brianstl Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 My dream hire would be Drew. The chances of that are slim. My first piece of advice for whoever is coaching the Bills next season (even if it is Crews), hire Michael Porter Sr. as an assistant. I know he turned down Romar, but SLU can offer a job that might not have to involve moving the whole family out of Columbia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken class of 15 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 If he were to get fired at Memphis, what would people think of Josh Pastner? Would we be able to get him? Would he want to come here? Would we want him? Not necessarily advocating him, just throwing out a well-known name who could be available in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'd rather not select a coach who was fired from his last job. (The only exception would be someone who was fired for failing to win more than one NCAA Tournament game every year despite getting there regularly — a program with much higher standards than SLU fans have been able to dream about for a while.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Pastner wouldn't work. He can recruit but can't coach. We need someone who does both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I probably think higher of Pastner than some, but I would be a no on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 When it comes to current coaches on the hot seat, I would pass on both Crean and Pastner if they got the ax. Romar might be different story. I could see a scenario where that could work out well both for SLU and Romar long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 When it comes to current coaches on the hot seat, I would pass on both Crean and Pastner if they got the ax. Romar might be different story. I could see a scenario where that could work out well both for SLU and Romar long term. -Romar is an interesting scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David King Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 -Romar is an interesting scenario No way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 No way. No kidding! F'er left us in tatters for Washington! F him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 No kidding! F'er left us in tatters for Washington! F him! We made the NIT the first two seasons after he left. Not perfect, but hardly tatters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Romar is interesting. Little chance of it happening but he still seems to have connections around here and has one of the porter brothers committed for a couple years from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I never blamed him for going to his alma mater. I'd take him back. We're not exactly in a position to carry a grudge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Romar is interesting. Little chance of it happening but he still seems to have connections around here and has one of the porter brothers committed for a couple years from now. Jr is the the headliner, but Jontay is the kind of multi year player that would have a bigger impact on a program like SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'd take Crean. That's more desirable to me than Romar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Crean is a fantastic recruiter and got some big players while at Marquette. While Marquette has a better basketball history than SLU, in many ways it is a similar situation. Crean could probably land some fantastic players here, it is the X's and O's that seem to do him in on a yearly basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'd assume we'll do a lot worse than Crean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I never blamed him for going to his alma mater. I'd take him back. We're not exactly in a position to carry a grudge. Totally agree. If it was anywhere else he ditched us for, I could understand the sour grapes a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'd take Romar over Crean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 How much more can this program take? There's very little justification for Crews getting to start this season coming off 11-21, and the exact same thing happens again? Giving someone a "bad year" leads to more "bad years". This should have been done after the A-10 tournament last year before the plane hit Lambert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'd take Crean or Romar. Not sure about Pastner. He strikes me as being similar to Porter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'd take Crean or Romar. Not sure about Pastner. He strikes me as being similar to Porter. I like Pastner as a recruiter. Crean to me would be the hardest sell because he's had such a tough time at a really hard program to sell @ Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldie Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I like Pastner as a recruiter. Crean to me would be the hardest sell because he's had such a tough time at a really hard program to sell @ Indiana. Beggars can't be choosey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Beggars can't be choosey You probably have a point. One point the next guy will have going for him is "not being Jim Crews". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo027 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Crean's record at Indiana is an absolute joke. Missing the tournament at a program like that is a terrible year, barely making it is a bad year. So 1 very good year, 1 good year, 1 bad year, and 4 terrible years. 4 NCAA tournament wins in 7 years at a school that recruits itself. If he can barely make the sweet 16 at Indiana, what's he going to do at SLU? Why would a program like SLU want to hire someone who failed at a much bigger program? I'd like to see Crean here, as an assistant on Bryce Drew's staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Crean's record at Indiana is an absolute joke. Missing the tournament at a program like that is a terrible year, barely making it is a bad year. So 1 very good year, 1 good year, 1 bad year, and 4 terrible years. 4 NCAA tournament wins in 7 years at a school that recruits itself. If he can barely make the sweet 16 at Indiana, what's he going to do at SLU? Why would a program like SLU want to hire someone who failed at a much bigger program? I'd like to see Crean here, as an assistant on Bryce Drew's staff. Well you aren't taking into account that Mike Davis ran that ship aground and then Kelvin Samspon dumped gas all over, lit it on fire, and left Dakich to piss on the ashes. Crean had a total rebuild there. Zeller and Oladipo leaving early set him back a little but he had a long way to go with their 3 year probation when he went there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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