Exactly. How many coaches did this for McDermott while he was at ISU??*Coach lobbying to save job of coach in his league he knows he can beat for years to come.
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Exactly. How many coaches did this for McDermott while he was at ISU??*Coach lobbying to save job of coach in his league he knows he can beat for years to come.
Probably gonna get a lot of hate for this, but I look at what Kruger and Smart did this year and it makes me think that Prohm deserves a lot more credit than he gets. Yes, he had more back this year than those two, but those coaching "geniuses" go 10-21 and 11-19? I'll take Prohm's coaching job this year vs. either of those two coaching jobs.
The real comparison, at least with Kruger, will be what Prohm does next year after losing all of the seniors. OU and Kruger lost a similar amount this year. If we earn a top 4 finish again next year, with a young team, Prohm will have earned his paycheck by far.
The real comparison, at least with Kruger, will be what Prohm does next year after losing all of the seniors. OU and Kruger lost a similar amount this year. If we earn a top 4 finish again next year, with a young team, Prohm will have earned his paycheck by far.
Weber finishes with a first round bye in the tournament after being picked 9/10 in the preseason poll. Anyone picking him as winner here is doing so out of spite or ignorance, not sure which.
Smart is clearly the winner. He's the basketball version of UT's WTFChuck.
Be interesting to see if this poll is up after next season when ISU loses 4 or 5 starters, as Lon Kruger did this year. Generally, I've found ISU fans a bit more circumspect with their views than what I've read in some of the comments here this morning. Whew!
I;ll be perfectly clear with my thoughts.
We love us some Bruce Weber. He and KSU should never part ways! No way he is under performing. He consistently exceeds expectations and and is a perfect fit.
I think Dixon has to be included. TCU really faded down the stretch and failed to show improvement throughout the year.
John Currie took a top 10 job at Tennessee where he earlier matriculated and later was an assistant A.D. His salary is $900,000 per, plus an additional $25,000 each year thereafter, and a $1.5 million retention bonus. I guess he prepared himself well at K-State.BTW, where is that AD now?
Shaka doesn't have his assistant that helped him wreck "havoc" at VCU, Will Wade, with him at Texas. Will Wade is now HC at VCU. Smart's teams at Texas bear no resemblance at all to his teams at VCU.The more I look at the conference I think Smart and Beard did the worst jobs this year given the roster they had. Entering his 3rd year next season at Texas and with all the resources that school has, if they have another clunker like they did this season Smart's seat is going to start feeling a lot warmer. He recruited so well at VCU you'd think he could find a way to translate that into making Texas BB competitive again and by years 3 and 4 those will be his guys now. They'll probably lose Allen to the NBA draft but if you look at who their seniors are they only had 2 seniors playing meaningful minutes in the rotation in Cleare and Yancy. It's a young team and ESPN has their recruited class ranked #8 overall. I wouldn't look past Smart having a good rebound season next year given his success at VCU.
To be fair how many years does it take to change the complexion of a team when the personnel don't match what you need? Not everyone can take players who have no interest in playing defense and make them serviceable or even good at it like Prohm apparently can.Shaka doesn't have his assistant that helped him wreck "havoc" at VCU, Will Wade, with him at Texas. Will Wade is now HC at VCU. Smart's teams at Texas bear no resemblance at all to his teams at VCU.
Great list. Dan is the poster child though. He recently took the Cal Davis job, I see.Or Dan Hawkins building Boise State football when it was in fact Chris Petersen who was the star on the coaching staff. Colorado found that out.
Texas absolutely underperformed. All that talent and they finish dead last?! I don't care that the are young. That's really bad. They also showed no improvement from January to March.I don't think Shaka underperformed. I think people overrated them going into the season. I would vote Chris Beard. Tech had a lot coming back and had some good players and didn't do as well as last year.
I don't think they have that much talent outside of a few guys and their best player was suspendedTexas absolutely underperformed. All that talent and they finish dead last?! I don't care that the are young. That's really bad. They also showed no improvement from January to March.
Shaka like Prohm is a new coach. Unlike Prohm he lost the bulk of his talent last year. He may be voted "Uncoach Of The Year" this year but don't be surprised if he kicks most teams asses next year. He's got the best in the Big 12, and one of the best in the nation, recruiting classes of 2017 ranked #7 nationally. I expect crow on the menu shortly.Shaka. I forgot how much hype there was there.
Kinda stupid that they've got that record and likely the best players are gone.
Shaka like Prohm is a new coach. Unlike Prohm he lost the bulk of his talent last year. He may be voted "Uncoach Of The Year" this year but don't be surprised if he kicks most teams asses next year. He's got the best in the Big 12, and one of the best in the nation, recruiting classes of 2017 ranked #7 nationally. I expect crow on the menu shortly.
Texas is a good example of how important it is this to keep the recruiting pipeline intact. You can't afford a gap year. If Shaka gets another couple players he's after he easily could have the #1 class for 2017. For now, I'll give him a pass. If he can't make the top half of Bi12 next year, two at most, then I'll call it a bust.........and so will UT.You could very well be right.
But having 2 McD AA's, and winning only 10 games is currently a red flag. I was more impressed with them in Ames than in Austin, and didn't think much of the loss but since have realize they were just bad (although that really feels like it was the 'spark' for ISU because they've been fairly crisp since).
If they were NIT-bound or at least a .500ish record, I'd think more of what they've done.