From everything I have read, I think this is a good hire. Gives that experienced coach that can still only help the program. He should help to improve the defense enough so that maybe those games won't slip away at the end. He even adds some to the recruiting with his ties in Texas and other areas. So what if he is looking for a head coaching job? I really don't think I would want an assistant of any kind that was not looking for a better position.
What I really like when reading about this hire, and the types of things that Kane said about why he signed here is that ISU MBB now has a distinct identity.......something it did not have at all under the previous coach. If playing up-tempo and the success of transfers at ISU makes recruits and transfers want to come here.......that can't be a bad thing, can it?