Cowboy Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, someoneelse said: Sean Miller out at Arizona. A little surprised. -I am too, I took from a story from some months ago that administration was backing him in a big way, times change -that's a great job in need of coach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willie Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 minutes ago, Cowboy said: -I am too, I took from a story from some months ago that administration was backing him in a big way, times change -that's a great job in need of coach Maybe the university sees the hammer coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 23 minutes ago, willie said: Maybe the university sees the hammer coming. There has been plenty of smoke Quote Link to post Share on other sites
someoneelse Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 6 minutes ago, cheeseman said: There has been plenty of smoke I'm guessing that they wanted to wait until after the tourney. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thatskablamo Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 3 hours ago, Cowboy said: -I am too, I took from a story from some months ago that administration was backing him in a big way, times change -that's a great job in need of coach Maybe they bring Dan Hurley to Tucson and ignite the U of A / ASU rivalry even more? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compton Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 hours ago, Cowboy said: -I am too, I took from a story from some months ago that administration was backing him in a big way, times change -that's a great job in need of coach Long shot (bc too close to Miller and CBI Championships don't mean much to AZ), but one can hope: Lorenzo Romar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianstl Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 6 hours ago, Cowboy said: -I am too, I took from a story from some months ago that administration was backing him in a big way, times change -that's a great job in need of coach My guess is they have a belief that the guy they want to coach the team would take the job if they axed Miller. This has the feel of being set up to bring Luke Walton in and wouldn’t have happened at this point unless they were certain Walton would take the job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilliesBy40 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 29 minutes ago, brianstl said: My guess is they have a belief that the guy they want to coach the team would take the job if they axed Miller. This has the feel of being set up to bring Luke Walton in and wouldn’t have happened at this point unless they were certain Walton would take the job. You may be right on the motive, but it appears Walton isn’t interested. They could be targeting another former player. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnkielBreakers Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 They are probably looking at the HC’s for SDSU, Utah state, Colorado state, and BYU. Lot to choose from in that Western region. Forgot Boise State. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clock_Tower Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 7 hours ago, cheeseman said: There has been plenty of smoke Been so long. Who are the schools again? U of A, LSU, Kansas TheA_Bomb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bizziken Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Miles Simon should get serious consideration for the Zona job. thatskablamo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thatskablamo Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 5 hours ago, Bizziken said: Miles Simon should get serious consideration for the Zona job. Hero of the ‘97 Natty team. Good call on that one! That team was so good. Jason Terry, Bibby, Michael Dickerson. Three eventual first-round draft picks. Josh Pastner was on that squad, too. And Sweet Lute on the bench... what a field general he was! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tarheelbilliken Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, thatskablamo said: Hero of the ‘97 Natty team. Good call on that one! That team was so good. Jason Terry, Bibby, Michael Dickerson. Three eventual first-round draft picks. Josh Pastner was on that squad, too. And Sweet Lute on the bench... what a field general he was! Another heart breaker! It is a wonder I still have a heart left https://slubillikens.com/news/2003/12/6/205256713.aspx thatskablamo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMM28 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I don't understand why schools are so adamant about hiring alums. The success stories are few and far between. You wind up alienating a chunk of the fan base when you inevitably have to fire them. Bizziken 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compton Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 11 hours ago, AnkielBreakers said: They are probably looking at the HC’s for SDSU, Utah state, Colorado state, and BYU. Lot to choose from in that Western region. Forgot Boise State. Utah State's coach already got scooped by Utah. But yeah, those are good guesses if Walton's out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Wiz Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 https://sports.yahoo.com/sean-miller-firing-college-basketball-losing-ncaa-case-235343119.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taj79 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Hearing the top recruiter for Mark Few is the target right now, Tommy Lloyd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheA_Bomb Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 3 hours ago, JMM28 said: I don't understand why schools are so adamant about hiring alums. The success stories are few and far between. You wind up alienating a chunk of the fan base when you inevitably have to fire them. Because big schools need alignment of fans/boosters, big donors, AD and the coach. It's like Clauswitz trinity of war you need the alignment of political, will of the people and military to be successful. Hiring an alumni in theory brings in someone familiar with the school, to the boosters and helps align them. Plus you love your guy more than someone else's guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3star_recruit Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 hours ago, JMM28 said: I don't understand why schools are so adamant about hiring alums. The success stories are few and far between. You wind up alienating a chunk of the fan base when you inevitably have to fire them. UNC has this unique situation where they had a Hall of Fame Coach (Frank McGuire) succeeded by his assistant who became an even greater Hall of Fame coach (Dean Smith) and was eventually able to hire away his former assistant from Kansas (Roy Williams) who already had Hall of Fame credentials. Dean's assistant Bill Guthridge had a lot of success in his short run as coach. Matt Doherty did not. It's been an amazing run of consistency. tarheelbilliken 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
courtside Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Taj79 said: Hearing the top recruiter for Mark Few is the target right now, Tommy Lloyd. Tommy Lloyd's son is a Grand Canyon U, Phoenix, AZ (Bryce Drew) hoops player. (Few and the Drew family are close). An additional Zags assistant, Roger Powell Jr. has been a long time close friend and assistant with Bryce Drew. Lloyd has a written agreement to be Gonzaga's coach in the future when Few retires. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheA_Bomb Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Speaking of Matt Doherty, I once ran into him at a Tex Mex Restaurant in Dallas when he coached SMU. I implored him to call Majerus to schedule a game. He said Majerus was too busy out commenting on abortion (Majerus had just hit the news for this). Doherty did not follow through on my request and he was fired by SMU not long after. Coincidence? I think not. BilliesBy40, hmart23 and Billiken Rich 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
courtside Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 UC, the University of Cincinnati has parted ways with Head Coach John Brannen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheA_Bomb Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Some big jobs open this off season Texas, OU, Indiana, Arizona, UNC, Cincy, Fordham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thetorch Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Cincy's Athletic department is a train wreck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compton Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 21 minutes ago, thetorch said: Cincy's Athletic department is a train wreck. Seems like they were rolling along pretty well not too long ago - maybe 4-5 years? - with top 25 teams in both football and basketball. Just looking at it more closely. They finished 24th, 21st, and 8th in football the last 3 years. They won the American in basketball two seasons ago and finished 22nd in the country the year before that. What's the problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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