I personally can’t wait to see the kid play in maroon and gold next year!
Do you not think our rivals have had better coaches? It really isn’t any more complicated than that. These aren’t just coaches, in the NCAA they are also the GM. Bo Ryan was an extremely proven commodity at a lower level pre-UW, who won his conference 8 times. Gard was along for the ride and learned from success. Fran’s red face has had defensive issues, but over his tenure has been able to pile on points. He was also a proven commodity, winning his conference 4 times before his UI tenure. Meanwhile, we’ve had Pitino who seemed to change styles by the year, and was fired due to poor record, and then somehow chose to hire his assistant. How many times did Pitino and CBJ win their conference as a HC prior to their UM tenure?? We made a bad HC hire in Pitino, then somehow made an even worse one in hiring a guy that the low majors didn’t even want. But yeah, it’s all because of NIL and because CBJ is “selecting good humans” instead of taking shortcuts. Good Lord, the excuses are mind boggling.
That might be one of the dumbest takes I’ve ever heard.
But is it really? He makes a compelling argument.
Never coached US college basketball or in the US period. Retired for 4 years. Pushing 60. I think I'll pass.
It was a bad hire. But he'd been a power 6 assistant for nearly a decade. No rational person in his spot would say no.
I know. But it made me laugh anyway. That's all there is anymore.
Has Dawn Staley given any indication she wants to coach a men's team? Much less one in this bad of shape? Let's be serious.
That CBJ is blameless in this disaster of a situation? Really? He’s effectively stolen 2 years and $4MM because he has no idea what he’s doing, and knew that when he took the job. Most of the ire certainly goes to Coyle/Gable, but he certainly has some level of culpability.
No coach that believes in his own ability is going to say "I'd take the job if they fired him after three years, but not after two. Competitive? He went 6-33. It's not some indefensible action.
What if the expectation wasn't a competitive roster, just a "not dead last by multiple games" roster?
Kansas State and Iowa State were in a bad place...new coaches hit the portal and were in the NCAA tournament in one year. Capel at Pitt had his starters transfer hit the portal and is on top in the ACC.
The Drake coach should seriously be considered
I don’t think Dawn Staley’s name means anything to boys high school basketball players.
Cheryl Reeve would be much better than Dawn Staley, as she is USA coach, Lynx coach and already a huge MN presence… but I honestly don’t know if a P6 school will hire a woman in the next 5 years. The NBA will do it first.
I'm on board with this. Or hire whoever hires their coaches, because that person knows how to pick them.
Any coach that would see a program firing a 6-33 coach as being ludicrous, I want absolutely nothing to do with. Posts like this make me want to move on from Ben even more, the kind of guys (or gals) who would shy away this job for that reason would never be successful at this job.
If he had Dutcher or Musselman's resume, I wouldn't care about his age.
100%. Easily in the top 5 or 6.