And Dean, I didn't mean to sound like a jackass know-it-all...most of the time I do but not this time. I always thought Wisconsin won with 2/3 star kids but more people kept telling me that wasn't the case. @Dean Pope
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I agree. I was talking more about style of play and team mentality. Physical play, mental toughness, battle every possession. Sure those programs have talented kids and Nebraska would have to attract top talent as well if it wants to have a consistent program. I would just like to hire a good coach who has a style of play more conducive to winning in Lincoln, NE.
Yeah, I think having a system is important. Even Coach Cal has a great system, people like to think he doesn't coach but he can flat out coach.
Craig Smith. Former NU assistant who left to be HC at Univ of South Dakota. Did well there and he’s now HC at Utah State who are 15-5. Damn good coach IMO.
I'm not sure that he would want to replace his friend, Tim Miles. But there is no doubt about it, Tim Miles was a much better coach when he worked with Craig Smith. Smith has not been replaced.
Being the devils advacate here, why would Moos hire an Asst Coach that was on Miles staff to begin with...
As of yesterday, I'm officially on the fence. This ship needs to change courses and quickly. Unfortunately for Miles this is not a friendly stretch of games. Rutgers was forgiveable IMO. We played horribly against OSU and the things I saw I don't think Miles can fix. I'm on board with whatever Moos does as long as it isn't hiring a guy who has never run a college program.
Though he was not quite as annoying during his time as a Jayhawk, C.B. McGrath of UNC-Wilmington is a more realistic option. Turgeon Lite, if you will.
1. You call Hoiberg, (being a respectable man, he will politely say no instead of just laughing at us)
2. I wouldn’t mind Wojo
3. No thanks.....
4. Hell to the NO!....
5. Yes, I’d take Matt’s if his heart was still in coaching.
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That’s practically all we’ve had in my lifetime is a guy who has already run a program. Where has that got us?
Ok. I'll ask it. I'm late to this party, or haven't been paying attention. But why is it anybody bringing up Altman?
Is Tyron Lue coaching anywhere don't follow the pros but I thought Cleveland cut him.
4. Yes believe me Alford is a complete a-hole but he did have UCLA in the tournament 4 of the 5 years including 3 Sweet 16's. At Iowa he did get us to 3 NCAA Tournament's In 8 years which isn't great but he did win 2 conference titles and played for a third.
Don’t care... there’s a reason he can’t stay put anywhere, and I don’t want that guy within 300 miles of Lincoln.
So hiring somebody with no experience running a college basketball program is the way to go then? Well alrighty then. I think I can do it. Sign me up. I'll work cheap. 500k, insurance, car and a country club membership ought to do it for me. Good heavens. Virtually NO power 5 school hires a guy without college coaching experience. When they have, it hasn't worked that I know of. The former NBA coach Eddie Jordan at Rutgers I think is one of the more recent failures. Penny Hardaway is trying it at Memphis. He's 13-7 playing in the AAC. At least he has a HUGE talent pool and recent success to work with.
Penny doing alright (nice win today) and lue has a much better track record. I'm not saying it would work, but I wouldn't rule it out either.
I'm not so sure. Money is there, facilities are off the charts, Fan support is great. Any coach at the Division 1 level has to believe he can accomplish greatness or they don't get to that level of coaching. you could fail and make 15 million in 5 years.
Craig Smith was the reason Miles got NCAA when he did. Kind of been down hill since he left.
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KU did ok when they hired some assistant named Roy Williams who had no previous experience running a major college program.
I would agree that to get this thing right we have to dish out the cash and try and pull in a someone who is established and has tourney experience. Dipping into the lower ranks like we did with Miles isn't going to cut it.
Getting a top assistant from a blue-blood program is another route NU could take. Someone like Jon Scheyer at Duke or Kyle Neptune from Villanova might see Nebraska as an opportunity. Some people might say Scheyer could hold out for better, and he probably could. But Chris Collins left the same position to take the Northwestern job, which is comparable.
That's a prerequisite for the job. Especially if you're the AD watching NU basketball.
I actually prefer this approach over rolling the dice on the latest greatest mid-major coaching phenom. I wonder which approach has had a higher rate of success over the years?
I think a drunk Shawn Eichorst would have been more competent than a sober Shawn Eichorst.
Was pimping Scheyer last year... very young, really high IQ, known as a very good recruiter, and is a god in the state of Illinois where there is plenty of talent to be had.
I can't see Scheyer potentially throwing away a promising young career at age 31 to coach Nebrasketball. He might have a chance to succeed Coach K at Duke if he stays there until K retires. Nebrasketball has a reputation as a place where careers go to die. He will get better offers in a few years.
Possibly - but Collins took the Northwestern job and that's not exactly been a springboard to the big time either.