This may be the best bet, but I don't expect overnight success. Not a pessimist, bit I do expect improvement over 2026. Maybe not dancing for a year or two.
If the team indeed quit on him, and he made very little changes where just about everyone kept their spots, don't see how you keep the coach. I truely dont.
Not play guys that quit on him? I doubt the bench has a quitter on it.
If this team didn't quit, that is a damning indictment of their actual ability to play baseball.
Lee was very instrumental in this, the worst season in SC history!! He must GO!!
Swept Missouri and won series against Kentucky.
We've fielded the ball poorly at least four times so far and the third inning is not over in this tournament. You can certainly make the case either way.
How much of his ability to adjust was hampered by Mainieri before and during the season?
Doesn’t matter, he was given the keys and drove this program right into a ditch!!
Well if they do retain ANY of this staff, it will not be pretty. Not a single part of this program is worth keeping, except maybe the bat boy!!
Engine and steering troubles gave him little choice. I contend that few could have done much better in that short time.
For sure, he inherited an unfixable mess, but I think the team actually got progressively worse as the season went on. Is it his fault? I don't know. I'd say maybe 95% Mainieri, 5% Lee.
Agreed., was it ALL lee's fault, NO, but he was the #1 assistant, He didnt (Obviuosly) do much Assisting. He was the second man in charge of this DISASTER, IMO he needs to take at least 40%-50% of the blame. He should not be given the Head coaching position PERIOD!!
It was my understanding that Lee had his hands on in some form... hitting. Don't know if he was designated the hitting coach prior to taking the HC job but he at least played a role in helping the hitting cause. If I'm wrong, someone correct me. If I'm right, I don't see how anyone can defend what he at the very least shared a role in producing here.
Word was that Mainieri had him hamstrung. Still.....
Not sure we will know the answer on hitting coach etc. For what it's worth here is why he will be retained, IMO. We are most likely looking at dismissing a basketball and/or football coach in the near future. Need money to fix that, revenue producing sports get priority. I am a baseball first fan, then football and basketball. Again as I've said, make his contract structured in a way it won't hurt the possible rehire in the future.
I hear ya and you may be right. My concern is more optics than anything else if he's hired. Like the board and AD makes a lazy hire and can wash their hands of it. Kinda feel like he'll be behind the eight ball right off the bat so to speak but if he's the coach, so be it. I want to win too.
