This is an ESPN hire

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Maybe he works out, maybe not. But hiring a guy with no head coaching experience just because he's been with Duke, to me, seems like Marquette acting impressed.

How is Wojo a better "fit" than Wardle? Wardle was an assistant at Marquette and has been a head coach for a number of years. Are we telling one of our former greats that he should have stayed an assistant for 13 years and then we'd hire him?

I was not an advocate of hiring Wardle, but I'd certainly be more understanding than I am with this hire.

I don't want the Duke brand. We have our own brand.

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Maybe he works out, maybe not. But hiring a guy with no head coaching experience just because he's been with Duke, to me, seems like Marquette acting impressed.

How is Wojo a better "fit" than Wardle? Wardle was an assistant at Marquette and has been a head coach for a number of years. Are we telling one of our former greats that he should have stayed an assistant for 13 years and then we'd hire him?

I was not an advocate of hiring Wardle, but I'd certainly be more understanding than I am with this hire.

I don't want the Duke brand. We have our own brand.

Look at it this way.....  Dicky V will pick us to advance another round in his NCAA bracket now. 

[Silkk the Shaka]

Maybe he works out, maybe not. But hiring a guy with no head coaching experience just because he's been with Duke, to me, seems like Marquette acting impressed.

How is Wojo a better "fit" than Wardle? Wardle was an assistant at Marquette and has been a head coach for a number of years. Are we telling one of our former greats that he should have stayed an assistant for 13 years and then we'd hire him?

I was not an advocate of hiring Wardle, but I'd certainly be more understanding than I am with this hire.

I don't want the Duke brand. We have our own brand.

Biggest thing for me. Duke is cookie cutter, MU has "Untucked" as part of its history and culture. Duke is about as tucked as it gets. Hope we don't lose that aspect.

[Beer Brats Bags]

You're arguing that Wojo was hired over Wardle because it is a sexier pick per what would make the espn coverage? I disagree

If Wardle wasn't an MU alum, and coached at Cleveland State, would you be as disappointed in not hiring him?

[Silkk the Shaka]

You're arguing that Wojo was hired over Wardle because it is a sexier pick per what would make the espn coverage? I disagree

If Wardle wasn't an MU alum, and coached at Cleveland State, would you be as disappointed in not hiring him?

Yeah I'm more than happy with this vs. Wardle. I'm surprised that CSN (F.K.A. PRN) would endorse a guy in Wardle that is a disturbing Crean imitator in every aspect conceivable.

[tower912]

This.   If Wardle had not gone to MU, what in his resume would make you want him as MU's coach?

[Groin_pull]

Maybe he works out, maybe not. But hiring a guy with no head coaching experience just because he's been with Duke, to me, seems like Marquette acting impressed.

How is Wojo a better "fit" than Wardle? Wardle was an assistant at Marquette and has been a head coach for a number of years. Are we telling one of our former greats that he should have stayed an assistant for 13 years and then we'd hire him?

I was not an advocate of hiring Wardle, but I'd certainly be more understanding than I am with this hire.

I don't want the Duke brand. We have our own brand.

What exactly is the "MU brand?" I'll take a healthy dose of Duke and be quite happy.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

You're arguing that Wojo was hired over Wardle because it is a sexier pick per what would make the espn coverage? I disagree

If Wardle wasn't an MU alum, and coached at Cleveland State, would you be as disappointed in not hiring him?

No, I'm arguing that people are familiar with Wojo from the AD nauseum coverage he has received and are impressed with him as a result. It has nothing to do with the coverage it will receive.

The second part of your question makes no sense. He is an MU alum. And I'm not disappointed we didn't hire him.

Do you think when Coach k retires, Duke will hire a Duke guy? Or will they take a assistant from someplace like Kansas who's never coached before?

[WadeATKBurton]

This makes me wonder how does Wardle feel about this?

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

This.   If Wardle had not gone to MU, what in his resume would make you want him as MU's coach?

I did not want us to hire Wardle. But being that he's an MU alum and has been a head coach for a number of years, hiring him would be more understandable than this.

[WadeATKBurton]

What exactly is the "MU brand?" I'll take a healthy dose of Duke and be quite happy.

Offense will be way more exciting thats for sure!

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

This makes me wonder how does Wardle feel about this?

I'm sure he'll have one or several of his players crap their pants for him.  

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2013/04/wisconsin-green-bay-player-accuses-coach-of-making-him-poop-his-pants/

[Beer Brats Bags]

No, I'm arguing that people are familiar with Wojo from the AD nauseum coverage he has received and are impressed with him as a result. It has nothing to do with the coverage it will receive.

The second part of your question makes no sense. He is an MU alum. And I'm not disappointed we didn't hire him.

Do you think when Coach k retires, Duke will hire a Duke guy? Or will they take a assistant from someplace like Kansas who's never coached before?

Ever stop to think that the reason Wojo gets much coverage is because he is regarded as a good up and comer? Or is it his floor slaps that gets him on espn? Maybe he know is what he's doing.

The second part makes complete sense. You say that he is an alum and we are telling one of our former greats to stay as an assistant. Wardle being a former great has nothing to do with his qualifications as a candidate. So you bringing it up has no bearing. If he were a head coach at Cleveland state, who also did pretty well this year in the horizon league, he wouldn't even have been considered. Yet because he's an MU alum/great, suddenly he has more clout than an assistant at a top program that has no connections to MU.

I'd rather take the better coach, not the "feel good" hire.

And we aren't duke, so I really don't care what duke does when coach k retires.