LSU basketball hires..

[57stratdawg]

Will Wade from VCU.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Not a bad choice.

 

[Digging dog]

Is this good? Or another Alleva goof up? Just asking don't know much about him.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Will Wade from VCU.

Wish Kermit had gotten a shot but this kid reminds me of Michael White. If he's anything like that, LSU made a very good hire.

 

[engie]

meh

Not to say he won't be good -- but VCU has been a good program for a long time now -- and those coaches haven't all gone on to big success at their next stops. He's pretty close to chalk for what VCU has been for about 15 years now. Shaka is struggling at Texas, Grant had a little success but ultimately didn't win enough at Bama who obviously upgraded with his firing, Capel had some success at Oklahoma before it all fell apart there, etc...

So we will see. He will certainly be an upgrade compared to what they had though.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Is this good? Or another Alleva goof up? Just asking don't know much about him.

First .. VCU is a BASKETBALL school. They have done well in the Atlantic-10 and seem to be a fixture in the NCAAT. Their coaches, all relatively young, get hired away as the 'brightest shiny up and coming, can't miss' HC for big $$, by schools looking for the next 'Izzo, Calipari, Krzyzewski, Pitino, Roy Williams.'

None have done as well as they did at VCU. All have been hired by these 'Big Schools' .. Capel to Oklahoma, Grant to Bama, Smart to Texas, & Wade to LSU .. all of which are FOOTBALL first schools.

I have a good friend that flies Will Wade all around the country on recruiting trips. Well, and outside the country too. He has flown Wade to Canada on several recruiting trips. Wade is a 'tireless' recruiter and extremely hard worker. (Much like Stans 20+ years ago). When Wade was coaching with Shaka, he handled the defensive presses and is a disciple of full-court pressure and a fast pace offense. (It was ‘havoc’ at VCU under Smart; he named it “Chaos” at Chattanooga).

Will be interesting to see how Wade does at LSU. He outworked the LSU staff when he got a commitment from 4* PF, Mayan Kiir 6'9", 225, ranked as the #2 PF in the south, #1 PF in FL, #16 PF in the country, from Bradenton FL in November. Don't think Kiir signed in the early period. Does he follow Wade to LSU?

Kiir, of Bradenton (Fla.) Victory Rock Prep, picked the Rams over a host of schools including LSU, NC State and Illinois. Over the spring and summer, Kiir played for the Florida Sons on the adidas circuit. Kiir is a 6-foot-9 versatile forward. With the addition of Kiir, Will Wade now has a four-man recruiting class. Kiir joins four-star guard Lavar Batts, as well as three-star recruits Sean Mobley and Marcos Santos-Silva to make up their current recruiting class

 

[BiscuitEater]

Just noticed that Will Wade was recruiting a basketball player from Columbus MS, New Hope HS for his 2017 VCU Class .. Terryonte Thomas, SG, 6-4, 205.

24/7 lists him as the #4 BB player in MS, was committed to USM, and CB'ed is to MSU. I know that, barring any transfers/dismissals, MSU will be maxed out for the '17 class.

Is he a walk-on candidate? Where does he end up?

 

[DerHntr]

Some coaches are figuring out that it is better to be at a basketball school in a lesser conference and to enjoy it long term. I think Wade made the mistake, not LSU.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

Living in VA, I hate to see VCU continue to lose coaches... though they seem to bounce back

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I think of them as a rich man's Tulsa in that regard. They have the added benefit of being in a basketball first league.

 

[tatedog]

Sonny Smith's VCU team in 1996 almost upended our Final Four run in the first round. And they have the best Ram logo of all the Ram logos in sports.