Rank Your Head Coach Candidates

[SWARM!]

Joe Chapman
Dwyane wade
Travis diener
Derrick Wilson
Ron curry
Brian wardle

[Pakuni]

Joe Chapman
Dwyane wade
Travis diener
Derrick Wilson
Ron curry
Brian wardle

Pretty sure Ron Curry isn't available.

[fjm]

As I've said multiple times:

Call the following. In this order:

Moser
Shaka
The oral roberts coach
Gates

[SWARM!]

Pretty sure Ron Curry isn't available.

He still outranks wardle for me

[dw3dw3dw3]

--Moser 1a
--Shaka 1b
--Gates 3

[rocket surgeon]

Tony Bennett, phone home

[Goose]

Pakuni

Sadly, that made me laugh. Was a big Ron Curry fan and sad ending to his story.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Pretty sure Ron Curry isn't available.

Hologram RC?

[NorthernDancerColt]

1. Shaka Smart
2. Porter Moser
3. Rick Pitino


4. Chad Brown
5. Butch Harmon
6. Dr. Bob Rotella
7. Ghostzapper
8. Todd Pletcher
9. Ditka
10.Wardle

Clearly, I will be upset and disappointed if MU doesn't land either Moser or Shaka, Pitino being declared a non-starter at the gate.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

1. Shaka
2. Porter Moser
3. Dennis Gates
4. Craig Smith

Beilein, Pitino, and Matta would be of interest, but I am also not delusional about MU hoops and don't think they're realistic candidates for various different reasons. 

[TallTitan34]

Beilein, Pitino, and Matta would be of interest, but I am also not delusional about MU hoops and don't think they're realistic candidates for various different reasons.

I think Beilein is very realistic but not Pitino or Matta.

[Galway Eagle]

I think Beilein is very realistic but not Pitino or Matta.

+1

[Tums Festival]

1. Moser (the deeper Loyola goes in the tournament, the less likely this happens)
2. Gates (critics of his amount head coaching experience need to know he has more than Majerus, KO, Crean, Brent, and Steve combined when they were hired as Marquette's head coach)
3. Shaka (only way this happens is of he's fired by Texas and they pay his buyout)
4. Any of the possibilities not mentioned above but who've been mentioned frequently here.
5. Anyone but Crean.

[Tums Festival]

1. Beilein
2. Moser if we can afford him or get him
3. Shaka if he gets fired
4. Gates
5. Smith
6. DeVries
7. Pitino

Has almost everyone forgotten about Beilein's "thug" comment when he was with the Cavaliers? Marquette hasn't been in the habit of being the place for coaches to rehab their image (see Ben Howland).

[cheebs09]

Much like us with Wojo, I think if any school came to UT with interest to hire Shaka, they'd waive the buyout.

[Pakuni]

Much like us with Wojo, I think if any school came to UT with interest to hire Shaka, they'd waive the buyout.

But would Shaka?
Walking away from $7+ million can't be easy.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Shaka ain't coming to MU.

[cheebs09]

But would Shaka?
Walking away from $7+ million can't be easy.

I guess my assumption is based off of Texas not firing him. Shaka would have to play hardball and say I'm only leaving if you fire me.

If Shaka just wants out and Texas is willing to give him one more year to save money, then waiving the buyout MU would pay Texas seems to be a real option. I don't know that Shaka has many years left on his current contract.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Shaka ain't coming to MU.

I think you're probably correct on this one. He's probably my third choice but I think he's lower than that for Scholl

[real chili 83]

1. Mom
2. JB

[Pakuni]

Shaka ain't coming to MU.

#donedeal?

[Pakuni]

I guess my assumption is based off of Texas not firing him. Shaka would have to play hardball and say I'm only leaving if you fire me.

If Shaka just wants out and Texas is willing to give him one more year to save money, then waiving the buyout MU would pay Texas seems to be a real option. I don't know that Shaka has many years left on his current contract.

I would guess that if Texas is at the point where they'd be happy to see Shaka take his talents elsewhere, a $7.2 million buyout isn't going to make a difference. Even with COVID and Tom Hermann's buyout last year last year, that athletic department made a $22 million profit.

[D'Lo Brown]

[Blackhat]

20 seconds

[PBRme]

1. Red Auerbach
2. John Wooden
3. Phil Jackson
4. Pat Riley
5. Dean Smith
6. Bobby Knight
7. Coach K (if Pakuni will fund his buyout)