Who are we going to hire that would be worth paying that amount and that we could realistically afford to hire? A $48 million buyout plus another $15 - 20 million minimum for a contract for a good new coach is putting us near $70 million.
Realistically, who is worth that now that would be able to get the results we want?
I hear the names like Oats, Musselman and Lloyd, but none of them have won anything. 2 of those 3 have never been past the sw16, and I highly doubt Lloyd is leaving AZ.
Beard was a name that had some traction, but aside from maybe MMA coaching, he is obviously not getting hired anywhere anytime soon.
Some people seem keen on Scott Drew, but I don’t realistically see him leaving Baylor and he hasn't exactly been top notch either. Looking over his resume, outside of 2020, he hasn't been past the SW16 one other time since 2012. The only other time was in 2009. Going past the Sw16 3 times in 20 years isn't going to do it for most UK fans.
Occasionally you hear someone toss out Pitino's name, but I highly doubt that would ever legitimately be considered by the administration. Not to mention he isn't close to the coach he was in the 80's and 90's.
My thought isn't so much on keeping Cal as it is finding someone we can look at their resume and justify paying nearly $70 mil to make it happen. Because paying that and not getting any better results or potentially worse would be crippling to the program. Far more so than now.
Realistically, who is worth that now that would be able to get the results we want?
I hear the names like Oats, Musselman and Lloyd, but none of them have won anything. 2 of those 3 have never been past the sw16, and I highly doubt Lloyd is leaving AZ.
Beard was a name that had some traction, but aside from maybe MMA coaching, he is obviously not getting hired anywhere anytime soon.
Some people seem keen on Scott Drew, but I don’t realistically see him leaving Baylor and he hasn't exactly been top notch either. Looking over his resume, outside of 2020, he hasn't been past the SW16 one other time since 2012. The only other time was in 2009. Going past the Sw16 3 times in 20 years isn't going to do it for most UK fans.
Occasionally you hear someone toss out Pitino's name, but I highly doubt that would ever legitimately be considered by the administration. Not to mention he isn't close to the coach he was in the 80's and 90's.
My thought isn't so much on keeping Cal as it is finding someone we can look at their resume and justify paying nearly $70 mil to make it happen. Because paying that and not getting any better results or potentially worse would be crippling to the program. Far more so than now.
