If you could choose any coach in the country to coach the Gophers...

[UpAndUnder43]

Who would you choose? Money doesn’t matter. They’ll take the job.

 

[GrayShouldPlayReceiver]

Who would you choose? Money doesn’t matter. They’ll take the job.

Brad Stevens

 

[golfing18now]

Bennett or Few

 

[MaxyJR1]

Few, Painter, Brad Stevens, Popovich

 

[makemyday]

Eric Musselman

 

[howeda7]

Mark Few
Jay Wright
Nate Oats
Tony Bennett
Brad Underwood

Brad Stevens and Billy Donovan would be tempting but they've been away a long time.

If they were 10-15 years younger: Belein, Izzo or Lon Krueger.

 

[MNMaroonMom]

Juwan Howard, Brad Stevens, Eric Musselman or Jim Peterson

 

[SanDiegoGopherFan]

This is like asking. What would you buy if you won the powerball.

Phil Jackson.

 

[Roland Brooks]

Jay Wright. Few? Too many cakewalk conference games to put ahead of Wright. Last night perfect example if that’s Purdue or Maryland they lose.

 

[Roland Brooks]

Howard next. He is proving he can coach and it appears he can recruit plus he ain’t putting up with BS. If a player wants to be selfish there appears to be consequences. Plus I would love to see Howard’s facial reaction to a parent or someone from a players camp knock on his door to discuss playing time!

 

[laazrakit]

I'll have to add a vote for Eric Musselman... although Brad Stevens is an intriguing thought. I'd settle for Brian Dutcher right now, though.

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

I like Bob Huggins.
Yes, I am aware that he's a total dirtball.

 

[Seany]

I'd say Chris Beard or a healthy Thad Matta.

 

[row19gopher]

Musselman, Few, & Dutcher.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Jay Wright or Brad Stevens

 

[Bad Gopher]

Mark Few
Jay Wright
Nate Oats
Tony Bennett
Brad Underwood

Brad Stevens and Billy Donovan would be tempting but they've been away a long time.

If they were 10-15 years younger: Belein, Izzo or Lon Krueger.

Interesting that three of those guys--Oats, Bennett and Underwood--were very get-able even when they were already known commodities. The question is who their equivalents are today.

 

[Gophs24]

Mark few
Nate oats
Musselman
Tony bennet

 

[WoodburyTim]

Only coach I have ever seen who can a take a roster of misfits like this and turn them into a winner is Coach Morris Buttermaker.

 

[Otis]

Musselman
Bruce Pearl - I’ve always liked him
Bennett
Jay Wright

 

[GoodasGold]

John Wooden

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Beard
Matta
Belien

 

[Mikie S]

Two years ago there were two home run hires to be had, Nate Oates and Eric Musselman. Gophers now have Zero chance at Oates, but just maybe a 100 to 1 shot with Musselman.

Cue Jim Carrey ....

 

[mkAz]

Mark Few, Jay Wright, Mike Krzyzewski

 

[Mikie S]

Mark Few, Jay Wright, Mike Krzyzewski

For the last decade, Coach K has done Less with More than any other coach in the NCAA. He still gets the top recruits due to his Name, but he just got old.

 

[howeda7]

Two years ago there were two home run hires to be had, Nate Oates and Eric Musselman. Gophers now have Zero chance at Oates, but just maybe a 100 to 1 shot with Musselman.

Cue Jim Carrey ....

They have a better than 1% shot with Musselman, but his buyout is $6 million and drops to $1 million on May 1st. That would have to be navigated somehow.

 

[GoodasGold]

They have a better than 1% shot with Musselman, but his buyout is $6 million and drops to $1 million on May 1st. That would have to be navigated somehow.

Hire him on May 2nd.

 

[howeda7]

Hire him on May 2nd.

Those pig farmers will be none the wiser...

 

[mkAz]

For the last decade, Coach K has done Less with More than any other coach in the NCAA. He still gets the top recruits due to his Name, but he just got old.

Huh? 25+ wins each of the last 10 years, he also already recruits Minnesota better than Richard.

 

[LakevilleBro]

Chris Mack

 

[Cayman]

Huh? 25+ wins each of the last 10 years, he also already recruits Minnesota better than Richard.

Surely the next coach will be able to routinely beat Duke for recruits