draw interest from higher level programs, then we will have done well durting his tenure.

42 of the last 50 high major hires have come from existing program head coaches.  The Dukiet example is apples to oranges....had to make the hire in July because Rick left us high and dry.   There's a reason why most of the programs we think we are equal to or better than, hire existing head coaches....less risky and more likely they will hang around longer.

[NavinRJohnson]

So, we're just assuming Myles Turner just added MU to his list, right?

[77ncaachamps]

Stupid hire. Won't last long

Yup.

Getting his feet wet with D1 coaching experience before he jumps ship.
He can't take the Duke reins without getting meaningful experience.

Now, here's the opportunity to do that before taking over Duke in the future.

But his name is a perfect fit for Milwaukee!

[Tums Festival]

For some fan reaction from other boards around the ACC who actually know wojo

" wow, from sugar to sh*t"

" Marquette trying to kill the Big East- again"

" oh, no, this mean K might actually get a good assistant to replace him"

SMH!

The sugar to sh1t one made me laugh.

[LAZER]

Yup.

Getting his feet wet with D1 coaching experience before he jumps ship.
He can't take the Duke reins without getting meaningful experience.

Now, here's the opportunity to do that before taking over Duke in the future.

But his name is a perfect fit for Milwaukee!

You do realize if he gets the keys to Duke it'll be because of his success at MU?