Everyone rank your favorite Possible Saviors so far
by TVP on Mar 13, 2011 12:46 PM EDT
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The search is about to kick into high gear (or perhaps it has already? hmmm...). There are some interesting candidates we have not profiled here on BTP (Anthony Grant, Mark Turgeon, Kevin Stallings spring to mind) along with some left field options (Seth Greenberg, Vinny Del Negro?) and the home run hires (Miller, Barnes, etc.) that there's no real point in profiling, but we have a solid base now and I'm interested in how everyone here ranks them.
For the purposes of this exercise, assume that each of these guys would accept the job.
As a reminder, here are your options, sorted by current gig (and alphabetically by last name within those categories). My picks below the jump:
Current high major coaches
Mike Brey, Notre Dame
Jeff Capel, Oklahoma
Johnny Dawkins, Stanford
Darrin Horn, South Carolina
Tubby Smith, Minnesota
Current mid-low major coaches
Tommy Amaker, Harvard
Brian Gregory, Dayton
Mike Lonergan, Vermont
Chris Mack, Xavier
Gregg Marshall, Witchita State
Cuonzo Martin, Missouri State
Tim Miles, Colorado State
Chris Mooney, Richmond
Shaka Smart, VCU
Blaine Taylor, ODU
Currently unemployed
Keno Davis
Billy Clyde Gillispie
One man's opinion:
Tier 1 - I'd be very happy
1. Mike Brey
2. Gregg Marshall
3. Tubby
Tier 2 - I'd be happy but also a little scared for one reason or another
4. BILLY CLYDE
5. Chris Mack
6. Blaine Taylor
7. Chris Mooney
Tier 3 - This might work...but I damn sure would not bet on it
8. Darrin Horn (awful late season swoon has dropped him in my eyes)
9. Tommy Amaker
10. Cuonzo Martin (sorry Lee)
11. Jeff Capel
12. Brian Gregory
13. Shaka Smart
14. Tim Miles
15. Mike Lonergan
Tier 4 - Fire Yow!!1!!1!!!
16. Johnny Dawkins
17. Keno (this one was easy after he got fired)
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Other names we could profile
Steve Alford
Randy Bennett
Oliver Purnell (he wanted the job in 06, allegedly?)
Brad Brownell (there have been rumors that he’d listen)
"For the purposes of this exercise, assume that each of these guys would accept the job."
For the purposes of my favorite excercise-swimming- I assume that I go a tick faster than Michael Phelps (when he’s not baked)
1) Some guy out in the desert who forgot to tell his players not to help on the PG drive, costing them the Pac-10 title
2) Lonergan- Tellin’ you guys, he gets in front on Yow and Woodson and then they figure out all the rest are in for for the dumpster full benjamins’ that comes automatic with an apathetic fanbase.
3) Tubby-I think he could work some magic if the best of the current bunch of current players stick it out.
by Sportin'L.A.Gear on Mar 13, 2011 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
Why do you
help off in that situation!? Epic brainfart by that guy. The moment Thomas drove to the basket they should have laid out a red carpet for him all the way to the hoop. Although that game was incredible to watch. (Arizona-Washington for those who are confused).
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Mar 14, 2011 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Of those we have looked at:
1. Mike Breeeeeyyyy
2. Tubby Smith
3. Gregg Marshall
4. Blaine Taylor
5. Cuonzo Martin (THAT’S RIGHT BABY!)
***Tier***
6. BCG
7. Chris Mack
8. Tommy Amaker
9. Jeff Capel
10. Darrin Horn
11. Chris Mooney (me hates the Princeton O)
***Tier***
12. Tim Miles
13. Mike Lonergan
14. Brian Gregory
15. Shaka Smart
***Tier***
16. Johnny Dawkins
17. Keno Davis
my list
Brey
Marshall
Mack
Taylor
Mooney
Tubby
Martin
Smart
BCG
Miles
Lonergan
Dawkins
Gregory
Amaker
Horn
Capel
Davis
I would rather put a cigarette out on my eyeball
than get Jeff Capel, Johnny Dawkins or Tommy Amaker.
by projectwentynine on Mar 13, 2011 4:59 PM EDT reply actions
Please, not another Herb!
Mack (has done more with less at Xavier than Miller)
S. Miller
Brey
Tubby
Gillespie
Amaker/Dawkins
Keep Sidney (none of the other candidates is worth risking another Herb pick on)
two other notes:
My in-laws are Dayton season ticket holders and the fan base there is sick of Gregory. They were picked to finish either 1st or 2nd in the A10 and finished 9th. His players don’t improve and they have issues with running anything resembling offense.
I saw some ESPN classic footage a few weeks ago of Kentucky when Herb was the top assistant to Patino. It reminded me of how Herb was thought of as a lock to be great coach when we hired him. I fear picking another mid-major coach who turns out like Herb. That would be disasterous. We need a proven coach and credibility.
by Wolfpacker 4 Life on Mar 14, 2011 9:19 AM EDT reply actions
I hear you, but...
if we can’t bring in one of our top candidates now, we won’t be able to next year either. I see no scenario where keeping Sid is a good idea.
don't understand why you'd rather keep Sid than risk another Herb type guy
I mean, I’m with you that another Herb would be a bit disappointing, but being in the NCAAs as an 8-9 seed every year is vastly preferable to what we’ve endured with Sid. It’s not even close. Where’s the risk? The odds are in our favor with any hire we make that we’ll get better.
How do you see
Amaker/Dawkins as being less risky than the mid-major coaches that have been listed? All coaching hires have risks. Why would you rather keep a certain failure (Sid) than take a calculated risk on a new hire? Hell, I would rather Yow hire Akula to coach the team than give Sid another year.
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Mar 15, 2011 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
It would put you one step closer
to becoming buddies with Bo Ryan and Tim Miles. Dare to dream!
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Mar 15, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Mine
1) Mike Brey
2-4) Marshall, Cuonzo, Mack
5) F’ it let’s hire Tim Miles!!!
Gotta drop him down to Tier 4 now
Looks like there are more jobs opening up that perhaps we thought. Wonder who OK will target. I could see them trying to fish in the same waters as us.
my flawed short list
Brey
Marshall
Turgeon
Mack
Lonergan (LA Gear has me drinking the kool aid)
Dawkins (Bubas payback)
No to Tubby
Yes on Mike Brey and Chris Mack
I saw an article that mentioned Jay Wright. If you could land him, it would be a home run. It might take a lot of cash to land him.
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