Official announcement expected today for Dave Thorson & Jason Kemp
Officially announce them for who? Who cares as long as they working on recruiting which is the only thing that matters in April.
So he’s listed as a shooting guard but other places indicate he may be more of a COMBO GUARD. No worries. If he comes here, no clue if this is at all likely, we’ll find out. See attached link:
It reminds me of the process although I think Johnson is more well-established in the college ranks than Brewster was. Brewster just started grabbing guys, some without reasonable resumes, and tossed them in a room and basically said "Say hello to your fellow assistant coaches." I don't see Johnson doing that. Thorson is a known commodity. Can't say much about the other guys, but they have a track record.
Somewhat true, but I’m not speculating. And, if you look at other programs that hired coaches, many still announcing their staff. It will be fine
Just a guess but assume U has a process by which they review background of applicants to resume nothing negatove could come back after they are hired. Due diligence.
No. This suggests they “hit the ground running “ yesterday. There is no indication they have been at it for a while, which the “not working alone” crowd has suggested for at least a week. Maybe they have but this doesn’t say that.
Brewster was still able to stumble his way into a decent OC and DC initially. But couldn't keep Roof and couldn't decide what he wanted on offense. Hopefully Ben can avoid this.
Yup. Brew had a great OC hire from Cal. Dont remember the DC guy. Then you're right, he could not decide on the style of play that he wanted. That part is definitely something BJ needs to define in order to get top players here. Gritty basketball is not going to cut it.
Good analysis. My gripe on the length of the process is that it was presented publicly that assistant coaches were part of the plan and by extension that they were all but ready to go. It appears that was not the case. And I have no doubt that it affected recruiting transfers. The process took too long. I hope he has put together a great staff that will stick around for a while.
Plenty of recruiting to be had in the next 60 days, get your popcorn ready!
One of the transfers we got was at the same school as an assistant. I doubt this had any affect on recruiting players. Only ones moaning & groaning about it are fans on here. These hires have probably been in the works since the Elite 8
If that’s the case, great. I’m not convinced personally but no one is answerable to me. Compared to most coaching transitions ours took longer to figure out staff. I hope it’s worth the wait and the process isn’t done yet. We need bodies now and need to be all over 22 who will be committed before the season starts.
Right, playing tough D, chasing 50/50 balls, and hitting the boards - like, say, Baylor - will never work and couldn’t possibly attract top recruits.
After 2 years.
It does and it doesn't... Gritty would be one of the first words that comes to mind if I had to describe Michigan St. for the last 20 years or so.
I don’t think he was coming back anyhow. He wanted a new gig. I wish him well, he needed to get out. I think his head was just messed up. Good kid by all accounts, I hope he lights it up for his sake.It didn't attract Gabe
I think the point is “gritty basketball” sounds more like coach speak than anything. There is not many coaches who don’t say they will play tough D, win 50/50 balls and rebound. That doesn’t really differentiate you from anyone. I’ll put it this way, no coach is going to come out and say, “we will definitely not play gritty basketball, that’s not who we want to be.”
The question is WILL you rebound, not will you talk about it. Like, for instance, Utah State, who out-rebounded every single opponent last year.